CATTLE SALE
Yarding 2121 (up870
Monday, 7 April
Numbers lifted at Monday's cattle sale at Forbes' Central West Livestock Exchange with agents yarding 2121 head.
Quality was mixed with a good offering of well bred cattle along with a large percentage of secondary types.
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The usual buyers were present and competing in a mostly dearer market.
Yearling steers were 10 to 15c/kg better with feeders paying from 340 to 457c/kg for middle and heavyweights.
Those to processors ranged in price from 300 to 396c/kg.
The heifer portion was also dearer on an improved offering.
Feeders paid from 334 to 370c with those to processors receiving from 290 to 374c/kg.
Heavy steers and bullocks reached 386c/kg. Grown heifers sold from 305 to 368c/kg.
An increased yarding of cows saw prices slip 15 to 20c/kg.
Heavy 2 score sold from 276 to 320c with 3 score ranging from 290 to 336c/kg.
The best heavy bull reached 330c/kg.
SHEEP SALE
Tuesday, 8 April
Numbers jumped this sale with both lamb and mutton showing the increase.
Lamb quality was again mixed and similar to that of previous sales with good numbers of well finished lambs offered along with the secondary types.
The usual buyers were present and competing in a fairly steady market.
Trade weight lambs 20-24kg were firm to $2 easier to sell from $155 to $224/head.
Heavy lambs to 26kg sold from $190 to $230/head. Extra heavyweights were $2 to $5 easier to receive from $224 to $282/head. Carcase prices averaged from 805 to 880c/kg.
The best heavy hoggets reached $195/head.
Mutton numbers more than doubled and quality continues to be mixed.
Prices slipped $10-$20/head after last weeks exceptional sale.
Merino ewes sold from $86 to $196/head.
Crossbreds ranged in price from $94 to $188 and Dorper ewes reached $174/head.
Merino wethers ranged in price from $100 to $174/head.
