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Dalby sale 11 Nov 2026: Numbers lift to 4800 head, with medium and heavy feeder steers slightly cheaper

Medium and heavy feeder steers eased a few cents per kilo in a yarding of 4800 at Dalby yesterday, while the best of the cows averaged 405c…Read More

Beef Central, 12/11/2026

Chris Howie: Auction system, even when used only occasionally, helps ‘test the market’

The recent sale of 4000 Killarney (NT) mixed sex cattle on AuctionsPlus provided some valuable reminders about the power of auction. Often closed loop supply chains like live export, breed or brand aligned processor programs lose the ability to utilise price discovery, but while auction may not be the overall business model for everybody, every now and then testing demand is smart…Read More

Chris Howie , 11/11/2026

Roma sale 10 Nov 2026: Market firm to slightly strong in bigger 8270 head offering

The market was firm to slightly stronger in a larger offering of 8270 head at Roma yesterday. Buyers were active with orders from central QLD, down to the border and in to NSW, with grown steers 400-500kg selling from 475-560c/kg to lotfeeders and score 3 and 4 cows making up to 435c/kg to processors…Read More

Beef Central, 11/11/2026

Gunnedah 10 Nov 2026: Overall dearer market for larger 3580 head yarding

It was an overall dearer market for 3580 head of cattle offered at Wagga …Read More

Beef Central, 10/11/2026

Further steer and heifer price rises in online trading

There were further price rises in some steer and heifer categories on AuctionsPlus this week, while most breeding female categories trended down. Cattle listings fell 16pc to 15,149 head, while clearance declined to 89pc.  ..Read More

Beef Central, 08/11/2026

Wagga sale 9 Nov 2026: Numbers lift with higher prices

Major feedlots were operating, with most seeking Angus steers weighing above 330kg. Feedlot buyers paid premiums for cattle in leaner condition, and prices spiked for these type of steers weighing 400-500kg…Read More

Leann Dax, 09/11/2026

Dubbo sale 5 November 2026: Numbers lift sharply to 9090 head, with grown steers +10c and cows +3-6c/kg

Grown steers were 10c/kg better while cows lifted 3-6c/kg in a very large yarding of 9090 head at Dubbo yesterday. Contributing to the numbers were some large consignments of plainer quality cattle from the state’s far west…Read More

David Monk, NLRS, 06/11/2026

Charters Towers 4 Nov 2026: Buoyant market throughout for smaller segmented prime-only sale

An increase in the supply has resulted in two sales being held this week. Today a prime-only sale attracted 2187 head. The regular buyer panel plus two live exporters were operating in a stronger market throughout. ..Read More

Beef Central, 05/11/2026

Dalby sale 4 November 2026: Stronger market across the board despite lift in numbers to 3878 head

Strong price gains across most classes at the previous sale encouraged a larger yarding at Dalby today, where 3878 head were penned, up almost 1400. It was a generally dearer market across the board…Read More

Beef Central, 04/11/2026

Roma sale 3 Nov 2026: Young cattle up to 50c/kg dearer in 4493 head yarding

With the continuing storms in and around the supply district Roma Agents yarded 4493 head, a slight increase on the previous sale. The market very strong throughout, up 50c/kg in places for backgrounders and cows and bulls also stronger…Read More

Beef Central, 03/11/2026

Gunnedah 3 Nov 2026: Quality yarding of 3350

Most grades of feeder cattle cheaper while the restocker cattle improved in a yarding of 3350 at Gunnedah this morning…Read More

Beef Central, 03/11/2026

Records fall as 4000 NT backgrounder Brahmans sell in single online offering, to domestic buyer

In a transaction worth around $6.6 million, a record 4000 NT-bred Brahman steers and spayed heifers were sold in a single line in Friday’s AuctionsPlus online sale. It’s the single largest lot offering ever seen in the online platform’s 40-years of operation, and sent a signal that on the current rising market, domestic operators are prepared to tackle live export buyers for good Top End cattle. ..Read More

Jon Condon, 02/11/2026

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