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Inverell Regional Livestock Exchange — IRLX: auction in Inverell

Inverell Regional Livestock Exchange, usually abbreviated to IRLX, is an auction saleyard in northern New South Wales. Inverell, Australia.

AGR-357 · Auction · Inverell, Australia · AUD

Inverell Regional Livestock Exchange, usually abbreviated to IRLX, is an auction saleyard in northern New South Wales. The facility is on Yetman Road, about four kilometres from central Inverell, and forms part of the RLX network. Prime and store cattle, weaners, sheep and lambs make it relevant to producers buying for different stages of livestock production as well as processors.

MLA recorded a yarding of 4,653 cattle on 17 March 2026, describing it as a record in its April publication. The report for 27 October 2026, by comparison, covers 425 cattle. Both observations concern individual sale days and illustrate supply variation. They are not an annual series, and the record designation should be understood as of the MLA publication date. Animals yarded are also not automatically equivalent to completed sales or separate transactions.

The operator schedules prime cattle on Tuesdays from 8:30 am, with a Monday receiving curfew of 10:30 pm. Store cattle are included on the third Tuesday of the month. Sheep sales run every second Tuesday at 1:30 pm, with a receiving deadline of 11:00 am that day. Times are local and should be confirmed for the intended sale. Seasonal weaner sales can have a different supply profile, making the exact sale category as important as the facility's general name.

The table distinguishes animal categories, weight ranges and values expressed in liveweight cents per kilogram, carcase-weight cents per kilogram and Australian dollars per head. A store-cattle comparison must preserve those bases and should not borrow a price from a slaughter-cow category. Record the number of animals behind each observation: a category containing a few head provides a different basis for comparison from a large, relatively uniform group.

Sellers should agree consignment arrangements, grouping and identification documents with their agent before transport. Buyers should assess condition, consistency and suitability for their intended production system, then confirm payment and collection deadlines. Include freight and any post-sale holding costs when setting a bid limit. For animals bought to grow on, a useful calculation considers expected performance and the time before resale alongside the purchase price. A previous Tuesday's report is a reference point rather than an assurance of next week's supply. Arranging a suitable carrier in advance helps turn a successful bid into a workable livestock movement rather than an avoidable collection problem.

What is priced: Livestock and meat

Products and quotations

Prime and store cattle; weaners; sheep; lambs

Sources

All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources