Market Reports

Mareeba Store Sale Report – 10th September 2024

The Mareeba Combined Agents yarded 648 head in Mareeba this week.  The quality was mixed with limited numbers of good quality pens on offer.

In the fat market, there were limited numbers of good quality steers suitable to kill. Prices got to a top of 275cents/kg, to average 265cents/kg.  Cows in the 400-500kg weight range got to a top of 226cents/kg, to average 217cents/kg. In the 500-600kg weight category, prices made 240cents/kg to average 231cents/kg. Quality store cows in the 300-400kg went to 200cents/kg, to average 177cents/kg. There were some lighter weight cows, up to 300kg, these got to 154cents/kg, to average 126cents/kg. In the bulls, we saw the standard two lines. The quality ex-herd type bulls, 500-650kg weight category, prices got to 236cents/kg.  In the northern run of horn bulls, we saw some good quality and some good, covered bulls come through. Prices averaged around the 210cents/kg, with a top of 225cents/kg. There was quite a large yarding of younger mickys. In the up to 200kg, prices got to 170cents/kg, to average 160cents/kg. Heavier mickys in the 200-300kg weight range, made 252cents/kg – these were quality Droughtmaster cattle. The lesser quality got to around the 180cents/kg.

There were reduced numbers in the store steers, most likely as a result of the special store sale last week. Prices for store steers were around the 230cents/kg. There was however a large run of good quality store heifers. A run of approximately 8 pens of good quality store heifers went for 216cents/kg. These were yearling heifers up to around 200kg weight.

In the store sale last Thursday, 4th September, we saw very good quality animals presented. Rates held to what we had seen at previous store sales, with steers up around the 300cents/kg mark, and heifers approximately 245cents/kg.

The Mareeba Combined Agents are considering holding another special store sale before the end of the year, so please contact us to express your interest.