# Tamworth Regional Livestock Exchange (TRLX): auction in Tamworth / Westdale

> Cattle transacted: 162,541 head | 2024-07-01 / 2025-06-30. Tamworth / Westdale, Australia. Products, price publication, key figures and sources.

Source: https://husfarm.com/exchanges/tamworth-regional-livestock-exchange-trlx/

**AGR-417 · Auction** · Tamworth / Westdale, Australia · AUD
Cattle transacted: 162,541 head | 2024-07-01 / 2025-06-30. TRLX only; MLA survey.
Sheep transacted: 226,879 head | 2024-07-01 / 2025-06-30. TRLX only; MLA sheep category.
Tamworth Regional Livestock Exchange, or TRLX, is a physical cattle and sheep auction venue in Westdale, within the Tamworth area. It belongs to the RLX network but is treated here as an individual trading location. It provides an outlet for prime and store livestock and a sourcing point for producers, livestock buyers and meat processors. Its practical value lies in assembling multiple consignments for comparison at one venue. This is a market for live animals, rather than a financial futures exchange.
The MLA survey for the year ended 30 June 2025 attributes 162,541 cattle and 226,879 sheep-category transactions to TRLX. These figures refer to this saleyard, not the whole RLX group or all of New South Wales. Head counts indicate trading activity but do not describe liveweight or the monetary value of sales. Comparisons with other venues should retain the same reporting year and check whether the underlying survey categories and types of sale are equivalent.
The operator’s published programme places prime cattle and sheep sales on Mondays, with store cattle sales scheduled fortnightly on Fridays. Livestock intake deadlines vary between these sessions. Buyers should select the appropriate sale type, examine the catalogue and establish the required relationship with an agent. Useful comparisons between consignments include breed or type, sex, weight, consistency within the group and health information available in the sale documentation. A high reported price for one class should not be applied automatically to another.
Sellers can begin by contacting a listed TRLX agent to discuss the size of their consignment, expected weights and suitable delivery timing. Confirm identification and movement documentation directly before transport. Obtain a complete estimate of commission and other deductions, together with the arrangements for a lot that does not sell. Delivery, waiting and collection costs all affect the net result. The strongest price highlighted in a report is a useful market observation, but not a promise of the outcome for an individual producer’s animals.
The Market Info portal serves multiple RLX locations, making the Tamworth filter essential when retrieving reports. Depending on the category and report, prices may be stated per head or per unit of weight; the bases should not be mixed without checking. A useful monitoring dataset retains the sale date, animal class, head count and price unit. Remote purchasers should also agree collection, transport and responsibility for animals following the sale. Read the operator’s timetable in local New South Wales time and confirm the particular sale before arranging a long journey.
What is priced: [Livestock and meat](https://husfarm.com/exchanges/category/livestock-and-meat/)

## Products and quotations

Prime and store cattle; sheep and lambs

## Sources

- [TRLX: sales, agents and contacts](https://rlx.com.au/sites/trlx-tamworth-regional-livestock-exchange/)
- [RLX: market reports](https://rlx.com.au/market-info/)
- [MLA Saleyard Survey 2024–25, pp. 2–3](https://www.mla.com.au/globalassets/mla-corporate/prices--markets/documents/saleyard-surveys/2nd-revison_mla_nlrs_saleyard-survey-2024-25_150925.pdf)
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