Pork and bacon pig prices fell by as much as $10 a head during the fortnightly Forbes pig sale last Friday.

From bullocks to beefy breeders, values have maintained the dearer trends of last year.

Missing Yea Angus bull found close to where he was last seen.

The yarding was much smaller at Friday's sale, but it failed to deter buyers.

Steers at bullocks at Kempsey on Thursday showed theresult of a kind spring with plenty of weight and demand for grass fed progeny.

'Red-hot' female sale at NVLX Wodonga

Northern NSW and Queensland restockers and feedlots made their presence felt at the Wodonga weaner sales last week taking home a big proportion of the calves offered and putting a solid floor in the market.

It was the Euro breeds and the Herefords that enjoyed their time in the sun at the independent agents weaner sale at Hamilton on Wednesday.

New year price hike lifts buyer budgets in first week of sales.

While the full implications of COVID-19 on the meat supply chain is a "wait and see," already the effects have been felt at the heavier end of the market.