Charters Towers Cattle Report

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Report Date: 5th August 2026

Total Yarding: 2,947

Commentary

Numbers fell by nearly 600 for a yarding of 2947 cattle this week. Quality was more variable than recent weeks, comprising of fewer heavy well finished bullocks and cows and several northern lines. The buyer panel was reduced to the regular operators and one live exporter and opportunity orders. Cattle were drawn from many across the north and west to Mt Isa.

Light yearling steers to background averaged firm to 10c better, best quality types lifted 3c while heavier types above 400kg to feed lifted 22c/kg. Medium weight yearling heifers to feed eased 11c, while yearling heifers to the trade lifted 5c, grown steers eased 7c, heavy steers improved up to 20c and cow averaged 11c to 16c cheaper.

Good quality crossbred steers to western restockers sold from 410c to 468c, Brahman steers averaged 364c to 374c/kg. Light heifers to restockers averaged 238c/kg. Medium weight steers to feed made 372c to 434c, a good sample of steers above 400kg averaged 422c/kg. Heifers above 280kg to background averaged 324c, while heifers to feed averaged 298c and 337c for heifers above 330kg. Yearling heifers to the trade made from 300c to 352c, heavy heifers averaged 348c/kg. A large sample of grown steers above 400kg to live export averaged 365c, steers to feed sold from 330c to 398c/kg. Heavy grown steers to processors sold from 370c to 405c/kg. Grown heifers to processors made from 270c to 352c/kg.

Heavy full mouthed bullocks to export slaughter topped at an isolated 404c, most sales 340c to 396c/kg. Medium weight 2 score cows averaged 269c, a good sample of 3 score cows sold from 252c to 336c to average 308c/kg. Mixed runs of prime heavyweight cows averaged 320c to 331c, topping at 345c/kg. Heavy bulls to processors reached 372c.

Market Reporter, Mick Kingham