NZ Livestock Intelligence

Buy, sell & track
the NZ livestock market

See live listings, saleyard results, processor schedules and market prices before you buy or sell cattle in New Zealand.

Browse cattle Value my cattle
11 Jun 2026Last updated
247Sales tracked in 2026
18Saleyards covered
National Avg · Prime Steer
$4.46 /kg LW
▲ 4.3% vs May
JAN 2026FEBMARAPRMAYJUN
Average cattle price
$4.21 /kg
▲ 2.1% wk on wk
Cattle sold this year · 2026
68,540
across 247 sales
Sales tracked
247
across the current archive
Saleyards tracked
18
across New Zealand

Cattle prices by class

Follow recent prices for steers, heifers, cows, bulls and weaners.
TAP FOR FULL CHART
Saleyard
Saleyard
Saleyard
Saleyard
Saleyard
NZ cattle price tracker 2026 YTD
Compare recent liveweight prices across tracked New Zealand saleyards. $/kg liveweight
$4.21 /kg
▲ 6.8% YTD
Avg price /kg Min–max range
For farmers

What are your cattle worth?

Estimate your mob's value using recent sales for similar cattle.
SALEYARD INDICATION · NOT AN OFFER
Priced from the 401-480 kg band
Compare saleyard / selling costs
Estimated saleyard value
—
—per head
—per kg LW
—head priced recently
——
Based on the latest New Zealand cattle auctions. (see more)
Loading market basis…
Find a buyer
Processor schedules

Latest NZ processor schedules

Compare published beef schedules by processor, island, class and carcass weight.
View all schedules →

Published works rates

Top published rate for the selected class from each processor's latest available schedule.

Loading published processor schedules…

Processor schedules are published carcass-weight indications. They are separate from Saleyard's liveweight market prices and should not be compared directly.

View all schedules
Breed intelligence

Cattle prices by breed

Compare recent prices for New Zealand's most commonly traded breeds and crosses.
Show all breeds →
Class breakdown

Where the volume is moving

Where the money and the mobs are moving this season.
Compare classes →
Marketplace

Selling cattle?

Selling? Get your mob's market value and list it — buyers see the price is fair.
Value your mob →
Direct listings

Turn a valuation into buyer interest.

Start with the calculator, set a fair asking basis, add photos and mob details, then send buyers a listing backed by live market evidence.

Value your mob & list it Start listing
—sales tracked
—yards covered
Fair guideprice context
Example listing signal Priced against live NZ cattle benchmarks
Weight range insights

Best performing weight bands

What each weight band is worth — and which are gaining.
FROM WEIGHT-RANGE ROWS

Hot saleyards this week

The yards running hottest this week.
WK 24 · 2026

Recent sales

Fresh results from the latest sales, as they land.
All 247 sales →
The Pulse · every Friday

This week in the yards, in one email.

Five numbers, one chart, the hot yards — plus first access to price alerts when they launch. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

Know the market before sale day.

Price history, clearance signals and weight-band benchmarks from every tracked NZ saleyard — built for farmers, agents and processors.

Value my cattle