EMERALD FEATURE CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT – TUESDAY 8TH JULY 2025

The third of four feature sales for Emerald combined agents proved popular, with just shy of 6,300 head presented. The quality and presentation did fluctuate in some classes and weight categories, particularly noted in the light end of yearlings and weaners. However, for the most part it was a good quality yarding. The feedlot sector flexed their muscle on most of all pen ready product, finding some competition from grass fatteners in the steer portion of the yarding and lead the way on the better-quality heifers best suited to background. In the weaner and yearling steer classes, buyers were not only selective but showed preference for lots with either accreditation or those pens eligible to suit a criteria for targeted markets.

*All prices, including averages below will be a comparison to the previous feature sale held on June 3^rd.

Steers 400-500kg were plentiful the best made to 390c the average was 377c up 14c, steers 350-400kg in fair numbers averaging 361c with a high of 426c, quality and presentation perhaps contributing to a drop of 8c. Heifers over 400kg in much better numbers than the previous sale sold to a top of 374c to average 322c firm, heifers 350-400kg with numbers more than halved and the overall polish was potentially back noted in the results peaking at 348c to average 304c back 25c.

Steers 280-350kg one of the biggest classes for the day reached 500c for an individual animal though most sales did not exceed 470c however the mix in this class saw the average ease 12c at 400c, steers 200-280kg again well supplied topped at 474c to average a very healthy 435c up 4c, steers under 200kg in small mixed numbers topped out at 474c to average 383c.

Heifers 280-350kg in good numbers, the best of the weaners rose to 394c on a rare occasion with most sales still not exceeding 360c, with not quite the depth in buyer panel combined with a slight drop in quality saw the average ease 18c to 295c, heifers 200-280kg in good numbers made to 360c to average 303c the average back 10c, heifers under 200kg as was the case with the steers lacked punch making to 324c to average 275c firm.