Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon everybody this is John Lindsay with this week’s livestock reports out of Dubbo for the 3rd week of October 2026.
Tallied numbers this week included -
6100 cattle
24000 lambs and
6000 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly with a slightly larger number on offer this week on what I must say was a very good quality yarding of most categories. The market in general was firm to 10 cents dearer, more so on the feeder steers particularly on the crossbred drafts on what was still a very strong market.
Light vealer steers to restockers 582 - 675 cents, with the heavier drafts 480 - 652 cents.
Light vealer heifers also to restockers 470 - 526 cents.
Yearling steers under 400kg to restockers 530-615 cents, with the feeders 484-578 cents with the top end being your Angus drafts.
Heavier drafts over 400kg to the feeders 490-530 for the crossbreds or 540-570 for the Angus drafts.
Yearling heifers under 400kg to feed 450 - 506 cents, with the majority around 485 cents, with the heavier drafts over 400kg 454 - 497 cents, with most sales around 480 - 490 cents. But bearing in mind the PTE heifers are at the top of this category.
To export sales which were very strong which as mentioned some very good cattle on offer.
Young bullocks up to 4 teeth 480-500 cents, with mature aged bullocks 450-470 cents.
Heavy kill heifers 450 - 470 cents if they were up to 4 teeth and well covered, with older drafts seeing sales up to 460 cents.
Cows were once again strong with boner cows 280 - 340 cents, medium weights 360 -396 cents, with heavy high yielding cows 380 - 415 cents with this week’s top price getting to 422 cents.
Carter Lindsay & McHugh had the following cattle results for clients this week -
Firstly, for Adam & Billie Altus at Eumungerie, who sold well-bred Angus steers to feedlotters for 570 cents, they weighed 410kg and these top steers came back at $2350.
To Tooraweenah for the McWhirter family, who sold prime Santa cross cows that weighed 630kg for a market topping 422 cents and these top cows came back at $2670.
Graham and Annette Markey sold forward Charolais cross steers to feedlotters, they weighed 450kg and they came back at $2375.
For a Brewarrina client who sold well-bred Angus heifers to the feeders for 509 cents, they weighed 380kg and they came back at $1940, but important to mention although not PTE they had not been near any bulls.
While for a far western client, mature aged Hereford bullocks that weighed 720kg for 460 cents and these top bullocks came back at $3305.
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Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
To the lamb pens now where there were larger numbers given it was 2 weeks' worth due to the long weekend. The market in general was $10 dearer for all categories on what I think is still a strong market.
To new season lambs or suckers, with the lightweights up to 18kg to restockers $200 - 220.
Drafts up to 22kg dressed to restockers $240 - $260
Heavy trade to kill $273 - $292
With export weights $297- $305
Super heavies up to 30kg dressed $296 - $320.
To older crossbred sales, with drafts up to 22kg dressed $210-278 with most sales around $235
Heavy trade / light export $234 - 278
With drafts up to 26kg dressed $285 - $320
With the heavies up to 30kg dressed $314 - $350
And the super heavies over 30kg dressed $346 - $369.
To Merino sales and they were well supplied this week.
Restocker drafts up to 16kg dressed $115- $220 with most sales around $160.
Up to 18kg dressed $170 - $201
Light trade $180 - $214
Medium trade $200 - $257
Heavy trade / light export $238 - $276
With export weights $283 - $310
With some super heavies over 30kg dressed $256 - $362.
Carter Lindsay & McHugh had the following lamb results for clients this week -
For a local vendor, good quality heavy trade weight Merino lambs in a 3-score condition, with a fresh inch skin and they made $279.
For a local vendor who sold export weight unshorn 2nd cross suckers in a 3-score condition and these top young lambs made $300.
To Nyngan for the Hoare family off ‘Karabran’, who sold young heavy Sheepmaster lambs in a 3-score condition and these top young lambs made $323.
To Hermidale for the Dewhurst family who sold first cross lambs to the light exporters, with an inch skin and they made $260.
To the mutton pens now where the market was firm with some very good drafts of sheep on offer.
Light boner ewes $80 - $100
Boner ewes $146 - $162
Medium weight ewes $166 - $210 for merinos or $190 - $243 for crossbreds
With export weights $223 - $260 with most sales around $240
With the super heavies over 30kg dressed $ 252 - $302 for the Merino’s or $257 - $354 for the crossbreds with most sales either side of $280.
Boner wethers $145 - $158
Medium weights $182 - $220 with most sales around $190
With export weights $200 - $240
With the super heavies over 30kg dressed seeing sales up to $295 for some top Merino wethers.
Just some quick sheep quotes for Carter Lindsay & McHugh clients this week -
Out of Coolah, export weight Dorper ewes in a 4 score condition and they made $255.
While at Girilambone for the Gibson family, who sold Merino ewes in a 3 score condition, with a 6 week skin and they made $244.
Well, that wraps it up for this week with our next special store cattle sale in Dubbo on Friday the 6th of November.
So, until next week …………………………….. Bye.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE LIVESTOCK:
• Number of livestock head must be provided
• Breed and Sex of the livestock must be provided –
• PLEASE NOTE THAT EURO, XB OR CROSSBRED ARE NOT A BREED OF CATTLE
• MIXED IS NOT A SEX – THE CATTLE MUST BE BROKEN UP TO WHAT HAS BEEN CONSIGNED EG # HEIFERS, #STEERS, #COWS, #BULLS
• The Year Born on Sheep Declarations must be provided
• A brand must be provided for Cattle if they have one
• PIC OR BRAND ON EAR TAGS MUST BE PROVIDED FOR SHEEP IF THEY ARE NOT VENDOR BRED
• The total number of head needs to be written down (located at the bottom of the table provided)
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If you make a mistake please initial it.
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