Fat Cattle Report
Good morning, this is Campbell Rose taking a look at the weekly livestock market reports out of Dubbo for the 3rd week of March 2025.
Tallied numbers this week included –
3400 fat cattle
19000 lambs and
14000 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, with cows a highlight being up to 40 cents dearer. With last Friday's rain and more predicted on the way, numbers fell by 2200. It was a fair quality yarding with good numbers of prime cattle in all sections, along with good numbers of weaners and cows lacking condition to suit restockers.
Young cattle to trade were 18 cents dearer, with prime young steers selling from 290 - 385c/kg. Young cattle to the restockers were dearer. Young steers sold to 450 cents and heifers reaching 362c/kg.
Feeder steers were 15 – 20 cents stronger, selling from 340 – 416 cents. Feeder heifers were 27 cents dearer, selling from 290 - 372c/kg.
Grown steers and heifers were 10 cents dearer. Prime grown steers sold from 345 - 405c/kg. Prime grown heifers sold from 313 - 380c/kg.
Cows were 34 – 44 cents dearer. Prime heavyweight cows sold from 300 - 355c/kg, with 2 and 3 score cows selling from 258 - 302c/kg.
Heavy bulls were stronger selling to 351c/kg.
Carter Lindsay and Weber sold the following cattle for some of their clients -
Firstly, Tim and Carmel Koertz of “Warrie” at Dubbo, sold heavy vendor bred Angus cross steers for 388 cents, weighing 562kg and returning $2183.
Adam and Billie-Jean Altus at Eumungerie, sold heavy Angus cows for 315 cents, weighing 770kg and returning $2427.
And lastly for the Young Family of ‘Pinegrove’ at Nyngan, who sold heavy export bullocks for 365 cents, weighing 840kg and returning $3067.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now where it was a mixed yarding with only odd pens of heavy weight lambs yarded along with fair numbers of trade weights. There were limited numbers of Merino’s and large numbers of exotic pens.
Lightweight lambs to the processors were $2 cheaper, with the 2 score lambs under 18kg selling from $60 - $123. Trade lambs were also up to $16 cheaper, selling from $128 - $198. Heavy weight lambs were $13 cheaper, selling from $180 - $236 and the extra heavy’s over 30kg sold from $248 - $260.
Merino’s were firm with trade weights selling from $128 - $146.
Lambs to the restockers were firm with crossbreds selling from $24 - $152 and Merino’s selling from $17 - $60.
Crossbred hoggets sold to $170.
There were over 140000 mutton penned where most grades shown stronger trends.
Lightweight Merino ewes were slightly cheaper although the medium and heavy weights were $8 - $13 dearer.
Merino ewes sold from $37 - $180.
Heavy crossbred ewes sold from $69 to $187.
Merino wethers sold from $66 - $170, while crossbred wethers sold to $176.
Carter Lindsay and Weber sold the following lambs and sheep for some of their clients -
Firstly, The Edward’s Family of ‘Spring Valley’ at Wellington, sold heavy Merino Gullengamble ewes with and 30mm skin for $141.
The Whillock Family of ‘Maxland’ at Geurie, sold heavy vendor bred crossbred lambs for $230.
Chris & Bec O’Malley of ‘Carinya’ at Narromine, sold heavy crossbred ewes for $175.
And lastly for Richard and Cath Hoare of ‘Karabran’ at Nyngan, who sold vendor bred SAMM cross Sheepmaster lambs for $135.
Well that about wraps it up for another week, don’t forget our next store cattle sale is scheduled for Friday 4th April, 2025.
So until next week …………………….. Bye.
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