Fat Cattle Report
Good morning, this is Campbell Rose from Carter Lindsay & Weber taking a look at the weekly livestock market reports out of Dubbo for the 3rd week of January 2025. Tallied numbers this week included –
5100 fat cattle
9800 lambs
10900 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where numbers lifted by 1400 head. It was a good quality yarding with good numbers of prime cattle in all sections. Orders remained strong with more support from northern restockers, and more southern export orders included throughout the sale.
Young cattle to trade were firm with prime young steers selling from 360 - 380c/kg. Young cattle to the restockers remained solid, with steers reaching a top of 476 cents and heifers reaching 438c/kg.
Feeder steers were 10 – 15 cents cheaper, selling from 355 - 410c/kg. Meanwhile feeder heifers held firm, selling from 320 - 366c/kg.
A good quality yarding of grown cattle was yarded. Many with weight and cover. Grown steers were up to 10 cents cheaper, selling from 346 - 389c/kg. However, the heifers held well and selling a touch stronger, selling from 334 - 368c/kg.
Heavy cows were up to 16 cents softer off the back of last week's hot market. Prime heavy cows sold from 293 - 321c/kg. However, the lighter 2 score cows remained firm, selling from 275 - 305c/kg. Heavy bulls sold to 325c/kg.
Carter Lindsay and Weber sold the following cattle for some of their clients -
Firstly, Warren and Narelle Leven from Gulgong, sold prime fat Angus cross cows for 303 cents, weighing 682kg and returning $2068.
The McWhirter Family of ‘Springfield’ at Tooraweenah, sold prime vendor bred Santa cross steers for 360 cents, weighing 592kg and returning $2134.
The Weber Family of ‘Chelsea’ at Tottenham, sold vendor bred feeder heifers for 351 cents, weighing 374kg and returning $1316.
And lastly for Kieran and Anita Smith of ‘Charmwood’ at Nyngan, who sold vendor bred Angus feeder steers for 410 cents, weighing 449kg and returning $1842.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where numbers were back by 2000. It was a very mixed yarding with only odd pens of heavy weights and there were a fair number of trade weights. There was a large number of secondary lambs yarded, predominantly lacking cover and freshness.
Lightweight lambs to the processors were $6 cheaper, with the 2 score lambs under 18kg selling from $85 - $135. Trade lambs were also up to $6 cheaper, selling from $150 - $210. Heavy weight lambs were up to $5 cheaper, selling from $204 - $265, and the extra heavy’s over 30kg sold to a top of $290.
The restockers were active on suitable lambs with the better types selling from $130 - $135. Crossbred hoggets sold to $210 and Merino hoggets reached $175.
Mutton numbers lifted and showed a firm if not $5 stronger market. Merino ewes sold from $72 - $170. Heavy crossbred ewes sold to $159 and the best of the crossbred wethers reached $182. Merino wethers reached $152.
Carter Lindsay and Weber sold the following lambs and sheep for some of their clients -
Firstly, Adam and Billie Altus at Eumungerie, sold heavy Australian White lambs for $205.
To Warren now for Matthew Scott of ‘Gum Valley’ at Warren, who sold trade Dorper lambs, in a 3 score condition for $155.
Simon and Kelly Earl of ‘Longstowe’, sold heavy Merino ewes for $170.
And lastly Karl Bright of Nyngan, sold extra heavy crossbred wethers for $182.
Well that about wraps it up for the first week back of sales, don’t forget our next store cattle sale is scheduled for Friday 7th February, 2025.
So until next week …………………. Bye.
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