Forbes Cattle Report

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Report Date: 24th November 2023

Total Yarding: 924

Commentary

Numbers lifted this sale with agents yarding 942 head. Quality was fair with a good offering of finished cattle penned along with those plainer lines more suited to feed. There was additional buyers present and competing in a significantly dearer market.

Yearling steers jumped 30c/kg with those to feed receiving from 220c to 314c/kg. Finished lines to processors sold from 194 to 240c/kg. The heifer portion was also 30c to 35c/kg better with those to feed ranging in price from 200c to 259c/kg. The better lines to processors sold from 205c to 258c/kg.

Heavy steers and bullocks were 15c better to sell from 220c to 235c/kg. Grown heifers reached 232c/kg. A good offering of cows were 20c dearer with heavy 2 score from 150 to 197c and 3&4 score from 189c to 218c/kg.