FORBES CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT 27/05/24

FORBES CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT 27/05/24

Total Yarding : 1039

Numbers dropped by 567 for a yarding of 1039 cattle. Quality remains mixed with mostly light feeder weights penned and a limited supply of heavy grown cattle. Most of the regular buyers were present.

Young cattle to the trade were firm, prime yearling steers and heifers sold from 200c to 315c/kg. Feeder steers were firm to dearer, they sold from 250c to 378c while the feeder heifers were considerably cheaper, 220c to 290c/kg.

Prime grown steers were firm to cheaper selling from 260c to 318c and prime grown heifers dropped 20c, 230c to 296c/kg. Cows were 15c cheaper, 2 and 3 scores sold from 100c to 212c and heavy prime cows 212c to 225c/kg. Heavy bulls sold to 225c/kg.