CHARTERS TOWERS PRIME & STORE CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2026
Charters Towers Combined Agents yarded a total of 3,418 Cattle, consisting of 2,117 Prime Cattle and 1,301 Store Cattle. The Prime Cattle consisted of 1188 Bullocks, 294 Heifers, 425 Cows and 194 Bulls. The Store section consisted of 547 Steers & Mickeys, 751 Heifers and 3×3 Cows and Calves.
Prime cattle comprised of increased numbers of bullocks and steers with plenty of weight but slightly less finish than we have seen in previous weeks. There were fewer heifers and cows than last week, however all categories remained firm to slightly dearer. The yarding was drawn from Richmond, Hughenden, Mt Isa, Pentland, Julia Creek, Einasleigh, Cloncurry, Georgetown as well as local and coastal areas.
Prime Quotes
Bullocks were firm, Heifers were 10¢ dearer, Cows were firm 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 | 698 | 200.0 | 441.4 | 522.2 |
| Heavy | Over 500kg | 440 | 352.2 | 474.9 | 510.2 | |
| Heifers | Medium | Up to 400kg | 262 | 250.0 | 424.2 | 488.2 |
| Heavy | Over 400kg | 32 | 300.0 | 435.5 | 458.2 | |
| Cows | Medium | Up to 400kg | 167 | 280.0 | 362.5 | 420.2 |
| Heavy | Over 400kg | 258 | 290.2 | 413.0 | 446.2 | |
| Bulls | Medium | Up to 500kg | 139 | 200.2 | 383.2 | 464.2 |
| Heavy | Over 500kg | 55 | 200.0 | 392.0 | 430.2 | |
- Bullocks topped at 498.2¢/kg on A/c Clayton Flanagan, Charters Towers weighing an average of 690kg, for a return of$3,437 per head.
- Processor Heifers saw a top this week of 428.2¢/kg for a pen of Heifers on A/c GI Brahmans, weighing 585kg to return $2,504 per head.
- The top pen of Cows were sold on A/c DJ & KA Sheahan, “Chadshunt Station”, Georgetown for 434.2¢/kg, weighing an average of 436kg to return $1,896 per head.
- Bulls presented on A/c Lyons Family Grazing topped at 464.2¢/kg for an average weight of 445kg to return $2,065 per head.
Store Quotes:
Only a small sample of steers saw prices remain firm, while larger lines of heifers, which offered plenty of compensatory gain, sold at a dearer trend.
| Description | Wt. Range kg | Head | Price in cents/kg | ||
| Lowest | Average | Highest | |||
|
Steers |
Up to 200kg | 67 | 180.0 | 454.4 | 490.2 |
| 200 – 330kg | 218 | 300.0 | 461.0 | 522.2 | |
| 330 – 4000kg | 39 | 414.2 | 462.8 | 502.2 | |
| Over 400kg | 14 | 404.2 | 486.2 | 492.2 | |
| Mickeys | Up to 200kg | 209 | 180.0 | 428.2 | 490.0 |
| Heifers | Up to 200kg | 124 | 300.0 | 381.0 | 420.0 |
| 200 – 330kg | 571 | 202.2 | 427.0 | 482.2 | |
| 330 – 4000kg | 56 | 360.0 | 444.2 | 484.2 | |
| Over 400kg | – | – | – | – | |
- The top priced pen of Steers sold on A/c Winsper Family Trust, “Korong Station”, Cloncurry made 522.2¢/kg and weighed 362kg to return $1,893 per head.
- Veemont Holdings offered the best of the store Heifers with a pen making to a top of 484.2¢/kg for an average weight of 355kg to return $1,720 per head.
- Cows and Calves on offer were purchased for $1,400 per unit sold on A/c Burdekin River Pastures.