WARWICK CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT – TUESDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER 2025
Total Yarded: 1,204
Warwick agents penned 1,204 head down by 393. All the regular local and southern processors attended and operated on a very strong market for all export lines. Yearling steers to restockers and to feed sold to dearer trends, however yearling heifers to restockers eased in price. Young bullocks sold to prices firm on last week with plainer cows dearer from 4c to 9c/kg, and heavy cows firm on last weeks improved rates.
Yearling steers in the 200-280kg range to restockers sold to 530c/kg. Yearling steers over 280kg to background sold to 550c and averaged 503c, with those to feed at 532c/kg. Yearling steers to feed for the domestic market made 500c to average 467c/kg. Heavy yearling steers to feed sold to 486c and averaged from 465c to 467c/kg. Yearling heifers in the 200-280kg range to background made 412c/kg. Yearling heifers to feed for the domestic market made 414c to average 371c/kg. Heavy yearling heifers to the wholesale meat trade made 420c to average 405c/kg.
Grown steers to processors sold to 430c and averaged from 414c to 417c/kg. A single heavy bullock made 418c to return $3,638/head. Light weight plain conditioned cows to processors made 328c to average 284c/kg. Score 2 and 3 heavy cows to processors sold to 370c and averaged from 321c to 353c/kg. The best heavy cows topped at 415c/kg. Heavy bulls to processors made 386c to average 356c/kg. Quality cows and calves sold to $2,600/unit.
CATEGORY | HEAD | AVG. C/KG | TOP PRICE C/KG | TOP PRICE $ |
VEALER STEERS | 87 | 479.50 | 530.20 | $1,356.00 |
VEALER HEIFERS | 63 | 365.60 | 412.20 | $1,112.94 |
YEARLING STEERS | 151 | 442.60 | 532.20 | $2,103.73 |
YEARLING HEIFERS | 91 | 383.53 | 420.00 | $1,722.00 |
FEEDER STEERS | 250 | 459.06 | 550.20 | $2,371.84 |
FEEDER HEIFERS | 107 | 359.88 | 410.20 | $2,079.00 |
STEERS | 49 | 400.89 | 430.20 | $3,638.34 |
HEIFERS | 39 | 358.48 | 434.20 | $2,855.76 |
MANUFACTURING STEER | – | – | – | – |
COWS | 280 | 321.89 | 415.20 | $2,844.72 |
BULLS <600KG | 31 | 313.84 | 388.20 | $1,882.56 |
BULLS >600KG | 17 | 351.45 | 398.20 | $4,050.20 |
COWS & CALVES | 6 | 385.55 | 408.16 | $2,600.00 |
CALVES | 10 | 379.82 | 500.20 | $496.19 |