Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon, this is Sam Knaggs taking a look at this week’s livestock markets out of Dubbo for the 4th week of June, 2026.
Tallied numbers this week included-
2158 fat cattle
9570 lambs and
4590 sheep
Into the cattle pens, where numbers eased again with general rain expected in the surrounding areas next week. There was a mixed yarding of cattle with a large percentage of cows along with a good percentage of secondary types. The usual buyers were present and competing on a slightly dearer market.
Young Cattle
Young cattle to the trade were mostly 10 cents dearer, with prime vealers and yearlings selling from 438 to 546c/kg.
Feeder heifers this week saw strong competition again to sell from 450 to 558c/kg
While feeder steers sold from 480 to 636c/kg
Young cattle to the restocker finished considerably dearer, with steers going back to the paddock for 668c/kg and heifers 580c/kg
Grown Cattle
Grown steers and heifers were firm, with prime grown steers selling to 492 cents, while prime heavy heifers sold from 435 - 498c/kg
Cows
Cows finished 5 to 8 cents dearer, with plain 2 and 3 score restocker cows selling from 360 to 410c/kg and prime high yielding cows selling between 406 and 448c/kg, to average 422c/kg. PTIC cows to restockers sold to strong competition selling to 456c/kg
Bulls
The best heavy bull reached a top of 425c/kg
Just a couple of quotes for Carter Lindsay & McHugh clients this week -
David Knaggs of ‘Fairview’ at Dubbo, sold Hereford cross steers for 542 cents, weighing 331kg to return $1800 and the heifer portion made 506 cents, weighing 300kg to return $1500.
A western vendor sold Angus cross steers for 554 cents, weighing 425kg to return $2364, while the heifer portion made 544 cents, weighing 315kg to return $1750.
And lastly for the Leven Family at Gulgong, sold Angus steers for 646 cents, weighing 300kg to return $1924.
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Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where the quality this week had a lot of secondary and plainer types throughout, with the odd pens of trade and heavy lambs. The overall market saw a $5 to $10 increase.
Lightweight lambs up to 18kg sold to the restocker from $151 to $236.
Trade weight lambs 18kg to 24kg finished firm to $10 dearer to sell from $250 to $316 to average 1240 cents.
Heavy weight lambs finished the day $5 dearer selling from $288 to $368.
While extra heavy lambs reached a top of $388 but were limited in supply.
The best heavy hoggets reached $299
In the sheep pens the mutton yarded covered most categories with sheep selling to a dearer trend.
Light weight ewes sold from $130 - $190
Medium weight ewes sold from $190 - $250
Heavy weight ewes sold from $240 - $390
Carter Lindsay & McHugh sold the following lambs and sheep for some of their clients -
Chris and Bec O’Malley of “Carinya” at Narromine, sold heavy crossbred ewes, off the grain for $390 and the Merino’s for $370.
And for Andrew Long, who sold quality light trade Dorper lambs for $250.
Well that wraps it up for another week.
So until next week ………………………. Bye.
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