Roma Report

Location: Prime and Store Cattle brought to you by GDL and ROMA SALEYARDS
Yarding: 5600
Report Date: Tuesday, 15 April 2025

Roma Sale Report 16th APRIL

Roma agents yarded 5600 head for this week’s sale, consisting of a much better quality of cattle yarded.

All the regular processors feed lotters, and backgrounders present.

A high quality yarding of early weaners, heavy feeders and prime cows.

All the regular processors feedlotters and backgrounders present.

A quality yarding penned with early weaners and heavy feeders and prime cows.

The market could not maintain the levels of last sale.

Yearling steers 200 to 280kg sold from 332c to 484c/kg. Yearling steers 280 to 330kg with the majority selling from 316c to 484c/kg for the better pens. Yearling steers 330 to 400kg went against the trend sold almost 10c/kg dearer to make 426c/kg. Yearling steers 400 to 480kg were dearer also and made from 385c to 410c/kg.

Video report with Nick

Yearling steers over 480kg topped 386c/kg to feed. Yearling heifers 200 to 280kg sold from 240c for the plainer types and to 360c/kg for the better pens.

Yearling heifers 280 to 330kg sold to 346c to processors with heifers going on feed made to 372c/kg almost 25c/kg stronger than last sale. Yearling heifers 330 to 400kg with the majority selling from 240c to 386c/kg for the better lines.

Yearling heifers 400 to 480kg sold to a dearer trend topping 372c to feed and also to restockers. Grown steers 400 to 500kg made to 398c/kg to feed. A small number grown steers 500 to 600kg made to 385c to processors and bullocks to 358c/kg.

Grown heifers over 540kg were well sort after selling from 280c to 356c/kg to processors. Another top line up of trucked and travelled prime cows. The 2 score cows 400 to 520kg sold from 210c to 279c/kg. The 3 score cows over 520kg made to 317c/kg to processors. Heavy bulls over 600kg made to 326c/kg. A large number of cows and calves penned and sold from $800/unit with the better runs making to $1975/unit.

Highlights
Steers:
EU Simmental X Steer ex Yuleba 396c/kg, 455kg, $1,803.
EU Simmental X Steer ex Yuleba 416c/kg, 341kg, $1,421.
Santa X Steer ex St George 420c/kg, 374kg, $1,571.
Santa X Steer ex St George 410c/kg, 368kg, $1,512.
Santa X Steer ex St George 434c/kg, 315kg, $1,367.
Santa X steer ex Wandoan 404c/kg, 344kg, $1,392.
Angus X steer ex Drillham 440c/kg, 284kg, $1,252.
Droughtmaster X steer 342c/kg, 327kg, $ 1,121.
Droughtmaster X Steer ex Cloncurry 358c/kg, 410kg, $1,468.
Charolais X Steer ex Roma 385c/kg 528kg, $2,640.
Santa X Steer ex Roma 392c/kg,470kg, $1,843.

Heifers:
Santa X Heifer ex St George 356c/kg, 502kg, $1,789.
Santa X Heifer ex Blackall 352c/kg, 496kg, $1,750.
Angus X Heifer ex Drillham 366c/kg, 298kg, $1,094.
Santa X Heifer ex Injune 342c/kg, 227kg, $1,618.

Cows:
Santa X Cow ex Roma 305c/kg, 790kg, $2,409.
Brahman X Cow ex Blackall 301c/kg, 518kg, $1,562.
Santa X Cow ex Blackall 302c/kg, 495kg, $1,495.

YORK FAMILY Mick & Tilly York, with their children Felicity, Oscar & Roseanna, with the York family EU Accredited Simmental Cross Steers of “Piccadilly” Yuleba.The Feeder Steers topped the run at 396.2c/kg, for 455.24kg, making $1,803.65/head. A lighter pen of Steers topped the run for cents a kilo at 416.2c/kg, at 341.5kg, making $1,421.32/head.

THOMPSON BUSINESS TRUST The Thompson family of “Miltonise” and “Kullinjah” St George, sold Santa Gertrudis & Santa Cross Steers. The heaviest pen topped at 420.2c/kg, at 374kg, making $1,571.55/head. The lightest pen made 434.2c/kg, for 315kg, making $1,367.73/head. Overall, the run of 137 Steers made 418.4c/kg, at 357.5kg, averaging $1,495.56/head.