CHARTERS TOWERS STORE CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT – FRIDAY 18TH JULY 2025
Charters Towers Combined Agents yarded a total of 2,245 Store cattle. The cattle consisted of 1,239 Steers, 244 Mickeys, 747 Heifers and 15×15 Cows & Calves.
The cattle were made up of only a few good lines of Steers which sold to similar rates. The majority of the yarding was very mixed quality and sold to a cheaper trend.
Description | Wt. Range kg | Head | Price in cents/kg | ||
Lowest | Average | Highest | |||
Steers | Up to 200kg | 176 | 160 | 284 | 308 |
200 – 320kg | 682 | 170 | 285 | 398 | |
320 – 400kg | 295 | 170 | 295 | 398 | |
Over 400kg | 86 | 210 | 283 | 304 | |
Mickeys | Up to 400kg | 244 | 100 | 234 | 296 |
Heifers | Up to 200kg | 20 | 200 | 226 | 230 |
200 – 320kg | 674 | 170 | 253 | 286 | |
320 – 370kg | 53 | 160 | 248 | 268 |
- A pen of 24 Brahman Feeder Steers A/c Brown & Sons, “Scottsburn”. Richmond made 304¢/kg and weighed 428kg, returning an average of $1,300 per head.
- A line of 51 Brangus Backgrounder Steers A/c Flinders River Cattle Co, “Beckers”, Clare sold for 398¢/kg to weigh 312kg and return $1,243 per head.
- A line of 87 Brahman Backgrounder Steers A/c WH & DE Alford, “Collopy”, Mingela sold for 302¢/kg to weigh 289kg and return $875 per head.
- A good pen of 10 Heifers on A/c WJ & KL Bethel, “Jenkins Creek”, Georgetown made 264¢/kg, weighed 336kg returning an average of $887 per head.
- 15 x 15 Cows & Calves on A/c of various vendors sold between $650-$900 per unit.