Fat Cattle Report
Good morning, this is Campbell Rose taking a look at the weekly livestock market reports out of Dubbo for the 2nd week of March, 2025.
Tallied numbers this week included –
5000 fat cattle
15000 lambs and
8300 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where numbers rose due to no rain falling as predicted. It was a mixed yarding with good numbers of prime cattle in all sections. All the usual buyers were present and some extra southern orders chasing weight creating a stronger feeder market.
Young cattle to trade were firm to slightly cheaper. With prime young steers selling from 290 - 386c/kg. Young cattle to the restockers were firm, with quality being a factor. Young steers sold to 442 cents and heifers reaching 342c/kg.
Feeder steers were 6 to 12 cents stronger, selling from 295 – 426 cents. Feeder heifers sold from 280 - 365c/kg.
Grown steers and heifers were 5 to 10 cents dearer. Prime grown steers sold from 319 - 388c/kg. Prime grown heifers sold from 300 - 360c/kg.
Cows were 15 to 20 cents dearer. Prime heavyweight cows sold from 275 - 325c/kg. 2 and 3 score cows sold from 180 - 230c/kg. PTIC cows to the restockers sold from 250 - 291c/kg. Heavy bulls were up to 10 cents stronger selling to 320c/kg.
Carter Lindsay and Weber sold the following cattle for some of their clients -
Firstly, Viv White at Molong, sold vendor bred feeder Angus steers for 405 cents, weighing 442kg and returning $1793.
Ian Bruce of ‘Kentore’ at Cumnock, sold heavy Angus feeder steers for 379 cents, weighing 545kg and returning $2066.
Chris & Bec O’Malley of ‘Carinya’ at Narromine, sold feeder Shorthorn steers for 360 cents, weighing 425kg and returning $1530.
The McWhirter Family of ‘Springfield’ at Tooraweenah, sold heavy Santa cows to the southern exports, they made 320 cents, weighing 690kg and returned $2210.
And lastly, The Young Family of ‘Pinegrove’ at Nyngan, who sold heavy export heifers for 353 cents, weighing 670kg and returning $2366.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now where it was a fair quality yarding with good numbers of heavy weight lambs and reasonable numbers of trade weight lambs.
Lightweight lambs to the processors were firm, with the 2 score lambs under 18kg selling from $72 - $125.
Trade lambs were also up to $5 stronger, selling from $140 - $216.
Heavy weight lambs were firm, selling from $202 - $238
The extra heavy’s over 30kg sold from $235 - $274.
Merino’s were firm with trade weights selling from $105 - $174.
While a pen of heavy Merino’s topped at $195.
Crossbred hoggets sold to $188, while Merino hoggets reached a top of $136.
There were over 8000 mutton penned where most grades remained firm.
Merino ewes sold from $52 - $142.
Heavy crossbred ewes sold from $71 to $162.
Merino wethers sold from $85 - $109.
Restockers purchased some of the plainer condition ewes for $32 - $40.
Carter Lindsay and Weber sold the following lambs and sheep for some of their clients -
Firstly for John Blease of ‘Tanners Creek’ at Tomingley, who sold heavy Australian White lambs over 26kg for $208.
The Whillock Family of ‘Maxland’ at Geurie, sold heavy crossbred lambs for $248.
Richard and Cath Hoare of ‘Karabran’ at Nyngan, sold vendor bred SAMM cross Sheepmaster lambs for $142.
And lastly for Greg and Donna Edwards of ‘Acme Downs’ at Bollon, who sold light Dorper lambs to export markets, in a 3 and 4 score condition for $149.
Well that about wraps it up for another week, don’t forget our next store cattle sale is scheduled for Friday 4th April, 2025.
So until next week …………………….. Bye.
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