Fat Cattle Report
Good morning, this is Shaun McHugh taking a look at the weekly livestock markets out of Dubbo for the last week of May 2024.
Tallied numbers this week included -
2400 fat cattle
15000 lambs
9000 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where numbers were back, possibly due to the talk of a chance of widespread rain. A plainer quality yarding was on offer with runs of feeder cattle and cows making up the bulk of the yarding. All the usual buyers competed in a dearer market.
Feeder steers sold to strong demand with medium weights selling from 350 - 396ckg, while the heavy weights reached a top of 365c/kg. Feeder heifers remained firm to sell from 250 - 300c/kg. Restockers were active on quality pens of cattle with the better Angus steers reaching 393 cents, while the heifers reached 310 cents.
Grown steers and bullocks lifted in price and sold from 285 - 344c/kg. Grown heifers sold from 280 - 330c/kg. Heavy cows were stronger and sold to a top of 245c/kg. The best heavy bull reached a top of 250 cents.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for some of their clients -
Ben & Cloe Lawson of ‘Monte Carlo’ at Stuart Town, sold Charolais cross steers for 346 cents, weighing 342kg to come back at $1186.
Judy Donnelly of ‘Kurrajong Park’ at Narromine, sold 4 tooth Angus bullocks for 339 cents, weighing 648kg to return $2198.
To Warren now for the Earl Family of ‘Longstowe’, who sold Charolais heifers for 332 cents, weighing 520kg to come back at $1727.
The Weston family of ‘Nihill Gully’, sold Angus cows for 238 cents, they weighed 625kg to return $1487.
The Young Family of ‘Pinegrove’ at Nyngan, sold Angus steers for 333 cents, weighing 423kg to return $1409.
Richard and Dixie Stendell of ‘Ben Avon’ at The Marra, sold milk tooth Santa steers for 300 cents, weighing 572kg to return $1716.
And lastly for Clare Kesby of ‘The Rocks’ at Brewarrina, who sold Angus cross cows for a sale topping 245 cents, weighing 613kg to return $1503.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where quality was back on last week, with larger runs of light lambs and limited numbers of quality trade and heavy weights. All the usual buyers operated in a dearer market.
Trade lambs were $5 better selling from $125 - $170. Heavy trade lambs lifted $4 to range from $166 - $186. Heavy lambs gained $6 and sold from $184 - $215, while the extra heavy lambs sold from $217 - $242. The best heavy hoggets reached a top of $157.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for some of their clients -
Locally for Doug & Lorna Bambrick of ‘Moolakar’, who sold Dorper lambs in a 3 score condition for $127.
Andrew O’Brien of ‘Glenhaven’ sold Aussie White lambs in a 4 score condition, to the exporters for $223
The Koerstz Family of ‘Warrie’ sold Aussie White lambs in a 3 score condition for $178.
John Blease of ‘Tanners Creek’ at Tomingley, sold Dorper lambs in a 4 score condition, to the export orders for $217.
Ben Doherty of ‘Bundarra’ at Tullamore, sold Merino lambs in 3 score condition, with a 6 week skin for $140.
Matt Scott of ‘Gum Valley’ at Warren, sold Dorper cross lambs in a 3 score condition for $190.
Anthony & Kate Gibson of ‘Wilgadale’ at Nyngan, sold Merino lambs in a 2/3 score condition with an inch skin for $86.
The Reid Family of ‘Kimbriki’ at Coolabah, sold Merino wether lambs in a 2/3 score condition with an inch skin for $91.
And lastly for The Mannix Family of ‘Gumbooka’ at Bourke, who sold Dorper lambs in a 3 score condition to the domestic kill for $150.
Into the mutton pens now where light mutton was dearer and the heavy mutton was cheaper.
Light ewes sold from $36 - $56
Medium weight ewes sold from $66 - $85
Heavy weight ewes sold from $91 - $113
Light wethers sold from $56 - $68
Medium weight wethers sold from $72 - $88
Heavy wethers sold from $95 - $115
Just a couple of quick quotes this week for Carter Lindsay & Weber clients -
The Smith family of ‘Charmwood’ at Nyngan, sold Merino ewes in a 2/3 score condition with a 2 inch skin for $77.
And for The Stendell family of ‘Ben Avon’ at The Marra, who sold Merino ewes in a 3 score condition with an inch skin for $90.
Well that about wraps it up for another week, don’t forget we have a store cattle sale next Friday the 7th of June, so if you’re keen to take advantage of the rain please give one of us a call and we can help you in any way.
So until next week ………………… Bye.
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