Market reports from Meat and Livestock Australia's National Livestock Reporting Agency
Cattle sale
Monday, January 13
Numbers jumped at Monday's cattle sale at Forbes' Central West Livestock Exchange with agents yarding 1611 head.
Quality was fair with good numbers of well bred cattle available along with a larger percentage of heavier cattle penned.
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The usual contingent of buyers were present and competing in a fairly steady market.
Yearling steers were 5 to 8c easier with those to feed selling from 350c to 408c/kg for middleweights.
Heavyweights ranged in price from 318c to 406c/kg.
The finished lines to processors received from 355c to 382c/kg.
A quality offering of heifers saw prices lift 5 to 8c/kg. Processors paid from 310 to 380c while those to feed received from 320c to 368c/kg.
Heavy steers and bullocks lifted 8c selling from 300 to 370c/kg.
Grown heifers received from 295c to 335c/kg.
Cows held steady with prices ranging from 280 to 316c/kg.
The best heavy bull reached 308c/kg.
Sheep sale
Tuesday, January 14
Yarding 29,900 (down 7400 on last week)
Numbers fell this sale with lambs showing the decrease.
There was 18400 lambs penned and quality was mixed with a good offering of trade and heavy lambs available along with the secondary types.
The usual buyers were present and competing in a fairly steady market that fluctuated with quality.
Trade weight lambs 20-24kg sold from $164 to $213/head. Heavy lambs to 26kg received from $203 to $224 with extra heavies selling from $221 to $267/head.
Carcase prices averaged from 794 to 840c/kg. Heavy Merino hoggets reached $168/head. Mutton numbers lifted and quality was very mixed.
Merinos made up the majority and prices slipped.
Merino ewes sold from $68 to $157/head. Crossbreds received from $74 to $145 with Dorper ewes reaching $147/head. Merino wethers ranged in price from $80 to $147/head.
