NVLX Wodonga Cattle Report

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Report Date: 27th October 2026

Total Yarding: 2026 (+526)

Numbers lifted significantly. Quality was very good with a lot of cattle across all classes carrying plenty of weight and finish. There was a reasonable supply of vealers in the mix and quality was excellent. A larger export buying group made it to the sale, while all domestic buyers were in attendance. Heavy cattle numbers lifted and quality was outstanding. Domestic buyers operated selectively particularly when buying trade heifers in the weight range of 400-500kg. The market for heavy cattle was strong with big heavy bullocks enjoying the strongest bidding.

It was an excellent offering of veal offering buyers plenty of weight and yield. Vealers to suit processors sold to stronger competition making from 485-526c/kg. Trade steers and heifers were grass finished and grain assisted making between 420-526c/kg. Meanwhile, competition and price for feeder types was notably stronger with an order from Queensland pushing steer prices higher. Feeder heifers medium weight 400-500kg jumped 37c making from 455-510c/kg. Feeder steers in the medium weight category sold up to 18c dearer selling from 475-526c/kg. Heavy feeder steers sold between 470-520c/kg.

On the export side heavy steers and bullocks suitable for processors sold to strong demand. Heavy steers and Bullocks made from 470-506c/kg. In the cow sale, heavy cows made up a large portion of the offering and bidding intensified. The bulk of the better heavy cows sold 6c dearer making from 410c to 448c/kg. Well finished cows D4 types under 520kg were limited selling from 409-413c/kg. The better shaped heavy bulls sold from 433-460c/kg.

							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	330-400	Restocker	C	2	15	4	512	530	519	-17	914	1,000	971	$1,898	$1,971	$1,927
	400+	Feeder	C	2	57	33	505	526	513	24	929	1,010	970	$2,264	$2,486	$2,376
				3	88	81	475	515	497	10	914	1,014	955	$2,084	$2,450	$2,267
		Processor	C	3	18	7	450	516	508	7	849	928	919	$2,093	$2,467	$2,394
Yearling Heifer	330-400	Feeder	C	2	11	-4	482	490	489	-2	927	942	940	$1,904	$1,950	$1,942
		Processor	C	3	3	-7	500	500	500	47	943	943	943	$1,890	$1,890	$1,890
		Restocker	C	2	6	NQ	516	516	516	NQ	956	956	956	$2,054	$2,054	$2,054
	400+	Feeder	C	3	63	45	455	510	478	38	875	981	910	$1,875	$2,336	$2,131
		Processor	C	2	3	NQ	460	460	460	NQ	868	868	868	$1,895	$1,895	$1,895
				3	68	23	420	526	498	43	750	981	934	$1,684	$2,499	$2,145
		Restocker	C	2	5	NQ	516	516	516	NQ	974	974	974	$2,121	$2,121	$2,121
				3	6	NQ	475	508	492	NQ	848	977	913	$2,005	$2,195	$2,100
Vealer Steer	200-280	Restocker	C	2	1	NQ	578	578	578	NQ	1,032	1,032	1,032	$1,561	$1,561	$1,561
	280-330	Restocker	C	2	1	NQ	560	560	560	NQ	1,000	1,000	1,000	$1,848	$1,848	$1,848
	330+	Feeder	B	2	34	20	514	518	516	17	886	920	893	$2,055	$2,406	$2,202
			C	2	3	NQ	518	518	518	NQ	925	925	925	$2,015	$2,015	$2,015
		Processor	B	2	9	-2	510	526	514	12	877	929	886	$2,367	$2,555	$2,531
		Restocker	C	2	2	1	500	500	500	20	893	893	893	$1,945	$1,945	$1,945
Vealer Heifer	330+	Feeder	B	2	25	NQ	512	522	518	NQ	914	932	925	$1,992	$2,078	$2,043
		Processor	B	2	9	-81	490	500	492	-2	845	893	856	$2,160	$2,254	$2,233
			C	3	2	-4	485	485	485	60	898	898	898	$1,916	$1,916	$1,916
Manufacturing Steer	540+	Processor	C	2	6	NQ	410	410	410	NQ	774	774	774	$2,850	$2,850	$2,850
				4	2	-4	390	390	390	-10	722	722	722	$3,167	$3,947	$3,557
Grown Steer	500-600	Feeder	C	3	98	39	470	520	492	5	870	981	914	$2,504	$2,904	$2,750
		Processor	C	3	49	42	470	500	485	14	870	926	898	$2,454	$2,869	$2,682
				4	12	2	488	488	488	-7	904	904	904	$2,674	$2,674	$2,674
	600-750	Feeder	C	3	23	NQ	485	500	495	NQ	898	926	916	$3,065	$3,160	$3,127
		Processor	C	4	262	182	485	506	494	-4	871	937	892	$3,073	$3,579	$3,306
			D	4	1	NQ	455	455	455	NQ	843	843	843	$3,390	$3,390	$3,390
	750+	Processor	C	4	81	78	494	502	499	0	882	915	895	$3,735	$3,941	$3,857
Grown Heifer	0-540	Feeder	C	2	15	NQ	396	396	396	NQ	747	747	747	$1,735	$1,735	$1,734
				3	24	-10	440	474	451	13	830	894	852	$1,954	$2,143	$2,017
				4	15	NQ	430	462	459	NQ	811	856	851	$2,202	$2,472	$2,444
		Processor	C	3	80	77	428	455	437	-9	808	843	822	$1,884	$2,270	$2,041
				4	33	-25	430	470	468	10	811	883	874	$2,202	$2,538	$2,446
		Restocker	C	3	28	NQ	460	467	465	NQ	852	865	860	$1,987	$2,130	$2,081
	540+	Feeder	C	4	5	4	468	468	468	38	883	883	883	$2,831	$2,831	$2,831
		Processor	C	4	175	88	452	487	475	11	837	902	873	$2,523	$3,322	$2,909
			D	4	19	7	416	416	416	-11	743	743	743	$2,629	$2,629	$2,629
Cows	400-520	Processor	D	4	85	NQ	409	413	411	NQ	772	779	776	$2,086	$2,144	$2,117
	520+	Processor	D	3	92	79	380	418	410	13	735	836	808	$2,224	$2,843	$2,554
				4	304	-17	410	448	426	6	774	845	808	$2,387	$3,161	$2,935
				5	53	NQ	422	435	430	NQ	796	821	812	$2,751	$3,183	$3,068
Bulls	0-450	Processor	C	3	3	NQ	426	426	426	NQ	804	804	804	$1,725	$1,725	$1,725
	450-600	Processor	C	2	12	NQ	435	435	435	NQ	777	777	777	$2,601	$2,601	$2,601
	600+	Processor	B	2	18	15	440	460	444	-10	742	786	775	$2,781	$5,164	$3,391
			C	2	20	6	433	452	435	2	730	753	744	$3,256	$4,474	$3,539
			D	2	19	16	380	442	425	20	688	762	739	$2,954	$4,822	$4,102

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