EMERALD CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT – THURSDAY 23RD APRIL 2026
Today at the Emerald Combined Agents Prime & Store Sale, 790 head were yarded, marking a significantly reduced offering compared with previous weeks.
Heavy bulls improved on last week’s results, reaching a top of 390c/kg and averaging 345c/kg, while the balance of the prime cattle sold to a softer trend.
With no genuine bullocks to quote, cows over 520kg sold to a top of 320c/kg and averaged 285c/kg, at least 20c/kg softer than last week, and secondary cows under 500kg averaged 260c/kg. Prime heifers reached 344c/kg and averaged 320c/kg. Feeder steers 400-500kg were very limited with the best making 444c/kg to average 410c/kg. Weaner steers were also limited but of good quality, topping at 530c/kg and averaging around 500c/kg.
Feeder heifers sold to 358c/kg and averaged 320c/kg, while weaner heifers met a stronger market on improved quality, with the best 200-280kg heifers selling to 378c/kg and averaging 328c/kg.
| CATEGORY | WEIGHT RANGE | MIN c/kg | AVG c/kg | MAX c/kg |
| STEERS | Under 200kg | 470 | 490 | 510 |
| 200-280kg | 240 | 510 | 530 | |
| 280-350kg | 250 | 485 | 530 | |
| 350-400kg | 280 | 366 | 478 | |
| 400-500kg | 300 | 409 | 444 | |
| Over 500kg | 357 | 359 | 362 | |
| HEIFERS | Under 200kg | – | – | – |
| 200-280kg | 200 | 328 | 378 | |
| 280-350kg | 200 | 325 | 342 | |
| 350-400kg | 120 | 321 | 358 | |
| Over 400kg | 254 | 319 | 358 | |
| COWS | 300-400kg | 12 | 110 | 214 |
| 400-450kg | 28 | 241 | 265 | |
| 450-520kg | 200 | 260 | 276 | |
| Over 520kg | 258 | 285 | 320 | |
| BULLS | Up to 450kg | 298 | 298 | 298 |
| 450-600kg | 100 | 253 | 316 | |
| Over 600kg | 260 | 344 | 390 | |
| Cows & Calves | – | – | – | |
Highlights
J & K Grazing of Bogantungan sold Prime Brangus heifers for 344c/kg, with the heifers weighing 497kg to return $1,712.
W & D Hogan of Springsure sold Santa Gertrudis Cross cows for 298c/kg, with the cows weighing 656kg to return $1,958.
J McKenzie of Rolleston sold Brangus feeder steers for 420c/kg, with the steers weighing 454kg to return $1,906.
Hillside Grazing of Springsure sold Santa Gertrudis & Angus Cross weaner heifers for 340c/kg, with the heifers weighing 315kg to return $1,074.
NEXT EMERALD SALE – THURSDAY 30TH APRIL 2026