Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon, this is Hugh Edwards taking a look at the weekly livestock market reports out of Dubbo for the 2nd week of March, 2022. Tallied numbers this week included –
1980 fat cattle
9500 lambs
7400 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where there was a good quality yarding on offer with good runs of young cattle to suit the processors and feeders alongside good numbers of grown steers and heifers for the processors.
Young kill cattle were 8 cents dearer with prime steer yearlings bringing 500 – 596 cents and the prime yearling heifers made 535 - 600c/kg. Feeder steers and heifers were 10 – 15 cents dearer. Feeder steers selling from 494 - 612c/kg, while the feeder heifers made 442 - 572c/kg. Young restockers were dearer selling to a top of 945c/kg for steers and 795c/kg for heifers.
Grown steers and heifers were 10 cents dearer with prime grown steers selling from 432 – 488c/kg. Prime grown heifers sold from 423 – 468c/kg. Cows were firm, with the medium 2 & 3 score cows selling from 285 - 382c/kg, while the prime heavy weights made 375 - 407c/kg to average around 393c/kg.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for their clients –
Firstly to Nyngan for the Keating family, who sold well bred Charolais cross steers for 478 cents, they weighed in at 555kg coming back at $2654.
Locally now for Ray & Leonie Crook, who sold well bred Angus steers weighing 435kg making 600 cents and bringing $2615.
Down the highway to Wongarbon for the Kelly family off “Hillview”, who sold a nice line of well finished Charolais cross heifers that sold for 460 cents, they weighed 586kg making $2698.
And lastly to Geurie for the Clatworthy family off “Mia Mia”, who sold well finished Angus feeder steers that weighed 456kg, bringing 592 cents to return $2702.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where it was a fair quality yarding with a good selection of heavy lambs throughout but only limited numbers of ideal trade weight lambs. There were big number of Dorpers on offer and only limited Merino lambs.
Trade weight lambs were unchanged making from $142 - $206 to average around 750 – 810c/kg. Heavy weight lambs were $5 - $10 cheaper with old lambs 24kg to 30kg selling from $194 - $255 to average between 740 - 790c/kg. Lambs over 30kg sold from $233 - $278 averaging 755c/kg. Merinos were unchanged with trade weights making from $140 -$178.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for their clients –
Firstly to Baradine for the Horder family off “Cartref”, who sold Aussie White lambs in a fresh 3 score condition for $185.
Locally in the Dubbo district for the Toohey family, who sold fresh crossbred lambs in a 3 & 4 score condition for $251 to the local exporter.
To Geurie now for the Whillock family off “Maxland”, who sold well bred crossbred lambs in a 3 & 4 score condition to the northern exporter for $230.
Lastly to Yeoval for the Lees family, who sold crossbred lambs in a 3 score condition with a half inch skin for $227.
Into the mutton pens now, where most grades were represented in a mixed yarding. Light and medium weight sheep were unchanged while the heavier weights lost $5. Merino ewes selling from $80 - $219 and the crossbred ewes made $130 - $240. Merino wethers sold from $135 - $205 and Dorper wethers topped at $235.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following mutton for their clients –
To Girilambone for the Butler family off “Jambaroo”, who sold well bred Merino ewes with a 2 inch skin, in a 2 & 3 score condition for $156.
Lastly to Wellington for the Edwards family off “Catombal Park”, who sold Merino ewes with an inch skin to the southern exporter for $138.
Well that about wraps it up for another week, don’t forget our next store cattle sale will be held on Friday the 18th of March.
So until next week ................... Bye.
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Please DO NOT SEND any lame or cripple stock, bad eyes (any blood) as they are 100% unacceptable to be sold.
Any stock deemed not sound will be destroyed by the Council and disposal feeds will apply.
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