CHARTERS TOWERS STORE CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT – FRIDAY 25TH JULY 2025

  • Yarding Numbers: 3,067
  • Location: Charters Towers
  • Date: July 25, 2025

Charters Towers Combined Agents yarded a total of 3,067 Store Cattle. The cattle consisted of 1,599 Steers, 1,375 Heifers, 75 Store Cows and 18 Cows & Calves.

Store Cattle were made up of predominantly light weight Brahman Steers and Heifers with isolated pens of feeder weight cattle. All categories still receiving firm competition from both restockers and feed lotters, buyers again were very active on any suitable crossbred types. The yarding was drawn from Mt Isa, Richmond, Hughenden, Burketown, Croydon, Einasleigh, Mt Garnet as well as local and coastal areas.

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

Steers

 Up to 200kg 99 200 344 398
200 – 320kg 523 50 299 346
320 – 400kg 415 100 291 332
Over 400kg 74 210 283 306
Mickeys Up to 400kg 492 148 261 296
 

Heifers

 Up to 200kg 80 200 260 280
200 – 320kg 1,077 60 255 294
320 – 370kg 211 190 273 306
Cows Up to 400kg 76 116 180 190
  • Crossbred Steers on A/C XMS Brahmans topped at 398c/kg, weighing in at 189kg to return $752/hd.
  • 64 Crossbred Feeder Steers on A/C Dunraven Pastoral Co, “Dunraven”, Hughenden made 332c/kg weighing 345kg returning $1,145/hd.
  • A pen of Brahman Mickeys on A/C L & M Brazier, made 296c/kg weighing 250kg returning $740/hd.
  • A pen of Heifers on A/C Cambil Brahmans, topped at 306c/kg weighing 349kg returning $1,068/hd.
  • A run of 46 Crossbred Heifers on A/C Gilguntah Grazing Co, made 294c/kg weighing 262c/kg returning $770/hd.
  • 6 Cows & Calves sold on A/C BW & MI Landsberg, “Homeview”, Charters Towers returned $1,060/unit.