Forbes Cattle Report
Report Date 17th August 2026
Total Yarding: 1,145
Commentary
Numbers lifted this sale with agents yarding 1145 head. Quality was mixed but fair. Yearlings made up the majority of the offering and the usual buyers were present and competing in a firm to easier market.
Yearling steers to feed were firm to 5c easier to sell from 470c to 570c/kg for middle and heavyweights. Lightweight steers to restockers reached 619c/kg. Finished steers to processors sold from 465 to 474c/kg. The heifer portion was also 5c easier to receive from 444 to 520c/kg to feedlots. Better types to processors ranged from 470c to 525c/kg.
Heavy steers and bullocks sold from 460c to 474c/kg. Grown heifers ranged in price from 430 to 445c/kg. Cows held firm with heavy cows selling from 375c to 412c/kg. The best heavy bull reached 409c/kg.