Charters Towers Report
Location: Charters Towers
Yarding: 2918
Report Date: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Wednesday – 30th April, 2025
Charters Towers Combined Agents yarded a total of 2918 cattle, consisting of 1310 Prime cattle & 1608 Store cattle.
The Prime cattle consisted of 158 Bullocks, 284 Heifers, 827 Cows and 41 Bulls. The Store section consisted of 822 Steers, 780 Heifers, and 6 Cows & Calves.
Prime Cattle comprised of a quality line up of well finished Bullocks, Heifers & Cows, all meeting solid competition. However the market could not maintain last weeks rates, and saw a small correction across the majority of classes.
The yarding was drawn from Mt Isa, Cloncurry, Hughenden, Forsayth, Mt Garnet, as well as all local and coastal areas.
Prime Quotes:
Bullocks were quoted 5¢ easier, Heifers were unchanged, Cows were 8¢ easier, and Bulls unchanged on last week’s rates.
• Bullocks topped at 322¢/kg for a pen of Brahman Ox sold on a/c Christmas Creek, that weighed 593kg to return $1909 per head.
• Best Priced Heavy trade Heifers were presented on a/c Roncato Agri that sold for 304¢/kg, weighing 478kg to return $1452 per head.
• A Pen of Light Trade Heifers sold on A/c JR Connolly topped at 318c/kg, to weigh 389kg and return $1237 per head
• The top pen of Cows were sold by Mt Douglas Past Co for 276¢/kg, weighing 603kg to return $1666 per head.
• Bulls sold on a/c Blackspur Pty Ltd, topped at 294¢/kg and weighed 753kg, to return $2216 per head.
Store Quotes:
Store cattle were made up of isolated pens of quality steers, with the crossbreds continuing to be sort after, as well as the very best of the stand out run of Brahman weaner steers. There was some bigger consignments of quality heifers, that sold to solid competition.
• A pen of 34 Steers a/c J & K Johnson made 362¢/kg and weighed 243kg, returning an average of $879 per head.
• 13 Steers A/c RE & KJ Whalan sold for 338c/kg, and weighed 408kg to return $1378 per head
• A good run of 93 Heifers on a/c Christmas Creek made 298¢/kg weighed 245kg returning an average of $730 per head.
• 6 x 6 Cows & Calves sold on A/c Stephen Brooks returned $880 per unit
NEXT PRIME & STORE SALE IS BOOKED FOR WEDNESDAY, 7th MAY 2025
