CHARTERS TOWERS MARKET REPORT
CHARTERS TOWERS SALE 17th July, 2019
Charters Towers Combined Agents yarded a total of 1107 cattle, consisting of 537 prime cattle & 570 store cattle. The prime cattle consisted of 154 bullocks, 34 heifers, 279 cows and 70 bulls.
The store cattle consisted of 356 steers, 198 heifers and 16 x 16 cows & calves.
Cattle comprised of a wide & varied yarding of cattle, with many lots mixed quality & condition. Some isolated pens of good quality cattle.
The yarding was drawn from Croydon, Cloncurry, Mt Garnet, Collinsville, Mt Surprise, Hughenden, local & coastal areas.
Bullocks were quoted unchanged, heifers were unchanged, cows were 5-10¢ dearer & bulls unchanged on last week’s rates.
PRIME QUOTES
| Description | Category | Wt. Range kg | Head | Price in cents/kg | ||
| Lowest | Average | Highest | ||||
| Steers & Bullocks | Medium | Up to 500kg | 127 | 140 | 254 | 286 |
| Heavy | Over 500kg | 46 | 200 | 268 | 289 | |
| Heifers | Medium | Up to 440kg | 30 | 130 | 199 | 225 |
| Heavy | Over 440kg | 7 | 207 | 218 | 236 | |
| Cows | Medium | Up to 400kg | 115 | 5 | 108 | 170 |
| Heavy | Over 400kg | 181 | 131 | 187 | 231 | |
| Bulls | Medium | Up to 450kg | 143 | 83 | 248 | 282 |
| Heavy | Over 450kg | 50 | 200 | 270 | 288 | |
- Bullocks topped at 289 ¢/kg sold on A/C HT & E Lavery, Springvale Stn, Charters Towers that weighed 583 to return $1684 per
- Best priced trade heifers were presented on A/C R & L Braes, Haven Downs Winton, that sold for 231¢/kg and weighed 520 to return $1202 per
- The top pen of cows were sold by A Steadman Hughenden for 204 ¢/kg, weighing 543kg to return $1109 per head.
- Bulls sold on A/C R & L Braes, Haven Downs Winton topped at 285 ¢/kg, weighed 700kg to return $2139 per head.
STORE QUOTES
Store cattle presented comprised of some lines of very good quality cattle which sold to spirited bidding. Balance of yarding was of mixed quality & condition and sold accordingly.
| Description | Wt. Range kg | Head | Price in cents/kg | ||
| Lowest | Average | Highest | |||
|
Steers |
Up to 200kg | 27 | 60 | 242 | 279 |
| 200 – 320kg | 136 | 88 | 265 | 290 | |
| 320 – 400kg | 102 | 80 | 250 | 275 | |
| Over 400kg | 25 | 259 | 265 | 270 | |
| Heifers | Up to 200kg | 112 | 80 | 212 | 270 |
| 200 – 320kg | 58 | 30 | 155 | 202 | |
| 320 – 370kg | 18 | 179 | 200 | 210 | |
| 370KG+ | 28 | 190 | 207 | 218 | |
- A pen of 9 steers A/C JH & L Smith, Woodstock made 290¢/kg and weighed 258kg, returning an average of $748 per head.
- 72 very good quality grey Brahman heifers A/c MG &HJ Bredden, Lakeview Charters Towers, made 230 ¢/kg, weighed 186kg returning $428 per head.
- Small lots of heifers sold to top the sale at 270 ¢/kg.
- Small lots of cows & calves sold from $700-$800 per
To read the full market report-MARKET REPORT CHARTERS TOWERS SALE 17th July
