Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon everybody, this is John Lindsay taking a look at the weekly livestock market reports out of Dubbo for the second week of February, 2023. Tallied numbers this week included –
4100 fat cattle
12000 lambs and
7000 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where it was another large number on offer with most categories represented. Most categories remained firm, which I thought was a huge positive, with good quality feeder cattle 5 to 8 cents dearer.
Light vealer steers to restockers 335 to 538 cents, with the heifer portion 332 to 425 cents. Yearling steers under 400kg to feedlotters 366 to 420 cents, with the crossy/Bos Indicus types 320 to 370 cents, with drafts over 400kg 346 to 366 cents for the crossy types or 375 to 420 cents for the British types.
Yearling heifers under 400kg to feedlotters 316 to 340 cents for the crossy types or 350 to 375 cents for the British types, with plenty in that 360 bracket. With heavy drafts over 400kg to feed 340 to 380 cents, with kill types 300 to 375 cents.
Into export sales, light boner cows 192 to 220 cents, boner cows 226 to 279 cents with plenty in that 250 bracket, medium weight cows 255 to 275 cents, with heavy high yielding cows seeing most sales between 280 and 302 cents, with some trim Santa cross cows making up to 310 cents.
Bullocks were in shorter supply, with the younger drafts 345 to 366 cents, with the older drafts 330 to 350 cents. There were some good quality heavy weight kill heifers this week, with the younger end 315 to 354 cents, with the older drafts 290 to 330 cents.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for their clients –
Locally for the Grattan Family, who sold Angus steers to feedlotter that weighed 485kg for 415 cents and these fresh steers came back at $2010.
For The Atkinson Family at Yeoval, who sold Santa cows that weighed 720kg for 306 cents to return $2200.
At Baradine for Greg & Nancy Doolan, who sold prime Angus steers with their 2 teeth to the trade butchers for 370 cents, they weighed 555kg to come back at $2045.
While for cows agisting at Nyngan for an Eastern vendor, trim crossbred cows that weighed 460kg for 288 cents to come back at $1330. While the steer calves off these cows which were Bos Indicus cross made 380 cents, they weighed 315kg and they came back at $1195.
Fat sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens, where there was a smaller yarding this week with all categories represented, with the market in general only just firm, with the exception of super heavy weight lambs which were at least $5 dearer.
Into suckers or new season lambs firstly, with light weight restocker types $86 to $128
Light trade weights $135 to $185
Heavy trade $180 to $188
With limited heavy weights to quote but making up to $215.
Into older crossbred sales, light weights up to 16kg dressed to kill $60 to $100
Up to 18kg dressed $113 to $135
Light trade $113 to $192, with the majority in that $160 bracket
Heavy trade $174 to $199
With export weights $203 to $211
With drafts up to 30kg dressed $214 to $235
With super heavies over 30kg dressed $244 to $275
To Merino sales, light kill types up to 20kg dressed $95 to $130
With lighter restocker types $60 to $80
Light trade $110 to $164, with the majority in the $150 bracket
To hoggets, with light weight Merino hoggets $60 to $75
With the well covered heavy weights $98 to $120 and they had to be good to get there
With crossbred hoggets seeing most sales between $100 and $130
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for their clients –
Firstly for the Whillock Family of “Maxland” at Geurie, who sold export weight 2nd cross lambs with a fresh ¼ inch skin, in a 3 score condition and these top lambs made $225.
Paul Vernon from Wellington, sold large framed well covered Merino hoggets, with an inch skin and these top hoggets made $120.
Paul & Carmel Quinn of “Caroo” at Dubbo, sold export weight Dorper lambs in a 4 score condition and these top lambs made $203.
And lastly for John & Megan Giddy of “Ilyria” at Nyngan, who sold light export 1st cross lambs in a 3 score condition and these tidy lambs made $180.
Into the mutton pens now, where it was a good yarding of mutton with the market actually $5 to $10 dearer for the medium and light weight sheep, with the heavy weights fully firm.
Light boner ewes $38 to $55
Boner ewes $58 to $80
Medium weight ewes $86 to $110 for crossbreds or $63 to $100 for Merino’s with a big chunk in that $90 to $100 bracket
Export weights $95 to $132 for crossbreds or $90 to $136 for Merino’s
With super heavy weights mainly all being crossbreds, over 30kg dressed $108 to $130
Light weight wethers $44 to $86
Medium weights $78 to $108 and mainly around $90
With export weights $110 to $126
With some super heavy 1st cross wethers making up to $137.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following mutton for their clients –
On the same truck as the lambs, John & Megan Giddy sold Merino ewes with a ¼ inch skin, to the exporters for $115.
Warwick & Margaret Herbert also at Nyngan, sold large framed heavy 1st cross ewes, with a ¼ inch skin to the exporters and these top ewes made $136.
While for Peter & Jo Warren of “Talbalba” on the border, who sold large framed Merino ewes in a 3 score condition to the exporters and they made $110.
Well that about wraps it up for another week, don’t forget our next store cattle sale is scheduled for Friday 17th February, 2023.
So until next week …………………….. Bye.
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