Scone Cattle Report
Scone cattle report
Report Date: 28th July 2026
Total Yarding: 682
Commentary
Numbers remained constant as Scone agents yarded 682 cattle the majority steer and heifer calves, a better offering of yearlings and around 100 cows were sold to most of the regular operators in a market that had cheaper sentiments throughout.
Light steer calves received lukewarm interest to be 25c/kg cheaper and more in places selling between 480c and 612c/kg averaging around 564c/kg. After two weeks of buoyant rises light heifer calves followed the steer trend to be 8c/kg cheaper making from 530c to 544c/kg. Prime B muscle Euro calves over 330kg to the butcher trade held around firm trading between 564c and 574c/kg.
Medium weight yearling steers to feed on substantially cheaper 500c to 562c/kg, over 400kg around firm 526c to 562c/kg. Good supplies of medium and heavy yearling heifers to the lot feeders all cheaper 470c to 554c/kg, B muscles to process out to 566c/kg. Grown heifers over 540kg to the export processors sold from 406c to 420c/kg.
Some lighter re-stocker 2 score cows sold to dearer trends making from 220c to 376c/kg. The enthusiasm was not as buoyant for the heavy 3 and 4 score cows selling between 6c and 16c/kg cheaper making between 362c and 400c/kg. Heavy B muscle Bulls sold to dearer trends of 13c/kg trading between 394c and 406c/kg.
Market Operator Angus Barlow.