FORBES CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT 15/12/2025

FORBES CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT 15/12/2025

Total Yarding : 1245

The last sale for 2025 saw numbers drop to just 1245 head. Quality was reduced from the previous sales with a large percentage of secondary bred cattle penned along with the few better types. Most of the usual buyers were present and competing in a cheaper market.

Yearling steers slipped 10c to sell from 417 to 500c/kg for middle and heavyweights. Lightweights reached 535c/kg. The heifer portion was firm to easier with those to feed selling from 380 to 456c/kg. Processors paid from 380c to 470c/kg.

There was too few heavy steers to quote. Cows slipped 12 to 16c/kg with heavy finished cows from 372 to 385c/kg. Plainer types sold from 330 to 375c/kg. The best heavy bull reached 420c/kg.