Fine cold weather is back with us and frosts are certainly stopping any growth from the rainfall of the previous week. Considerable rain is still needed to place sub soil moisture in paddocks and water in dams.
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Saleyards
Last Thursday at Dubbo 4740 cattle penned at the prime sale which consisted in the majority of cattle sold because of drought conditions.
Only limited numbers of good trade and ideal feeder cattle and no heavy steers. Trade young cattle rose eight to ten cents, light feeder cattle lost 14 to 20 cents, however the heavier feeder steers only fell four cents.
Feeder steers sold from 220 to 300, while feeder heifers ranged from 204 to 271 cents per kg. restocker young cattle dripped 15 cents selling from 110 to 262 cents, while the young heifers ranged from 110 to 220 cents per kg. heavy heifers were seven cents cheaper, plain conditioned cows gained eight to 12 cents, the better finished cows were frim to 5 cents dearer.
Quotations: calves 48, steer vealers 110 to 262, heifer vealers 110 to 210, steer yearlings 150 to 305, heifer yearlings 140 to 283, heavy steers (all feeders or restockers) 59 to 291, no bullock, heavy heifers 146 to 267, light cows 10 to 142, medium cows 46 to 191, heavy cows 140 to 218, bulls 120 to 239.
On Friday at CTLX Carcoar 1867 store cattle penned with most of cattle reflecting the seasonal conditions however the market was firm to slightly dearer.
Weaner steers sold from $50 to $810 to average 250 to 280 cents per kg, weaners heifers ranged from $100 to $700 to average 170 to 200 cents per kg. two pens of yearling heifers traded from $430 to$470.
PTIC cows realised $460 to $640, cows and calves made from $625 to $925. One pen of unjoined cows sold for $440.
Lambs
Monday at Dubbo 14,690 lambs penned in a better quality yarding with lessor numbers of very plain lambs. A fair selection of trade and heavy lambs and good quantities of Merinos were mixed throughout the yarding.
Processor light lambs gained $7 to $10, trade lambs improved up to $14, a few pens of trade weight new season lambs sold for $135 to $200.
Heavy lambs rose $15 to $22. Merino lambs were $8 to $12 dearer with trade weight selling from $106 to $190 with a pen of heavies making $200.
Re-stocker lambs were cheaper selling from $64 to $91, hoggets reached $169.
Quotations: light young lamb $95 to $113, medium young lamb $135 to $167, heavy young lamb $185 to $200, light lamb $20 to $120, medium lamb $115 to $160, heavy lamb $74 TO $190, supermarket lamb $188 TO $265, export lamb $241 TO $289.
9265 mutton penned in a much better quality yarding with light and medium rising $8 to $15 and the better finished heavier types were firm to $8 cheaper mainly due to quality.
Quotations: light ewes $10 to $80, medium ewes $7 to $189, heavy ewes $100 to $148, light wethers $35 to $85, medium wethers $86 to $140, heavy wethers $120, rams $52 to $126, ram lambs $138 to $178.
Schute Bell report
Reports that the Australian wool sales resumed last week after a three week recess.
Just short of 50,000 were offered commencing on Tuesday in Sydney and Melbourne with downward pressure placed on a opening prices especially for the broader Merino and crossbred wools as buyers took a wait and see approach to the market.
As the week progressed gains were made on Wednesday and Thursday pushing the overall market into positive territory for the week.
The gains however were sold nationally with a passed rate of 4.7 per cent the Northern Region Indicator closed 2017 cents per kg clean a rise of 14 cents.
