Belgian Blue cattle prices
Belgian Blue price history from breed-labelled New Zealand cattle sale results, shown as an indicative liveweight benchmark.
The quick read
Belgian Blue cattle averaged $5.03/kg liveweight in the latest reported week of 12 Oct 2026. Recent movement is 1 month: down 25.3%; 3 months: down 15.5%; 6 months: up 9.1%; 12 months: down 5.8%. In the recent comparable rows, results most often reference the Heifers class, the 122 reported weight band, and Matamata. Treat the benchmark as context: weight, class, quality, region and sale date can materially change an individual result.
The latest reported belgian blue result is $5.03/kg liveweight for the week of 12 Oct 2026. That is 0.4% below last week and 5.7% below this time last year.
Use this as a market starting point, then account for breed, weight, yard, quality, transport, fees and the specific sale conditions.
Weight, breed, cattle class, quality, condition, region, buyer demand and sale timing can all move an individual result away from the benchmark.
The line is a cleaned weekly saleyard price series from 8 Aug 2022 to 12 Oct 2026. Public reporting varies and the benchmark may not include every lot sold.
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Belgian Blue · latest first| Sale date | Saleyard | Class | Avg $/kg | Avg $/head | Head sold | Weight band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2026 | Frankton | Heifers | $5.45/kg | $900 | 4 | 165 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Stratford | Steers | $4.72/kg | $1,630 | 4 | 345 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Stratford | Steers | $4.67/kg | $1,600 | 4 | 343 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Stratford | Heifers | $4.91/kg | $1,470 | 9 | 299 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Cambridge | Heifers | $6.56/kg | $800 | 1 | 122 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Stratford | Steers | $5.18/kg | $2,530 | 11 | 489 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Matamata | Steers | $5.42/kg | $3,320 | 3 | 613 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Matamata | Heifers | $5.09/kg | $2,190 | 1 | 430 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Matamata | Heifers | $4.87/kg | $1,940 | 2 | 398 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Matamata | Heifers | $4.85/kg | $2,210 | 4 | 456 |
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