Thursday’s sale at Dubbo saw an unbelievable decline in quality in a yarding of 3550 head. The last sale delivered an outstanding yarding but today’s offering totally reversed that trend.
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The market was cheaper with some of this quality related. Trade cattle were 4c cheaper with feeder steers some 8c to 10c cheaper.
Plain restocker cattle, weighing little, from Western NSW and South Australia topped the day at 415c/kg.
Best heavy steers and bullocks reached a shade under 290c with best cows topping at 240c to average 228c/kg for the best 3 and 4 score cows.
At the time of writing best bulls sold to 280c.
The Dubbo sheep and lamb sale last Monday, with a total yarding of 18,450 head, was almost a “tale of two cities”.
The lamb yarding consisted of one of the plainest offerings seen at Dubbo for a long time, consisting of mainly plain lightweight lambs and out of condition hoggets. It was difficult to find many pens of well-finished trade or export lambs.
The entire yarding of lambs, according to the MLA market reporter, was $3 to $8 cheaper. On the other hand, there were some excellent pens of mutton.
Crossbred ewes were fully firm while merino ewes were quoted $6 to $8 dearer.
Best crossbreds reached $138 with full wool merino ewes returning $155, woolly merino wethers made $158.
Long-time agent and mate David Smith (0409 656289) reminded me of a massive two-day unreserved clearing sale at “Glenview” Eugowra on Saturday, November 25 and Sunday, November 26, account the Gosper Family who have sold their property.
The sale will include four generations of plant, machinery, motor vehicles, bikes, cast iron, antiques, petrol items, collectables and numerous sundries.
The first day starts at 10am with an 8.00am Sunday start. This and other relevant details may be checked with the selling agents.
I made one of my rare visits last Wednesday to the Narromine store sheep sale and was greatly impressed with the results.
There was a strong line-up of potential buyers many of whom did not get their name in the book.
Successful buyers came from Warren, Grenfell, Gilgandra, Forbes, Gundagai, Dubbo and Coonamble with some minor local support.
Some quotes include: - 1st Cross Ewes, July/Aug 2016 drop, Aug shorn, scanned empty $210 to $228. The balance of the 1st cross sold from $115 to $200. Store lambs sold from $81 to $111. Merino Ewes, 2 years, Sept shorn, Roseville Park Bld, mulesed NSM reached $170.
The balance made between $68 and $145. Merino wether lambs 2½ to 3½ months unshorn $75 to $77. Wethers a year older, may shorn, sold for $84.
