Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon everybody, this is John Lindsay taking a look at the weekly livestock market reports out of Dubbo for the third week of March, 2023. Tallied numbers this week included –
5000 fat cattle
12500 lambs and
11500 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where there was another large number on offer with most categories well represented. The market remained firm for most categories surprisingly, with better quality kill cattle managing to be a bit dearer regardless to feed or kill. Cows were at least 10 to 15 cents cheaper and could have been more on the lighter weights.
Light vealer steers to restockers 350 to 430 cents and mainly all crossbreds, with the heifer portion also to restockers 380 to 400 cents. Yearling steers under 400kg to feedlotters 280 to 340 cents for the crossy or Bos Indicus types or 350 to 385 cents for the British types, with heavier drafts over 400kg to feed 270 to 330 cents for crossbreds or 350 to 390 cents for British breeds. Yearling heifers under 400kg to feed – a touch brighter, 280 to 330 cents, with heavier drats 290 to 330 cents generally with some nice Euro drafts making up to 350 cents.
Into export sales, young bullocks to kill up to 600kg were definitely brighter, seeing sales between 345 and 355 cents and up to 360 cents for an Angus draft of prime steers, with mature aged bullocks to kill seeing most sales between 320 and 345 cents.
Boner cows 180 to 220 cents, medium weight cows 230 to 265 cents, with heavy high yielding cows seeing most sales between 270 and 280 cents.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for their clients –
Firstly for The Kelly Family of “Hillview” at Wongarbon, who sold prime Angus steers with their 2 teeth for 353 cents, they weighed 580kg to come back at $2060.
Locally for The Atkinson Family of “Wonga” at Yeoval, who sold prime Santa cows that weighed 685kg for 283 cents and these top cows came back at $1940.
For the Hughes Family of “Gullendah” also at Yeoval, who sold well rounded young Angus bullocks to kill that weighed 605kg for 358 cents and these top steers returned $2170.
To Coonamble for MM Pastoral, who sold well bred Charolais cross heifers to feed that weighed 460kg for 355 cents and these top heifers returned $1640.
To the Marra for Richard & Dixie Stendell, who sold prime, young Santa bullocks that weighed 690kg for 326 cents and these top steers came back at $2250.
And while for a western vendor – 2 tooth Hereford steers to kill 348 cents, they weighed 605kg and they came back at $2110.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now where it was a smaller yarding with all categories well represented, however it was an extremely tough market with most categories $15 to $20 cheaper on what was a very tough day.
Into crossbred sales firstly, with light kill types up to 16kg dressed $54 to $70
Up to 18kg dressed $80 to $100
Light trade weights $97 to $120
Medium trade $90 to $150 with plenty around $130
Heavy trade $130 to $175 for the plainer types with a big chunk in that $160 bracket, with rounder types $148 to $177
With export weights $157 to $187
With drafts up to 30kg dressed $180 to $210
With super heavies over 30kg dressed, seeing most sales between $218 and $255 with a big majority around $230.
To Merino sales, kill types up to 18kg dressed $45 to $66
Light trade $80 to $90
Medium trade $100 to $110 and had to be good to get over $100, with the rounder types making up to $120
Just a quick mention for hoggets, the best Merino hogget making just a tick over $100 and the best crossbred hogget making up to $130 and there wasn’t many of them.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for their clients –
Firstly, locally for Craig & Kerry Walters of “Plain Creek” at Wongarbon, who sold export weight 1st cross lambs with a ¼ inch skin, in a 3 score condition and these top lambs made $197.
The Whillock Family of “Maxland” at Geurie, sold export weight 2nd cross lambs with a ¼ inch skin, in a 3 score condition and they made $208.
Greg & Vicki O’Connor – also sold 2nd cross export weight lambs in a 3 score condition, in a fresh 8 week skin and they also made $208.
To Nyngan for Dave & Terese Carter of “Wilgaree”, who sold 1st cross heavy trade weight lambs in a 3 score condition, with a ¼ inch skin and these top lambs made $166.
While Paul & Marie Klante of “Yarrendale” at Girilambone, who sold trade weight Dorper lambs in a 3 score condition and they made $150.
To the mutton pens where it was a large number again on offer, but like the lambs in was cheaper but no where near severe, however the market was $5 to $10 cheaper across all categories.
Light boner ewes $10 to $30 for the real plain ones and up to $44 for the better ones
Boner ewes $22 to $65 – with plenty in the $40 bracket
Medium weights $55 to $96 for crossbreds or $45 to $92 for Merino’s, with the well rounded drafts making up to $110
With export weights $91 to $119 for crossbreds or $100 to $130 for Merino’s, however the biggest majority were between $110 and $115
Boner wethers in short supply seeing sales between $30 and $40
Medium weights $85 to $105 with a large majority around $90
With export drafts $115 to $130 for Merino’s with the help of a big skin, or $110 to $112 for crossbreds.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following mutton for their clients –
Steve & Kim Gough of “Keewong” at Coonamble, sold large frame Merino ewes with a 3 inch skin, to the exporters and these top ewes made $132.
At The Marra for Richard & Dixie Stendell of “Ben-Avon”, who sold large frame Merino ewes with a 6 week skin, in a 3 score condition and these top ewes made $114.
While on the same truck as the lambs for Paul & Marie Klante, who sold export weight Dorper wethers in a 3 score condition and these top wethers made $112.
Well that about wraps it up for another week, don’t forget our next store sale is scheduled for Friday 21st April, 2023.
So until next week …………………….. Bye.
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