Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon, this is Campbell Rose taking a look at the weekly livestock market reports out of Dubbo for the 4th week of October 2024.
Tallied numbers this week included –
5500 fat cattle
17800 lambs
9400 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where numbers increased and quality was good. There were plenty of well finished cattle with cover and weight all through the sale. Limited cattle under 300kg were yarded. There was a bit of variance in breed quality on the trade weights. Plenty of feeders were yarded, mostly well covered cattle. Grown steers and heifers were well supplied and good runs of fat cows with cover were throughout the sale.
Weaners were very limited, selling to a top of 380 cents. Feeder steers were firm for the lighter weights. Medium weight feeder steers sold from 265 – 378 cent. Heavy weight feeders were 10 cents softer, selling from 370 – 404 cents. Feeder heifers were firm selling from 257 – 321 cents.
Heavy trade cattle were firm ranging from 300 – 363 cents. Trade cattle were firm as well, with the steers selling from 328 – 350 cents and the heifers selling from 257 – 324 cents. Prime grown steers and bullocks were 5 cents softer, selling from 296 – 364 cents. Heavy heifers were 5 cents softer, selling from 260 – 292 cents. Cows were firm to 5 cents softer, with the heavy cows selling from 260 – 292 cents, with the medium weight 2 scores selling from 220 – 256 cents.
Carter Lindsay and Weber sold the following cattle for some of their clients -
Firstly, The Atkinson Family of ‘Wonga’ at Yeoval, sold vendor bred Santa steers for 371 cents, weighing 328kg and returning $1218.
Lucy Earl of ‘Longstowe’ at Warren, sold heavy Shorthorn bullocks for 200 cents, weighing an impressive 1150kg and returning $2300.
Breil and Bernadette Jackson of ‘Bogan River Downs’ at Nyngan, sold Angus feeder steers for 355 cents, weighing 476kg and returning $1689.
And lastly, the Allwright Family of ‘Kopyje Station’ at Hermidale, who sold vendor bred Santa steers straight off the cows, for 376 cents weighing 295kg and returning $1109.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where numbers were back and the quality was good. The new season lambs were mostly trade weights and stores, with only a limited number of heavy weights. Old lambs were mixed in the trade run but were well supplied in the heavy run. Merino numbers were back and quality was better with well covered lambs with weight being yarded. Overall, the lamb market sold $15 - $20 stronger.
New season store suckers sold from $123 - $151. Trade weights were dearer selling from $155 - $199. Heavy new season lambs sold from $206 - $270. Old season trade lambs sold from $155 - $190. Heavy lambs were firm selling from $180 - $249 and extra heavies topped at $289. Merino lambs were $20 stronger, with trades selling from $140 - $196 and heavies selling from $197 - $202.
Mutton numbers were similar and the quality remains good with plenty of mutton with weight and cover. Prices remained firm with well covered ewes selling to slightly stronger trends. Medium weight ewes sold from $48 - $82. Heavy Merino’s ewes reached $120 and wethers topped at $132. Heavy crossbred ewes topped at $126.
Carter Lindsay and Weber sold the following lambs and sheep for some of their clients -
Firstly, Craig and Kerry Walters of ‘Plain Creek’ at Wongarbon, sold beautifully presented, freshly shorn crossbred suckers for $270.
The Whillock Family of ‘Maxland’ at Geurie, sold unshorn crossbred suckers, straight off mum, for $228.
The Anderson Family of ‘Mallawa’ at Narromine, sold heavy crossbred hoggets for $160.
And lastly, The McKay Family of ‘Winnabri’ at Trangie, sold heavy Merino ewes for $113.
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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