CHARTERS TOWERS STORE & PRIME CATTLE SALE MARKET REPORT – WEDNESDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2024

  • Yarding Numbers: 3,492
  • Location: Charters Towers
  • Date: September 4, 2024

Charters Towers Combined Agents yarded a total of 3,492 Cattle, consisting of 1,403 Prime Cattle and 2,089 Store Cattle. The Prime Cattle consisted of 250 Bullocks, 125 Heifers, 937 Cows and 91 Bulls. The Store section consisted of 890 Steers, 335 Mickeys, 847 Heifers and 17 Cows & Calves.

Cattle comprised of a finished pens of good Brahman Bullocks and Cows, with fresh lighter Ox and Cows selling to increased competition. The yarding was drawn from Mount Isa, Julia Creek, Burketown, Hughenden, Einasleigh, Georgetown, Ingham, Woodstock as well as local and coastal areas.

Prime Quotes: Bullocks were quoted 7¢ dearer, Heifers were unchanged, Cows were 10-12¢ dearer and Bulls were 20¢ easier, on last week’s rates.

Description Category Wt. Range kg Head Price in cents/kg
Lowest Average Highest
Steers & Bullocks Medium Up to 500kg 153 246 307 325
Heavy Over 500kg 97 268 319 328
Heifers Heavy Up to 540kg 125 222 276 298
Cows Medium Up to 400kg 273 140 228 262
Heavy Over 400kg 664 220 262 295
Bulls Medium Up to 600kg 55 208 244 270
Heavy Over 600kg 36 222 249 268
  • Bullocks topped at 324¢/kg on a/c B & C Hughes, Lanes Creek, that weighed 652g to return a $2,114 per head
  • Best priced trade Heifers were presented on a/c Burdekin Brahmans that sold for 298¢/kg and weighed 465kg to return $1,386 per head
  • The top pen of Cows was sold by B & C Hughes, Lanes Creek, for 294¢/kg, weighing 560kg to return $1,646 per head
  • Another good pen of Cows was sold by Burdekin Brahmans for 293¢/kg, weighing 597kg to return $1,753 per head
  • Bulls sold on a/c Mirambeena Hicks Family, topped at 268¢/kg and weighed 690kg, to return $1,850 per head

 

Store Quotes: Store Cattle were made up of some large lines of light weight cattle that sold to a buoyant market on the back of a lift in the prime market.

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

Steers

 Up to 200kg 137 210 273 290
200 – 320kg 558 50 273 366
320 – 400kg 182 240 280 328
Over 400kg 13 220 291 310
Mickeys Up to 400kg 335 186 247 298
 

Heifers

 Up to 200kg 75 150 219 246
200 – 320kg 702 50 245 274
Over 320kg 67 180 263 270
  • A pen of 18 Steers a/c Hammer Grazing Trust, Glendillon, Charters Towers made 2¢/kg and weighed 208kg, returning an average of $761 per head
  • A good pen of 20 Heifers on a/c Alegnim Cattle, Springview, Mingela made 2¢/kg, weighed 320kg returning $876 per head
  • 4 Cows & Calves sold on a/c Crank Double S Pty Ltd and returned $1,450 per unit