Wagga Cattle Report
Report Date: 12th January 2026
Total Yarding: 5,100
Commentary
The first sale of the year offered 1955 head and the quality was fair to good. There were a few good lines of weaners and good numbers of medium weight feeders but heavy weights were limited. Trade cattle also were in short supply. Grown steers were mostly under 500kg and lacking condition and it was a similar story for the grown heifers but they did have a better top end. Included were 375 cows and there was a big range of weight and condition through the run. The market sold to a firm to stronger trend were heavy cows and trade cattle the improvers.
Weaner steers reached 522c and heifers 450c/kg. Medium weight feeder steers reached 490c and heavy weights 485c for milk and 2 tooth with the bulk of the feeders ranging between 440c and 460c/kg. Most of the medium and heavy feeder heifers sold from 380c to 440c/kg. Trade steers ranged from 435c to 485 and heifers 430c to 454c/kg.
Prime grown steers over 540kg ranged from 454c to 483c and the best of the bullocks reached 436c/kg. leaner steers going on to feed sold from 390c to 460c/kg. Heavy grown heifers ranged from 442c to 459c/kg. The prime heavy 4 score cows sold from 390c to 425c and the leaner and lighter 2 score cows averaged 351c/kg.
