CHARTERS TOWERS STORE CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2024

  • Yarding Numbers: 2,707
  • Location: Charters Towers
  • Date: September 13, 2024

Charters Towers Combined Agents yarded a total of 2,707 Store Cattle. The Store Cattle consisted of 1,729 Steers, 246 Mickeys, 694 Heifers and 38 Cows & Calves.

Cattle comprised of predominantly good lines of feeder, restocker and weaner Steers selling to a firmer market, with an active gallery of feed-lotters, backgrounders and re-stockers present and operating. A smaller yarding of mainly mixed and plainer quality Heifers sold at reasonable rates, with the lower end of the quality cattle attracting lacklustre interest. The yarding was drawn from Mount Isa, Julia Creek, Hughenden, Einasleigh, Croydon, Georgetown, Mount Coolon as well as local and coastal areas.

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

 

Steers

 Up to 200kg 220 150 308 384
200 – 320kg 994 94 279 384
320 – 400kg 482 210 291 330
Over 400kg 33 250 285 292
Mickeys Up to 450kg 246 110 228 270
 

Heifers

 Up to 200kg 174 46 198 248
200 – 320kg 484 100 228 270
Over 320kg 36 230 253 266
  • A pen of Heavy Brahman Steers A/c HG Equine made 292c/kg, weighed 401kg, returning $1,171 per head
  • A draft of 160 #3 Brahman Steers A/c Pemble Livestock sold for 330c/kg, weighing 322kg to average $1,062 per head
  • A run of 73 Droughtmaster Weaner Steers A/c Julago Livestock made 384c/kg, to weigh 227kg returning an average of $872 per head
  • A good pen of 15 heifers on A/c Ian Hansen made 270c/kg, weighed 301kg to return $812 per head
  • A pen of light Heifers A/c Lija Investments sold for 252c/kg, weighing 253kg and return $637 per head
  • 16 Cows & Calves sold on A/c LT & CP Curley to return $1,220 per unit