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DUBBO REGIONAL LIVESTOCK MARKETS (DRLM)
The Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets (DRLM) is considered one of the largest selling SALE DATES
centres in Australia in terms of combined sheep and cattle numbers. More than 1.2
million sheep and 200,000 cattle are sold through the facility annually. DRLM began Prime cattle: 8am on
operations as the Troy Saleyards in 1950 at its current site on Boothenba Road, Thursdays
Dubbo. The facility is owned by Dubbo Regional Council and hosts 13 licensed stock Store cattle: 11am
and station agents. DRLM is also EUCAS accredited and holds the National Saleyard Fridays as required
Quality Assurance Accreditation (NSQA). Sheep & lamb: 11am
Mondays (excl. public
FACTS & FIGURES holidays)
Goats: 11am Tuesdays
Saleyard Owner: Dubbo Regional Council
as required
Location: Boothenba Road, Dubbo Bookings: Made direct
Contact person: Ross McCarthy with selling agents, for
details visit
Phone number: (02) 6801 4000
www.drlm.com.au.
Livestock sold: Sheep, cattle, and goats
Website: www.drlm.com.au SELLING AGENTS
Facilities: Administration building, selling facilities for Barlow & Peadon Schute Bell
cattle, sheep, and goats, seven-bay truck wash, cattle Carter Lindsay Weber
Christie & Hood
scales, and feeding facilities.
C Olsen Agencies
CPS Thomas
BUILDING A PREMIER LIVESTOCK MARKET Elders
Nutrien Milling Thomas
The DRLM has been undergoing some exciting upgrades designed to secure the facility as Plasto & Co
a premier market. In 2020, it opened the new and upgraded livestock truck wash facility. Peter Milling & Co
The $1.6 million, four-bay truck wash improves biosecurity by allowing truck drivers to wash PT Lord Dakin & Assoc.
their trucks between sales. The new truck wash has enough bays to allow multiple trucks to Purtle Plevey Agencies
pass through in a timely manner, so they can get back on the road. The truck wash is now Ray White Rural
operational and ready for use at the DRLM, in addition to the existing three-bay facility. Richardson & Sinclair
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