CHARTERS TOWERS PRIME & STORE CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2026

  • Yarding Numbers: 3,302
  • Location: Charters Towers
  • Date: September 30, 2026

Charters Towers Combined Agents yarded a total of 3,302 cattle, consisting of 2,066 prime cattle& 1,236 store cattle.  The prime cattle consisted of 908 Bullocks, 282 Heifers, 625 Cows and 251 Bulls. The store section consisted of 777 Steers, 183 Mickeys, 267 Heifers and 9 x 9 cows & calves.

Cattle comprised of a larger yarding of finished Bullocks and Trade Steers with strong competition on the better types and Trade Steers. Competition was strong across all categories with only the rougher types finding the market less attractive. The yarding was drawn from Croydon, Burketown, Einasleigh, Julia Creek, Hughenden and Greenvale as well as local and coastal areas.​​​​​​​

Prime Quotes: Bullocks were quoted 20¢ dearer, Heifers were 30¢ dearer, Cows were 10¢ dearer, and Bulls were 10¢ dearer on last week’s rates.

Description Category Wt. Range kg Head Price in cents/kg
Lowest Average Highest
Steers & Bullocks Medium Up to 500kg 598 120 378 428
Heavy Over 500kg 310 210 404 450
Heifers Medium Up to 400kg 198 186 340 418
Heavy Over 400kg 84 264 378 418
Cows Medium Up to 400kg 136 120 280 314
Heavy Over 400kg 489 280 340 372
Bulls Medium Up to 400kg 138 150 372 390
Heavy Over 400kg 113 200 345 398
  • Bullocks topped at 416.2¢/kg on A/c Valley Cattle Co, “Valley of Lagoons”, Ingham that weighed 700kg to return $2,913 per head.
  • A Very good heavy No.4 Feeder Steers (Milk + 2tooth) made 450.2¢/kg, sold on A/c Brambah Grazing, “Gilgunyah”, Hughenden that weighed 450kg and returned $2,305 per head.
  • Best Priced Trade Heifers were presented on A/c Damien Stephens, Woodstock that sold for 418.2¢/kg and weighed 414kg to return $1,713 per head.
  • The top pen of Cows were sold by A/c SP Grazing, “Spring Park”, Greenvale for 372.2¢/kg, weighing 488kg to return $1,814 per head.
  • Bulls sold on A/c TNJ & LF Bethel, “Stockman Creek”, Einasleigh topped at 398.2¢/kg and weighed 415kg, to return $1,653 per head.

Store Quotes: Store cattle were made up of a few good runs of Trade Steers and Heifers which received the most attraction with younger types more volatile depending on type and quality.

Description Wt. Range kg Head Price in cents/kg
Lowest Average Highest
 

 

Steers

 Up to 200kg 99 310 453 470
200 – 280kg 368 100 357 456
280 – 330kg 140 200 407 444
Over 330kg 170 346 427 462
Mickeys Up to 400kg 183 200 321 406
        Heifers Up to 200kg 92 80 267 310
200 – 280kg 113 150 284 360
Over 280kg 62 180 313 380
  • A pen of 26 Steers A/c Lascelles Pastoral Co, “Lascelles”, Charters Towers made 470.2¢/kg and weighed 194kg, returning an average of $911 per head.
  • A good pen of Heifers on A/c LCM Contracting, Charters Towers made 380¢/kg, weighed 358kg and returned an average of $1,360 per head.
  • Cows and Calves were insufficient to quote.