Forbes Cattle Report

Report Date 20th July 2026

Total Yarding: 1,410

Commentary

Numbers lifted this sale with agents yarding 1410 head. Quality was similar to that of previous weeks with some good lines of well bred feeder cattle penned along with the secondary types. The usual buyers were present and competing in a cheaper market.

Lightweight steers back to the paddock reached 638c/kg. Yearling steers slipped 10c to 15c/kg. Those to feed received from 518c to 602c/kg with heavyweights to processors selling from 490 to 558c/kg. The heifer portion was also 15 to 20c/kg easier with feeders paying from 480 to 540c/kg. The finished lines to processors sold from 480 to 520c/kg.

Heavy steers and bullocks ranged in price from 440c to 546c/kg. Grown heifers sold from 390 to 488c/kg. Cows were the exception to the cheaper trend holding fairly steady. Heavy cows sold from 370c to 428c/kg. The best heavy bulls reached 445c/kg.