In 2016-17, cattle saleyard throughput in NSW totalled 1.6 million head – the highest of any state recorded in MLA’s 2016-17 saleyard survey.
Similarly to previous years, Dubbo saleyard recorded the highest throughput in the state, with 199,431 head yarded over the financial year.
Wagga and CTLX Carcoar saleyards were again ranked second and third in volume, with numbers reaching 168,725 head and 129,006 head, respectively.
NRLX Casino lifted one position to rank fourth, with 119,572 head consigned, while TRLX Tamworth dropped a position to rank fifth, totalling 114,895 head.
The remainder of the top ten saleyards, in terms of volume, were as follows;
- Gunnedah – sixth – 91,448 head, holding firm on the previous financial year
- SELX Yass – seventh – 66,062 head, ranking in the top ten despite only being in operation from August 2016
- IRLX Inverell – eighth – 60,078 head, lifted one position from 2015-16
- CWLX Forbes – ninth – 59,911 head, dropped two positions from the previous year
- Scone – tenth – 59,119 head, maintaining its 2015-16 rank