Fat Cattle Report
Good morning everyone, this is John Lindsay taking a look at the weekly livestock market reports out of Dubbo for the first week of April, 2025.
Tallied numbers this week included –
3700 fat cattle
6000 lambs
3500 mutton and
1000 store cattle
Into the cattle pens firstly, where there was a similar number on offer despite large falls of rain over a large area. The market did respond seeing rises of 10 to 20 cents for all categories, with export cattle could have been more on what was a very strong sale.
Light vealer steers all to restockers 415 to 470 cents, with the heifer portion 330 to 380 cents.
Yearling steers under 400kg to feedlotters 362 to 418 cents, with the majority either side of 400 cents. Heavier drafts up to 500kg 370 to 420 cents and like the lighter drafts all mainly either side of 400 cents. Suitable kill drafts saw sales between 360 and 398 cents.
Yearling heifers under 400kg to feed 310 to 364 cents with a big chunk around the 350 cent mark, but bare in mind the heifers were in forward condition. With heavier drafts over 400kg 330 to 370 cents, with kill drafts 340 to 375 cents.
Into export sales, young bullocks to kill were in shorter supply but in high demand 373 to 390 cents with an isolated sale over 400 cents. With mature aged bullocks 340 to 370 cents. Export heifers 343 to 380 cents.
To cow sales, boner cows 180 to 240 cents, medium weights 270 to 318 cents but mainly around the 300 cent mark, with heavy high yielding cows seeing most sales between 307 and 335 cents and this week topping at 348 cents. With the best heavy weight bulls this week making between 315 and 330 cents and topping at 334 cents.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for their clients –
Locally for the Grattan Family of “Garth” at Tomingley, who sold yearling Angus steers to feedlotters for 395 cents, they weighed 320kg to come back at $1260.
The Millner Family of “Geurie Homestead” at Geurie, sold large framed Shorthorn cows in prime condition for 344 cents, they weighed 635kg and these top cows returned $2190.
To Wellington now for Paul Vernon, who sold Angus feeder steers that weighed 485kg for 420 cents and these fresh steers came back at $2025.
Matt & Kylie Whale of “Glenroy”, sold Angus feeder heifers for 346 cents, they weighed 365kg and these heifers came back at $1260.
And lastly for a southern vendor who sold Charolais cross feeder steers that weighed 495kg for 393 cents and these top steers came back at $1960.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where like the cattle it was a rain affected market. With only a small number yarded and in return the market was $10 to $15 for most and up to $30 dearer for the good quality kill lambs.
Into crossbred sales firstly, light weights up to 16kg dressed $94 to $126
Up to 18kg dressed $130 to $138
Light trade $124 to $163
With medium trade $162 to $190 with the majority around $170
Heavy trade or light export $186 to $220
With heavy weights up to 30kg dressed $236 to $260
With super heavies over 30kg dressed $256 to $275 generally with this week’s top price getting to $301 for a pen of 2nd cross lambs estimated to weigh well into the late 30’s dressed.
To Merino’s light kill types up to 18kg dressed $98 to $115
Light trade $110 to $156 but mainly around the $130 mark
Medium trade in short supply $150 to $160
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for their clients –
To Stuart Town firstly for The Lawson Family of “Monte Carlo”, who sold export weight 1st cross lambs with a 1 inch skin, to the exporters, in a 3 score condition for $232.
At Warren for The Scott Family who sold heavy trade weight Dorper lambs in a 3 score condition and these top lambs made $177.
Lastly for The Hoare Family of “Karabran” at Nyngan, who sold SAMM Sheepmaster cross lambs to the restockers and these well grown young lambs made $136.
Into the mutton pens, where like the lambs – all dearer by at least $10 to $15 and could have been more in places on the medium weights.
Boner ewes $76 to $100 and mainly around the $90 mark
Medium weights $96 to $137 and mainly around the $120 mark for Merino’s, with the crossbred portion $120 to $133
With drafts up to 30kg dressed $136 to $167 for Merino’s or $128 to $165 for crossbreds
With super heavies over 30kg dressed and mainly all being crossbreds $150 to $193
Wethers were in short supply with boner wethers around the $90 mark
Medium weights to $93 for crossbreds or $122 to $126 for Merino’s
With drafts up to 30kg dressed $120 to $130 for Merino’s or $130 to $146 for crossbreds
With super heavies – like the ewes, all over 30kg dressed being crossbreds $160 to $180
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following mutton for their clients –
On the same truck as the lambs for The Lawson Family who sold large framed Merino ewes with a ½ inch skin, in a 3 score condition to the export orders for $167.
And for the Scott Family – also on the same truck as the lambs, heavy weight Dorper ewes in a 4 score condition to the export orders and these to ewes made $189.
Well that about wraps it up for this week and just some dates to keep in mind due to Easter -
Please note there will be NO fat cattle sale on Thursday 17th April and NO sheep and lamb sale on Monday 21st April, with the fat cattle back in full swing on Thursday 24th April.
So until next week …………………….. Bye.
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