![Store steers a/c J Edwards weighing 249kg sold for 186.2c/kg at Mareeba.
Store steers a/c J Edwards weighing 249kg sold for 186.2c/kg at Mareeba.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/Fjc97JFBmLYW9DSUSgjdD/af2cb550-17d5-4be1-8795-309a5023aaf0.jpg/r0_191_1820_1538_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Mareeba combined agents yarded a total of 108 cattle on Tuesday.
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The prime cattle consisted of 14 butcher heifers and two cows. Store cattle consisted of 20 steers, 37 heifers, three cows and 24 mickeys.
The yarding was drawn from local and coastal areas.
Prime quotes:
Heifers 400-500kg sold to 168c and averaged 168c. Cows 400-500kg made 65c and averaged 65c.
Store quotes:
Yearling steers under 200kg reached 126c to average 126c, and yearling steers 200 - 300kg sold to 164c, averaging 159c.
Steers 200 - 300kg sold to 186c, averaging 151c, and steers 300 - 400kg topped at 180c and averaged 180c.
Yearling heifers under 200kg topped at 152c and averaged 107c, and yearling heifers 200 - 300kg sold to 138c, averaging 138c.
Heifers under 300kg topped at 124c and averaged 97c, and heifers 300 - 400kg sold to 120c, averaging 120c.
Cows under 300kg made 20c, average 20c.
Bulls under 200kg reached 128c, average 100c, and bulls 200-300kg made 106c, average 93c.