MARKET - TUESDAY 11th August
Roma Agents yarded 7,831 head at this weeks sale, a significant reduction of around 4,000 head compared to the previous sale.
Cattle were sourced from the Far West, as well as the local supply district.
All the regular buyers were in attendance, operating in a mixed quality market. Despite the presence of a southern interstate restocker, local buyers dominated purchasing activity on light weight cattle.
Yearling steers under 200kg made to 456c/kg to backgrounders. Yearling steers 200 to 280kg sold from 320c to 538c/kg to backgrounders.
Yearling steers 280 to 330kg selling from 380c to 542c/kg to backgrounders almost 20c/kg dearer.
Yearling steers 330 to 400kg made to 534c to Lot Feeders and 534c/kg to backgrounders also selling stronger.
Yearling steers 400 to 480kg sold to 534c to restockers and 522c/kg to Lot Feeders.
Yearling steers over 480kg sold to shearer market as much as 80c/kg mainly due to quality. D muscle yearling heifers under 200kg sold to 308c with the better c score selling to 370c/kg to backgrounders.
Yearling heifers 200 to 280kg sold from 308c to 424c/kg to backgrounders with D muscle selling to 260c/kg to restockers.
Yearling heifers 280 to 330kg selling from 320c to 460c/kg to Lot Feeders. Yearling heifers 330 to 400kg sold to 472c/kg to Lot feeders.
Yearling heifers 400 to 480kg made to 480c to Lot Feeders to average 402c/kg. Grown steers 400 to 500kg with Lot Feeders paying to 488c/kg almost 30c less than the previous sale.
Grown steers 500 to 600kg sold to 490c/kg to Lot Feeders. Bullocks over 600kg selling to 440c/kg to processors.
Grown heifers over 540kg sold to 408c/kg to Lot Feeders.
The large offering of cows included more plain conditioned lines.
The score 4 cows over 520kg made to 392c/kg to processors.
The 3 score cows sold from 310c to 390c/kg to processors.
The plainer conditioned run of cows sold from 232c to 370c/kg mostly to processors. Bulls over 600kg sold to 448c/kg to processors.
Geoffs Video report 11th August
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