Scone Cattle Report
Scone cattle report
Report Date: 18th Aug 2026
Total Yarding: 453
Commentary
Quality of the weaner calves remained high as similar numbers were yarded by Scone agents to pen 453 cattle.
Following on from last week light steer calves sold to dearer rates of 20c to 40c/kg making between 450c and 588c/kg to average around 554c/kg. Following suit light heifer calves were up to 45c/kg dearer selling from 385c to 556c/kg and averaged just over 500c/kg. Prime B muscle butcher calves weighing 365kg made 538c/kg.
Only a handful of yearlings presented with feeder steers selling in a range of 404c to 500c/kg and heifers to feed on 470c to 498c/kg whilst prime processing types topped at 538c/kg. Grown steers and heifers to process made from 400c to 456c/kg.
100 Cows were penned mostly coming off crop and or improved pasture and sold to cheaper rates. Lighter 2 scores traded from 180c to 330c/kg, whilst the heavy 3 and 4 scores slipped 2c/kg selling between 360c and 395c/kg. The best heavy Bull topped at 400c/kg.
Market Operator Angus Barlow.