Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon, this is Hugh Edwards looking at the weekly livestock market reports for the first time in 2020. Numbers from this week included -
2380 cattle
9300 lambs and
6500 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where there was good numbers of young cattle once again and lacking in condition. With the majority of the yarding being made up by cows and calves. Young cattle to the kill were 10 cents cheaper with steer yearlings making from 250 to 282 cents. The lighter weight feeder steers and heifer were 20 cents a head cheaper, based on the quality on offer. While the heavier feeders remained firm, with feeder steers bring from 244 to 297 cents and the heifer portion selling from 222 to 264 cents. Young restocker cattle fell by up to 20 cents this week with young steers making 114 to 280 cents while the heifer portion topped at 238 cents.
There was no grown steers to quote this week, but the grown heifers were 15 to 20 cents cheaper and made up to 262 cents. This week light cows to the processors were slightly dearer, bringing from 140 to 178 cents. The better end of the cows had no change making from 170 to 225 cents to finish the day averaging 211 cents.
Just a couple of quick quotes this week -
For the Hall family off “Mount Marion” at Binnaway, who sold well bred Devon steers weighing 355kg for 250 cents to bring $888.
And for The Whillock family off “Maxland” at Geurie, who sold young Angus vealers to the restocker orders for 228 cents, weighing 156kg returning $355.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Looking at the lamb market now, where there was large numbers of very light lambs penned alongside some well finished trade and export lambs.
Lightweight lambs to the kill were down up to $6 making from $74 to $132
Trade lambs were $5 cheaper in places, with the few new season lambs making $135 to $160 and the old lambs bringing from $135 to $177, finishing up averaging between 680c/kg to 730c/kg
Heavy weight lambs were firm and reaching a top of $203
Restocker lambs were cheaper with quality being the contributing factor, making from $25 to $59 for the very young lambs and $64 to $130 for the balance.
Best hogget topped at $170
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for their clients -
Firstly for Sam & Penny Deshon off “Rocklee” at Geurie, who sold 10 month old Dorper lambs in a 4 score condition to top the lamb market for $203.
To Wongarbon now, for Craig & Kerry Walters off “Plain Creek”, who sold heavy crossbred lambs in a 3 & 4 score condition with a ½ inch skin, to the export orders for $188
Now to Warren, for the McKay family off “Winnabri”, who sold crossbred lambs in a 2 & 3 score condition with a ½ inch skin for $110
Lastly to Bourke, for Ben & Liarne Mannix off “Gumbooka”, who sold fresh Dorper lambs in a 2 & 3 score condition, to the southern orders for $125
Into the mutton pens now where it was a very mixed quality yarding with all grades represented and regaining some of the traction that was lost at the end of last year. Plainer lightweight sheep lifted $3 to $5, with the medium & heavy weights being up to $20 dearer in places.
Merino ewes they made from $60 to $186
Crossbred ewes bringing from $65 to $177
Extra heavy Dorper ewes topped out at $198
And Merino wethers brought from $78 to $183
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following mutton for their clients –
Greg & Jane Keys of Dubbo, sold heavy Dorper ewes in a 3 & 4 score condition to the northern kill for $150
On the same truck as the lambs Sam & Penny Deshon off “Rocklee” at Geurie, sold heavy Dorper ewes in a 4 score condition for $160
David & Anna Smith off “Box Cowal” at Nyngan, sold light ewes in a 2 score condition, to the southern orders with a ½ inch skin for $84
And for Tom & Michelle Ward off “Condoomea” at Mendooran, who sold heavy Merino ewes in at 3 score condition with an inch skin for $155
Well that about wraps it up for the first week of sales for the New Year.
So until next week ....................... Bye