Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon everybody, this is John Lindsay with a look at this week’s livestock markets out of Dubbo for the last week of June 2022. Tallied numbers this week included -
1800 fat cattle
18000 lambs and
6000 sheep
Into the cattle pens firstly, where there was a similar number on offer and most categories were well represented with very similar quality with the exception of some decent drafts of export cattle. The market in general was 10 to 15 cents cheaper and could have been more depending on quality for most categories, however export cattle due to some good quality was 5 to 10 cents dearer.
Vealer steers in shorter supply and mainly all to restockers 410 to 660 cents. Yearling steers under 400kg to feedlotters 370 to 450 cents for crossbred/Bos Indicus or 370 to 440 cents, with better quality British drafts mainly Angus & Angus cross 520 to 586 cents. With drafts over 400kg seeing very similar values with an isolated kill result 480 to 582 cents. Yearling heifers under 400kg to feedlotters 430 to 542 cents, with heavier weights over 400kg to feedlotters 470 to 528 cents.
To export sales, with heavy feeder steers in much shorter supply but seeing sales between 478 and 500 cents and were up to 500kg live. Suitable kill drafts saw sales between 370 to 498 cents, with super heavies over 700kg live 400 to 466 cents.
Boner cows 218 to 258 cents, medium weights 240 to 275 cents generally, with the better types 290 to 325 cents, with heavy high yielding cows 324 to 370 cents. The best heavy bulls this week made 300 to 335 cents.
Carter Lindsay & Weber had the following cattle results for their clients -
Firstly for the Lawson Family of “Monte Carlo” at Stuart Town, who sold fresh Santa Angus cross steers that weighed 300kg to backgrounders, they made 534 cents and these top calves came back at $1620.
At Mendooran with the Crothers family who sold Limousin cross steers to feedlotters for 520 cents they weighed 400kg and came beck at $2075.
While for the McWhirter family off “Springfield” at Tooraweenah, who sold a run of Angus cross bullocks with the top draft weighing 760kg for 466 cents and these top steers came back at $3552.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens where there was a smaller number on offer on what was for the majority a firm market on last weeks correction with the better end, particularly export weights remaining fully firm to $5 dearer, however I must say there were some outstanding heavy lambs penned.
Into crossbred sales firstly, light kill drafts up to 16kg dressed $98 to $124
Kill drafts up to 18kg dressed $125 to $142
Light trade $136 to $148
Medium trade $136 to $176
Heavy trade $176 to $196
Light export drafts $186 to $216
With super heavies over 30kg dressed $238 to $281
To Merino sales light kill types up to 16kg dressed $72 to $125
Light trade $123 to $143
Medium trade $116 to $176
With heavy trade weights $155 to $188
Carter Lindsay & Weber had the following results for their clients -
Locally, for Cameron and Kylie Beard who sold export weight first cross lambs with a ½ inch skin, in a 4 score condition and these top lambs made $238.
Paul and Carmel Quinn sold expert weight Dorper lambs in a 4 score condition and these top lambs made $191.
To Nyngan, for the Hoare family of “Bel- Air”, who sold light export SAMM lambs with an inch skin, in a 3 score condition and these top lambs made $176.
Richard and Cath Hoare off “Karabran”, sold export weight SAMM lambs with an inch and a ½ skin, with these top lambs making $205.
While for the Parker family at Louth, who sold trade weight Merino lambs with a ½ inch skin and these lambs made $138.
Into the mutton pens now, where it was a good quality yarding with most grades up to $5 cheaper with the heavyweights up to $15 cheaper.
Light boner ewes $55 to $65
Boner ewes $80 to $116
Medium weights $120 to $158
Light export $136 to $200 for Merino’s or $169 to $180 for the crossbreds
With super heavies over 30kg dressed mainly all crossbred $201 to $213
Light boner wethers $82 to $116
Medium weight wethers and all Merino’s $136 to $147
Export weights $152 to $175
With extra heavies over 30kg dressed $176 to $218.
Just some quick quotes this week for Carter Lindsay & Weber clients -
For a northern vendor, large frame Merino ewes with an inch skin, in a 3 score condition to the exporters for $176
While for the Parker family on the same truck as the lambs, Merino wethers with an inch skin, in a 3 score condition $175.
Just a reminder our next store cattle sale is scheduled for Friday 15th July, 2022.
Well that wraps it up for another week,
So until next week …………… Bye.