Emerald Prime & Store Sale Report Tuesday 8th September 2022
Sale Report Emerald Agents yarded just under 2000 head up by approximately 600 head on last week, with a market that quoted on slightly dearer in places on the previous sale. Cows remained firm on last week with the lightweight categories coming under stronger competition quoting dearer. Steers over 500kg were too few to reliably quote, steers 400-500kg topped at 460c/kg to average 448 cents, steers 350-400kg made to 496c/kg to average 463 cents, while 280-350kg types topped at 680c/kg to average 530 cents, steers in the weaner weight ranges topped at 680c/kg to average 598 cents. Heavy heifers over 400kg topped at 403c/kg to average 391 cents, while heifers 350-400kg topped at 454c/kg to average 409 cents, heifers in the 280-350kg range topped at 500c/kg, while weaner weight types made to 624c/kg to average 449. Heavy cows reached 359c/kg to average 335 cents, while cows 450-520kg topped at 351 cents. No Cows & calves on offer today.
Sale Highlights: Gavin & Julie Vallis Eight Mile Lane Springsure sold Euro Cross Steers making to 644c/kg to weigh 241kg or $1555, Adrian Esmond ‘Cockatoo’ Emerald sold Brahman Cross Steers to 666c/kg and weighed 286kg to return $1909. Jess O’Brien ‘Oklahoma’ Capella sold Droughtmaster Cows making to 3589c/kg and weighed 581kg or $2084, The Esmond Family ‘Lucknow’ sold Droughtmaster Cross Cows reaching 352c/kg to weigh 548kg or $1930. The Daniels Family ‘Plainfield’ Gindie sold Santa Cross Cows making to 358c/kg to weigh 704kg and returned $2520. The Mott Family ‘The Crescent’ Rolleston sold Simmental Cross Heifers making to 500c/kg to weigh 318kg or $1592.
Category | Weight | No. of Head | Price Low | Price High | Ave |
Bullocks - Heavy | Over 550kg | N/Q | |||
Bullocks - Medium | 500kg-550kg | N/Q | |||
Steers – Heavy Feeder | 400kg -500kg | 59 | 320 | 460 | 448 |
Steers – Trade Feeder | 350kg-400kg | 130 | 300 | 496 | 463 |
Steers – Light Trade | 280kg – 350kg | 213 | 320 | 680 | 530 |
Steers - Weaner | 200kg-280kg | 203 | 155 | 680 | 598 |
Steers – Light | Under 200kg | 125 | 350 | 650 | 556 |
Heifers - Heavy | Over 400kg | 32 | 341 | 403 | 391 |
Heifers - Feeder | 350kg-400kg | 106 | 341 | 454 | 409 |
Heifers - Medium | 280kg –350kg | 434 | 120 | 500 | 416 |
Heifers - Weaner | 200kg – 280kg | 180 | 150 | 624 | 449 |
Heifers – Light | Under 200kg | 92 | 360 | 624 | 582 |
Cows - Heavy | Over 520kg | 135 | 200 | 359 | 335 |
Cows - Medium | 450kg-520kg | 110 | 310 | 351 | 346 |
Bulls | Over 600kg | 16 | 130 | 354 | 292 |
Cows & Calves | N/Q |