Fat Cattle Report
Good morning everybody, this is John Lindsay taking a look at the weekly livestock market reports out of Dubbo for the forth week of May, 2024.
Tallied numbers this week included –
4100 fat cattle
18000 lambs
9500 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where there was a larger number with the market in general cheaper for most categories, with cows and restocker cattle hardest hit – seeing losses of 20 to 30 cents and could have been more in places, however feeder cattle particularly steers remained strong with feeder or restocker heifers – very flat and up to 20 cents cheaper and could have been more on the plainer types.
Vealer steers under 300kg to restockers 230 to 345 cents and mainly around that 300 cents, with good quality heavier drafts over 300kg up to 375 cents, but they were mainly Angus drafts. The heifer portion was tough, with lightweights under 300kg 230 to 250 cents for the crossy types or 250 to 265 cents for the better bred British drafts.
Yearling steers under 400kg to feedlotters 240 to 270 cents for the crossy types or 340 to 380 cents with the largest majority around that 350 cent mark. Heavier drafts over 400kg 280 to 382 cents and mainly around that 330 to 340 bracket, with the Angus drafts seeing a lot of sales around 360 cents but had to be fresh or well bred.
Yearling heifers under 300kg to restockers 206 to 240 cents but mainly around that 220 cent mark. Heavier drafts over 300kg 232 to 280 cents but most sales were around 250 cents to restockers, with feeder drafts 250 to 290 cents, but like the steers had to be fresh and mainly Angus to get there.
Into export sales, heavy feeders over 500kg 250 to 280 cents, with kill drafts 286 to 325 cents and up to 348 cents for the pick. Light boner cows 96 to 120 cents, medium weights 120 to 150 cents for the plainer types and up to 205 cents for the better covered types, with heavy high yielding cows 186 to 232 cents with a large majority around that 220 cent mark, with the best cow this week making 254 cents.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for their clients –
Firstly for David Hearn of “San Diego” at Dubbo, who sold heavy feeder steers to feedlotters that weighed 410kg they made 367 cents and these top steers came back at $1500.
Locally for Ian & Ilka Grattan of “Pine Park” at Wellington, who sold mature aged cows in forward condition for 220 cents, they weighed 540kg and these cows came back at $1190.
Kim Grattan of “Tintinvale“ at Tomingley, sold well bred Angus steers to backgrounders that weight 275kg for 386 cents and they came back at $1070.
To Tottenham for The Weber Family of “Chelsea”, who sold yearling Angus steers for 367 cents, they weighed 375kg to feedlotters and they came back at $1380.
While for a Southern vendor a run of Brangus mixed sexes, with the steer portion making 328 cents, they weighed 360kg to backgrounders and these fresh young steers came back at $1180.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where there was a larger number with most categories well represented, with most categories selling to dearer rates up to $10, with good quality kill lambs regardless of breed in high demand.
Into crossbred sales firstly, light kill types up to 16kg dressed $64 to $95
Up to 18kg dressed $90 to $115
Light trade $120 to $140
Medium trade $122 to $155
Heavy trade $140 to $180 with a big chunk around that $160 mark
With export weights up to 26kg dressed $146 to $186
With super heavies right up to 30kg dressed $170 to $216 but had to be good to get over $200
With the super heavies over 30kg dressed $215 to $240
To Merino sales, with light kill weights up to 18kg dressed $66 to $100
Light trade $105 to $118
Medium trade $122 to $130
Heavy trade $123 to $136
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for their clients –
Sam & Penny Deshon of “Rocklee” at Wellington, sold prime export weight Aussie White lambs in a 4 score condition and these top lambs made $193.
At Warren for The McKay Family of “Winnabri”, who sold heavy trade weight Merino lambs, in a well rounded 3 score condition with a ¼ inch skin for $143.
Lastly to Bollon for Greg & Donna Edwards of “Acme Downs”, who sold export weight Dorper lambs in a prime 3 score condition and these top lambs made $145.
Into the mutton pens now, where there was some good mutton on offer on what was a strong market and seeing rises of $4 to $8 particularly on the medium weight sheep.
Light boner ewes $20 to $45
Boner ewes $48 to $66
Medium weights $60 to $84 for crossbreds or $56 to $88 for Merino’s
With export weights $76 to $100 for crossbreds or $76 to $108 for Merino’s
Medium weight wethers $66 to $86
Light export weights $75 to $87
Export weights and mainly all Merino’s $105 to $108 and bearing in mind they were extremely good and well finished.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following mutton for their clients –
At Warren for The Bryan Family of “Newe Park”, who sold medium weight Merino ewes with a ½ inch skin for $76.
To Tottenham for The Plummer Family of “Trigoona”, who sold large framed CFA ewes with a 1 ½ inch skin and they made $89.
Lastly to Girilambone for The Gibson Family of “Wilgadale”, who sold large framed Merino ewes with an 8 week skin, in a 3 score condition to the exporters for $87.
Well that about wraps it up for another week, don’t forget our next special store cattle sale is scheduled for Friday 7th June, 2024.
So until next week ……………………. Bye.
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