CHARTERS TOWERS COMBINED AGENTS PRIME AND STORE SALE MARKET REPORT
Wednesday – 17th February 2021
Charters Towers Combined Agents yarded a total of 548 cattle, consisting of 135 Prime Cattle and 413 Store Cattle. The Prime Cattle consisted of 40 Bullocks, 1 Heifers, 80 Cows and 14 Bulls.
Store Cattle consisted of 238 Steers, 125 Heifers, 42 Mickey Bulls and 8 Cows & Calves.
Cattle comprised of a few pens of bullocks and some fair quality fat cows. The yarding was drawn from Hughenden, Clermont, Cardwell, Townsville, Mt Surprise, Coastal & Local area’s.
Prime Quotes:
Bullocks were quoted 2¢ dearer, Heifers were unchanged, Cows were unchanged and Bulls were unchanged on last week’s rates.
|
Description |
Category |
Wt. Range kg |
Head |
Price in cents/kg | ||
| Lowest | Average | Highest | ||||
|
Steers & Bullocks |
Medium | Up to 500kg | 6 | 250.0 | 279.9 | 314.2 |
| Heavy | Over 500kg | 13 | 320.2 | 361.2 | 364.2 | |
|
Heifers |
Medium | Up to 440kg | 1 | 336.2 | 336.2 | 336.2 |
| Heavy | Over 440kg | |||||
|
Cows |
Medium | Up to 400kg | 29 | 104.2 | 226.8 | 340.2 |
| Heavy | Over 400kg | 44 | 200.0 | 256.0 | 308.2 | |
|
Bulls |
Medium | Up to 450kg | ||||
| Heavy | Over 450kg | 14 | 250.0 | 289.0 | 318.2 | |
- Bullocks topped at 364.2¢/kg for 12 Ox sold on a/c Matthews Cattle Pty Ltd that weighed 581kg to return $2,115.40 per head.
- The top pen of Cows were sold by Clothes Peg Station for 264.2¢/kg weighing 455kg to return $1,202.11/hd.
- Bulls sold on a/c Evergreen Turf topped at 318.2¢/kg and weighed 530kg to return $1,686.46 per head.
Store Quotes:
Store cattle consisted of a few small pens of good quality steers, with very few heifers due to weather conditions.
| Description | Wt. Range kg | Head | Price in cents/kg | ||
| Lowest | Average | Highest | |||
|
Steers |
Up to 200kg | 82 | 200.0 | 436.4 | 470.2 |
| 200 – 320kg | 130 | 200.0 | 413.7 | 450.2 | |
| 320 – 400kg | 25 | 370.0 | 399.8 | 407.2 | |
| Over 400kg | 1 | 360.0 | 360.0 | 360.0 | |
| Mickeys | Up to 400kg | 42 | 188.0 | 245.0 | 300.0 |
|
Heifers |
Up to 200kg | 50 | 260.0 | 378.4 | 414.2 |
| 200 – 320kg | 66 | 260.0 | 373.0 | 416.2 | |
| 320 – 370kg | 9 | 352.2 | 361.6 | 366.2 | |
- A pen of 12 Steers a/c LA &ML Brazier made 470.2¢/kg and weighed 178kg, returning $836.96 per head.
- A pen of 11 Heifers a/c Townsville Correction Centre made 416.2¢/kg, weighed 223kg to return $927 per head.
- 3x Cows and Calves sold on a/c RS Benetto returned $1620 per head.
Read the latest Charters Towers Store Cattle Report courtesy of Nutrien Ag Charters Towers Nutrien Market Report17.2
