The long-time mayor said the council was being positive and proactive in relation to the Narromine Saleyards despite the facility running at a loss in the last financial year.

"We are certainly not talking about closing down, I don't know where that's come from," he said.

Concerns about the saleyard's future came from the August council meeting where the director of engineering and infrastructure announced the falling figures.

Kerrie Murphy stated in her report there had been a marked decrease in sheep numbers being yarded at the Narromine Saleyards facility during the last few years.

"The sale in July 2015 only yarded 2300 head. In order to break even on a sale approximately 7000 head are required," she reported.

Narromine stock and station agent Jason Hartin said sheep sales fluctuated with the market.

"We have downturns in sales just as we do in seasons," he said.

Wednesday's monthly store sale certainly broke even for council with more than 18,000 sheep and 300 people attending the sale.

"It was huge for Narromine. We have downturns but if council can't work that out I'd be disappointed," Mr Hartin said.

Narromine is the only saleyard in NSW that consistently sells store sheep.

"A few others do irregularly, when they're demanded, but we're the only store stock selling sheep facility in the country," Mr Hartin said.

Local agents are holding out to meet with the council to discuss the future of the saleyards.

"Ideally they'll lease it to us agents, we'll charge the vendors set per head for the yard dues and council will give us a list of instructions," Mr Hartin said.

"We won't make money out of it, but it will be worth it."

Cr McAnally said council was thinking along the same lines.

"When we put in our proposal for Fit for the Future we had to come up with a plan for the saleyards. Make sure we're doing the right thing," he said.

"We're keen to talk to the agents and the agents are keen for a talk. We need to try and find a better way of running the yards, how to get people selling at the facility."

"It is a great facility," the mayor said.

Mr Hartin said it's not only the facility in its present day but the history behind it and the icon the saleyards have become in the Narromine Shire.

"It's been around since 1956 and we have producers who have sold in the yards since 1956," Mr Hartin said.

"It will go in cycles and we do have a problem but if the market's red hot the season's a boomer and the auctions are more successful but the seasons do dictate our numbers."

Cr McAnally is certain the saleyards will not close down, but he admits there needs to be changes in how it's run.

"We're being proactive and we're being positive but the yards do have a future," he said.