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DUBBO REGIONAL LIVESTOCK MARKETS (DRLM)

LIVESTOCK BREEDS SOLD AT DRLM In late 2019, new shade sails were also erected to
improve animal welfare standards. The $782,000 project
Sheep: Merino, British cross breeds including Border
covers an additional 6,317 square meters, with 37 shade
Leicester, Dorset, Suffolk, Romney Marsh, Southdown, exotics sails protecting thousands of livestock. The work ensures
including Dorpers, Damaras, Wiltshire Horns and Wiltipolls. the sale yards remain one of the premier livestock markets
in the country.
Cattle: Beef including Brahman, Santa Gertrudis and
Droughtmaster. British breeds such as Hereford, Angus, Red The shade sails provide a long-lasting benefit to the
Angus, Shorthorn and Murray Grey. European breeds which agricultural industries that depend on the market, and also
reduce the chance for animals overheating and improved
aren’t limited to Simmental, Charolais, Limousin. From time
working conditions for users. The shade also means the
to time, other breeds such as Highland cattle and Texas
stock won’t be as stressed, with less weight loss and
Longhorn, dairy cows including Friesian, Jersey, Ayrshires better meat quality.
and Guernseys.
The DRLM cattle selling facility provides two weighbridges
for faster weighing, wagon wheel delivery pen to scales,
delivery lanes, double deck loading ramps, feed yards,
drafting facilities and cattle crushes. The sheep sales area
features textured concrete to reduce slip, shaded drafting
areas, many well established trees, large feedpens, and
multiple loading ramps that are all electric.
The location of the DRLM, set on the cross roads of
three major highways: the Newell, the Golden, and the
Mitchell, make it an easy place to access from all corners
of New South Wales, Victoria, and Southern Queensland.
Operating for more than 70 years, the markets have
grown to be one of the largest sale yards in the nation in
terms of combined sheep and cattle throughput.
RM6899943

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