Dubbo Cattle Sale Report

Report Date: 16th January 2025

Total Yarding: 5,100

Commentary

Numbers lifted by 1400 for a yarding of 5100. It was a good quality yarding with good numbers of prime cattle in all sections along with good numbers of young cattle to suit the backgrounders and feeders. All the usual buyers were in attendance with most operating.

Young cattle to the trade were firm with prime young steers selling from 360c to 380c/kg. Young cattle to the restockers remain solid with the young steers going back to the paddock selling to 476c and young heifers 438c/kg. Feeder steers were 10c to 15c cheaper while the feeder heifers were firm to 5c/kg cheaper. Feeder steers sold from 336c to 410c while the feeder heifers sold from 320c to 366c/kg.

Grown steers were up to 14c cheaper while the grown heifers were firm to 4c/kg dearer. Prime grown steers sold from 346c to 389c while the prime grown heifers sold from 334c to 368c/kg. Cows were up to 16c cheaper with the prime heavy weight cows selling from 293c to 321c/kg. Secondary cows sold from 275c to 305c/kg. Heavy bulls sold to 325c while the feeders purchased large numbers of young bulls paying from 294c to 338c/kg.

Report produced by David Monk.