Fat Cattle Report
Good morning, this is Shaun McHugh taking a look at the weekly livestock markets out of Dubbo for the 2nd week of January, 2025.
Tallied numbers this week included –
3700 fat cattle
13000 lambs and
5000 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly where the first sale back had all buyers eager at the rail to secure suitable lines. Limited numbers of young trade cattle were 10 cents dearer with steers reaching a top of 310 cents. Young cattle to the restocker were also dearer with young steers selling from 380 - 440c/kg, while the heifer portion sold from 333 - 394c/kg. Feeder cattle were 20 cents better with the steers reaching 418 cents and feeder heifers reaching 370c/kg.
Grown steers and heifers were 30 cents stronger. Grown steers sold from 341 - 398c/kg and the grown heifers selling from 330 - 357c/kg. Cows lifted 25-35 cents with the better covered heavy cows selling from 310 - 346c/kg.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for some of their clients -
Locally for the Sherratt Family of ‘Tarresh Park’, who sold Angus cross steers for 382 cents, weighing 461kg they returned $1762.
The Walters Family of ‘Plain Creek’ at Wongarbon, sold Angus steers for 378 cents, they weighed 504kg and returned $1906.
The Whillock Family of ‘Maxland’ at Geurie, sold Angus steers for 409 cents, weighing 402kg to came back at $1647.
Kim Grattan of ‘Fine View’ at Tomingley, sold Angus steers for 410 cents, weighing 382kg to come back at $1569.
Fred and Caleb Hall at Gilgandra, sold Charolais cross steers for 408 cents, they weighed 305kg and returned $1245.
And lastly for Jack & Dione Carter of “Innaminna” at Nyngan, who sold Speckle Park cows for a sale topping 346 cents, weighing 700kg and they returned $2423.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now where all regular buyers were in attendance and operating, all be it at a lesser rate than before Christmas.
Across the board the market was about $10 - $15 cheaper. There were small numbers of good heavy weights along with fair numbers of well finished trade weights. Large runs of Dorper’s were again penned with limited numbers of Merino’s.
Crossbred trade lambs made from $158 - $214
Crossbred heavy lambs made from $207 - $241
Crossbred extra heavy weights made from $262 - $290
Merino trade weights made from $118 - $166
Merino heavy lambs made from $170 - $186.
Crossbred hoggets sold to $197, while Merino hoggets reached $156.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for some of their clients -
To Wongarbon for Craig and Kerry Walters of ‘Plain Creek’, who sold extra heavy crossbred lambs in a 4 score condition, with a 10 week skin for $282.
The O’Connor family of ‘Wongarbon Downs’, sold shorn crossbred lambs in a 4 score condition for $250.
The Whillock Family of ‘Maxland’ at Geurie, sold crossbred lambs in a 3 score condition, with a 6 week skin for $238.
To Mendooran now for The Bell Family of ‘Barney’s’, who sold Dorper lambs in a 4 score condition to the export orders for $235.
The Ward Family of ‘Condoomea’, sold crossbred lambs in a 3 score condition, with a 2 inch skin for $220.
Pete Edwards and Amanda Dunn of “Tubbavilla” at Coolabah, sold crossbred lambs in a 3 score condition, with a 6 week skin for $170.
And lastly for The Mannix Family of ‘Gumbooka’ at Bourke, who sold Dorper lambs in a 3 score condition to the export orders for $195.
Into the mutton pens now where mostly good quality pens were on offer in a dearer market.
Light ewes sold from $47 - $71
Medium weight ewes sold from $78 - $115
Heavy weight ewes sold from $123 - $170
Light wethers sold from $78 - $95
Medium weight wethers sold from $108 - $122
Heavy wethers sold from $125 - $136.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following mutton for some of their clients -
The Bryan Family of ‘Newe Park’ at Warren, sold Merino wethers in a 4 score condition with a 2 inch skin for $156.
The Bright Family of ‘Neils’ at Girilambone, sold crossbred ewes in a 4 score condition with an inch skin for $134
And lastly for The Dunn Family of ‘Bundong Station’ at Coolabah, who sold Merino ewes in a 3 score condition, with an inch skin for $111.
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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