The first sale for 2026 saw agents yard 3447 head. Quality was mixed with some handy lines of well bred cattle offered along with the secondary types. The usual buyers were present and competing in a market that started the year strongly.

Yearling steers to feed sold from 440 to 507c/kg for middle and heavyweights. Better finished types to processors received from 440 to 466c/kg. Middle and heavyweight heifers to feed sold from 390 to 454c/kg. Those to processors ranged in price from 405 to 455c/kg.

Heavy steers and bullocks sold from 410 to 456c/kg. Grown heifers received from 350 to 452c/kg. Cows also followed the stronger trend with heavy cows from 385 to 415c for the better types. Plainer cows received from 366 to 395c/kg. The best heavy bull reached 399c/kg.