Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon everybody, this is John Lindsay taking a look at the weekly livestock markets out of Dubbo for the third week of June, 2024. Tallied numbers this week included –
3500 fat cattle
30000 lambs
16000 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where there was a larger number on offer on what was a mixed yarding of cattle. In general, the market was dearer for all good quality cattle, particularly heavy Angus feeder steers, with plainer quality fully firm to slightly dearer.
Light vealer steers to restockers 280 to 390 cents, with the heifer portion 240 to 280 cents. Yearling steers under 400kg to restockers 338 to 352 cents for the crossy types and up to 386 cents for the better British drafts, with feeder drafts 308 to 396 cents but mainly around that 350 cent mark. Heavier drafts over 400kg to feed 316 to 387 cents with the top end being your Angus drafts.
Yearling heifers under 400kg to feed 240 to 280 cents for the crossy types or 260 to 330 cents for the British drafts but mainly around that 290 cent mark. Heavier drafts over 400kg to feed 280 to 340 cents, but bearing in mind they were in short supply and mainly Angus drafts.
Into export sales, heavy feeder steers up to 500kg 350 to 390 cents for the British and mainly Angus drafts, with the crossy types 330 to 350 cents. Heavier feeders over 500kg 325 to 340 cents, with young bullocks 280 to 350 cents and mainly around that 340 cent mark. With export kill heifers strong also, seeing sales between 280 and 345 cents.
Light boner cows 100 to 110 cents, medium weight cows 150 to 180 cents and up to 200 cents for the fresher types, with heavy high yielding cows seeing sales between 210 and 240 cents and this week topping at 266 cents for a pen of very clean prime Euro cows.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for their clients –
Locally for Randall & Kylie Carlow, who sold 2 tooth Angus heifers to feedlotters for 323 cents, they weighed 510kg, Preg tested empty and these heifers made $1640.
Dave & Terese Carter off their Coonabarabran block, sold top quality Angus feeder steers that weighed 445kg for 398 cents and these top steers came back at $1770.
At Nyngan for John & Mary Burley of “Woodlands Station”, who sold Angus cows for 180 cents, they weighed 480kg to come back at $870.
While at Canbelego for Nick & Steph Allwright of “Kopyje Station”, who sold good quality yearling Santa steers to feedlotters for 352 cents, they weighed 360kg and these top steers came back at $1270.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where there was a larger number on offer – but bearing in mind there was two weeks’ worth due to the June long weekend. The market did respond and was up to $10 dearer for most categories and this week more so on the light and medium weights.
Into crossbred sales firstly, with light kill types up to 18kg dressed $100 to $121
Medium weights $120 to $135
Light trade $124 to $147
Heavy trade $130 to $165 and mainly around that $150 mark
Light export $160 to $205
With drafts up to 30kg dressed $186 to $211 but mainly around that $200 mark
With super heavies over 30kg dressed seeing sales between $215 & $250
To Merino sales, light weights up to 18kg dressed $78 to $98
Medium weights $65 to $120 with a big chunk around that $100 mark
Light trade $120 to $150
With heavy trade in short supply $152 to $165
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for their clients –
Locally for the Whillock Family of “Maxland”, who sold export weight 2nd cross lambs with a very clean ¼ inch skin, in a 4 score condition and these top lambs made $223.
To Warren for The McKay Family of “Winnabri”, who sold light export weight Merino lambs, in a 3 score condition, with a ¼ inch skin and these tidy lambs made $139.
To Albert for Bob & Robin Smart of “Tullarook”, who sold trade weight Merino lambs with a ¼ inch skin and these tidy lambs made $121.
While at Hermidale for The Dewhurst Family of “Elmsley”, who sold light export weight 1st cross lambs, in a 3 score condition with a 1 inch skin and they made $144. While on the same truck heavy crossbred hoggets made $130.
Into the mutton pens now, where light the lambs there was 2 weeks’ worth with a larger number with the market fully firm.
Light boner ewes $30 to $36
Boner ewes $50 to $60
Medium weights $56 to $85 and mainly around that $70 mark for Merino’s
With export weights $84 to $116 for Merino’s and mainly around that $100 mark, with crossbred drafts $88 to $93
With super heavies over 30kg dressed $115 to $120 for Merino’s or $101 to $140 for crossbreds
Medium weight Merino wethers $58 to $95 with drafts with the help of a big skin making up to $100
With export weights $87 to $106 with a longer skin making up to $114.
Well that about wraps it up for another week, don’t forget our next special store cattle sale is scheduled for Friday 5th July, 2024.
So until next week …………………… Bye.
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