CHARTERS TOWERS PRIME & STORE CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 29TH JANUARY 2025

  • Yarding Numbers: 1,260
  • Location: Charters Towers
  • Date: January 29, 2025

Charters Towers Combined Agents yarded a total of 1,260 cattle, consisting of 783 Prime cattle & 477 Store cattle. The Prime cattle consisted of 98 Bullocks, 126 Heifers, 345 Cows and 214 Bulls. The Store section consisted of 225 Steers, 12 Mickeys, 210 Heifers and 30 Cows & Calves.

Cattle comprised of mixed quality and types with a few good lines of Cows. The market fluctuated accordingly with quality and condition with the price decreasing across all types. Bull market was firm with exporters competing. The yarding was drawn from Cloncurry, Hughenden, Richmond, Julia Creek, Forsayth, Collinsville as well as local and coastal areas.

Prime Quotes: Bullocks were quoted 15-30¢ easier, Heifers were 20-30¢ easier, Cows were 20-30¢ easier, and Bulls were 5-15¢ easier on last week’s rates.

Description Category Wt. Range kg Head Price in cents/kg
Lowest Average Highest
Steers & Bullocks Medium Up to 500kg 81 120 289 324
Heavy Over 500kg 17 186 302 314
Heifers Heavy Up to 540kg 126 70 202 300
Cows Medium Up to 400kg 164 10 190 230
Heavy Over 400kg 181 168 234 254
Bulls Medium Up to 450kg 124 60 194 258
Heavy Over 450kg 98 100 240 300
  • Bullocks topped at 314.2¢/kg for 8 Brahman Ox sold on a/c KA Knuth Investments Pty Ltd, “Glencoe” Charters Towers that weighed 556kg to return $1,747 per head.
  • Best Priced trade Heifers were presented on a/c Brett Fry, Malanda that sold for 270¢/kg, weighing 417kg to return $1,125 per head.
  • The top pen of Cows were sold by V & T Hill-Warner, Charters Towers for 254.2¢/kg, weighing 499kg to return $1,268 per head.
  • Bulls sold on a/c Lennox Family, “Knightly”, Homestead, topped at 300.2¢/kg and weighed 610kg, to return $1,831 per head.

Store Quotes: Store cattle were made up a few good lines of Steers and Heifers with the market remaining firm on last week’s prices with lesser quality types receiving less attention.

Description Wt. Range kg Head Price in cents/kg
Lowest Average Highest
Steers Up to 200kg 6 314 314 314
200 – 320kg 160 180 275 310
320 – 400kg 45 210 266 286
Over 400kg 14 284 322 328
Mickeys Up to 400kg 12 0 235 0
Heifers Up to 200kg 11 226 227 228
200 – 320kg 172 140 231 278
320 – 370kg 27 210 216 228
  •  A pen of 10 Steers a/c JG Cann, “May Downs”, Hughenden made 328.2¢/kg and weighed 415kg, returning an average of$1,362 per head.
  •  A good pen of 13 Heifers on a/c Kanda NT Pty Ltd, “Rangeside”, Torrens Creek made 278.2¢/kg weighed 270kg returning $751 per head.
  • 18 x 18 Cows & Calves sold on a/c V & T Hill-Warner, Charters Towers returned $1,200 per unit.