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 May.
Tallied numbers this week included –
3000 fat cattle
15000 lambs and
7000 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where rain fell slowly all morning at the Saleyards where numbers were back but the market was up. There was a good selection of young cattle to suit the feeders and there were better numbers of grown steers and heifers. All the usual buyers operated in a dearer market.
Young cattle to the trade lifted 5 cents with prime vealers selling from 360 - 410c/kg.
Feeder steers and heifers were 15 cents better with steers selling from 375 - 424c/kg, while feeder heifers sold from 345 - 387c/kg. Young cattle to the restockers sold to strong demand with steers selling to a top of 442 cents and heifers reaching 385c/kg.
Grown steers and heifers lifted 8 cents and 12 cents respectively. Prime grown steers sold from 340 - 390c/kg, with the heifers selling from 344 - 372c/kg.
Cows were 20 cents stronger with the better D3/4 cows selling from 275 - 318c/kg. The best heavy bull reached a top of 328 cents.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for some of their clients -
Graham Baker of ‘Rosedail’ at Dubbo, sold Angus steers for 374 cents, weighing 610kg to return $2282.
The McLaughlin family of ‘Merryanbone North’ at Warren, sold Angus steers 418 cents, weighing 535kg to return $2237.
Nugget & Kay Carter of ‘Birrimba’ at Nyngan, sold heavy Santa cows for 307 cents, weighing 740kg to return $2273.
And lastly for the Weber family of ‘Chelsea’ at Tottenham, who sold Angus steers to the restockers for 420 cents, weighing 302kg to come back at $1269.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now where a mixed quality yarding greeted all the usual buyers. Good numbers of heavy weights and trade weights were on offer as were light kill lambs. Bidding was erratic at times in a dearer market, with well presented, short skins still attracting the most attention.
Lightweight lambs to the processors lifted $17 to sell from $98 - $147. Trade lambs gained $7 to sell from $162 - $200 with the rounder types reaching $220. Heavy weights lambs were $5 dearer selling from $230 - $285. Merino trade weights remained firm to range from $144 - $189, while heavy weights Merino lambs sold to a top of $219. The best heavy hoggets reached a top of $223.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for some of their clients -
The Isbester family of ‘Cumboogle’ at Dubbo, sold Dorper lambs in a 3 score condition for $216.
The O’Malley Family of ‘Carinya’ at Narromine, sold crossbred lambs in a 3/4 score condition with a half inch skin for $273.
The Deshon Family of ‘Rocklee’ at Wellington, sold Aussie White lambs in a 4 score condition to the export orders for $250.
The McKay Family of ‘Winnabri’ at Trangie, sold crossbred lambs in a 3 score condition with an inch skin for $180.
To Nyngan now for the Herbert Family of ‘Lynjoy‘, who sold White Dorper lambs in a 3/4 score condition for $226.
Lastly for The Gibson Family of ‘Wilgadale’, who sold Merino wether lambs in a 3 score condition with an inch skin for $155.
Into the mutton pens now where all grades were represented in a dearer market.
Light ewes sold from $55 - $118
Medium weight ewes sold from $127 - $168
Heavy weight ewes sold from $177 - $202
Extra heavy ewes sold from $210 - $233
Light wethers sold from $66 - $120
Medium weight wethers sold from $135 - $175
Heavy weight wethers sold from $180 - $260, with an isolated sale up to $298.
Just a couple of quick quotes this week -
The Olsen Family of ‘Heatherbrae’ at Geurie, sold Black Suffolk ewes in a 4 score condition with an inch skin for $239.
And for The Bright Family of ‘Neills’ at Girilambone, who sold extra heavy crossbred wethers in a 5 score condition, with an inch skin for a market topping $298.
Well that about wraps it up for another week, don’t forget our next store cattle sale is scheduled for Friday 6th June, 2025.
So until next week ……………………… Bye.
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