MARKET HIGHLIGHTS - TUESDAY, 7 JULY 2026
The Roma Saleyards was abuzz with action at this week’s Tuesday cattle sale – while the weather cooled off, the competition remained hot with many good lines of cattle fetching firm results.
There were people and cattle aplenty, the laneways and walkways were filled to the brim and over 9,700 head penned to go under the hammer.
Buyers, feedlotters and backgrounders competed for the yarding, which saw an increase of more than 1,200 head recorded on last week’s sale.
Once again, the offering travelled from near and far to go to market.
Cattle were drawn from across the Maranoa supply district including Injune, Mitchell, Roma, Surat, Wallumbilla and Yuleba.
Further across Queensland, cattle came from Wandoan and Taroom in the east, from Augathella, Blackall, Cunnamulla, Ilfracombe and Tambo in the west and from Glenmorgan and St George in the south.
In the northern parts of the Sunshine State, consignments travelled down from Kynuna and McKinlay.
The quality and selection of the cattle that was presented at this week’s sale again solidified the Roma Saleyards as the marketplace of choice.
Cooba Cattle Co sold one pen of Santa Gertrudis cross steers at this week’s sale.
Operating out of ‘Cooba’, Glenmorgan, the pen fetched 592c/kg, to weigh 250kg and return $1,480/hd.
The line was consigned through Grant Daniel & Long Roma.
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Mark & Carolyn Redgen of ‘The Rockies’, Roma, sold three pens of Red Angus cross steers and one pen of Charolais cross steers at this week’s sale and they all fetched 588c/kg.
Altogether the cattle averaged 295kg and returned $1,736/hd.
One pen of Red Angus cross steers weighed in at 347kg and received $2,043/hd.
Another pen of Red Angus cross steers averaged 305kg and returned $1,794/hd.
The pen of Charolais cross steers weighed 264kg and made $1,557/hd.
The line was consigned through MAA Livestock & Property. Pictured are vendors Mark and Carolyn Redgen and MAA Livestock & Property livestock agent Wayne Scriven.
Campbell Pastoral Holdings offloaded Santa Gertrudis steers which sold to 612c/kg, to average 230kg and receive $1,411/hd.
Operating out of 'Currawarra', Mitchell, one pen of Santa Gertrudis steers fetched 616c/kg to weigh 260kg and return $1,605/hd.
Two further pens of Santa Gertrudis steers sold to 612c/kg with the heaviest pen weighing in at 230kg and receiving $1,411/hd.
The line was consigned through PJH Livestock & Property. Pictured is PJH Livestock & Property livestock agent Seamus Filan and vendor Damien Campbell.
Johnson Grazing Enterprises of ‘Alice Ridge’, Augathella, sold steers at this week’s sale, selling to 594c/kg to average 276kg and receive $1,640/hd.
One pen of Shorthorn cross steers and one pen of Charolais cross steers both sold to 608c/kg.
The Shorthorn cross steers weighed in at 274kg and made $1,671/hd and the Charolais cross steers weighed in at 274kg and returned $1,670/hd.
Two pens of Simmental steers fetched 596c/kg, with the heavier pen averaging 324kg and making $1,936/hd.
The lines were consigned through Grant Daniel & Long Wandoan.
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