Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon, this is Shaun McHugh taking a look at the weekly livestock markets out of Dubbo for the 2nd week of May, 2026.
Tallied numbers this week included –
7000 fat cattle
28000 lambs and
17000 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where numbers were back, but again cows and weaners made up a large percentage of the yarding. There were nice pens of yearlings and a better selection of well finished grown steers and heifers in a dearer market.
Young cattle to the trade gained 4 cents with the prime vealers and yearlings selling from 380 - 461c/kg.
Feeder steers lifted by 15 cents to sell from 440 - 528c/kg, while feeder heifers sold from 380 - 482c/kg.
Grown steers and heifers remained firm with the grown steers selling to 467c/kg and the grown heifers sold to 454c/kg.
Cows to the restockers and processors gained 25 cents with restockers paying up to 347c/kg with the better D3/4 cows selling to a top of 416 cents.
The best heavy bull reached a top of 400 cents.
Carter Lindsay & McHugh sold the following cattle for some of their clients -
Locally for Stan Noonan of ‘Redford Park’, who sold Angus cross heifers for 465 cents, they weighed 426kg to return $1984.
The Crook Family at Eumungerie, sold sale topping cows for 416 cents, weighing 705kg to return $2934.
The Whale Family of ‘Glenroy’ at Wellington, sold Angus steers for 518 cents, they weighed 391kg and returned $2031.
The Crockett family of ‘Nithsdale’ at Bakers Swamp, sold Belted Galloway bullocks for 408 cents, weighing 680kg to return $2775.
The McKay Family of ‘Winnabri’ at Trangie, sold Shorthorn steers for 440 cents, weighing 323kg to return $1422.
The McLaughlin Family of ‘Merryanbone North’ at Warren, sold Angus cross steers for 478 cents, weighing 526kg to return $2516.
The Currans Family of ‘Wyola’ at Hermidale, sold Angus cows for 320 cents, weighing 530kg to come back at $1698.
And lastly for The Dunn Family of ‘Bundong’ at Coolabah, who sold Romagnola steers for 467 cents, they weighed 576kg to return $2693.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where the first sale in a fortnight produced a good quality yarding with good numbers of trade and heavy weights. Light lambs for restockers and Merino’s were well supplied with all regular buyers at the rail in a strong market with increased southern orders.
Lightweight lambs to the processors remained firm to sell from $145 for the plainer unshorn types and up to $236 for the pretty, neatly shorn covered lambs.
Trade lambs also remained firm to sell from $220 - $291.
Heavy lambs lifted in demand and price, up by $12 to sell from $300 - $370 while the extra heavy lambs sold to a top of $385.
Merino trade weights sold from $188 - $244, while the heavy weights sold to $278.
The best heavy hoggets reached a top of $280.
Carter Lindsay & McHugh sold the following lambs for some of their clients -
Greg and Sally-Ann Whillock of ‘Murga’ at Geurie, sold 2nd cross lambs in a 4 score condition, with an inch skin for $335.
The Millner Family of ‘Geurie Homestead’ at Geurie, sold crossbred lambs in a 4 score condition, with an inch skin for $320.
The Baker family of ‘Ercildoon at Narromine, sold Aussie White lambs in a 4 score condition for $298.
Sam & Nikki Mawbey of ‘Burroway’ at Burroway, sold Dorper lambs in a 2/3 score condition for $181.
Lastly for the O’Brien family of ‘Nebinedulla’ at Bollon, who sold Dorper lambs in a 3 score condition for $238.
Into the mutton pens now, where a larger numbers of plainer sheep were on offer.
Light ewes sold from $84 - $145
Medium weight ewes sold from $170 - $230
Heavy ewes sold from $250 - $314
Light wethers sold from $120 - $147
Medium weight wethers sold from $154 - $193
Heavy wethers sold from $200 - $260
Carter Lindsay & McHugh sold the following mutton for some of their clients -
The Bell family of ‘Barney’s’ at Mendooran, sold Dorper ewes in a 2 score condition for $176.
The Bryan Family of ‘Newe Park’ at Warren, sold Dohne ewes in a 3 score condition with an inch skin for $215.
The Giddy Family of ‘Illyria’ at Nyngan, sold Dorper ewes in a 4 score condition for $215.
The Stendell Family of ‘Ben Avon’ at Brewarrina, sold Merino ewes in a 3 score condition in an inch skin for $185.
Jack Murray of ‘Lyndon’ at Walgett, sold Merino ewes in a 2 score condition with an inch skin for $153.
And lastly for The Betts Family of ‘Mirrabooka’ at Cobar, who sold Merino Ewes in a 3 score condition with a 2 inch skin for $195.
Well that about wraps it up for another week, don’t forget our next store cattle sale is scheduled for Friday 5th June, 2026
So until next week ……………………. Bye.
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