Fat Cattle Report
Good morning, this is Shaun McHugh taking a look at the weekly livestock markets out of Dubbo for the 1st week of August, 2023. Tallied numbers this week included –
3800 fat cattle
17100 lambs and
9500 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, were a mixed yarding greeted buyers. There were good runs of young cattle to suit the feeders and processors. Grown steers and heifers were well supplied, as were cows. There are still plenty of plainer unfinished cattle being offered in a market that lifted and fell depending on quality and breed.
Prime yearlings sold from 270 - 370c/kg. Light to medium weight feeder steers were 5 cents dearer selling from 280 - 334c/kg, while the heavy feeders were 3 cents cheaper ranging from 270 - 356c/kg. Feeder heifers were 10 cents cheaper selling from 200 - 318 cents. Restockers are showing a little bit of interest on British bred steers yet the Bos Indicus steers and any restocker heifers are struggling to find competition.
Grown steers sold from 240 - 307c/kg, while the heifers sold from 255 - 270c/kg. Cows were 8 cents dearer with the better D3/4 cows selling from 220 - 268c/kg. The best heavy bull reached a top of 226c/kg.
Just a couple of quick quotes for Carter Lindsay & Weber clients - out of Nyngan for John and Mary Burley of ‘Woodlands Station’, who sold Speckle Park cows for 248 cents, weighing 607kg to return $1507.
And for The Elder family of ‘Woorndoo’, who sold Angus cross steers for 340 cents, weighing 300kg to return $1021.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where a better quality yarding than last week was on offer. Some outstanding heavy weights were on offer in a mostly plain quality yarding. All regular buyers were in attendance in an up and down market.
Heavy trade weights were $10 dearer selling from $92 - $106 while the plainer lighter trade weights lost $10 to sell from $58 - $80. Heavy lambs were $6 - $10 better to range from $112 - $138 and extra heavies lifted to sell from $141 - $167 with an isolated sale up to $180. Merino trade weights lost $8 to sell from $48 - $96, while the heavy Merino lambs lifted in value to range from $113 - $128. The best heavy hogget reached a top of $105.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for some of their clients -
Paul Vernon of Gunners Dam Road at Wellington, sold crossbred lambs in a 3 score condition, with an 8 week skin for $110.
Col Ryan of ‘Mayfield’ at Gulargambone, sold crossbred lambs in a 3 score condition with an inch skin for $125.
The Plummer family of ‘Trigoona’ at Tottenham, sold 1st cross lambs in a 3 score condition with a 8 week skin for $123.
And lastly for The Hoare family of ‘Karabran’ at Nyngan, who sold SAMM lambs in a 4 score condition with an inch skin for $127.
Into the mutton pens now where all grades were represented.
Light ewes sold from $10 - $40.
Medium weight ewes sold from $48 -$72.
Heavy weight ewes sold from $83 - $100.
Light wethers sold from $24 - $38.
Medium weight wethers sold from $44 - $68.
Heavy weight wethers sold from $76 - $90.
Well that about wraps it up for another week, now a little reminder that the Marocara Dorset Ram sale is only a month away, being held on Tuesday September 5th on farm at Wongarbon NSW. More information to follow later.
So until next week …………………….. Bye.
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