Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon everybody, this is John Lindsay with a look at this week’s livestock markets out of Dubbo for the third week of September, 2025.
Tallied numbers this week included –
8440 fat cattle
21000 lambs and
6500 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where there was a very large yarding and to be honest that is the biggest number yarded I’ve seen in my time of 25 years in Dubbo.
Given the number, the market was still very good, with most categories firm with some cheaper trends on cows, but all in all a still a very strong market.
Light vealer steers – mainly to restockers 486 to 592 cents, with the heifer portion also to restockers mainly 395 to 430 cents with some heavier fresher types making up to 510 cents.
Yearling steers under 400kg to feedlotters 410 to 544 cents, with the top end being your Angus drafts and most of your crossbred drafts either side of 500 cents. Drafts over 400kg to feedlotters 473 to 543 cents, with kill types 480 to 520 cents.
Yearling heifers under 400kg to feed 449 to 504 cents for mainly British types, with crossbred drafts 405 to 450 cents. Heavier drafts over 400kg 460 to 505 cents but mainly around 480 cents, with kill types 432 to 494 cents.
Into export sales, heavy feeder steers over 500kg were in shorter supply but saw sales between 481 and 520 cents, with young bullocks also in short supply but in high demand 470 to 520 cents. With mature aged bullocks 440 to 490 cents. Export heifers over 500kg live to processors 420 to 465 cents.
Light boner cows 270 to 300 cents, medium weights 340 to 400 cents, with heavy high yielding cows 375 to 420 cents generally with this week’s top price getting to 440 cents. With the best heavy bulls made between 390 to 440 cents.
Carter Lindsay & McHugh sold the following cattle for their clients –
Locally for The Grattan Family at Dubbo, who sold Angus feeder steers that weighed 375kg for 518 cents and they came back at $1945.
Andrew & Nicolette Vaughan of “Iona” at Yeoval, sold prime Angus cows that weighed 630kg for 422 cents and these top cows came back at $2645.
The McWhirter Family of “Springfield” at Tooraweenah, who sold Santa cross cows for 422 cents, they weighed 640kg and these top cows came back at $2710.
To Tottenham for The Weber Family of “Chelsea”, who sold light young Angus steers to restockers that weighed 235kg they made 558 cents and these young steers came back at $1320.
To the Marra for Richard & Dixie Stendell of “Ben Avon”, who sold well bred, young Santa steers to restockers that weighed 320kg for 504 cents and they came back at $1600.
John & Mary Burley of “Woodlands Station” at Nyngan, sold fresh Angus cross vealer heifers that weighed 360kg for 488 cents and these top heifers came back at $1770.
Lastly for a western vendor – fresh Angus cross feeder steers to feedlotters made 494 cents, they weighed 425kg and these top steers returned $2105.
Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where there was a smaller number on offer with all categories represented on what was a fully firm to slightly dearer market.
To new season lambs or suckers firstly, with light trade weights $245 to $284
Heavy trade weights $284 to $300
With export weights over 26kg dressed $324 to $350.
To crossbred sales, with light kill types up to 16kg dressed $168 to $185
With drafts up to 18kg dressed $170 to $200
Light trade $200 to $220
Medium trade $220 to $266
Heavy trade or light export $267 to $288
Export sales up to 26kg dressed $270 to $378 but mostly around $305 mark
Super heavies over 26kg dressed $300 to $376
With super heavies over 30kg dressed $376 to $425 but generally either side of $400
To Merino’s light weights up to 16kg dressed $1152 to $182 with plenty around $150
Up to 18kg dressed $188 to $200
Light trade $190 to $234
Medium trade $214 to $262
Heavy trade $256 to $300
Export weights up to 26kg dressed $290 to $330
With drafts up to 30kg dressed in short supply but seeing sales to $330
Carter Lindsay & McHugh sold the following lambs for their clients –
Firstly locally for The Quinn Family of “Caroo” at Dubbo, who sold trade weight Dorper lambs in a 3 score condition for $196.
The Whale Family of “Glenroy” at Wellington, sold trade weight suckers, with a fresh skin for $252.
To the Marra for Simon & Kelly Earl of “Longstowe”, who sold heavy trade weight Merino lambs with an inch skin, in a 3 score condition and these top lambs made $240.
To Hermidale for The Dewhurst Family of “Elmsley”, who sold heavy trade weight crossbred lambs with a 1 inch skin and they made $224
While at Tottenham for The Plummer Family of “Trigoona”, who sold heavy trade weight Merino lambs with an 8 week skin and these top lambs made $245.
To the mutton pens now, where all categories were well represented on what was a dearer market of between $5 to $10.
Light boner ewes $90 to $120
Boner ewes $124 to $143
Medium weights $164 to $196 for Merino’s or $178 to $188 for crossbreds
Export weights up to 30kg dressed $180 to $230 for Merino’s, with crossbreds seeing very similar values
With heavy weights over 30kg dressed $192 to $300 for crossbreds – but mainly around that $240 mark, with the Merino’s seeing sales between $213 and $276.
Wethers were shorter supplied this week, with medium weights and mainly all Merino’s $188 to $195
Merino wethers up to 30kg dressed $190 to $235,
With super heavies over 30kg dressed $243 to $270 and all Merino’s
Just some quick quotes for Carter Lindsay & McHugh clients –
For the Betts Family of “The Peak Station” at Cobar, sold large framed Merino ewes, with an inch skin, in a 3 score condition and these top ewes made $208.
Lastly, on the same truck as the lambs for Simon and Kelly Earl, who sold large framed Merino wethers with an inch skin and they made $250.
Well that about wraps it up for another week, don’t forget our next store cattle sale is scheduled for Friday 3rd October.
So, until next week ……………………… Bye.
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