Cattle
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Report Date: 21/01/2026
Total Yarding: 1400(-130)
There was 1,400 head yarded, and once again the penning cows out numbered the young cattle. The yarding of young cattle consisted mainly of vealers and weaners, along with a few pens of yearlings. Quality was mixed with several pens of well bred weaner steers and heifers through the sale. Competition was stronger for the weaner steers with restockers pushing prices up by 20c for the well bred steers, with most steers selling from 450c to 544c, the medium weights averaging 502c/kg. Restocker weaner heifers held firm selling from 355c to 455c/kg. Trade veal sold from 340c to 406c/kg. Restocker and background yearling steers ranged from 428c to 500c/kg. There was insufficient numbers of grown steers for a quote. There was a fair penning of grown heifers that sold from 330c to 411c/kg. The large offering of cows consisted of several runs of heavy cows along with some plainer grades through the sale. The market was 8c to 10c cheaper, and some sales more. The 2 score medium weights sold from 326c to 355c while 3 score medium weights averaged 362c and heavy cows sold from 365c to 398c/kg. Heavy bulls reached a top price of 395c/kg. Doug Robson Reporer
Report Date: 21/01/2026
Saleyard: CQLX Gracemere
CQLX Gracemere vendors penned 1425 head to open their 2026 selling year after cancelling last weeks’ opening date due to a wet track. Cattle mostly came to hand from local vendors to the south as far as Gin Gin and west to Moura. Condition was improved on closing sales of 2025 with mostly small lines of cattle penned. The buying gallery included most regular operators. However not all could operate due to the limited numbers penned. Overall a strong market with top prices above closing rates for 2025 in many classes. Light weight yearling steers topped at 629c/kg to average from 537c to 566c/kg for the best-bred lots. Medium weight, well-bred lines averaged 497c to 503c/kg to restockers. Light weight yearling heifers reached a top of 423c/kg, recording averages from 373c to 385c/kg. Medium weight pens sold to record averages from 370c to 409c/kg. Grown steers to feed yards made to 505c/kg with averages typically from 428c to 493c/kg. Processors bought their bullocks to average 415c to 432c/kg. Trade weight, grown heifers made to 419c/kg, averaging 362c to 401c/kg. Restocker, two score cows averaged 282c to 334c/kg to make to 343c/kg. Heavy, four score cows reached 388c/kg, averaging 379c/kg. Heavy bulls averaged 356c/kg selling to processors, whilst the good average quality cows and calves penned, sold from $1,600 to $2125 per unit. Reporter: Richard Thomson
Report Date: 21/01/2026
Saleyard: Dalby
Interim Report. The national trend of larger numbers into the saleyards continued at Dalby with agents penning 7,238 head an increase of 1,774. A large supply of close to 1,400 cows were offered and 320 bulls. A good sample of 1,014 head from far Western Queensland and 198 head from New South Wales were included in the lineup. A fair panel of export buyers were present however the southern operators of recent weeks were absent. Yearling steers and heifers to feed at the time of this interim report have experienced only quality related price changes. Cows could not maintain the levels of the previous sale with processor lines 10c to 15c/kg cheaper however store condition cows were the least affected. Medium weight yearling steers to feed made to 536c to average 508c/kg. Heavy weight yearling steers to feed averaged 488c with pen lots to 514c/kg. Medium weight yearling heifers to feed made to 440c to average 418c and heavy weights made to 448c to average 429c/kg. A couple of bullocks made to 468c and heavy grown heifers made to 435c/kg. Medium weight plain condition cows to restockers made to 356c to average 351c and processor lines averaged 333c/kg. Heavy weight 3 score cows averaged 371c and the best of the cows made to 389c to average 378c/kg. Heavy weight bulls made to 414c/kg. Market Reporter, Trevor Hess.
Report Date: 20/01/2026
Saleyard: Roma Store
Roma Agents yarded 7,326 head. All the regular buyers attending and active. A quality yarding penned with cattle drawn from the normal supply district. The market for steers and bullocks stronger for most categories whilst heifers and cows softer mainly due to the quality presented. Yearling steers 200 to 280kg topped 612c/kg to restockers. Yearling steers 280 to 330kg made from 464c to 612c/kg to restockers. Yearling steers 330 to 400kg selling to 590c to restockers and 524c/kg to Lot Feeders. Yearling steers 400 to 480kg sold to 544c/kg to Lot Feeders. Yearling heifers under 200kg topped 298c/kg to restockers. Yearling heifers 200 to 280kg made to 479c to Lot Feeders to average 423c/kg. Yearling heifers 280 to 330kg selling from 300c to 468c to average 427c/kg. Yearling heifers 330 to 400kg sold to 474c to Lot Feeders to average 409c/kg. Yearling heifers 400 to 480kg selling from 375c to 466c/kg. Yearling heifers over 480kg to 400c/kg to processors. Grown steers 400 to 500kg made from 480c to 506c/kg to Lot Feeders. Grown steers 500 to 600kg topped 488c to Lot Feeders and 483/kg to processors. Bullocks over 600kg to 484c/kg to processors. Heifers over 540kg to 456c to Lot Feeders and 456c/kg to processors. Approx 1100 cows penned. Even though cows were well sort after they did not reach the highs of the previous sale, mainly due to yield and quality. A small number of young cows made to 425c/kg. The 3 score cows over 520kg topped 405c/kg. The 2 score cows 400 to 520kg made from 220 to 390c/kg for large frame store cows. Bulls 450 to 600kg to 446c with bulls over 600kg to 407c/kg to processors. Market Reporter David Friend.
