Charters Towers Cattle Report
Report Date: 10th December 2025
Total Yarding: 2,542
Commentary
The final sale for 2025 saw 2542 cattle penned in a combined prime and store sale. Quality was very mixed comprising of some good numbers of heavy grown steers and heifers, supported by 540 cows, a few large lines of feeder cattle and small lines of young cattle to suit feeders and restockers. Several regular processors were absent from the buyer panel, while feeders were very active on suitable weight pens. Cattle were drawn from Burketown and Julia Ck, south to the Belyando and local area.
Most categories sold to lower values in line with other selling centres across the country. Medium weight steers to feed fell 35c, good quality medium heifers bucked the trend lifting 8c, heavy feeder steers above 400kg were back 30c/kg. Medium weight cows eased 13c and heavy cows averaged 9c to 18c less. Bullocks averaged 35c lower and bulls were 20c to 47c lower.
A good offering of young steers to restockers averaged 385c to 423c, sellling to 424c, similar heifers returning to grass reached 358c to average 330c/kg. Good yearling steers above 280kg to feed sold to 418c and steers above 330kg sold to 420c to average 385c/kg. A large sample of yearling steers to feed above 400kg sold to 432c to average 400c to 407c/kg, trade types averaged 386c/kg. A good sample of medium weight yearling heifers to feed sold to 394c to average 366c to 391c, trade types sold to 364c/kg. Heavy heifers above 400kg sold from 358c to 394c/kg. Heavy grown steers above 500kg sold to 408c to average 380c to 394c, heavy prime heifers averaged 368c/kg.
A limited number of heavy bullocks to export slaughter sold from 280c to 366c/kg. Medium weight 2 score cows to processors averaged 304c, 3 scores sold to 370c to average 341c and prime heavyweight cows sold from 330c to 370 to average near 359c/kg. Heavy bulls to processors reached 342c/kg.
Small lines of cows and calves sold from $700 to $1,550 per unit.
Market Reporter, Mick Kingham
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