Dubbo last Thursday 4950 prime cattle penned in the largest yarding for some weeks. A good quality yarding In a very strong market. Young cattle to the trade rose 10 to 18 cents, feeder steers gained 5 cents, feeder heifers improved 12 cents, restocker steers were dearer reaching 434 cents. Heavy steers lost 10 cents, plainer conditioned cows were up by 12 cents while the properly finished cows were 6 cents dearer.
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Quotations; calves 348 to 446, steer vealers 379 to 434, heifer vealers 309 to 404, heavy steers 260 to 395, bullocks 330 to 370, heavy heifers 258 to 379, light cows 215 to 287, medium cows 180 to 275, heavy cows 238 to 286, bulls 220 to 362.
At CTLX Carcoar last Friday only 965 store cattle penned in a good quality yarding with weaners in the majority in a very strong market. Steer weaners sold from $480 to $1360 to average $878 or 412 cents per kg. weaner heifers ranged from $630 to $1190 to avg $883 or 387 cents per kg only one pen of steer yearlings which traded at $1370, heifer yearlings realised $970 to $1100 to avg $1028, two pens of PTIC heifers sold at $1520 and $1640, one pen of PTIC cows made $1625, one pen of Angus cows & calves reached $2320, a pen of unjoined cows traded at $1180
At Dubbo on Monday 33250 lambs penned in a plainer quality yarding with a larger quantity of merinos and white dorpers present. Not all the regular buyers were operating in a cheaper market. Lightweight lambs to the processors fell $8, trade weight suckers dropped $8 to $12, trade weight old lambs lost $8, heavy weight lambs were $7 to $9 cheaper. Merino lambs fell $6 to $9 with trade weights ranging from $91 to $148 and the heavy end topping at $165, hoggets reach $132 and restockers paid to $118
Quotations; light young lamb $79 to $118, medium young lamb $112 to $139, heavy young lamb $125 to $150, light supermarket young lamb $146 to $157, light lamb $32 to $98, medium lamb $92 to $182 for restocker ewe lambs, heavy lamb $110 to $149, supermarket lamb $137 to $180, export lamb $165 to $207
8100 mutton penned in good quality yarding with very few plain sheep yarded. Light and medium sheep rose $3 to $5, while the heavy sheep were firm.
Quotations; light ewes $40 to $85, medium ewes $75 to $111, heavy ewes $95 to $140, light wethers $72 to $88, medium wethers $77 to $110, heavy wethers $110 to $138, rams $50 to $130, ram lambs $65 to $157.
