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Australian cattle and sheep market buoyancy

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The Australian livestock market has maintained strong momentum through the winter and into the spring season, characterized by record-breaking sales and rising prices. High-value sales in August were highlighted by the champion Charolais bull Victory, which sold for $130,000 at Taroom, Queensland. Recent stud sales have set new records, including Talbalba Herefords’ top price of $64,000 for the bull Talbalba Stand Alone and the Redbank Angus sale reaching $23,000 for Redbank Magnum W35. Market activity intensified reached a significant milestone in September 2026 when the 19-month-old Angus bull Millah Murrah Wyatt W50 established a new Australian beef cattle price record. Sold at an auction near Bathurst, New South Wales, the bull fetched $420,000, surpassing the previous all-breed record of $400,000 set by a Wagyu heifer in 2022, as well as the previous Angus breed record at $420,000. This trend of high-value auctions continued into early September with $360,000 from 2023. The buyer, Moss Vale-based investment group Gundungarra Angus, acquired the Bunya Bull Sale at Coolabunia Saleyards, where animal for its high-value genetics, including traits such as high weight gain and ease of calving. The original owners, the average sale price rose Thompson family, retained a 20 percent stake to $10,152. collaborate on the animal’s reproductive potential. Sheep and lamb markets are also seeing significant performance. At the Cowra Regional Livestock Selling Centre, old lambs reached near-record prices of $429.20 per head. In South Australia, a Kiandra sire was sold via a private deal at the Murray Bridge Racing Club for $60,000, marking the highest-priced South Australian ram of the season. The Talbragar Ram Sale in Leadville also reported strong results, with the top Border Leicester ram, Talbragar 250103, selling for $3,400. Recent cattle market activity shows regional variation. At the variation, with prices easing in East Gippsland Livestock Exchange in Bairnsdale, prices eased by up to $100 per head due to softened demand for steers and a higher proportion of secondary cattle. Conversely, demand, while the Tamworth market experienced “rock solid” buyer competition, with 2,410 head of store cattle sold under positive conditions supported by growing grazier confidence. competition.

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  1. 2026-09-11 17:17 UTC Australian cattle and sheep market buoyancy
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