Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon everybody, this is John Lindsay taking a look at the weekly livestock market reports out of Dubbo for the first week of March, 2025. Tallied numbers this week included –
4000 fat cattle
13000 lambs
19000 mutton and
2400 store cattle
Into the cattle pens firstly, where it was a smaller number on what was a plainer market for the younger end, with all other categories well represented. The market in general was dearer for good fresh yearlings and feeder cattle, with cows 10 cents cheaper with the medium weights up to 15 cents cheaper on what is still a solid market.
Vealer steers were in shorter supply and mainly to restockers 340 to 415 cents and they were only light. With the heifer portion 280 to 310 cents.
Yearling steers under 400kg to feeders 320 to 350 cents for the plainer types, or 360 to 400 cents for the mainly Angus drafts. Heavier drafts up to 500kg to feedlotters 330 to 392 cents, with the majority around the 380 cents mark.
Yearling heifers under 400kg to feeders 270 to 336 cents with a big chunk around that 310 to 320 cent mark, with heavier drafts over 400kg and mainly all to feed 306 to 338 cents.
Into export sales, feeder steers over 500kg 320 to 401 cents but mainly around that 370 cent mark. Young bullocks 310 to 380 cents, with the bulk around 350 cents. With mature aged bullocks 290 to 330 cents. With export weight kill heifers 310 to 356 cents.
Light boner cows 135 to 180 cents, medium weights 230 to 260 cents with suitable restocker drafts in high demand and all PTIC 264 to 308 cents, with heavy high yielding cows seeing most sales between 257 and 280 cents and this week topping at 297 cents.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following cattle for their clients –
Locally for Jeff & Kay Anderson of “Mallawa” at Narromine, who sold heavy feeder steers that weighed 505kg for 401 cents and these top steers came back at $2020.
Mark & Trudy Altus of “Albion Hills” at Wongarbon, sold prime Charolais cross cows that weighed 645kg for 293 cents and these top cows came back at $1890.
Kim Grattan of “Fineview” at Tomingley, sold Angus feeder steers that weighed 380kg for 400 cents to come back at $1520.
At Albert for The O’Neill family, who sold export weight Hereford heifers to kill for 300 cents, they weighed 520kg and these top heifers came back at $1440.
To Warren for the Steele Family, who sold fresh Santa cows that weighed 550kg for 270 cents and these top trim cows came back at $1490.
For Mundadoo Family Trust, who sold fresh Angus feeder steers for 398 cents, they weighed 455kg and these top steers came back at $1820.
While for Peter & Lyn Davis Family of “Romani Station” at Bourke, who sold large framed Charolais cross cows – all PTIC with a red tag that weighed 485kg for 308 cents – all to the restockers and these top cows came back at $1500.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where there was a similar number on offer with all categories well represented on what was a slightly dearer market for all categories, with the exception of the Merino’s which were fully firm.
Into crossbred sales firstly, light weights up to 18kg dressed $113 to $128
With medium weights up to 20kg dressed $133 to $150
Light trade $140 to $174 with a big chunk around that $150 mark and mainly a lot of Dorper’s in this category
Heavy trade or light export $150 to $200 and mainly around that $180 mark
With export weights up to 26kg dressed $203 to $214
With super heavies over 26kg dressed and more like 30kg dressed $218 to $260, with the majority around the $240 mark, with this week’s top price getting up to $290 for a pen of lambs estimated to weight well over 30kg dressed.
To Merino’s, light weights up to 16kg dressed $91 to $110
Light trade in shorter supply $115 to $130
Medium trade $128 to $136
Heavy trade $155 to $175, but needed to be covered
With limited export weights seeing sales up to $195.
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following lambs for their clients –
Locally for Greg & Vicki O’Connor, who sold export weight 2nd cross lambs in a 4 score condition and these top lambs made $260.
At Walgett for The Mace Family of “Wilga Park”, who sold export weight Merino hoggets with an inch skin, in a 3 score condition, in a nice shape for $142.
For the Hyland Family at Bourke, who sold young healthy Merino lambs, unshorn to restockers and these top young lambs made $74.
While for a Northern vendor, trade weight Dorper lambs in a fresh condition and well rounded and these top lambs made $147.
To the Mutton pens now, where there was a large yarding with a good selection of all categories, with the market in general I believe fully firm on the week’s prior on what was already quite solid. If anything the lighter weights could have been up to $5 cheaper.
Light boner ewes $46 to $82
Medium weights $65 to $116 for Merino’s, but mainly around the $90 mark or $63 to $95 for Dorper’s
Export weights over 24kg dressed $113 to $145 for Merino’s or $110 to $138 for Dorper’s
With super heavies over 30kg dressed $130 to $156 for Merino’s or $125 to $170 for crossbreds.
Boner wethers $85 to $110
Medium weights $86 to $113
With export weights mainly all Merino’s $118 to $128
Carter Lindsay & Weber sold the following mutton for their clients –
Locally for Paul Vernon at Wellington, who sold prime export weight Merino ewes with a fresh 6 week skin, to the export orders and these top ewes made $150.
At Coonamble for Urungie Partnership of “Urungie”, sold export weight Merino ewes with a 1 inch skin and these top ewes made $114.
At Albert for Bob & Robin Smart of “Tullarook”, who sold large framed Merino ewes with an inch skin, in a 3 score condition and they made $123.
At Nyngan for The Hoare Family of “Karabran”, who sold their usual large framed SAMM ewes in a 3 score condition to the export orders, with a ¼ inch skin and they made $130.
Well that about wraps it up for this week, don’t forget our Autumn Special Weaner Cattle sale is on next Friday 14th March, with some top quality drafts on offer. For any enquiries, please give us a call.
So until next week …………………….. Bye.
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