Scone Cattle Report
Scone cattle report
Report Date: 1st September 2026
Total Yarding: 867
Commentary
With spring arriving and more yearlings being turned off the crop, Scone agents yarded 867 cattle this week, 200 head more than the previous sale. Quality was generally good, with some exceptional well bred lines presented. Increased numbers generally met a firm to dearer market, with the exception being light steer calves.
Light steer calves sold to a top of 636c/kg averaging around 560c/kg, over 280kg made from 494c to 596c/kg to be fully firm. Light heifer calves 12c/kg dearer selling from 420c to 566c/kg. Over 330kg heifer calves destined for the local butcher trade made from 530c to 570c/kg.
Medium and heavy weight yearling steers and heifers suitable for the lot feeders saw greater numbers on offer with the steers being 14c/kg dearer making from 516c to 604c/kg whilst yearling heifers were 19c/kg dearer trading between 490c and 546c/kg. Prime supplementary fed B muscle yearling heifers to the trade topped at 570c/kg.
Grown steers and heifers to process all dearer making from 438c to 470c/kg. 100 cows offered mostly heavy prime 3 and 4 scores and sold to dearer rates of 13c to 20c/kg making between 384c and 414c/kg. The few lighter 2 score types to both re-stock and process were vastly dearer selling between 336c and 345c/kg. Best heavy B muscle Bull topped at 416c/kg or $4200.
Market Operator Angus Barlow.