Market Reports

Mareeba Sale Report – Tuesday 23rd July 2024

There were 550 head yarded by the Mareeba Combined Agents Inc. this week. The yarding included some very good quality heavy cattle which came from the Mossman Show. There was also some VGQ feeder cattle suitable to go back into the paddock. The buyer panel included local producers, meatworks and restockers, along with live export buyers who were actively competing for specific lines.

In the fat market, there was an increase of around 15-20cents/kg on quality heavy cattle. The tops of the heavy weight steers, suitable to kill, made 288cents/kg, with most lines sitting between 250-280cents/kg. There was similar pressure on fat cows, the tops of these in the 500-600kg weight range, made 236.2cents/kg. Covered cows generally made over 200cents/kg. This is also around the 20cents/kg price rise across all lines. The bull job was strong with any export bulls making 230-240cents/kg. Covered bulls, suitable for the meatworks, were priced around the 200cents/kg, while lighter bulls were in the 170-180cents/kg.

In the store cattle, quality store steers saw good competition. The tops of these made 290cents/kg. Across all categories of store steers, prices were up around 20cents/kg on previous weeks for quality. In the heifers, the top price was 210cents/kg, however heifers didn’t see as much of an increase in prices on the whole as other categories.  They did hold their price however, sitting at approximately 170-190cents/kg.

Don’t forget – Thursday 1st August, is the MCA Special Store Sale in Mareeba. Contact us today to book in your cattle.