CHARTERS TOWERS PRIME & STORE CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 22ND JANUARY 2025
Charters Towers Combined Agents yarded a total of 1,559 cattle, consisting of 441 Prime cattle & 1,098 Store cattle. The Prime cattle consisted of 51 Bullocks, 139 Heifers, 216 Cows and 35 Bulls. The Store section consisted of 617 Steers, 400 Heifers and 20 x 21 Cows & Calves.
Cattle comprised of a limited number of heavyweight, well finished prime cattle. Bullocks suitable for live export met strong demand and prices for Meatworks heifers and cows reflected the lack of weight and condition offered. Not all usual buyers were operating. The yarding was drawn from Hughenden, McKinlay, Prairie, Pentland, Mount Surprise, Georgetown, Einasleigh and Mt Garnet along with all local and coastal areas.
Prime Quotes:
| Description | Category | Wt. Range kg | Head | Price in cents/kg | ||
| Lowest | Average | Highest | ||||
| Steers & Bullocks | Medium | Up to 500kg | 30 | 214 | 305 | 330 |
| Heavy | Over 500kg | 21 | 260 | 332 | 341 | |
| Heifers | Medium | Up to 540kg | 138 | 138 | 243 | 298 |
| Heavy | Over 540kg | 1 | 240 | 240 | 240 | |
| Cows | Medium | Up to 400kg | 103 | 80 | 183 | 258 |
| Heavy | Over 400kg | 113 | 184 | 249 | 272 | |
| Bulls | Medium | Up to 450kg | 81 | 120 | 259 | 314 |
| Heavy | Over 450kg | 35 | 200 | 258 | 296 | |
- Bullocks topped at 341¢/kg for 8 Bullocks, sold on a/c R & L Philipson that weighed 554kg to return $1,889/hd.
- Best Priced trade Heifers were presented on a/c JG Cann & KF, JM, TM Whitton, that sold for 298¢/kg and weighed 430kg to return $1,282 per head.
- The top pen of Cows were sold by P & L Fryer, for 272¢/kg, weighing 505kg to return $1,374 per head.
- Bulls sold on a/c PS & KA Merton, topped at 294¢/kg and weighed 840kg, to return $2,437 per head.
Store Quotes: Store cattle were very mixed quality and offered in small lots. Exporters and feed lotters were very active on suitable lines whilst restockers were selective and subdued on lightweight and lesser quality lots.
| Description | Wt. Range kg | Head | Price in cents/kg | ||
| Lowest | Average | Highest | |||
| Steers | Up to 200kg | 153 | 152 | 276 | 320 |
| 200 – 320kg | 359 | 80.2 | 268 | 320 | |
| 320 – 400kg | 105 | 120 | 284 | 338 | |
| Over 400kg | – | – | – | – | |
| Mickeys | Up to 500kg | – | – | – | – |
| Heifers | Up to 200kg | 81 | 120 | 259 | 314 |
| 200 – 320kg | 286 | 80 | 210 | 280 | |
| 320 – 370kg | 30 | 264 | 272 | 304 | |
- A pen of 2 Steers a/c R Flute & S West, Charters Towers topped at 338¢/kg, weighing 365kg, returning $1,234 per head.
- A pen of Steers sold on a/c KJ & MM Taylor, made 328¢/kg and weighed 322kg, to return $1,056 per head.
- A pen of 2 Heifers a/c R Flute & S West, Charters Towers topped at 304¢/kg, weighing 375kg, returning $1,140 per head.
- A pen of 11 Heifers on a/c RD & LA French, “Gilberton”, Einasleigh made 264¢/kg, weighed 356kg returning $941 per head.
- Cows & Calves sold on a/c Milestone Brahman Stud, Charters Towers returned $1,250 per head.