Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon, this is Hugh Edwards taking a look at the weekly livestock market reports out of Dubbo for the 3rd week of November 2021. Tallied numbers this week included –
4000 fat cattle
12400 lambs
4800 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where there was a mixed quality yarding on offer with good lines of young cattle for the processors, feeders and restockers alongside a fair selection of well finished grown cattle and only limited number of cows penned.
Young kill cattle were firm with prime vealers selling to a top of 600c/kg. Prime steer yearlings brought 485 – 680 cents and the prime yearling heifers made 450 - 580c/kg. Feeder steers and feeder heifers were unchanged with Feeder steers selling from 460 - 588c/kg while the feeder heifers made 440 - 560c/kg. Young steers and bulls to the restock were firm to slightly dearer selling to a top of 800c/kg.
Grown steers were 5 cents dearer and grown heifers were stable, with prime grown steers selling from 420 - 530c/kg while prime grown heifers brought 380 - 476c/kg. Cows were dearer, with the medium 2 & 3 score cows selling from 340 - 380c/kg while the prime heavy weights made 385 - 419c/kg.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for their clients –
Firstly to Wilcannia for the Bennett family off “Dromore Station”, who sold heavy Shorthorn cows for 390 cents and weighed in at 735kg coming back at $2866.
To Nyngan now for the Menzies family off “Summerlea”, who sold well finished Angus steers that weighed 589kg bringing 459 cents and making $2705.
Across to Tottenham for Peter Hewett off “Hillview”, who sold well bred grain fed Angus cross steers for 450 cents, weighing 687kg coming back at $3093. On the same truck were well finished heavy Charolais cross cows that weighed 806kg making 419 cents, bringing $3379.
In the Geurie district for the Millner family off “Murrumbidgerie”, who sold well bred Charolais cross steers that weighed 515kg making 534 cents and coming back at over $2752.
Lastly in the same district for the Perry family off “Allandale”, who sold well finished Braham cross heifers for 474 cents, weighing up at 433kg making just over $2057.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where it was a very mixed quality yarding with only a few pens of heavy weight lambs alongside limited well finished suckers. There were still a big percentage of Merino lambs and hoggets throughout. Trade weight new season lambs were $5 dearer selling for $155 - $245 to average between 815 - 865c/kg. Trade old lambs were $10 dearer selling from $153 - $232. Heavy weight lambs were $8 to $13 dearer with the lambs over 24kg selling from $226 - $283 to average 925 - 950c/kg. A pen of heavy weight new season lambs sold for $296. Merino lambs were firm with trade weights making from $148 - $204.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for their clients -
Firstly to Tottenham for some ex agistment Merino wether lambs that were in a 2 & 3 score condition with an inch skin that made $160.
To Warren now for the Johnstone family off “Mulwarree”, who sold Merino wether lambs in a 2 score condition, freshly shorn for $152.
In the Baradine district for Darren Beveridge off “Gleneve”, who sold fresh Dorper cross lambs in a 3 score condition for $175.
At Wellington for Paul Vernon off “Gunners Dam”, who sold well bred Merino wether lambs in a 2 & 3 score condition with a inch skin to the domestic kill for $148.
Lastly to Euchareena for Brian Brazier off “Wombang”, who sold fresh crossbred suckers in a 2 score condition, to the restocker orders for $158.
Into the mutton pens now, where it was a mostly good quality yarding where all lines were dearer. Ewes gained $10 - $15 with the Merino ewes selling from $130 - $225 and the crossbred ewes made $145 - $200. Wethers were up to $20 dearer with the Merino’s selling from $140 - $224, while heavy crossbred wethers topped at $238.
Well that about wraps it up for this week.
So until next week …………………. Bye.
Just a reminder when completing your NVD - please ensure ALL sections on your NVD are fully completed - most importantly, signature, date, time loaded and transport details.
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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