Dubbo Cattle Sale Report

Report Date: 8th January 2026

Total Yarding: 3,300

Commentary

The first cattle sale for the year produced a yarding of 3300.It was a fair quality yarding with good numbers of yearlings suitable for the backgrounders and feeders along with good numbers of weaners to suit the restockers. There were fair numbers of well finished grown steers and heifers and cows were well supplied.

Young cattle to the trade were firm with prime yearlings selling from 414c to 470c/kg. Feeder steers were firm while the feeder heifers were 13c to 24c/kg dearer. Feeder steers sold from 410c to 506c while the feeder heifers sold from 400c to 467c/kg. With the season remaining very dry young cattle to the restockers were 10c to 20c cheaper with the young steers selling to 510c and the young heifers sold to 478c/kg.

Grown steers finished 9c to 12c cheaper while the grown heifers were firm. Prime grown steers sold from 422c to 475c while the prime grown heifers sold from 400c to 468c/kg. Cows were 15c to 32c dearer with the 2 and 3 scores to the processors selling from 220c to 405c/kg. Prime heavy weight cows sold from 380c to 428c to average 410c/kg. Cows to the restockers sold from 150c to 400c/kg. Heavy bulls sold to 396c/kg.

Report produced by David Monk