Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon, this is Shaun McHugh taking a look at the weekly livestock markets out of Dubbo for the 3rd week of March.
Tallied numbers this week include:
1700 fat cattle
8500 lambs
2900 mutton and 2000 store cattle.
Into the cattle pens firstly, where some big rain events reduced numbers slightly. A good selection of feeder calves where on offer as well as good numbers of Bos Indicus yearlings. Grown steers and heifers were limited in a slightly dearer market.
Young cattle to the trade were 10 cents stronger. Prime steer yearlings sold from 384c to 496c/kg, while the heifer portion sold from 415c to 487c. Feeder steers sold to a top of 476c/kg, that’s firm on last week and feeder heifers sold from 380c to 453c/kg. Young cattle to the restocker were dearer with the young steers selling to 564c/kg and the heifer portion selling to 484c/kg.
Grown steers and heifers were 5 cents better. Teeth being the main price indicator as steers ranged from 340c to 415c/kg and the heifer portion sold from 330c to 398c/kg.
Cows were from on last week good rates, with the D3/4 cows selling from 291c to 317c/kg.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for their clients -
Locally for the Skinner family of “Wembley Park” who sold Friesian cows for 282 cents, weighing 640kgs to return $1806.
The Holland Family of “Avondale” at Goolma sold Angus bullocks for 358 cents, weighing 553kgs to return $1982.
The Paddison family of “Bogan Gully” at Tomingley sold Hereford heifers for 358 cents, they weighed 390kgs to come back at $1396.
And for the Parker Family of “Uteara Station” at Bourke who sold Hereford steers for 480 cents, weighing 285kgs to return $1372.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where numbers fell due to some rainfall in the supply area. A mixed quality yarding was on offer with the expected heavy weights and only a few trade lambs penned. Large runs of secondary lambs were well supplied as were Merino Hoggets.
Trade lambs were $5 cheaper with the shorn lambs selling from $152-$188. Heavy lambs were up to $12 easier in places. Most heavy lambs on offer ranged between $177-$228 while the extra heavies made up to $234. Merino lambs were $8 cheaper, as the trade weights sold from $150-$172 and a single pen of heavy weights made $195. Restockers are still very keen on secondary lambs which saw them selling up to $10 dearer, ranging from $148-$185. Merino hoggets sold from $158-$190 while xb hoggets reached $203.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following stock for their clients -
Locally for Ross Yeo of “Lambar” who sold 2nd x lambs in a 3 score condition, in a half inch skin for $186.
The Kelly family of “Hillview” at Wongarbon sold 2nd x lambs in a 4 score condition and a half inch skin for $210.
The Lawson Family of “Monte Carlo” sold Merino lambs in a 3 score condition, in a 12 week skin for $163.
Tom Power of Brookfield Rd at Wellington sold Aussie White wether lambs in a 3 score condition for $181.
Peter Hewett of “Hillview” at Tottenham sold xb lambs in a 3 score condition to the domestic kill for $195.
The Herbert family of “ Lynjoy “ at Nyngan sold xb lambs in a 3 score condition and a half inch skin for $193.
Into the mutton pens now where some very good sheep were penned along with a few trade and light weights in a cheaper market.
Light ewes sold from $96-$122
Medium weight ewes sold from $130-$168
Heavy weight ewes sold from $178-$220
Light wethers sold from $115-$135
Medium weight wethers sold from $140-$175
Heavy wethers sold from $184-$200.
Well that about wraps it up for another week, please note Carter Lindsay Weber will be conducting a clearing sale on Saturday, April 10 at “Inverness” Hermidale commencing at 9.30am. For further information please go to our Facebook or web page for a full list of items as well as keeping an eye out on the land newspaper.
So until next week .............................................................Bye.
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So until next week ........................................ Bye.