Report Date: 20/01/2026
Saleyard: Scone
Scattered rain events in the last 5 days of up to 40mm in the high country helped reduce numbers by 500 head as Scone agents penned 996 cattle. Despite the big drop in numbers the market fluctuated throughout with a few regular orders not in play. Light steer calves made from 460c to 550c/kg averaging around 520c/kg to be 17c/kg better off, medium weights 280 to 330kg for the better covered types also gained traction to be 9c/kg dearer making from 410c to 512c/kg and averaging 490c/kg. Over 330kg were cheaper selling between 442c and 484c/kg. Light heifer calves lost substantial ground selling from 308c to 438c/kg whilst medium weights were up to 30c/kg dearer in places trading between 420c and 470c/kg the latter for Euro B muscles. Quality related falls in the medium and heavy yearling steers to background and feed sold from 376c to 482c/kg. Same weight yearling heifers held firm 398c to 466c/kg whilst B muscle trade heifers topped at 492c/kg. Around 265 cows penned the majority were heavy 4 scores. With one major southern processor not operating they fell 18c/kg making from 375c to 396c/kg averaging 391c/kg. The next grade down being the 3 score cows had similar losses and traded between 350c and 386c/kg. The best heavy Bull made 388c/kg. Market Operator Angus Barlow.
Report Date: 20/01/2026
Saleyard: Warwick
Warwick agents penned 1,659 head. The regular processors and feeder buyers attended along with local restockers. The major portion of the yarding contained quality bred cattle and well finished lines with plainer types making up the balance of the penning. All processor and feeder cattle sold to strong competition from the buying panel. Light weight yearling steers to restockers sold to 570c and averaged 513c/kg. Yearling steers over 280kg to background sold to 530c/kg. Yearling steers to feed for the domestic market made 525c to average 483c/kg. Heavy yearling steers to feed sold to 483c and averaged from 465c to 470c/kg. Light weight yearling heifers to background sold to 470c/kg. Yearling heifers over 280kg to feed made 468c to average 438c/kg.Medium weight yearling heifers to feed made 460c to average 420c/kg. Heavy yearling heifers to the wholesale meat trade made 485c to average 455c/kg. Bullocks to processors sold to 471c and averaged from 456c to 461c/kg. Grown heifers to processors made 454c to average 428c/kg. Light weight cows to processors made 361c to average 330c/kg. Heavy score 3 cows to processors made 379c with the best heavy cows at 392c to average 386c/kg. Heavy bulls to processors averaged 408c and sold to 426c/kg. Market Reporter Errol Luck.
Sheep
Report Date: 21/01/2026
Sale Yard: Warwick
Total Yarding: 3689 (+982) | Sheep Yarding: 1926 (+868) | Lamb Yarding: 1763 (+114)
The supply of stock at Warwick increased to 1,763 lambs and 1,926 grown sheep. The yarding included quality runs of young store lambs and well finished trade and heavy lambs along with extra numbers of ewes and wethers to suit the processor and restockers buyer. All the regular buyers attended and operated on a softer market for trade lambs of $11 to $26/head with hoggets and mutton selling from $3 to $18/head dearer. Young lambs in the 10-16kg range to restockers sold from $55 to $139/head. Young lambs over 16kg to restockers sold from $116 to $160 with those to the butcher trade at $146 to $169/head. Older lambs in the 20-22kg range to feed sold from $165 to $181 with those to the butcher trade at $170 to $212/head. Lambs in the 22-24kg range to the wholesale meat trade sold from $172 to $236/head. Heavy lambs to processors sold from $224 to $295/head. Hoggets to processors sold from $140 to $200/head. Crossbred and dorper ewes to restockers sold from $80 to $189 with those to processors at $123 to $186/head. Merino wethers to processors sold from $123 to $179 with dorper wethers at $134 to $200/head. Ram lambs to the butcher trade sold from $158 to $176/head. Rams to processors sold from $140 to $170/head. Market Reporter Errol Luck.
