Warwick Cattle Report

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Report Date: 6th October 2026

Total Yarding: 1055 (-51)

Numbers remained stable at Warwick with agents penning 1,055 head. All the regular buyers attended and operated. The yarding was very mixed with several pens of cows and weaners showing the effects of the continuing dry conditions however all cattle sold to strong competition from the buying panel.

Light weight yearling steers sold to 616c/kg. Yearling steers in the 200-280kg range sold from 420c to 594c/kg. Yearling steers over 280kg to restockers sold from 446c to 530c/kg. Medium weight yearling steers to feed sold from 440c to 534c/kg. Heavy yearling steers to feed sold from 410c to 502c with those to the wholesale meat trade at 470c to 494c/kg. Light weight yearling heifers to background sold from 400c to 506c/kg. Medium weight yearling heifers to feed sold from 416c to 494c/kg. Well finished heavy yearling heifers to the wholesale meat trade sold from 426c to 532c/kg.

Grown steers to processors sold from 410c to 452c with bullocks topping at 464c/kg. Grown heifers to processors sold from 410c to 446c/kg. Light weight plain conditioned to restockers sold from 242c to 295c with those to processors at 260c to 348c/kg. Heavy score 2 cows to processors sold from 300c to 361c/kg. Good heavy cows to processors sold from 368c to 399c/kg. Light weight bulls to restockers sold from 322c to 460c/kg. Heavy bulls to processors sold from 392c to 470c/kg.

Market Reporter Errol Luck.

							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	0-200	Restocker	C	1	3	NQ	380	380	380	NQ	704	704	704	$551	$551	$551
				2	18	-38	386	616	530	43	715	1,141	981	$714	$1,201	$986
	200-280	Restocker	C	2	126	51	420	594	499	3	778	1,100	924	$1,071	$1,515	$1,280
			D	2	8	-2	412	436	423	93	763	807	782	$1,133	$1,199	$1,151
	280-330	Feeder	C	2	23	6	467	529	497	-6	865	980	920	$1,331	$1,508	$1,416
		Restocker	C	2	22	-15	446	530	482	-59	826	982	892	$1,271	$1,511	$1,373
	330-400	Feeder	C	2	17	-103	440	534	517	37	815	989	957	$1,562	$1,896	$1,829
		Restocker	D	2	2	NQ	394	394	394	NQ	730	730	730	$1,556	$1,556	$1,556
	400+	Feeder	C	2	22	5	410	502	467	-2	759	930	865	$1,866	$2,284	$2,156
		Processor	C	3	9	NQ	470	494	488	NQ	870	915	903	$2,346	$2,750	$2,559
Yearling Heifer	0-200	Restocker	D	1	16	NQ	200	308	254	NQ	370	570	470	$310	$570	$440
	200-280	Restocker	C	2	198	138	400	506	441	-2	741	937	817	$894	$1,392	$1,136
			D	2	33	23	300	400	372	123	556	741	688	$744	$1,100	$955
	280-330	Feeder	C	2	23	-21	384	480	451	13	711	889	835	$1,094	$1,368	$1,285
		Restocker	C	2	8	7	428	450	434	46	793	833	804	$1,220	$1,283	$1,237
	330-400	Feeder	C	2	13	-52	416	494	444	-2	770	915	822	$1,577	$1,803	$1,661
		Processor	C	3	3	-19	404	484	431	-56	748	896	798	$1,596	$1,863	$1,685
		Restocker	C	2	1	NQ	416	416	416	NQ	770	770	770	$1,602	$1,602	$1,602
			D	2	5	NQ	410	410	410	NQ	759	759	759	$1,456	$1,456	$1,456
	400+	Feeder	C	2	10	-18	390	480	438	16	722	889	811	$1,619	$1,992	$1,821
		Processor	C	3	40	33	418	532	475	16	774	985	881	$1,776	$2,302	$2,058
Grown Steer	400-500	Dairy	D	2	2	NQ	356	356	356	NQ	712	712	712	$1,655	$1,655	$1,655
		Feeder	C	2	3	1	419	419	419	-29	776	776	776	$1,948	$1,948	$1,948
		Restocker	D	2	4	NQ	350	350	350	NQ	700	700	700	$1,628	$1,628	$1,628
	500-600	Processor	C	3	7	2	410	452	441	-29	759	837	818	$2,331	$2,644	$2,564
	600-750	Processor	C	3	5	-4	441	464	454	0	817	859	840	$2,756	$2,854	$2,807
Grown Heifer	0-540	Processor	C	2	6	NC	350	375	371	7	648	694	687	$1,781	$1,838	$1,791
				3	3	-5	388	388	388	-27	719	719	719	$1,765	$2,037	$1,856
		Restocker	C	2	2	NQ	350	350	350	NQ	648	648	648	$1,453	$1,453	$1,453
	540+	Processor	C	3	16	11	410	446	427	7	759	826	791	$2,276	$2,609	$2,401
Cows	400-520	Processor	D	1	4	-14	235	250	239	-49	490	521	497	$1,140	$1,213	$1,158
				2	41	21	260	348	321	-10	542	725	669	$1,183	$1,792	$1,576
		Restocker	D	1	6	-1	180	242	201	-65	375	504	419	$799	$1,174	$892
				2	23	21	242	295	274	-73	504	615	570	$1,063	$1,431	$1,331
	520+	Dairy	D	2	3	NQ	303	303	303	NQ	631	631	631	$1,682	$1,682	$1,682
				3	2	NQ	348	356	352	NQ	725	742	733	$1,976	$2,384	$2,180
		Processor	D	2	36	27	300	361	341	-3	625	752	711	$1,575	$1,921	$1,802
				3	45	7	330	375	361	-3	688	781	753	$1,832	$2,135	$1,952
				4	24	-27	368	399	378	-9	767	831	787	$1,995	$2,305	$2,189
				5	2	NC	360	360	360	-5	750	750	750	$2,106	$2,106	$2,106
Calves	0-80	Restocker	C	2	3	NQ	430	430	430	NQ	796	796	796	$344	$344	$344
	80+	Processor	C	2	1	NQ	410	410	410	NQ	759	759	759	$410	$410	$410
Bulls	0-450	Processor	C	2	1	NQ	408	408	408	NQ	756	756	756	$1,836	$1,836	$1,836
		Restocker	C	2	15	-4	322	460	418	-1	596	852	774	$821	$1,876	$1,281
			D	2	3	NQ	240	326	282	NQ	444	604	522	$546	$636	$598
	450-600	Processor	C	2	3	NQ	372	390	381	NQ	689	722	705	$1,860	$2,009	$1,917
				3	1	NC	374	374	374	-24	693	693	693	$2,076	$2,076	$2,076
		Restocker	C	2	1	NQ	448	448	448	NQ	830	830	830	$2,173	$2,173	$2,173
	600+	Processor	C	2	1	-3	380	380	380	12	704	704	704	$2,755	$2,755	$2,755
				3	17	2	392	470	448	10	726	870	830	$2,948	$5,126	$3,744

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