Forbes Cattle Sale Market Report

15/4/2019

Total Yarding – 1277hd

Numbers eased and the quality was very mixed. Yearlings were well supplied and there was a small run of weaners and grown steers. Cows
made up a large percentage of the offering. The market trend was mostly cheaper.
Weaners sold 20c to 25c cheaper, with steers making from 160c to 251c, as heifers sold from 100c to 165c/kg. The heavy butcher vealers
made from 290c to 297c/kg. Medium weight feeder steers were 15c stronger and heavy weights were firm, making from 240c to 307c/kg.
Feeder heifers averaged 6c cheaper, receiving from 200c to 270c/kg. Heavy trade heifers were close to firm, reaching 270c/kg.
Grown steers sold from 247c to 280c/kg. Cows were back 18c to 25c, with the medium weight 2 score cows making from 122c to 173c, as the
heavy 3 and 4 scores sold from 175c to 208c/kg. The 4 score cows averaged 204c/kg.