Fat Cattle Report
Good morning, this is Hugh Edwards taking a look at the weekly livestock market reports out of Dubbo for the 1st week of June 2023.
Tallied numbers this week included –
2480 fat cattle
16900 lambs and
9700 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where there were good numbers of young cattle to suit the feeders and restockers, but only limited young kill cattle. With a fair selection of grown steers, heifers and cows throughout.
Young kill cattle were 5 cents cheaper with prime yearlings selling from 260 - 396c/kg. Feeder steers and heifers were 15 – 30 cents dearer with feeder steers selling from 290 - 388c/kg, while the feeder heifers made 240 - 354c/kg. Young restockers were sold to a stronger demand gaining 20 – 40 cents selling to a top of 432c/kg for steers and 315c/kg for heifers.
Grown steers and heifers were firm with the prime grown steers making 240 – 331c/kg while the heifer portion brought 232 – 295c/kg. Cows were 10 – 20 cents cheaper, with the medium 2 & 3 score cows selling from 110 - 195c/kg, while the prime heavy weights made 180 - 220c/kg to average around 201c/kg.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for their clients –
Firstly to Nyngan for the Menzies family of “Summerlea”, who sold well finished 6 tooth Angus cross steers for 268 cents, weighing in at 532kg coming back at $1426.
Down the highway to Narromine for Judy Donnelly of “Kurrajong Park”, who sold Angus cross 4 tooth steers bringing 293 cents, weighing up at 597kg bringing $1750.
Across to Coolah now for the Young family of “Narranvale”, who sold well bred Angus steers to the feed orders weighing 418kg making 340 cents and coming back at over $1422.
Lastly to Stuart town for the Lawson family off “Monte Carlo” who sold top quality Angus steers that brought 370 cents, weighing 428kg bringing $1585.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where it was a very mixed quality yarding with some good runs of well finished trade and heavy weight lambs. With a large portion of 2nd type lambs, Merino’s and Dorper cross lambs.
Lightweight lambs were $15 - $20 cheaper with the 12 – 18kg 2 scores making $40 - $70. Trade weight lambs were $15 - $25 cheaper with trade lambs selling for $70 - $156 to average 533 – 590c/kg.
Heavy weight lambs were $10 - $20 dearer with old lambs 24kg – 30kg selling from $148 - $200 to average 620 – 660c/kg.
Lambs over 30kg brought $197 - $236 to average 630c/kg.
Merino lambs were $10 cheaper with trade weights selling from $65 - $105.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for their clients -
Firstly to Girilambone for the Angove family of “Courtlands”, who sold Aussie White lambs in a fresh 3 score condition, to the southern exporter for $140.
Now in the Gulargambone district for Col Ryan of “Mayfield”, who sold fresh crossbred lambs in a 3 & 4 score condition for $156.
At Trangie for the McKay family of “Winnabri”, who sold trade weight Merino lambs in 3 score condition, with 8 week skin for $105.
Locally in the Dubbo District for the Yeo Family of “Lambar”, who sold heavyweight 2nd cross lambs to the local exporter for $190.
Lastly to Wongarbon for the O’Connor family of “Warren Downs”, who sold trade weight crossbred lambs in fresh 2 & 3 score condition, with 8 weeks skin for $138.
Into the mutton pens now, where most grades were represented in a good quality yarding that saw the light and medium weight sheep lose $5 - $10 while heavy weights were unchanged.
Merino ewes sold from $50 - $154 while the crossbred ewes brought $63 - $180 and the Merino wethers topped at $150/head. The better sheep averaged around 330 – 430c/kg.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following mutton for their clients -
Firstly to Bourke for the Davis family of “Kahmoo”, who sold well bred Merino cross sheep with a 2 inch skin, in a 3 score condition for $129.
To Wongarbon for the Walters family of “Plain Creek”, who sold heavy weight Merino ewes with a 2 inch skin, in a 4 score condition for $154.
Lastly to Cumnock for the Foster family of “Gundabooka”, who sold fresh Merino ewes with an inch skin, in a 3 score condition to the local exporter for $90.
Well that about wraps it up for this week, don’t forget our next special store cattle sale scheduled for Friday 16th June.
Until next week………………………………..bye.
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