Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon this is John Lindsay taking a look at the weekly livestock market reports out of Dubbo for the first week of December 2020. Tallied numbers this week included –
2400 fat cattle
6900 lambs and
4500 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where there was a similar number on offer with most categories represented, with a large percentage being feeder cattle, the market in general was fully firm for trade weight kill cattle, with any export kill drafts 5 to 8 cents cheaper and could have been more on the heavy females, with cows seeing similar falls.
Vealer steers were in short supply and mainly to restockers – up to 600 cents for the light weights, with vealer heifers in short supply and mainly to restockers – 425 to 450 cents. Yearling steers under 400kg to feedlotters – a little softer, but still strong – 410 to 436 with heavier drafts over 400kg 359 to 420 cents. Yearling heifers under 400kg to feedlotters – 380 to 428 cents, with heavy weights 376 to 418 cents, with suitable kill drafts 365 to 413 cents.
Heavy feeder steers up to 500kg 332 to 411 cents, with plenty in that 370 to 380 bracket. With young bullocks 325 to 356 cents, with mature aged bullocks 310 to 345 cents. Export heifers up to 500kg to kill – 250 to 308 cents for the plainer types or 308 to 350 cents for the pick of the draft, with heavy weights well over 500kg to kill 290 to 310 cents. Boner cows 230 to 240 cents, medium weights 240 to 275 cents, with heavy high yielding cows 270 to 292 cents.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for their clients –
Firstly locally for David Hearn of “San Diego” at Narromine, who sold Angus feeder steers that weighed 480kg for 410 cents and they came back at $1985.
To Wellington for Sam & Penny Deshon of “Rocklee”, who sold Charolais cross feeder steers that weighed 470kg, they made 419 cents and they came back at $1980.
The Thompson Family of “Gowan Green”, sold Angus steers to the heavy feeders for 405 cents, they weighed 510kg and they came back at $2075.
The Millner Family of “Geurie Homestead”, sold Red Angus cross cows for 288 cents, they weighed 695kg and they came back at $2000.
For a Coonamble Vendor – Charolais cross steers to heavy feeders that weighed 455kg, for 420 cents and these top steers came back at $1900.
And lastly for The O’Neill Family of “Nellady” at Trangie, who sold prime Hereford steers that weighed 540kg, for 358 cents and they came back at $1940.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where there was a similar number on offer with most categories represented on what was a slightly cheaper market for most categories.
Into suckers firstly, with lighter restocker drafts $139 to $145
Trade weights $152 to $188
With very limited export weights to quote with one particular draft making up to $200
Into older crossbred sales, trade weights made between $150 and $195 with plenty in that $180 bracket.
With export weights seeing most sales between $186 and $200 and up to $222
Into Merino sales, and I must say there was some very good drafts yarded – light trade weights $138 to $152
Light export $155 to $180
With drafts over 24kg dressed $185 to $190
With some super heavies estimated to weight over 26kg dressed making up to $224 but they were very good.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for their clients –
Locally for Paul & Carmel Quinn of “Caroo” at Dubbo, who sold Dorper lambs to the trade butchers, in a 3 score condition for $175.
Darren Beveridge of “Gleneve” at Baradine, also sold Dorper lambs to the heavy trade butchers, in a 3 score condition for $185.
Into the mutton pens now, where the market was firm to $5 cheaper for most categories on what is still a very good market.
Boner ewes $80 to $105
Medium weights $110 to $168 for Merino’s or $144 to $158 for crossbreds
Export weight crossbreds $155 to $190, with the Merino portion $165 to $200 generally and topping at $204
Medium weight wethers $150 to $170
With export weight Merino wethers $162 to $203 and topping at $206, with the best of the crossbred portion making up to $176.
Just a quick quote for Paul Vernon at Wellington, who sold export weight Merino ewes with a 6 week skin, in a 3 score condition and these top ewes made $190.
Well that about wraps it up this week, just some dates to keep in mind – the last cattle for 2020 will be on Thursday 17/12/2020, with the last sheep sale on Monday 14/12/2020 and recommencing in 2021 on Thursday January 7, 2021 for fat cattle and Monday 11th January, 2021 for sheep.
Reminder - LPA NVDs deadline
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A reminder to order NVDs now as delivery can take up to 6 weeks.
New NVD books can be ordered through the LPA service centre, using LPA log in details.
As part of the MLA Accelerated Adoption Initiative announced in November 2019, there is no cost for LPA NVD books until 30 June 2021.
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For simple step-by-step instructions on how to use the eNVD platform, watch this video.
So until next week........................................ Bye.