SUBSTANTIAL falls of rain across the Dubbo district and surrounding areas has pushed prices at today's Dubbo cattle market up to 452.2c/kg.
While wet weather on Wednesday caused numbers to fall by 650 on the expected draw, prices increased by as much as 100c/kg for weaner cattle, compared to last week's market.
Wellington auctioneer Ross Plasto, Plasto and Company, sold young weaner cattle to a top of 452.2c/kg at today's market.
"The feeder market was 15 to 20c/kg dearer than last week while weaner cattle lifted by up to 100c/kg," he said. "The cows and other markets were firm to dearer as well."
Restocker and processor activity was strong across all categories at today's market, where prime steer yearlings sold from 310 to 354c/kg, and prime heifer yearlings sold from 300 to 332c/kg.
Feeder cattle sold from 320 to 372c/kg, up as much as 35c on last week's sale. Feeder heifers sold from 278c to 339c/kg.
Plasto and Company sold a pen of bullocks on behalf of A and N Whillock, Comobella, weighing an average of 755kg, for 320c/kg which returned $2416 a head. They also had a line of steers which sold for 330.2c/kg. They weighed 586kg and returned $1934.97/hd.
Landmark Milling Thomas sold heifers on behalf of Woondah Pastoral Company, West Wyalong for 324.2c/kg. They weighed an average of 478kg and returned $1550/hd. They also sold a line of milk and two-tooth steers for 348.2c/kg which averaged 510kg and returned $1775.75/hd.
Cows from the Coonamble district, sold by Carter Lindsay and Weber on behalf of the McGaw family, made 288.2c/kg. They weighed 795kg and returned $2291.19/hd.