Weekly Markets

Fat Cattle Report

Good afternoon, this is Shaun McHugh taking a look at the weekly livestock markets out of Dubbo for the 3rd week of October. 

Tallied numbers this week included –

3400 fat cattle                                                             
27000 lamb
9500 mutton

Into the cattle pens firstly, where a rain affected yarding saw numbers drop significantly from the previous weeks yarding. It was also a plainer quality yarding than the weeks gone by with not the usual number of heavy weights or finished cattle on offer. All the usual buyers were in attendance in a slightly cheaper market.

  • Medium weight feeder steers sold from 296 - 380c/kg.

  • Heavy feeders lost 10 cents to sell from 320 - 360c/kg.

  • Feeder heifers eased by 7 cents to range from 260 - 312c/kg, while the heavy weights sold to a top of 320c/kg.

  • Heavy grown steers lost 5 cents to range from 305 - 370c/kg.

  • Grown heifers sold from 280 - 326c/kg.

  • Cows lost 12 cents, the better D3/4 cows sold from 265 - 298c/kg. The best heavy bull reached a top of 280 cents.

    Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for some of their clients -

  • Locally for the Quinn Family of ‘Caroo’ at Dubbo, who sold Angus heifers for 308 cents, weighing 477kg, they returned $1910.

  • The Lawson Family of ‘Monte Carlo’ at Stuart Town, sold Angus cross heifers for 303 cents, weighing 497kg to come back at $1508.

  • The McWhirter family of ‘Springfield’ at Tooraweenah, sold milk tooth Angus bullocks for 355 cents, weighing 601kg to return $2135.

  • The Noonan Family of ‘Purim’ at Warren, sold Angus steers for 372 cents, weighing 585kg and they returned $2179.

  • Lastly for The Leigo Family of ‘Moorland Downs’ at Bourke. who sold crossbred steers for 329 cents, weighing 452kg to come back at $1488.

Fat Sheep & Lamb Report

Into the lamb pens now where numbers lifted slightly, however there was limited numbers of heavy weights. Trade weights were well supplied across all breeds with the market remaining firm. Merino lambs and hoggets sold to a cheaper trend.

  • New season trade weights sold from $155 - $196 while the heavy weights sold from $190 - $227.

  • Old trade lambs remained firm for the shorter skinned, well presented to sell from $165 - $184, while the longer skin poorly presented lambs sold from $136 - $158.

  • Heavy weight old season lambs, ageing with a neat short skin sold from $196 - $224 while the extra heavies sold to a top of $270.

  • Merino lambs were well supplied with the trade weights selling from $94 - $130 while the heavy weights reached $194.  The best heavy hoggets reached a top of $180.

    Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for some of their clients -


  • The Whillock Family of ‘Maxland’ at Geurie, sold composite suckers to the kill for $216.

  • Helen Woods of ‘Coonardoo’ at Peak Hill, sold crossbred lambs in a 4 score condition, with an inch skin to the export orders for $253.

  • The Adams Family of ‘St Louie’ at Mendooran, sold Dorper cross lambs in a trade weight 3 score condition for $170.

  • The Baker Family of ‘Ercildoon’ at Narromine, sold Aussie White lambs in a 4 score condition to the export orders for $197.

  • To Nyngan now for the Hoare Family of ‘Karabran’, who sold Sheep Marster cross lambs in a 4 score condition for $230.

  • The Dewhurst Family of “Elmsley” at Hermidale, sold crossbred lambs in a 4 score condition, with a 2 inch skin for $230.

  • Lastly for Peter Davis of ‘Kahmoo’ at Bourke, who sold Merino lambs in a 3 score condition, with an inch skin for $166.

    Into the mutton pens now where numbers lifted and quality was mixed with the market a little softer across all grades.

  • Light weight ewes sold from $51 - $66
    Medium weight ewes sold from $72 - $93
    Heavy weight ewes sold from $95 - $120

  • Light weight wethers sold from $65 - $78
    Medium weight wethers sold from $84 - $99
    Heavy weight wethers sold from $108 - $134

    Just a quick quote this week for The Boland Family of ‘The Pines’ at Nyngan, sold Dorper ewes in a 3/4 score condition for $90.

    Well that about wraps it up for this week, don’t forget our next special store cattle sale is scheduled for Friday 1st November, 2024.

Just a reminder that the last cattle sale of the year will be Thursday the 12th of December and the final sheep sale will be Monday the 16th of December.

The first sales of the New Year will be a sheep sale on Monday the 6th of January 2025 and the first cattle sale will be Thursday the 9th of January 2025.

So until next week ………………………….. Bye.


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