mylivestock17 Jun 2026
Taranaki
Avg /kg$4.60/kg
Avg /head$2,000
Shorthorn cattle currently average $5.10/kg across 121 matching price rows in the cleaned dataset.
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Yearling Heifers · Shorthorn x · 182
2yr Heifers · Shorthorn x · 540
Bulls · Shorthorn · 500
Weaner Heifers · Shorthorn · 238
Weaner Heifers · Shorthorn x · 207
Weaner Steers · Shorthorn x · 216 - 275
Yearling Heifers · Shorthorn x · 179
Yearling Steers · Shorthorn x · 200
2yr Heifers · Shorthorn · 307
Breed price tracker
Shorthorn cattle prices
Shorthorn price history from scraped NZ saleyard report rows. Built for a quick read: current $/kg, weekly move, year-on-year signal, and recent evidence.
Latest tracked price
$5.10/kg
▲ 7.1% 1 week — 12 month
Shorthorn10 Feb 2025 to 13 Apr 2026
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What this means
Shorthorn are currently reading at $5.10/kg liveweight in the latest weekly benchmark. That is 7.1% above last week and not yet comparable with this time last year.
How to use it
Use this as the market starting point, then adjust for breed, weight, yard, quality, transport, fees, and whether you need buyers quickly or can wait.
What the chart covers
The line is a cleaned weekly saleyard price series from 10 Feb 2025 to 13 Apr 2026. It is an indication, not a guaranteed sale price.
Current / kg
$5.10/kg
latest weekly average
Avg / head
$1,418
where reported
Evidence
121
93 sales with matching rows
Source
MyLivestock
breed-labelled price lines
Class mix
matching rows
Steers
51rows
42%
Heifers
35rows
29%
Bulls
34rows
28%
Cows
1rows
1%
Breed variants
source labels
Shorthorn
62rows
51%
Shorthorn x
58rows
48%
Shorthorn Heifers
1rows
1%
Recent Shorthorn rows
latest first
Heifers · Shorthorn · 435
mylivestock3 Jun 2026
Frankton
Avg /kg$4.89/kg
Avg /head$890
mylivestock20 May 2026
Frankton
Avg /kg$4.63/kg
Avg /head$2,500
mylivestock29 Apr 2026
Frankton
Avg /kg$4.56/kg
Avg /head$2,280
mylivestock16 Apr 2026
Stratford
Avg /kg$5.87/kg
Avg /head$1,400
mylivestock16 Apr 2026
Stratford
Avg /kg$6.27/kg
Avg /head$1,300
mylivestock16 Apr 2026
Stratford
Avg /kg$6.84/kg
Avg /head$1,675
mylivestock15 Apr 2026
Taranaki
Avg /kg$4.04/kg
Avg /head$725
mylivestock15 Apr 2026
Taranaki
Avg /kg$5.05/kg
Avg /head$1,010
mylivestock1 Apr 2026
Frankton
Avg /kg$4.27/kg
Avg /head$1,310
Value or list a Shorthorn mob
Use this breed as the calculator benchmark, then turn the estimate into a buyer-ready listing.