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Roma sale 11 August 2026: Yarding drops to 7831 head

All the regular buyers were in attendance, operating in a mixed quality market. Despite the presence of a southern interstate restocker, local buyers dominated purchasing activity on light weight cattle…Read More

Beef Central, 12/08/2026

Gunnedah 11 August 2026: Heavier cattle improve, while all other descriptions cheaper

Gunnedah yarded 1550 this morning, down 730. The market saw the few prime heavier weight cattle offered improve, while most other grades were cheaper…Read More

Beef Central, 11/08/2026

Online heifer numbers exceed steers – a rare occurrence

Friday’s AuctionsPlus catalogue included some unusual statistics that reflect the current declining state of the cattle market, with beef producers keeping a close eye on the BOM forecast about prospects of a ‘Super El Nino’ becoming a key part of their thinking…Read More

Jon Condon, 10/08/2026

Heifers and lighter steers down in c/kg price in online trading

Heifers and light steers dropped in c/kg value this week, while heavier steers showed a little improvement in AuctionsPlus online trading on Friday. Listings fell 25pc to 13,668 head, while clearance dropped to 54pc…Read More

Beef Central, 07/08/2026

Wagga sale 10 August 2026: Yarding eases to 3100 after widespread rain

Widespread rain across the supply area impacted on numbers this week. It was mostly a secondary yarding of stock, with well-finished cattle available in limited numbers across all categories. Overall, the market experienced fluctuations, with black cattle showing stronger demand…Read More

Leann Dax, 10/08/2026

Dubbo sale 6 August 2026: Feeder steers up to 40c/kg cheaper, in bigger 3500 head yarding

Feeder steers were up to 40c/kg cheaper in a larger yarding of close to 3500 head at Dubbo..Read More

David Monk, NLRS, 07/08/2026

Dalby sale 5 August 2026: Dry continues to fuel big yardings

Tightening feed and water supplies pushed more cattle onto the market at Dalby, where buyers remained selective and most young cattle sold 20c/kg to 50c/kg cheaper…Read More

Beef Central, 06/08/2026

Charters Towers 5 August 2026: Crossbred steers to western restockers from 410c to 468c

Quality was more variable than recent weeks, comprising of fewer heavy well finished bullocks and cows and several northern lines…Read More

Beef Central, 06/08/2026

EYCI drops to 927c as north/south price spread widens

Australia’s benchmark cattle price indicator has continued to fall quickly this week, with the results from yesterday’s Roma sale pushing the Eastern Young Cattle indicator down by 25c yesterday…Read More

Beef Central, 05/08/2026

Roma sale 4 August 2026: 15-30c/kg declines in most categories

The market was easier by 15-30c/kg for most categories in the Roma store sale yesterday, where 11,255 head were offered…Read More

Beef Central, 05/08/2026

Gunnedah 4 August 2026: Softer market for larger 2280 head yarding

2280 cattle were scanned in Gunnedah this morning, 1100 more then last week, with the market mostly cheaper…Read More

Beef Central, 04/08/2026

Wagga sale 3 August 2026: Cheaper price trends push yarding lower, to 3500

There was a noticeable decline in numbers at Wagga this morning, following last week’s cheaper price trends. Just short of 3500 were yarded, down almost 1500 on last week..Read More

Leann Dax, 03/08/2026

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