Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon everybody, this is Shaun McHugh with the weekly livestock market report out of Dubbo for the 3rd week of February.
Tallied numbers this week -
1800 Fat Cattle
11000 Lambs
4700 Mutton with no store cattle sale conducted this week.
Into the cattle pens firstly where a plainer quality yarding saw lines of young cattle in store condition and limited numbers of well finished cows and only a few pens of finished prime steers and heifers.
Young cattle were dearer this week with yearling steers selling from 350 to 370 cents while heifers sold from 340 to 365 cents. Feeder steers saw a dearer trend up by 15 cents in places, they sold from 350 to 407 cents while heifers sold from 310 to 382 cents.
Re-stockers were very active on the plain young cattle. We saw prices well over $4 for light steers and heifers with a few pens of black steers weighing approximately 180kg making 470 cents. Grown steers lifted 10 cents and sold from 345 to 360 cents and the heifer portion was 15 cents better and sold from 320 to 345 cents.
Light cows were in demand this week which saw prices range from 230 to 265 cents with heavy cows easing by 10 cents and sold from 248 to 299 cents. The best heavy bull reached a top of 344 cents.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for their clients –
The Hegarty family of ‘Belvedere’ at Cassilis sold Shorthorn heifers for 344 cents, weighing 357kg to return $1229.
The Wood family of ‘Norwood’ at Gulgong sold Angus steers for 405 cents, weighing 255kg to return $1036.
For Jason Beck of ‘Cadonia’ at Gulargambone sold Hereford cows for 260 cents weighing 434kg to return $1128.
Fat Sheep & Lamb
Into the lamb pens now where numbers lifted considerably compared to the previous weeks wet weather sale. It was a much better quality yarding with good numbers of heavy trade lambs along with some very good heavy weights. All regular buyers were in attendance as well as increased re-stocker activity.
Light lambs lifted $10 this week and sold from $85 to $115 with the better shapes selling from $130 to $151. Trade lambs saw the biggest jumps this week up by $30 in places and sold from $170 to $248 or up to 960 cents per kilo.
Heavy weight lambs were $20 dearer this week and sold from $255 to $286 with an isolated sale up to $297. Merino trade weights sold from $162 to $192 with the heavy weights selling to a top of $216.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for their clients –
The Johnston family of ‘Komoora’ at Geurie sold 2nd cross lambs in a 4 score condition with an inch skin for $275.
For the O’Brien family of ‘Woodbine’ at Wellington who sold crossbred suckers in a 3 score condition, unshorn for $212.
For Ben Doherty of ‘Bundarra’ of Tullamore sold Merino lambs in a 3 score condition with a ½ inch skin for $175.
And for Col Ryan of ‘Mayfield’ at Gulargambone sold crossbred lambs in a 4 score condition with a ½ inch skin for $236.
Into the mutton pens where a better quality yarding saw prices $10 to $20 dearer across all categories.
Light ewes sold from $71 to $95
Medium weight ewes sold from $120 to $168 &
Heavy weight ewes sold from $175 to $210 and topping out at $235 for a heavy pen of crossbreds.
Light wethers sold from $95 to $118
Medium wethers sold from $126 to $154 &
Heavy wethers sold from $178 to $186 with an isolated sale up to $246.
Just a couple of quick quotes –
The Plummer family of ‘Trigoona’ at Tottenham sold Merino ewes in a 3 score condition and a ½ inch skin for $188.
Arthur & Richard Young of ‘Pinegrove’ at Nyngan who sold heavy crossbred ewes in a 4 score condition for $206.
So until next week.................................. Bye.