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10 July, 2026
Nominate now for cattle show and sale
TIME is quickly running out for graziers across the Far North to lodge entries in this year’s Cairns Show store prime beef sale and Nutrien Ag Solutions Store sale to be held at Mareeba Saleyards on 16 July.
Nutrien Ag Solutions Far Northern and North West manager Tom Mugford said that there was already keen interest in the annual cattle competition that has been organised in conjunction with the Cairns Show Association.
“This annual competition is the ideal opportunity for graziers and buyers to vie for honours regarding their stock standards across both ends of the Far Northern cattle industry from breeding, production and stock standards right through to the successful buyers in each category at Mareeba Saleyards on 16 July,” he said.
“Graziers have been encouraged to select their cattle entries early and to prepare them for the highly competitive contest.
“This annual live cattle sale competition presents a way of acknowledging the best of the best as part of the many faceted annual Cairns Show competitions, so the winning awards will confirm regional acclaim and excellence, across the Far Northern cattle industry.”.
Far Northern cattle producers will vie for honours across a total of eight categories:
Male Cattle:
Grass Trade Ox: Class 7002 Minimum Pen of 3 – Ox to 600kg
Export Steers: Class 7003 Minimum Pen of 3 –Steers to 280kg to 380kg
Weaner Steers: Class 7004 Minimum Pen of 6 – Steers 200kg to 300kg
AdvertisementHeavy Weight Ox: Class 7005 Any Number of Ox Over 600kg
Female Cattle:
Trade Heifers: Class 7007 Minimum Pen of 3 – Heifers 380kg to 560kg
Export Heifers: Class 7008 Minimum Pen of 6 –Heifers 200kg to 380kg
Weaner Heifers: Class 7009 Minimum Pen of 6 –Heifers 180kg to 300kg
Cows:
Class 7010 Minimum Pen of 3 - Cows 400kg to 520kg
Closing date for nominations in the show competition is Thursday 9 July, while late entries in the store cattle sale can be taken up until Monday, 13 July.
The sale start time at the Mareeba Saleyards is 10am on 16 July.
