NVLX Wodonga Cattle Report

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Report Date: 20th October 2026

Total Yarding: 1500 (+300)

Numbers lifted moderately. Quality was very good with a lot of cattle across all classes carrying plenty of weight and finish. There was a bigger supply of vealers in the mix and quality was outstanding. A larger export buying group made it to the sale, while all domestic buyers were at the market. Heavy cattle numbers lifted and quality was excellent. Domestic buyers operated selectively particularly when buying trade heifers in the weight range of 400-500kg. The market for heavy cattle was strong with bullocks enjoying the strongest bidding.

It was an excellent offering of veal offering buyers plenty of weight and yield. Vealers to suit processors sold to mixed results making from 411-527c/kg. Trade steers and heifers were grass finished and grain assisted making between 422-524c/kg. Meanwhile, competition and price for feeder types was softer and buyers competed across all well finished drafts. Feeder heifers medium weight 400-500kg slipped 7c making from 410-485c/kg. Feeder steers in the medium weight category were limited making from 482-495c/kg. Heavy feeder steers sold between 460-506c/kg.

On the export side heavy steers and bullocks suitable for processors sold to solid demand. Heavy steers and Bullocks made from 444-506c/kg. In the cow sale, heavy cows made up a large portion of the offering and bidding was solid throughout the market. The bulk of the better heavy cows were unchanged to slightly dearer making from 404c to 429c/kg. Leaner cows D3 types under 520kg were limited selling from 360-375c/kg for the better covered. The better shaped heavy bulls sold from 420-460c/kg.

							Liveweight (c/kg)				Carcass weight (c/kg)			$/head
Category	Weight Range	Sale Prefix	Muscle Score	Fat Score	Head	Change	Min	Max	Avg	Change	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max	Avg
Yearling Steer	330-400	Feeder	C	2	4	-3	445	445	445	-37	856	856	856	$1,758	$1,758	$1,758
		Restocker	C	2	11	1	520	548	535	67	1,000	1,034	1,019	$2,028	$2,192	$2,117
	400+	Feeder	C	2	24	NQ	482	524	489	NQ	893	1,008	922	$2,130	$2,338	$2,256
				3	7	-15	482	495	488	-9	909	934	920	$2,241	$2,362	$2,283
		Processor	C	2	4	2	440	459	454	-31	830	883	870	$2,020	$2,020	$2,020
				3	11	7	480	524	501	4	923	989	946	$2,081	$2,389	$2,236
		Restocker	C	2	19	14	485	520	518	28	915	1,000	996	$2,085	$2,246	$2,168
Yearling Heifer	330-400	Feeder	C	2	15	NQ	490	490	490	NQ	942	942	942	$1,911	$1,911	$1,911
				3	3	NQ	410	420	417	NQ	774	793	786	$1,640	$1,659	$1,653
		Processor	C	3	10	NQ	443	456	453	NQ	836	877	869	$1,756	$1,768	$1,758
			D	3	2	NQ	360	360	360	NQ	679	679	679	$1,422	$1,422	$1,422
	400+	Feeder	C	2	23	8	410	485	438	-6	789	898	837	$1,685	$2,270	$1,919
				3	18	3	424	478	440	-18	811	902	840	$1,794	$2,043	$1,960
			D	3	3	NQ	385	385	385	NQ	713	713	713	$1,802	$1,802	$1,802
		Processor	C	3	45	-49	422	470	455	-26	796	887	858	$1,823	$2,221	$2,042
Vealer Steer	330+	Feeder	B	2	14	11	485	518	499	29	822	947	873	$1,746	$2,435	$2,083
		Processor	B	2	11	-15	495	520	502	-12	884	929	897	$2,034	$2,425	$2,222
		Restocker	B	2	1	NC	498	498	498	48	844	844	844	$1,982	$1,982	$1,982
			C	2	1	-11	480	480	480	-41	814	814	814	$1,848	$1,848	$1,848
Vealer Heifer	330+	Feeder	C	2	11	NQ	410	410	410	NQ	695	695	695	$1,579	$1,620	$1,616
		Processor	B	2	90	69	476	527	494	13	848	941	881	$1,880	$2,219	$2,041
			C	3	6	-4	411	455	426	-37	761	813	788	$1,518	$1,944	$1,764
Manufacturing Steer	540+	Processor	C	4	6	NQ	400	400	400	NQ	755	755	755	$2,844	$2,844	$2,844
Grown Steer	400-500	Feeder	C	2	2	NQ	448	448	448	NQ	862	862	862	$2,043	$2,043	$2,043
	500-600	Feeder	C	3	59	7	460	502	487	-9	852	932	905	$2,351	$2,890	$2,674
		Processor	C	3	7	-34	460	473	471	-16	868	893	889	$2,417	$2,553	$2,436
				4	10	2	478	500	495	40	885	926	917	$2,796	$2,962	$2,942
	600-750	Feeder	C	4	24	NQ	506	506	506	NQ	937	937	937	$3,147	$3,147	$3,147
		Processor	C	4	80	11	444	504	498	14	838	933	922	$2,819	$3,644	$3,347
	750+	Processor	C	4	3	2	496	501	498	33	919	928	923	$3,810	$3,943	$3,862
Grown Heifer	0-540	Feeder	C	3	34	29	425	440	439	-43	802	830	828	$1,852	$2,095	$1,956
			D	3	8	4	390	429	419	-43	736	740	739	$1,642	$2,145	$2,019
		Processor	C	3	3	-1	446	446	446	-26	842	842	842	$2,221	$2,221	$2,221
				4	58	23	445	474	458	-34	824	894	857	$2,167	$2,434	$2,329
			D	3	1	-1	385	385	385	5	726	726	726	$2,021	$2,021	$2,021
				4	9	NQ	410	410	410	NQ	774	774	774	$2,140	$2,194	$2,146
	540+	Feeder	C	4	1	NQ	430	430	430	NQ	811	811	811	$2,503	$2,503	$2,503
		Processor	C	4	87	-19	434	491	464	-6	819	909	866	$2,480	$3,432	$2,983
			D	3	12	NQ	370	370	370	NQ	698	698	698	$2,165	$2,165	$2,165
				4	12	3	427	427	427	-5	806	806	806	$2,989	$2,989	$2,989
Cows	400-520	Processor	D	2	1	NQ	350	350	350	NQ	660	660	660	$1,698	$1,698	$1,698
				3	8	2	360	375	369	3	679	750	724	$1,746	$1,913	$1,850
	520+	Processor	D	3	13	5	378	408	397	5	713	770	750	$2,211	$2,901	$2,638
				4	321	-8	404	429	420	3	764	812	799	$2,404	$3,587	$2,931
Bulls	600+	Processor	B	2	3	-5	440	460	453	5	759	793	782	$4,334	$4,531	$4,465
			C	2	14	-8	420	460	434	-1	724	793	748	$3,595	$4,937	$4,163
			D	2	3	NQ	400	415	405	NQ	690	716	698	$4,017	$4,340	$4,232

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