Strong restocker support at prime cattle market

PRIME CATTLE REPORT 07/05/20 Yarding: 1208 It was a fair quality yarding with odd lots of prime young cattle along with a limited supply of feeders. There were reasonable numbers of cows and there was a better selection of grown steers yarded. The usual field of buyers were in attendance and operating. Young cattle to […]

Crossbred ewes to $231/hd

PRIME SHEEP REPORT 04/05/20 Yarding: 7035 Despite the excellent rain’s numbers lifted by 2,000. It was a pretty good quality yarding with good numbers of lambs with weight along with fair numbers of trade weights. There was also a reasonable supply of lambs to suit the restockers. Light weight lambs to the processors were firm […]

Dearer trend at wet sale

PRIME CATTLE REPORT 30/05/20 Yarding: 741 Numbers remained steady with good rainfall overnight and throughout the sale. Cows and heifers were well supplied with steer numbers reduced. There were limited supplies of well finished trade cattle with the majority of the young cattle best suited to restocking or feedlot purposes. Well finished heavy cows in […]

Lamb numbers fall to 5321

Yarding: 5321 Lamb numbers were back and the quality was good. Trade and heavy lambs were well supplied and there were fewer light weights which were keenly sought after by both restockers and processors. Merino lambs were very limited and the market sold to a similar trend.The 2 score processing lambs were again very solid […]

Light lambs trend dearer despite short supply

Yarding: 5152 Lamb numbers eased and the quality was mixed. There still was a good number of trade and heavy lambs in the smaller offering. Lighter lambs were in short supply. The market sold to a dearer trend mainly due to the limited numbers. Light lambs to restock and feed sold to a dearer trend […]

Heavy weight lambs $4 dearer

Yarding: 8,281 Despite around over 20mm of overnight rain numbers lifted by 800. It was a fair to good quality yarding with a good selection of both trade and heavy weight lambs throughout. Most of the regular buyers were in attendance and operating.Light weight lambs to the processors were firm with the 12kg to 18kg […]

New DRLM visitor requirements

LATEST UPDATE FROM DUBBO REGIONAL COUNCIL All visitors to the DRLM will be required to complete a declaration and be signed into the facility by a member of staff. If possible, please have the declaration completed prior to entry. This will save time on sale days. Please ensure you have completed the DRLM site induction […]

Numbers back after rain

PRIME CATTLE REPORT 26/03/20 Yarding: 1419 With up to 40mm of rain overnight and yesterday afternoon numbers were back on the expected draw. It was a mixed yarding with good numbers of very well finished yearlings once again sourced from a southern feedlot along with fair number to suit the feeders. Cows and grown steers […]

Changes to prime cattle penning

The Dubbo Stock and Station Agents are doing their part to respect current social distancing recommendations. Tomorrow’s prime cattle sale will have cattle penned in every second yard, as per below map, to enable buyers to maintain the recommended distance of 1.5m space.   We would also like to remind visitors that if it is […]

Reduced numbers at sheep and lamb sale

Yarding: 6,658 It was a good quality yarding with a good selection of both trade and heavy weight lambs throughout. There were very few lambs to suit the restockers and just a couple of pens of trade weight Merinos. Not all the regular buyers were operating due to insufficient numbers. Light weight lambs to the […]

Latest: DRLM advise only essential visitors to attend sales

IMPORTANT Following on from the latest health advice and government directions, we are urging all visitors to the Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets to comply with the following directions. It is important that only persons considered essential to the running of livestock sales attend the facility. This includes saleyard staff, registered buyers, livestock carriers and agents. […]

Restocker cattle to 550c/kg

Yarding: 1808 It was a very good quality yarding with good numbers of prime yearlings some sourced from a southern feedlot. There were also good numbers of well finished grown steers and heifers along with fair numbers of cows. Not all the regular buyers were operating in an erratic market. Young cattle to the trade […]

Important Notice: COVID-19

As facility owner of Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets (DRLM), Dubbo Regional Council wants to ensure the safety of our visitors, employees and community, as we work through the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) health crises. At this stage DRLM will continue to trade, however as a precaution we ask that only those conducting direct business at DRLM […]

Cows to 330c/kg

PRIME CATTLE REPORT 12/03/20 Yarding: 1386 It was a good quality yarding with good numbers of prime heifer yearlings sourced from a southern feedlot along with a fair selection of yearling steers. There were also a few lots of well finished grown steers and heifers along with reasonable numbers of cows. Not all the regular […]

Merino wethers to $234/hd

Yarding: 8926 Despite last week’s excellent rains numbers lifted by 850. It was an excellent quality yarding with good numbers of well finished heavy weight lambs along with odd pens of neat trade weights. There were limited numbers of lighter lambs to suit the restockers. All the usual buyers were in attendance and operating. Light […]

Young cattle up to 30c dearer

PRIME CATTLE REPORT 05/03/2020 It was a beautiful wet morning in Dubbo where numbers were down by 750. It was a good quality yarding with a large consignment of prime young cattle suitable for the processors and feeders sourced from a local feedlot. There was a good selection of grown heifers no grown steers and […]

Crossbred ewes to $255

Yarding: 9600 With the forecast for more useful rain, numbers were still down. It was a good quality yarding with a good selection of both trade and heavyweights throughout. There were also some good runs of well finished Merino lambs. A full field of buyers competed strongly. Light weight lambs to the processors were $12 […]