FORBES SHEEP SALE MARKET REPORT 10/12/2024
Lamb numbers lifted and the quality was good. There was only a limited number of new season lambs, most were store lambs or trade weights. There was a good run of shorn trade and heavy weights and again extra heavy lambs were in short supply. Merino lambs were back in volume and there were good […]
FORBES CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT 09/12/2024
Numbers lifted by 468 for a yarding of 1443 cattle. Quality was good with large supplies of feeder weights and heavy prime cattle. There were limited numbers of lightweight cattle and cows. All the regular buyers were present, and the market sold to a stronger trend. Young cattle to the trade were 5c to 10c […]
FORBES SHEEP SALE MARKET REPORT 03/12/2024
A wet and windy sale day offered a larger and plainer offering of lambs. The quality was back with a larger run of light and plainer lambs and there were not as many good shorn trade and heavy weights. Extra heavy lambs were again limited and there were fewer Merinos. Heavy shorn new season lambs […]
FORBES CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT 02/12/2024
Numbers dropped by 453 for a yarding of 975 cattle. Quality was mixed with feeder weights the best supplied. There were limited numbers of heavy prime cattle and cows on offer. All the regular buyers were present, and the market sold dearer. Young cattle to the trade were 5c to 10c dearer, prime yearling steers […]
FORBES SHEEP SALE MARKET REPORT 26/11/2024
There was a lift in lambs numbers but only 3000 new season lambs were penned. There was an influx of shorn lambs, mostly heavy trade and heavy weights. There weren’t many Merino lambs or new season lambs that were fresh but there were a few pens of heavy trade in very good condition. There was […]
FORBES CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT 25/11/2024
Numbers lifted by 382 for a yarding of 1428 cattle. Quality was good with heavy prime grown cattle and cows well supplied, along with the regular supply of feeder weights. Most of the regular buyers were present. Prime yearling steers sold dearer ranging from 304c to 343c, while prime yearling heifers were up to 15c […]
FORBES SHEEP SALE MARKET REPORT 19/11/2024
Lamb number continue to fall but the quality was good with good numbers of shorn new season lambs which covered most of the trade and heavy weights. There were a few woolly new season lambs and most were very dry in the skin. There were a few run of trade Merinos. The crossbreds were stronger […]
FORBES CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT 18/11/2024
Numbers dropped by 166 for a yarding of 1046 cattle. Quality was good with feeder weights the best supplied and good supply’s of heavy prime grown cattle along with limited numbers of cows. All the regular buyers were present. Prime yearling steers gained 2c, selling from 300c to to 345c, while prime yearling heifers lifted […]
FORBES SHEEP SALE MARKET REPORT 05/11/2024
Lamb numbers eased and the quality was plainer overall but there still were limited numbers of prime trade and heavy weights. There were plenty of dry lambs. The new season lambs fell to only 3900 and there was not a lot of weight in most of the lambs. The market sold to mixed trends with […]
FORBES CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT 11/11/2024
Numbers remained similar to last week with 1212 cattle yarded. Quality was good with feeder weights the best supplied along with good numbers of heavy prime cattle. Supply of cows was down with a yarding of mixed quality. All the regular buyers were present. Young cattle to the trade were firm to cheaper, prime yearling […]