MARKET REPORT PRIME & STORE CATTLE SALE THURSDAY ...
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MARKET REPORT PRIME & STORE CATTLE SALE THURSDAY 22nd MAY 2014 THOUGHT OF THE WEEK Don’t ruin a good today by thinking about a bad yesterday.
At the Emerald combined fat and store sale today agents yarded 1993 head of cattle, with a toughening season prices continued to fall. The best Bullocks made to 151c/kg and Cows topped at 122c/kg, feeder heifers topping at 138c/kg. Market declined for all descriptions once you came off the better cattle, this will be the trend until the season breaks. Cows and calves made to a top of $520 per head Category Bullocks Steers
Heifers
Cows
Bulls Cows & Calves
- Heavy - Medium - Heavy - Medium - Weaner - Light - Heavy - Feeder - Medium - Light - Heavy - Medium - Lights
Weight Range Over 550kgs 500-550kg 400kg -500kg 320 – 400kg 220 – 320kg Under 220kg Over 400kgs 300 – 400kg 220 – 300kg Under 220kg Over 520kgs 400-520kgs Under 300-400kgs
No. of Head 128 21 99 218 375 44 107 235 244 125 84 258 29 26 47
Price Low 141.2 86.2 60.0 34.2 60.0 60.0 75.2 20.0 10.0 10.0 70.0 10.0 20.0 51.2 250
Price High 151.2 140.0 172.2 163.2 165.2 135.2 133.2 138.2 120.0 122.2 122.2 120.0 60.0 105.0 520
C/kg Av. 145.4 121.8 135.4 133.6 125.9 119.5 109.2 115.5 97.7 57.3 101.8 92.3 53.3 75.7 N/A
Price Change -2 -13 -15 -12 -12 -25 N/C -12 -6 -9 -3 -4 -15 -30 NC
Sale Highlights Evan & Debbie Smith Comet sold Santa cows to top at 122c/kg and weigh 565kgs to return $690/hd, Lloyd & Vickie Stranks “Sunnyvale” Willows sold Charbray x Steers for 135c/kg weighing 219kgs to return $296 “Tallara” Don & Mary Farquhar sold No3 Droughtmaster Steers for 159c/kg weighing 373kg to return &594. “Serpentine” Laurie & Hasting Hawkins, sold Droughtmaster Steers for 159c/kg weighing 424kg or $674. “Bellvue” Peter & Fiona Kerle, sold a quality line of charolais x feeder Steers weighing 446kg to make 172.2c/kg and return $769. “Sugarloaf” Alf & Alison Tribe, sold Droughtmaster x Steers weighing 376kgs to make 162.2c/kg and return $609. “Tadcaster” Alexia Comiskey, sold Brahman x Heifers to 118.2c/kg to weigh 433kg and gross $512. “Logie” Neil & Belinda Jaques, sold Droughtmaster Steers to 149.2c/kg to weigh 309kg and gross $461.
MARKET REPORT PRIME & STORE CATTLE SALE THURSDAY 22nd MAY 2014 THOUGHT OF THE WEEK Don’t ruin a good today by thinking about a bad yesterday.
At the Emerald combined fat and store sale today agents yarded 1993 head of cattle, with a toughening season prices continued to fall. The best Bullocks made to 151c/kg and Cows topped at 122c/kg, feeder heifers topping at 138c/kg. Market declined for all descriptions once you came off the better cattle, this will be the trend until the season breaks. Cows and calves made to a top of $520 per head Category Bullocks Steers
Heifers
Cows
Bulls Cows & Calves
- Heavy - Medium - Heavy - Medium - Weaner - Light - Heavy - Feeder - Medium - Light - Heavy - Medium - Lights
Weight Range Over 550kgs 500-550kg 400kg -500kg 320 – 400kg 220 – 320kg Under 220kg Over 400kgs 300 – 400kg 220 – 300kg Under 220kg Over 520kgs 400-520kgs Under 300-400kgs
No. of Head 128 21 99 218 375 44 107 235 244 125 84 258 29 26 47
Price Low 141.2 86.2 60.0 34.2 60.0 60.0 75.2 20.0 10.0 10.0 70.0 10.0 20.0 51.2 250
Price High 151.2 140.0 172.2 163.2 165.2 135.2 133.2 138.2 120.0 122.2 122.2 120.0 60.0 105.0 520
C/kg Av. 145.4 121.8 135.4 133.6 125.9 119.5 109.2 115.5 97.7 57.3 101.8 92.3 53.3 75.7 N/A
Price Change -2 -13 -15 -12 -12 -25 N/C -12 -6 -9 -3 -4 -15 -30 NC
Sale Highlights Evan & Debbie Smith Comet sold Santa cows to top at 122c/kg and weigh 565kgs to return $690/hd, Lloyd & Vickie Stranks “Sunnyvale” Willows sold Charbray x Steers for 135c/kg weighing 219kgs to return $296 “Tallara” Don & Mary Farquhar sold No3 Droughtmaster Steers for 159c/kg weighing 373kg to return &594. “Serpentine” Laurie & Hasting Hawkins, sold Droughtmaster Steers for 159c/kg weighing 424kg or $674. “Bellvue” Peter & Fiona Kerle, sold a quality line of charolais x feeder Steers weighing 446kg to make 172.2c/kg and return $769. “Sugarloaf” Alf & Alison Tribe, sold Droughtmaster x Steers weighing 376kgs to make 162.2c/kg and return $609. “Tadcaster” Alexia Comiskey, sold Brahman x Heifers to 118.2c/kg to weigh 433kg and gross $512. “Logie” Neil & Belinda Jaques, sold Droughtmaster Steers to 149.2c/kg to weigh 309kg and gross $461.
