TRLX Tamworth Cattle Report

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Report Date: 19th October 2026

Total Yarding: 1883 (+320)

Tamworth increased numbers by 320 head to offer 1883 good quality cattle. The regular buyers attended to a generally dearer market where prime heavy cows sold to 421c/kg medium feeder steers averaging 561c/kg and similar heifers to average 511c/kg. There were scattered rain showers through the drawing area.

Light weaner steers to background 552c to 674c/kg the heifer portion 335c to 590c/kg. Light yearling steers to feed 508c to 560c/kg. Background steers to 330kgs 590c to 646c/kg and medium feeders 458c to 590c/kg. Feeder steers 480kgs 500c to 579c/kg and heavy processor steers 488c to 501c/kg.

Light background heifers to 508c/kg similar feeders 420c to 505c/kg. Medium feeder heifers 452c to 530c/kg processors 480c to 512c/kg.

Grown steers to process 420c to 505c/kg similar heifers 420c to 448c/kg and the feeder drafts 440c/kg. Cows to 520kgs 382c to 396c/kg. Two and three score cows heavy cows 380c to 396c/kg. Prime heavy cows 392c to 421c/kg. Heavy bulls 340c to 394c/kg.

Stephen Adams MLA

							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	200-280	Feeder	C	2	24	NQ	508	560	552	NQ	941	1,037	1,023	$1,321	$1,512	$1,491
		Restocker	C	2	12	NQ	540	550	547	NQ	1,000	1,019	1,013	$1,320	$1,480	$1,440
	280-330	Feeder	C	2	18	NQ	428	560	540	NQ	793	1,037	1,000	$1,410	$1,802	$1,752
		Restocker	C	2	51	NQ	590	646	620	NQ	1,093	1,196	1,148	$1,939	$2,067	$2,002
	330-400	Feeder	C	2	212	NQ	458	590	561	NQ	848	1,093	1,039	$1,695	$2,242	$2,083
		Processor	C	2	1	NQ	400	400	400	NQ	741	741	741	$1,520	$1,520	$1,520
		Restocker	C	2	46	NQ	576	606	583	NQ	1,067	1,122	1,080	$2,060	$2,208	$2,179
	400+	Feeder	C	2	119	NQ	446	579	553	NQ	826	1,072	1,024	$2,200	$3,025	$2,567
				3	8	-144	520	532	528	6	963	985	977	$2,660	$3,120	$2,833
		Processor	C	2	2	NQ	452	452	452	NQ	837	837	837	$2,079	$2,079	$2,079
				3	33	NQ	488	501	499	NQ	904	928	924	$2,756	$3,300	$3,009
		Restocker	C	2	49	NQ	511	579	547	NQ	946	1,072	1,013	$2,432	$2,862	$2,634
Yearling Heifer	200-280	Feeder	C	2	17	NQ	420	506	481	NQ	793	955	908	$1,176	$1,417	$1,322
		Processor	C	2	10	NQ	322	518	498	NQ	608	977	940	$773	$1,399	$1,336
		Restocker	C	2	13	NQ	494	508	500	NQ	932	959	944	$1,186	$1,270	$1,225
	280-330	Feeder	C	2	73	NQ	495	529	517	NQ	934	998	976	$1,506	$1,700	$1,604
		Restocker	C	2	7	NQ	502	516	508	NQ	947	974	959	$1,548	$1,606	$1,581
	330-400	Feeder	C	2	259	NQ	452	530	511	NQ	853	1,000	965	$1,680	$2,040	$1,868
		Processor	C	2	2	NQ	477	477	477	NQ	900	900	900	$1,813	$1,813	$1,813
				3	3	NQ	480	512	501	NQ	906	966	945	$1,776	$1,946	$1,853
		Restocker	C	2	13	NQ	490	526	512	NQ	925	993	966	$1,666	$1,894	$1,806
	400+	Feeder	C	2	34	NQ	470	498	483	NQ	887	940	911	$2,024	$2,558	$2,275
				3	68	-156	458	518	491	10	864	977	927	$2,279	$2,808	$2,455
		Processor	C	3	4	NQ	434	500	451	NQ	819	943	850	$2,430	$2,900	$2,548
Vealer Steer	200-280	Feeder	C	2	8	NQ	594	594	594	NQ	1,100	1,100	1,100	$1,544	$1,544	$1,544
		Restocker	C	2	34	-47	552	674	636	69	1,022	1,248	1,178	$1,435	$1,575	$1,530
	280-330	Restocker	C	2	6	-20	620	620	620	85	1,148	1,148	1,148	$1,860	$1,860	$1,860
Vealer Heifer	0-200	Restocker	C	2	10	NQ	492	590	547	NQ	928	1,113	1,031	$836	$1,003	$967
	200-280	Restocker	C	2	19	-139	335	538	486	-25	632	1,015	918	$704	$1,296	$1,182
Manufacturing Steer	0-540	Processor	D	2	2	NQ	378	378	378	NQ	713	713	713	$1,890	$1,890	$1,890
		Restocker	D	2	2	NQ	370	370	370	NQ	698	698	698	$1,591	$1,591	$1,591
	540+	Processor	D	3	2	NQ	410	410	410	NQ	774	774	774	$2,460	$2,460	$2,460
Grown Steer	400-500	Processor	C	3	2	NQ	498	498	498	NQ	922	922	922	$2,490	$2,490	$2,490
	500-600	Feeder	C	3	11	NQ	536	536	536	NQ	993	993	993	$3,216	$3,216	$3,216
		Processor	C	3	7	NQ	492	496	494	NQ	911	919	914	$2,854	$2,964	$2,892
	600-750	Processor	C	3	43	NQ	420	505	488	NQ	778	935	904	$2,730	$3,247	$3,173
Grown Heifer	0-540	Feeder	C	2	12	NQ	394	440	436	NQ	758	846	838	$1,497	$2,278	$2,044
				3	5	NQ	446	446	446	NQ	858	858	858	$2,408	$2,408	$2,408
		Processor	C	3	1	NQ	440	440	440	NQ	846	846	846	$2,288	$2,288	$2,288
	540+	Feeder	C	2	2	NQ	450	450	450	NQ	865	865	865	$2,520	$2,520	$2,520
		Processor	C	3	16	NQ	420	448	433	NQ	808	862	833	$2,365	$2,816	$2,497
Cows	0-400	Processor	D	2	2	NQ	384	384	384	NQ	835	835	835	$1,421	$1,421	$1,421
	400-520	Processor	D	2	2	NQ	396	396	396	NQ	861	861	861	$1,742	$1,742	$1,742
				3	3	NQ	382	382	382	NQ	796	796	796	$1,986	$1,986	$1,986
	520+	Processor	D	2	1	NQ	380	380	380	NQ	826	826	826	$2,052	$2,052	$2,052
				3	41	-21	367	396	384	14	764	825	792	$2,019	$2,368	$2,201
				4	125	NC	392	421	406	5	784	842	812	$2,206	$2,926	$2,604
				5	1	NQ	334	334	334	NQ	696	696	696	$2,338	$2,338	$2,338
Bulls	0-450	Processor	B	2	2	NQ	362	370	366	NQ	638	670	654	$1,448	$1,480	$1,464
	450-600	Processor	B	2	2	NQ	270	335	303	NQ	466	578	522	$1,485	$1,843	$1,664
	600+	Processor	B	2	13	NQ	340	394	362	NQ	586	657	618	$2,340	$3,467	$2,989
				3	16	NQ	370	392	378	NQ	617	653	629	$3,175	$3,438	$3,271

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