The crops, that I mentioned in previous reports, which were sown late have now appeared. 

However they will need a lot of moisture to give an income.

At Dubbo last Thursday 3320 prime cattle penned in a plain quality yarding as the numbers of young cattle in store condition keep increasing. 

There was however a reasonable selection of suitable feeder cattle. 

Trade cattle were in limited numbers and were firm, feeder cattle rose three to seven cents, with feeder steers making 233 to 310 cents, and feeder heifers ranged from 211 to 289,

young cattle to restockers gained six to nine cents with the steer portion selling from 145 to 300 and the heifers trading from 146 to 289 cents. 

Heavy steers were too limited to quote, heavy heifers were firm to 5 cents dearer, most grades of cows lost 5 to 10 cents with quality being a factor.

Quotations;  calves 160 to 200, steer vealers 170 to 242, heifer vealers 146 to 274, steer yearlings 145 to 310, heifer yearlings 182 to 289, heavy steers 248 to 295,

bullocks 228 to 298, heavy heifers 172 to 282, light cows 76 to 180, medium cows 120 to 223, heavy cows 163 to 255, bulls 170 to 245.

Last Friday at CTLX Carcoar 2400 store cattle penned in a fair to good quality yarding. 

Weaners were well supplied with the majority of cattle being light and medium weights, heavy weaners were limited, weaner steers sold from $120 to $930 with prices being $40 to $60 dearer and the better end averaging 275 to 325 cents per kg. 

Weaner heifers ranged from $185 to $835 these were also $40 to $70 dearer on average. 

Yearling steers traded from $600 to $760, yearling heifers realised $115 to $910, one pen of PTIC heifers made $550,

PTIC cows sold from $570 to $800, cows and calves ranged from $490 to $1225, unjoined cows traded from $580 to $605.

Dubbo on Monday 11000 lambs penned in a very plain quality yarding with a large percentage of very light Merino crossbreds and White Dorper lambs throughout. 

There were only odd pens of well finished new season lambs and old lambs yarded. 

Processor light lambs were firm to $3 cheaper, trade weight new season lambs were firm, trade weight old lambs gained $5, heavy lambs were around firm. 

Merino lambs improved $10, with the trade weights selling from $128 to $170,

restocker light lambs sold well with the light new season lambs selling from $34 to $98 while the young Merinos ranged from $28 to $77, hoggets topped at $185.

Quotations;  light young lamb $34 to $116, medium young lamb $183 to $200, heavy young lamb $196 to $205,

light lamb $48 to $115, medium lamb $118 to $177, heavy lamb $159 to $184, supermarket lamb $180 to $215, export lamb $237 to $240.

5270 mutton penned in a fair quality yarding with most grades $8 to $12 dearer.

Quotations;  light ewes $40 to $90, medium ewes $82 to $145, heavy ewes $115 to $184,

light wethers $83 to $86, medium wethers $90 to $136, heavy wethers $134 to $147, rams $50 to $135, ram lambs $150 to $220.

Schute Bell report that last week’s market saw most of the interest centred upon the finer Merino types with 18.5 mic and finer types registering good gains. 

The Northern Region Indicator gained ten cents on the first day and falling one cent on the final day with mid micron Merino types dragging the market down. 

It finished at 2162 cents per kg clean a rise of nine cents. 

33160 bales were sold with a passed in rate of 2.7 per cent AWEX data is showing a 12.7 per cent or almost 43000 bale decline in the volume of first hand wool offered for the season to date.