Charity auction to help NQ farmers

A charity auction is being held as part of next week’s prime cattle market to raise money to benefit the North Queensland cattle farmers who have been devastated by the recent natural disaster. The charity auction will be held in conjunction with the regular prime cattle market on Thursday March 14, starting at 8am. If […]

Mandatory induction for saleyard visitors

From March 1, 2019, all regular visitors to the Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets will be required to complete an induction. The selling centre is a Dubbo Regional Council-owned facility. This induction satisfies Council’s legal requirements under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. Information, instructions and training provided through the induction ensures all users have […]

Over 2000 goats yarded at quartely sale

More than 2300 goats were yarded at yesterday’s quarterly goat sale, where prices reached up to $290/head. The sale was supported by a large percentage of vendors from east of Dubbo, particularly around the Mudgee region. Selling agent Joe Portelli, PT Lord Dakin and Associates, Dubbo said there were not many consignments from the western […]

Store cows and calves sell to $1300

Today’s store cattle sale offered a good quality yarding of almost 500 head. Prices were dearer across the board, a result of a lift in quality. Regular buyers were in attendance as well as a number of active buyers from the Orange and Bathurst districts, which have received good falls of rain recently. Steer weaners […]

Small yarding at Dubbo’s store cattle sale

The Dubbo store cattle sale on Friday January 18 featured a small yarding of approximately 160 head. The yarding was made up of mainly weaner cattle. Steers topped at $455 a head for a line of 33 Angus/Murray Grey-cross calves. A single line of Brahman-cross cows sold for $440/head. The tops of the heifers were […]

Prime Cattle Sale 03/01/2019- CANCELLED

Due to vendor cancellations, the prime cattle sale for Thursday January 3, 2019 has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. The prime cattle sale for Thursday January 10, 2019 will go ahead as normal, starting at 8am. Should you wish to buy or sell in this sale, please contact your preferred agent.  

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! We wish you a happy and prosperous 2019. Sales resume this Thursday with the first prime cattle sale of the year. Let’s take a look back at some of the highlights for 2018. More than 220,000 head of cattle were sold at this year’s prime and store cattle sales. The largest cattle […]

Vale: John Shadwell

We regret to inform our followers of the passing of a highly regarded member of the saleyards community, Mr John Shadwell, who passed away on Sunday. He was a highly regarded member of the agency fraternity and well known stalwart of the livestock industry who spent many years associated with the Dubbo Saleyards and mentoring […]

Year ends on a dearer note for Dubbo cattle

Dubbo cattle sales have wrapped up for 2018, finishing on a mostly dearer note for most categories in both prime and store sales this week. Thursday’s prime cattle offered 2100 head while Friday’s store sale featured only 260 head- both sales down in numbers by more than 1500. Despite lower numbers, both markets experienced dearer […]

Last sale dates for 2018

There is not long to go until the end of 2018. Our hard working agents will have a much-needed break over the Christmas and New Year period so sales at Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets will wrap up in mid-December. Final sale dates for 2018 are as follows. Last prime cattle sale: Thursday, December 13, 2018 […]

Quarterly goat sale tops at $340

Dubbo’s quarterly goat sale has reached new heights for this year, hitting $310/head for a line of Boer nannies and $340 for Boer bucks at yesterday’s sale. The pen of 10 nannies was offered by a Condobolin vendor and purchased by Sydney buyer Keshia George, Picton. The nannies were approximately three to four-years-old. Despite a […]

Condo cows and calves make $1520

Numbers were up in both price and head yarded at last week’s Dubbo store cattle sale, with the forecast of a wet week on the horizon also boosting buyer confidence. A total of 1890 cattle were offered- well above yarding numbers of previous store sales over the last couple of months. Good numbers of cows […]

Mixed yarding up to $50 dearer

The last Dubbo store cattle sale, held on October 19, saw prices improve by as much as $50 a head across the yarding of 650. Dubbo’s Ray White Rural agent, David Armitage, said the sale result was an improvement on recent months, but given the rainfall that had been received in the district, no one was out […]

Prices up 20c after more rain

Substantial rainfall around the region increased buyer confidence and reduced numbers at today’s prime cattle sale where prices were as much as 20 cents a kilogram dearer compared to last week’s sale. Today’s sale offered just 1375 head, down almost 800 on last week’s sale. Highlights include young cattle to trade making up to 308c/kg, […]

Save the date: Goat Sale

SAVE THE DATE The next Dubbo goat sale has been scheduled for Tuesday November 13, 2018. If you are interested in buying or selling at this sale, please contact your preferred agent. Contact details can be found on our Contact Agents page. Stay up to date withe details of listings and expected numbers on our […]

Rain brings dearer prices at Dubbo store sale

Good falls of rain and a forecast of more to come helped support the Dubbo store cattle sale where prices were dearer across all sections. Despite no store cattle sales held during the month of September, the yarding remained small with only 465 head on offer. To read the MLA sale report, click here.

Cows trending dearer at prime sale

The effects of drought continue to show at Dubbo’s prime cattle sale where 3850 head were yarded today. There was a fair selection of cows, trade and feeder cattle on offer, though grown steers were low in numbers. Prices were up to 35c/kg cheaper across some categories, however not all regular buyers were in attendance. […]