Charters Towers Report
Location: Charters Towers
Yarding: 1,421
Report Date: Wednesday, 12 March 2025
Wednesday – 12th March, 2025
Charters Towers Combined Agents yarded a total of 1,421 Cattle.
Consisting of 459 Prime Cattle and 962 Store Cattle.
The Prime Cattle consisted of 33 Bullocks, 96 Heifers, 300 Cows and 30 Bulls.
The Store Cattle consisted of 503 Steers, 437 Heifers and 22 Cows & Calves.
Cattle comprised of very few heavy kill Cattle with small runs of quality Store Cattle on offer.
The yarding was drawn from Camooweal, Hughenden, Einasleigh, as well as local and coastal areas.
Prime Quotes:
Bullocks were quoted 10¢ easier, Heifers were 5¢ easier, Cows were 5¢ easier and Bulls were 10¢ easier, on last week’s rates.
• Bullocks topped at 284¢/kg for a pen of 2 sold on a/c PR & LA Gofton that weighed 560kg to return a $1,592 per head.
• Best priced trade Heifers were presented on a/c JA & SJ Webster that sold for 250¢/kg and weighed 477kg to return $1,192 per head.
• The top pen of Cows was sold by a/c AJ Paine & Son, for 244¢/kg, weighing 518kg to return $1,264 per head.
• Bulls sold on a/c JA & SJ Webster, topped at 252¢/kg and weighed 730kg, to return $1,841 per head.
Store Quotes:
Store Cattle were mixed in quality with isolated pens of quality Store Cattle yarded, with a large run of 180 quality Brahman Heifers consigned from Camooweal.
• A pen of 11 Steers a/c RB & DA Von Wald made 290¢/kg and weighed 336kg, returning an average of $973 per head.
• A good run of 180 Brahman Heifers on a/c LW & NL Miller,Camooweal made 254¢/kg across the run, averaging 319kg returning an average of $811 per head.
• 18 Cows & Calves sold on a/c Almora Pastoral Co, Burketown and returned $1,025 per unit.
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