MARKET HIGHLIGHTS - TUESDAY, 7 APRIL 2026
Numbers dropped to 3,900 head at this week’s Roma store sale due to the Easter long weekend.
Most cattle were drawn from southwest Queensland and northern New South Wales, with mixed quality, particularly across the lighter weight cattle.
Strong demand for restocker and feeder cattle, with lightweight restocker steers reaching a top of 546c/kg.
Medium weight steers to feed sold to 494.2c/kg, while heavier feeder steers held firm.
Heifer prices remained solid despite quality playing a major role in the lighter categories.
Following the Easter Public Holiday and Roma’s fiftieth Easter in the Country event, this week’s sale saw many visitors tour the local landmark and marketplace of choice, the Roma Saleyards, which had 3,900 head of cattle consigned.
Many of the regular buyers were present in the laneways, competing for the yarding which hailed from across Queensland and New South Wales.
Cattle travelled from as far north as McKinlay and as south as Coonamble and Moree to go under the hammer.
In addition to this, consignments were also drawn from Injune, Jackson, Mungallala, Surat and Roma in the Maranoa supply district, from Bollon, Dirranbandi and St George in the Balonne Shire, and from Charleville, Quilpie, Winton and Wyandra in western Queensland.
Freeman Pastoral Company of ‘Miley View’, Roma, offloaded steers to 503c/kg, weighing in at 223kg and making $1,124/hd.
One pen of Angus cross steers fetched 500c/kg, to weigh 221kg and receive a return of $1,109/hd.
Freeman Pastoral Company also sold heifers at today’s sale.
Three pens of their Angus cross heifers each made 406c/kg, with the heaviest pen averaging 240kg and making $978/hd.
The lines were consigned through TopX Roma. Pictured are Freeman Pastoral Company’s heifers.
Bangor Cattle Co Pty Ltd sold Charolais steers, Droughtmaster cross steers and Charolais cross steers and overall, the three pens made 526c/kg, to weigh 228kg and receive a return of $1,201/hd.
Operating out of ‘Bangor’, Mungallala, the pen of Charolais steers fetched 546c/kg, weighing in at 252kg and making $1,378/hd.
The lines were consigned through Elders Mitchell. Pictured are Bangor Cattle Co Pty Ltd’s steers.
TT & KA Fox, based out of ‘Aralven’, St George, offloaded Charolais cross steers and heifers, with the steers selling to 527c/kg, weighing 207kg and receiving $1,091/hd.
With two pens of Charolais cross steers each making 530c/kg, the heaviest pen weighed in at 229kg and made $1,215/hd.
Two pens of Charolais cross heifers both sold to 396c/kg, with the heavier pen averaging 219kg and receiving a return of $868/hd.
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Steers:
Angus X Steers ex Dirranbandi 488c/kg, 418kg, $2,045
Santa X Steers ex Mitchell 474c/kg, 406kg, $1,925
Droughtmaster X Steers ex Dirranbandi 472c/kg, 402kg, $1,899
Angus X Steers ex Dirranbandi 488c/kg, 372kg, $1,817
Droughtmaster X Steers ex Dirranbandi 486c/kg, 381kg, $1,854
Charbray X Steers ex Winton 396c/kg, 462kg, $1,832
Droughtmaster X Steers ex Morven 450c/kg, 370kg, $1,668
Santa X Steers ex Mitchell 494c/kg, 339kg, $1,676
Charbray X Steers ex Winton 472c/kg, 347kg, $1,639
Heifers:
Santa X heifers ex Mitchell 364c/kg, 462kg, $1,684
Santa X Heifers ex Morven 432c/kg, 493kg, $1,688
Santa X Heifers ex Dirranbandi 322c/kg, 454kg, $1,462
Charbray X Heifers ex Winton 382c/kg, 296kg, $1,332
Santa X heifers ex Mitchell 404c/kg 317kg, $1,283
Brahman X Heifers ex Yuleba 315c/kg, 400kg, $1,260
Cows:
Santa X Cows ex Mitchell 342c/kg, 648kg, $2,340
Charbray X Cows ex Winton 345c/kg, 627kg, $2,164
Santa X Cows ex Mitchell 340c/kg, 572kg, $1,946
Charbray X Cows ex Winton 338c/kg, 546kg, $1,848
Charolais X Cows ex Wallumbilla 319c/kg, 574kg, $1,833
Brahman X Cows ex Yuleba 334c/kg, 546kg, $1,826
GDL ROMA CONTACTS
Geoff Maslen – 0427 697 527
Nick Shorten – 0429 624 091
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