Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon everybody this is John Lindsay taking a look at the markets this week out of Dubbo for the last week of March, 2022. Tallied numbers this week included –
1850 fat cattle
8000 lambs
4000 mutton and
1100 store cattle
Into the cattle pens firstly, where it was a smaller number on offer, mainly due to some early week rainfall across a large area. The quality in general was very mixed with the market selling to a cheaper trend of mainly 5 to 10 cents and could have been more on the plainer types and mainly due to quality, with cows up to 5 to 8 cents cheaper also.
Vealer steers mainly to restockers 595 to 784 cents. Yearling steers under 400kg to feedlotters 548 to 597 cents, with plainer restocker drafts 550 to 660 cents generally and hovering around 700 cents for the better quality drafts. Heavier drafts over 400kg to feedlotters 442 to 600 cents, with the drafts in the 400’s mainly being Bos Indicus cross drafts, with an isolated kill sale 500 to 576 cents. Yearling heifers under 400kg to feedlotters were in shorter supply but seeing sales between 410 and 480 cents for the crossbred/Bos Indicus drafts, with the more British drafts making up to 566 cents. Heavy drafts over 400kg to feed 440 to 556 cents.
Heavy steers were in shorter supply this week seeing sales between 420 and 458 cents and mainly being 4 teeth. Medium weight cows 330 to 378 cents, with heavy high yielding cows seeing most sales between 330 and 387 cents and this week topping at 405 cents, with the best bulls making up to 330 cents for the pick of the yard.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for their clients –
Firstly locally out of the Geurie district for The Whillock Family of “Maxland”, who sold fresh Brahman cross steers to feedlotters for 460 cents, they weighed 410kg and they came back at $1895.
The Millner Family of “Geurie Homestead”, sold very trim Angus cross cows that weighed 625kg for 382 cents and these top cows came back at $2390.
At Tottenham for Peter Hewett off “Hillview”, who sold large frame Charolais cross cows that weighed 800kg for a market topping 405 cents and these beautiful trim cows came back at $3230.
Clarry George of “Yulcarley Station” at Yantabulla, sold fresh Braford cross steers to backgrounders for 594 cents, they weighed 360kg and they came back at $2135.
While for Mick & Michaela Fisher of “Kilberoo” at Hungerford, who sold prime Brahman cross cows for 388 cents, they weighed 615kg and they came back at $2385.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where due to widespread weekend rain, numbers were affected, however, the numbers were small at the draw to start with. The quality was mixed with some good lambs on offer, however the market was firm to $5 cheaper and could have been more in places, on what was a tougher market than the week before.
Into crossbred sales firstly, with restocker types in short supply $110 to $140
Medium trade $150 to $180 and up to $190 for the fresher, rounder types
Export drafts were in shorter supply seeing most sales between $192 and $220
With super heavier over 30kg dressed seeing sales between $220 and $250 and they were in short supply.
Merino numbers were limited with light kill types up to 16kg dressed $98 to $117
With medium trade weights $118 to $156.
Into the mutton pens now, where the market was $5 to $8 cheaper for most categories on what was like the lambs and mixed yarding.
Light boner ewes in shorter supply $60 to $70
Boner ewes $68 to $90
Medium weight ewes $120 to $152 and mainly being Merino’s
With export weights $150 to $190 for Merino’s and up to $200 for crossbreds, with very limited wether numbers to quote.
Just a quick quote this week for Howard & Michelle Weber of “Kia-Ora” at Tottenham, who sold large framed CFA Merino ewes with a 1 inch skin, to the export orders for $140.
Well that about wraps it up for this week, just some dates to keep in mind due to the Easter Break and Anzac Day -
14/4/22 – NO fat cattle sale
18/4/22 – NO fat sheep and lamb sale
25/4/22 – NO fat sheep and lamb sale
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.
If you have any queries relating to this please do not hesitate to call John, Shaun, Matt or Hugh.