Forbes Cattle Sale Market Report

27/06/2022

Total Yarding – 542 Hd 

Number fell this sale and quality was also reduced. There was a large percentage of secondary and bos indices type cattle penned along with the few better bred types. The usual buyers were present and competing in a cheaper market that was partly quality driven.

Yearling steers to feed sold from 500 to 630c/kg for middleweights and 530 to 585c/kg for the heavies. The finished lines to processors held firm to sell from 530c to 580c/kg. The heifer portion followed a similar cheaper trend with those to feed easing 8c to sell from 480 to 550c/kg. Processors paid from 450c to 560c/kg.

Grown heifers received from 400 to 450c/kg. Cows slipped 7c with heavy 2 score ranging from 300 to 335c and 3 score from 326c to 350c/kg.