Charters Towers Report
Location: Charters Towers
Yarding: 3282
Report Date: Wednesday, 28 May 2025
Wednesday – 28th May 2025
Charters Towers Combined Agents yarded a total of 3,282 Cattle, consisting of 1,445 Prime Cattle and 1,837 Store Cattle. The Prime Cattle consisted of 300 Bullocks, 189 Heifers, 866 Cows and 90 Bulls. The Store section consisted of 1,262 Steers, 554 Heifers and 21 x 16 Cows & Calves.
Cattle comprised of a quality line up of smaller consignments of mainly well finished cattle with all categories receiving solid competition. All normal processors were in attendance. The yarding was drawn from Mt Isa, Cloncurry, Burketown, Richmond, Hughenden, Georgetown, Mt Garnet as well as local and coastal areas.
Prime Quotes:
Bullocks were quoted 4c dearer, Heifers 5c dearer, Cows were 8-10c dearer and Bulls were 10c dearer on last week’s rates.
• Bullocks topped at 298¢/kg for a pen of 20 Brahman Steers sold on a/c Fernlea Farming, weighed 642kg, to return a $1912 per head.
• Best priced trade Heifers were presented on a/c Hillgrove Pastoral that sold for 272¢/kg and weighed 527kg to return $1435 per head.
• The top pen of Cows were sold by Hillgrove Pastoral for 272¢/kg, weighing 561kg to return $1526 per head.
• Bulls sold on a/c J & J Needham, topped at 270¢/kg and weighed 683kg, to return $1846 per head.
Store Quotes:
Store Cattle were presented in a mixed quality type yarding, with the isolated pens of better quality steers & heifers returning similar rates to last Friday. The Secondary type, plainer & mixed quality cattle continuing to receive lackluster and reduced competition.
• A pen of 14 Steers a/c Janet Walters topped the sale making 352¢/kg and weighed 198kg, returning an average of $696 per head.
• A pen of 12 Steers a/c Abdy Family Grazing made 328c/kg, weighing in at 358kg to return $1174 per head.
• A good pen of 25 Heifers on a/c LHRPHC ‘Lawn Hill’ made 286¢/kg, weighed 270kg returning $772 per head.
• 22 x 16 Cows & Calves sold on a/c R & D Priestley and returned $850 per unit.
NEXT PRIME & STORE SALE IS BOOKED FOR WEDNESDAY, 4th JUNE 2025
