A Brahman bull named Maverick sold for $100,000, the top price at the Lancefield Brahmans Invitation Sale at CQLX in Gracemere on Monday, October 26. Buyers from Queensland and the Northern Territory pushed prices to the top figure. The top heifer, Palmal WC Estelle 2915, sold for $36,000. Bulls were up $3731 on average compared with the 2025 sale, when no females were offered. Maverick was bought by Rob Flute and Sharon West of Chatfield stud in Charters Towers.
Store cattle sales at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange in Casino totalled $2,145,203.50 on Friday, 9 October 2026. Steers led the market, with 804 head across 216 lots generating $1,077,877.18 and peaking at 638.2c/kg. Heifers sold for an average of 446.7c/kg, while 128 cows with calves averaged $2,056.72 per head. Three bulls sold per head averaged $3,333.33, with the highest reaching $3,500.
Prices were significantly higher than a fortnight ago at Thursday's Leongatha Store Sale, with steers and heifers both selling strongly. Deb Chisholm sold a pen of 14 Angus steers averaging 345 kilograms for $2,090 a head, or $6.05 a kilogram. Jimmy Kyle of SEJ said prices were fair to buyers and sellers, linking the rise to cattle quality and buyer confidence after recent rain. Heifers consistently sold for more than $5 a kilogram, with some pens close to $6.
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Cattle sales at the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange in Casino topped $1 million on Wednesday, 7 October 2026. Steers achieved the highest price per kilogram, peaking at 658.2 cents. Official figures show 801 cattle sold by weight across 398 lots, generating $1,023,467.82. Cows produced the largest category turnover at $364,929.60, while steers generated $292,278.86. Three heifers were also sold on a per-head basis.
The Wirruna Poll Herefords female dispersal sale near Holbrook, held over two days, ended with Ian and Diney Locke marking the close of their herd. Over two days, 640 lots sold, with buyers from as far away as the United Kingdom. The top-priced cow with calf, Wirruna Last Day R006, sold for $30,000 to Callaway Poll Hereford stud in Queensland and Talbalba Herefords. Overall, 383 cows with calves sold for an average of $6850. The sale was conducted by Nutrien Ag Solutions, with AuctionsPlus providing the online interface.
