Charters Towers Cattle Report

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Report Date: 15th October 2025

Total Yarding: 3,260

Commentary

Following the large supply of cattle of recent weeks, a return to a combined prime and store sale saw 3260 head penned. Quality was very mixed comprising of some good pens of heavy bullocks, two very good lines of prime heifers and mixed quality lines of cows and northern bulls. Store cattle were generally many small mixed quality lines and one larger line of young weaned heifers. The regular buyer panel of recent weeks was again active, supported by a regular feeder, one live exporter and opportunity restockers. Cattle were drawn from the northern gulf, Mt Isa to the coast and south to Belyando.

Demand was more subdued for animals of lesser quality and weight, resulting in reduced values accordingly. Yearlings to feed rose 2c to 36c, prime yearlings improved 4c to 31c owing to the improved quality, prime grown steers and heifers increased up to 14c, bullocks eas3 5c and cows were firm to 4c stronger.

A good line of young heifers to restockers sold for 364c/kg. Yearling steers above 280kg to backgrounders sold to 376c to average 373c and steers above 330kg to feed averaged 353c, selling to 368c. Heavy steers above 400kg averaged 376c/kg. Medium weight yearling heifers to feed reached 366c to average 351c, prime heifers averaged 320c to 366c/kg. A good supply of heavy yearling heifers to processors topped at 386c to average 367c to 379c/kg. Grown steers above 400kg to live export averaged 337c, steers to the trade averaged 367c/kg. Prime grown steers above 500kg topped at 398c to average 384c/kg. Prime grown heifers sold from 278c to 368c/kg.

Heavy young bullocks to export slaughter topped at 420c, a good sample averaged 408c, full mouthed bullocks sold from 348c to 396c/kg. Medium weight 2 score cows to processors averaged 295c, 3 score cows made to 342c to average 327c/kg. A reduced supply of prime heavyweight cows sold to 350c to average 328c to 341c/kg. Heavy bulls to processors topped at 342c/kg.

Market Reporter, Mick Kingham