Fat Cattle Report
Good afternoon everybody, this is John Lindsay with a look at the weekly livestock market reports out of Dubbo for the second week of November, 2026. Tallied numbers this week included –
10500 fat cattle
17000 lambs and
5000 mutton
Into the cattle pens firstly, where there was a larger number on the back of some very popular demand for cattle, on what I must say a very good yarding of cattle and the market responded to be fully firm for most categories with feeder heifers slightly dearer on what was an extremely solid day.
Light vealer steers to restockers 480 to 650 cents, with most sales either side of 600 cents, with heavier drafts say over 300kg live – also to restockers 600 to 650 cents.
Light vealer heifers also to restockers 502 to 568 cents.
Yearling steers to feedlotters up to 400kg live 510 to 600 cents, with most sales around the 570 to 580 mark, with heavier drafts up to 500kg attracting very similar values regardless whether they were a crossbred or Angus draft.
Yearling heifers under 400kg to feed 405 to 537 cents, with most sales either side of 500 cents, with heavier drafts over 400kg 482 to 526 cents.
To export sales, feeder steers over 500kg 500 to 570 cents, with the majority around the 560 to 570 mark.
Heavy kill heifers 445 to 496 cents, with most sales around 470 cents.
Cows were solid, particularly the medium weights seeing sales between 380 and 415 cents, with most sales either side of 400 cents, with heavy high yielding cows 405 to 442 cents with a lot of results either side of 420 cents.
Carter Lindsay & McHugh sold the following cattle for some of their clients –
Ian & Ilka Grattan from Wellington, sold young Angus steers to backgrounders that weighed 335kg for 590 cents and these fresh young steers came back at $1985.
For a Coolah client, Limousin cross feeder steers that weighed 430kg for 576 cents and these top steers came back at $2490.
To Coonamble for MM Pastoral who sold a top line of Charolais cross feeder steers for 578 cents, they weighed 425kg and these top steers came back at $2470. While prime cows on the same load that weighed 630kg for 439 cents and these top cows came back at $2270.
At Nyngan for The Smith Family of “Charmwood”, who sold very neat Angus cows for 429 cents, they weighed 605kg and these tidy cows came back at $2600.
The Hoare Family of “Bel-Air”, sold very forward Angus steers to the heavy feeders for 565 cents, they weighed 525kg and these top steers came back at $2970.
For John & Mary Burley of “Woodlands Station”, who sold Charolais cross cows that weighed 470kg, for 408 cents and these came back at 1905.
While at Tottenham for Howard & Michelle Weber of “Kia-Ora”, who sold Angus cross steers to backgrounders that weighed 340kg for 598 cents and these fresh young steers came back at $2045.
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Fat Sheep & Lamb Report
Into the lamb pens now, where there were similar numbers on offer with the market fully firm for most categories, with the better finished lambs – regardless of weight finished $5 to $8 dearer.
Into suckers firstly, with lightweights to restockers $230 to $250
Light trade weights $240 to $272
Heavy trade $270 to $290
With export weights in short supply seeing sales between $290 and $310
To older crossbred sales, light restocker types $180 to $220
Light trade $230 to $270 with a lot of sales around the $250 mark
Heavy trade or light export $260 to $285
Export weights up to 26kg dressed $300 to $335
With drafts up to 30kg dressed $320 to $355
With super heavies over 30kg dressed $350 to $380
To Merino’s, light weights up to 18kg dressed $190 to $210
Light trade $220 to $235
Heavy trade or light export $260 to $280 with most sales around the $250 mark
Export weights up to 30kg dressed $260 to $310 but mainly around the $270ish mark
With super heavies over 30kg dressed $290 to $309
Carter Lindsay & McHugh sold the following lambs for some of their clients –
Locally for Craig & Kerry Walters of “Plain Creek” at Wongarbon, who sold export weight 1st cross lambs with an inch skin, in a rock hard 3 score condition and these top lambs made $345.
At Baradine for Darren Beveridge, who sold export weight Dorper lambs in a tidy 3 score condition and they made $305.
The Horder Family, sold very tidy heavy trade weight Dorper lambs, in a 3 score condition and they made $286.
At Coonamble, for The Altus Family of “Fermoy”, who sold super heavy Aussie White lambs in a rock hard 4 score condition and these top lambs made $388.
While at Narromine for Kel Baker of “Ercildoon”, who sold light export weight Aussie White lambs in a 3 score condition and these top fresh lambs made $280.
Into the mutton pens now, where the market was fully firm to $10 dearer for most categories on what was a pretty good yarding for mutton.
Light boner ewes $100 to $140
Boner ewes $130 to $176
Medium weights $186 to $225 for Merino’s or $210 to $235 for crossbreds
Export weights up to 30kg dressed $220 to $323 for Merino’s with most sales around the $260 mark, with the crossbred portion $228 to $278
With super heavies over 30kg dressed up to $300 for the Merino’s or $278 to $360 for crossbreds, however most sales were around $320.
Light weight wethers in shorter supply $150 to $165 and all Merino’s
Medium wethers $190 to $210
With export weights up to 30kg dressed $243 to $285 and all Merino’s
Well that about wraps it up for another week, with our last store cattle sale in Dubbo scheduled for Friday 4th December and just something to keep in mind, there are only 5 fat cattle sales left before the Christmas break in Dubbo.
Please remember the sheep sale now starts at 10am and the cattle sale at 7:30am
So until next week …………………….. Bye.
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