Forbes Cattle Report

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Report Date: 19th October 2026

Total Yarding: 2283 (+613)

Numbers jumped this sale with agents yarding 2283 head. Quality was good with some excellent lines of well bred cattle penned along with the secondary crossbred types. There was a heavier run of cattle yarded and the usual buyers were present and competing in a stronger market.

Yearling steers to feed were firm to 6c better with prices ranging from 479c to 555c/kg for middle and heavyweights. The better finished lines to processors sold from 500c to 510c/kg. The heifer portion was 5c to 8c better with feeders paring from 460c to 506c/kg. Finished types to the trade sold from 455c to 490c/kg.

Heavy steers and bullocks sold from 462c to 510c/kg. Grown heifers received from 437 to 480c/kg. Cows were firm to 5c better with heavy finished cows from 390c to 417c/kg. The plainer cows showed the improvement selling from 383 to 394c/kg. The best heavy bull reached 450c/kg.

							Liveweight (c/kg)				Carcass weight (c/kg)			$/head
Category	Weight Range	Sale Prefix	Muscle Score	Fat Score	Head	Change	Min	Max	Avg	Change	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max	Avg
Yearling Steer	280-330	Restocker	C	2	7	2	510	510	510	12	944	944	944	$1,530	$1,530	$1,530
	330-400	Feeder	C	2	141	75	479	559	523	6	887	1,036	969	$1,740	$2,237	$1,999
				3	114	57	480	555	524	7	889	1,028	971	$1,776	$2,165	$2,052
		Restocker	C	2	4	NQ	480	480	480	NQ	889	889	889	$1,776	$1,776	$1,776
	400+	Feeder	C	2	123	70	495	547	520	-21	917	1,013	963	$2,116	$2,407	$2,261
				3	235	48	485	550	524	2	898	1,019	971	$2,226	$2,540	$2,348
		Processor	C	3	16	-6	500	510	503	4	926	944	932	$2,100	$2,652	$2,496
Yearling Heifer	280-330	Feeder	C	2	7	NQ	457	457	457	NQ	847	847	847	$1,417	$1,417	$1,417
			D	2	6	NQ	360	360	360	NQ	667	667	667	$1,109	$1,109	$1,109
	330-400	Feeder	C	2	26	-15	460	480	470	7	852	889	871	$1,680	$1,739	$1,707
				3	258	215	460	506	489	5	852	937	905	$1,692	$1,974	$1,856
		Processor	C	3	44	1	460	493	479	2	852	913	887	$1,649	$1,924	$1,747
		Restocker	C	3	21	1	488	500	493	28	904	926	913	$1,750	$1,806	$1,782
	400+	Feeder	C	2	26	14	485	485	485	8	898	898	898	$1,989	$1,989	$1,989
				3	78	-40	465	506	493	13	861	937	912	$1,907	$2,343	$2,116
		Processor	C	3	100	72	455	490	481	6	843	907	891	$2,016	$2,582	$2,334
Vealer Heifer	200-280	Processor	C	3	6	NQ	485	485	485	NQ	898	898	898	$1,310	$1,310	$1,310
Manufacturing Steer	540+	Dairy	D	3	20	NQ	415	415	415	NQ	769	769	769	$2,407	$2,407	$2,407
Grown Steer	400-500	Feeder	C	2	10	NQ	460	460	460	NQ	852	852	852	$2,116	$2,116	$2,116
				3	4	NQ	501	501	501	NQ	928	928	928	$2,205	$2,205	$2,205
	500-600	Processor	C	3	5	4	462	478	472	12	856	886	875	$2,602	$2,726	$2,654
	600-750	Processor	C	3	4	-1	480	498	488	-11	889	923	904	$3,039	$3,118	$3,084
Grown Heifer	0-540	Processor	C	3	54	28	437	480	454	-20	809	889	842	$2,256	$2,593	$2,344
	540+	Processor	C	3	26	3	461	480	462	4	854	889	855	$2,952	$3,072	$2,956
Cows	400-520	Processor	D	2	8	-7	376	376	376	9	752	752	752	$1,805	$1,805	$1,805
		Restocker	D	2	30	NQ	395	395	395	NQ	790	790	790	$1,976	$1,976	$1,976
	520+	Processor	D	2	71	15	383	394	389	10	766	788	779	$2,095	$2,246	$2,190
				3	347	129	390	417	406	0	780	834	812	$2,189	$2,947	$2,521
Bulls	450-600	Processor	C	2	1	NQ	402	402	402	NQ	744	744	744	$2,332	$2,332	$2,332
	600+	Processor	C	2	28	18	370	450	428	0	673	818	781	$2,620	$4,680	$3,134
				3	8	3	445	445	445	7	809	809	809	$3,338	$3,338	$3,338

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