Fine weather after the beautiful rain of the previous weekend has caused pasture growth and ripening of green crops. The only crop with problems is second growth in canola.
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At Dubbo last Thursday 4125 prime cattle were penned in a mainly good quality yarding. But, there were a few consignments of plainer cattle from the Far West. Trade young cattle fell 5 cents, feeder steers and heavier feeder heifers lost 3-6c, lighter feeder heifers were firm to 3c cheaper. Restocker young steers were dearer and reached 380c per kg. Heavy steers dropped 3-5c, heavy heifers topped at 265c. Cows were 3-7c cheaper.
Quotations: calves 340-420c, steer vealer 290-380, heifer vealers 275-367, steer yearlings 248-344, heifer yearlings 228-314, heavy steers 250-319, bullocks 250-296, heavy heifers 232-274, light cows 145-214, medium cows 168-223, heavy cows 200-235, bulls 230-275.
At CTIX Carcoar on Friday 2588 store cattle in a plainer and mixed quality yarding with the market being firm compared to a month ago. Weaner steers were firm to slightly dearer selling from $385-1190 to average $770 or 360c/kg. Yearling steers ranged from $600-1210 to average $987 or 315c/kg. Weaner heifers were firm to slightly dearer trading from $430-1090 or 231-354c/kg. Yearling heifers realised $540-950 or 210-299c/kg. Two pens of PTIC heifers made from $1000-1050, PTIC cows sold from $890-1400, cows and calves ranged from $980-2750 for a pen of charloais and unjoined cows traded from $600-1200.
Monday at Dubbo 21,600 lambs, at the second last sale of the year, in a mixed quality yarding with a good selection of trade lambs along with odd pens of heavies. Merino lambs and light lambs from the Far West were also well supplied. Processor light lambs rose $5, trade lambs were firm to $3 cheaper, heavy lambs fell $5 mainly due to quality. Trade weight merinos were dearer selling from $92-144, the heavy end reached $175. Restocker lambs made to $127, hoggets topped at $151.
Quotations: light ewes $38-112, medium ewes $82-144, heavy ewes $103-155, light wethers $78, medium wethers $95-128, heavy wethers $126-156, rams $40-164, ram lambs $40-139.
Shute Bell reports last week’s market had a small rise of the first day and then gathered momentum with the Eastern Market Indicator closing on a fresh high. The mid micron Merino types, crossbreds and cardings all gained good crowds as buyers tried to fill orders before the three-week Christmas recess. The 19, 19.5 & 20 micron indicators closed the week at new highpoints as did the Merino carding indicator.
