Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon, this is Hugh Edwards taking a look at the weekly livestock market reports out of Dubbo for the 1st week of February 2021. Tallied numbers this week included –
1900 fat cattle
9,500 lambs and
7,600 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where it was a yard made up heavily of yearlings, grown steers and heifers along with a better selection of cows. It was a good quality yarding, with good runs to suit both the processors and the feeder orders.
Young kill cattle were firm with prime vealers selling to a top of 450c/kg. Prime steer yearlings brought 370 – 455 cents, while prime heifer yearlings made 380 - 449c/kg. Feeder steers saw no change while the heifer portion were 10 – 15 cents cheaper. Feeder steers brought 403 - 468c/kg while the feeder heifers made 370 - 463c/kg. Young cattle to restock stayed strong with steer weaners selling for 525c/kg while young restocker heifers sold to 495c/kg. Grown steers and heifers were 10c/kg cheaper, with prime steers selling from 340 – 388 cents, while prime grown heifers brought 316 - 372c/kg. Cows were 5 cents cheaper, with the medium 3 score cows bringing 278 - 295c/kg, while the prime heavy weights made 280 - 321c/kg finishing the day averaging 304c/kg.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for their clients –
Firstly to Nymagee for the Weston family off ‘Yalgo’, who sold a well bred line of Santa cross cows for 310c/kg, weighing in at 717kg making $2225.
Down the road to Tottenham now for the Plummer family off ‘Trigoona’ who sold well bred heavy Red Angus feeder steers for 424c/kg weighing 499kg coming back at over $2117.
Over to Warren for the McLaughlin family off ‘Merryanbone North’ who sold well finished Angus steers weighing 517kg making 388c/kg coming back at $2008.
Lastly to the Dubbo district for the Koerstz family, who sold a line of well bred Angus cross heavy steers that made 380c/kg and they weighed 580kg coming back at over $2204.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where it was a mixed quality yarding with a good selection of trade lambs and some outstanding well finished heavy weight lambs. There was also a fair number of secondary type lambs. Trade lambs were firm with only a few trade suckers selling from $168 - $202. Trade old lambs sold from $150 - $200 to average between 780 - 825c/kg. Heavy weight lambs were $10 - $15 dearer with the old lambs 24kg - 30kg bringing $198 - $267, and the over 30kgs $236 - $279. Merino lambs were $10 - $15 dearer with trade weight lambs selling from $150 - $194 while the heavier weights over 24kg making $186 - $217.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for their clients –
Firstly to Hermidale for Jon & Helen Matchett off ‘Budgery’, who sold freshly shorn well covered crossbred lambs for $210.
Now for a North western client who sold fresh Dorper/Merino cross suckers straight off the ewe for $168.
To Mendooran now for Kevin Bell off ’Wallah’, who sold well covered Dorper lambs in a 3 score condition for $198.
Lastly to Geurie now for the Whillock family off ‘Maxland’, who sold well bred crossbred lambs with a 1/2 inch skin, in a 4 score condition for $267.
Now in the mutton pens, where there were some great sheep penned in a good quality yarding, where most grades were $5 - $10 dearer and more in places. Merino ewes made from $90 - $234, while crossbred ewes sold for $95 - $230. Merino wethers sold from $100 - $248. Most of the sheep averaged between 630 - 680c/kg.
Just a quick quote this week, to the Brewarrina district for Peter & Sally Davis off ‘Burbar’, who sold a line of well finished merino wethers in a 3 score condition with a 2 inch skin to the exporters for $223.
Well that about wraps it up for another week.
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So until next week ........................................ Bye.