Charters Towers Cattle Report

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Report Date: 23rd April 2025

Total Yarding: 1,678

Commentary

With fine weather over the last two weeks, numbers lifted by more than 900 for a yarding of 1678 cattle. Quality was very good throughout – reflective of season- comprising of several lines of well finished heavy grown steers and heifers, extra heavy bullocks and cows, supported by very good quality young store steers and heifers. All regular processors and feeders were in attendance and operating, supported by opportunity backgrounders and restockers. Cattle were drawn from Hughenden, Einasleigh, Malanda, local and coastal areas.

Young weaned steers to restockers averaged 330c, selling to 346c, similar heifers to processors made to 278c, to average 265c/kg. Very good quality crossbred heifers above 200kg to restockers sold to 328c to average 284c, Brahman lines averaged 265c/kg. Lightweight crossbred yearling steers to backgrounder made to 346c, averaging 321c, similar steers to restockers averaged 324c/kg. A good sample of crossbred steers above 280kg to feed reached 350c to average 328c and steers above 330kg averaged 309c/kg. Steers above 400kg averaged 323c/kg.
Yearling heifers above 280kg returning to the paddock sold to 274c to average 269c, trade types averaged same. Heifers above 330kg to feed made to 292c to average 284c/kg. A very good line of grown steers above 500kg to the trade sold to 324c to average 321c. A good supply of grown heifers to the trade reached 304c, most sales from 270c to 296c/kg.

A large sample of heavy 3 and 4 score bullocks to export slaughter topped at 334c, averaging 302c to 322c/kg. Medium weight 2 score cows to restockers sold to 262c, processor cows reached 254c. A good sample of medium weight 3 and 4 score cows to processors sold to 278c, prime heavyweight cows topped at 284c to average 281c/kg. A pen of heavyweight condition score 5 cows made 288c/kg. Heavy bulls to processors sold to 298c/kg.

A small number of cows and calves sold from $800 to $870 per unit.

Market Reporter, Mick Kingham