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WAGGA WAGGA - LIVESTOCK MARKETING CENTRE

Wagga Wagga’s Livestock Marketing Centre (LMC) is renowned as the
FACTS & FIGURES premier livestock selling centre in Australia for the marketing of cattle,
sheep and lambs.
Saleyard owner name: Wagga Wagga City Council
Established at the Bomen industrial precinct, 10km north of the city in
Saleyard operator name: Livestock Marketing Centre 1979, the LMC has led the way in livestock sales for more than 40 years.
Physical address: 101 Dorset Drive Bomen NSW 2650 A staggering $619 million worth of livestock was sold through the LMC
in the 2021/2022 fi nancial year.
Contact person: Paul Martin
The facility continues to rank as the largest sheep and lamb selling
Phone number: 02 6923 2711 centre in Australia, selling an astonishing 2,005,901 head in the
Livestock sold through facility: Cattle & Sheep 2021/2022 fi nancial year.
The LMC also sold 107,274 head of cattle for the same period cementing
Website: wagga.nsw.gov.au/lmc
its ranking in the top group of cattle yards throughout Australia.
Facilities: Administration centre, amenities, canteen, LMC Manager Paul Martin said the saleyards remain a major driver of
truck wash agribusiness, employment and economic growth in the Wagga Wagga
regional economy and community.
“It really is the heart and soul of the livestock industry across the
Riverina and beyond,” Mr Martin said.
“It’s a place where cattle and sheep producers come to do millions of
dollars of business each year with buyers from across the country.
“LMC is a tremendous asset to the city and the agricultural industry far and wide.
“We also have a very active Selling Agents’ Association which LMC
works closely with to ensure an effi cient operation on sale days.”
Major planning works took place throughout the past year to prepare for
project deliveries this fi nancial year.
Work has been completed on a project to increase the sheep yards
capacity and also streamlined the effi ciency of delivering cattle post sale
through a fan draft system.
The upgrade has also included the installation of shade sales within new
and current sheep yards along with increased stock watering facilities.
These works will assist in providing Council and LMC stakeholders the
opportunity to maintain and build on the operations success.

Established in 1979, the Wagga Wagga LMC has been
leading the way in livestock sales for over 40 years.

Ph: 02 6923 2711
wagga.nsw.gov.au/lmc
RM6903389
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