PROCESSORS and restockers were complementary towards the 2800 head yarding at Dubbo goat sale last Tuesday digging deep into pockets resulting in average values increasing across the board by as much as $10 to $15 a head.
PT Lord Dakin agent, Joe Portelli, said the rise surprised him but restocker activity and processors looking for good conditioned goats added to the successful recipe on the day.
“The very good offering of quality and well-conditioned goats enticed buyer activity,” he said.
“Processors commended the offering saying goats being sourced from western areas were returning lower yields.”
Among the big field of buyers were two restockers from Queensland, the normal number of processors from Sydney, Griffith and Melbourne plus local buyers from a wide area of the Orana, Central and tablelands districts.
Mr Portelli said there were more better fed drafts than normal rangeland offerings on the day.
“Goats from inside country were better fed and attracted stronger competition,” he said.
Purebred Boer wethers sold from $90 to $155 for a stand-out pen sold for Ken Woolford and family, Narrabri.
Boer nannies made from $85 to $136 with the top end going to a restocker.
Australian Bush billies ranged from $65 to $110 for the heavier end while lighter billies sold from $18 to $55.
Younger bush goats from six weeks to three months of age made up to $40 and $50.
Greg Selby, Forster, sold 27 Boer bucks with the top end making $146 while the top end of his two-year-old wethers made $135.
Jenny Peel, Currabubula, sold four Boer bucks at $108 each and another 18 bucks at $58 to restockers while Rob Schoonderbeek, Molong, sold two Boer wethers at $102 and another nine at $58 plus a buck at $110.
Kinross Pastoral, Collie, sold 40 Boer wethers at $90.
