# Southern store cattle sale numbers down | Farm Online | ACT

> Store cattle sale numbers in southern Australia have fallen in October, with Ballarat offering 3,118 head and Pakenham about 1,600. Female slaughter has also dropped from July to August but remains above the five-year average.

- Date: 2019-10-22 · published 2019-10-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56526-southern-store-cattle-sale-numbers-down-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Lower store cattle supply and reduced female slaughter could firm feeder cattle prices into the summer.

## Read by commodity

- FCATTLE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/6451272/southern-store-cattle-sale-numbers-down/

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