MARKET HIGHLIGHTS - TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
Roma Agents penned 4,764 head, a reduction of 1,300 head on last week’s sale.
Cattle were drawn from the regular supply district as well as NSW.
Yardings were of good overall quality, with the first of this year’s weaner calves starting to appear.
Quality weaners attracted strong demand, with all regular buyers in attendance and operating.
The market trended solid to dearer, particularly for cows, which sold up to 35c/kg stronger.
There was a reduction in numbers at this week’s Tuesday cattle sale following the Labour Day public holiday in Queensland on Monday; however, the quality and selection of the consignments available once again solidified the Roma Saleyards as the marketplace of choice.
Cattle hailed from across Queensland and New South Wales and the regular buyers, feedlotters and backgrounders were among the laneways and competing for the yarding consisting of just over 4,700 head.
A large portion of the yarding was drawn from the Maranoa supply district including the areas of Jackson, Mitchell, Mungallala, Surat and Wallumbilla.
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;fe=ecCattle also travelled from far afield to go under the hammer, from McKinlay in the north, Adavale, Augathella, Eromanga, Cunnamulla and Windorah in the west and Glen Innes in the south.
DrayCo Beef of ‘Finsbury Park’, Roma, offloaded Charolais cross steers, selling to 524c/kg, to weigh 306kg and receive $1,605/hd.
With five pens of steers on offer, four of the pens sold to 526c/kg. The heaviest pen weighed in at 337kg and returned $1,775/hd.
DrayCo Beef also sold Charolais cross heifers at this week’s sale, with the heifers fetching 377c/kg, averaging 271kg and making $1,023/hd.
One pen of heifers sold to 376c/kg, weighing in at 299kg and receiving a return of $1,126/hd.
The lines were consigned through TopX Roma. Pictured are vendors Pam and Brian Dray and TopX livestock agent Carl Warren.
Nugent Farming sold Angus steers and Angus heifers at this week’s sale, with the steers fetching 526c/kg, to weigh 245kg and average $1,293/hd, and the heifers selling to 363c/kg, weighing in at 233kg and returning $847/hd.
Travelling from ‘Balaclava’, Glen Innes, New South Wales to go to market, four pens of Nugent Farming’s steers sold to 534c/kg.
The heaviest pen of the four pens averaged 267kg and received $1,428/hd.
Two pens of Nugent Farming’s heifers sold to 376c/kg, the heaviest of the two pens weighing in at 254kg and returning $958/hd.
The lines were consigned through TopX Roma. Pictured is TopX livestock agent Carl Warren with Nugent Farming’s steers.
DA & KL York, based out of ‘Bainbilla’, Surat, sold steers, selling to 494c/kg to average 330kg and make $1,633/hd.
One pen of Charolais cross steers fetched 516c/kg to weigh 324kg and receive $1,674/hd.
A pen of Limousin cross steers sold to 506c/kg, weighing in at 356kg and returning $1,804/hd.
Along with offloading steers at this week’s sale, DA & KL York also sold heifers, selling to 365c/kg, weighing 282kg and averaging $1,031/hd.
One pen of Limousin cross heifers sold to 374c/kg, to weigh 291kg and make $1,090/hd.
Another pen of Limousin cross heifers fetched 382c/kg, weighing in at 289kg and receiving a return of $1,106/hd.
The lines were consigned through Watkins & Company Pty Ltd. Pictured are DA & KL York’s steers.
Highlights
Steers:
Angus X Steers ex Condamine 425c/kg, 666kg, $2,830
Angus X Steers ex Condamine 430c/kg, 545kg, $2,344
Droughtmaster X Steers ex Augathella 414c/kg, 466kg, $1,933
Droughtmaster X Steers ex Augathella 430c/kg, 409kg, $1,759
Angus X Steers ex Augathella 440c/kg, 392kg, $1,727
Brangus X Steers ex Mitchell 482c/kg, 348kg, $1,679
Santa X Steers ex Morven 440c/kg, 355kg, $1,562
Angus X Steers ex Jackson 504c/kg, 307kg, $1,555
Charolais X Steers ex Augathella 470c/kg, 283kg, $1,334
Limousin X Steers ex Wallumbilla 448c/kg, 288kg, $1,293
Angus X Steers ex Muckadilla 494c/kg, 257kg, $1,271
Heifers:
Angus X Heifers ex Mithcell 376c/kg, 530kg, $1,993
Angus X Heifer ex Morven 398c/kg, 500kg, $1,991
Angus X Heifers ex Mithcell 332c/kg, 464kg, $1,543
Charolais X Heifers ex Adavale 300c/kg, 318kg, $954
Droughtmaster X Heifer ex Augathella 284c/kg, 330kg, $939
Angus X Heifer ex Jackson 366c/kg, 250kg, $915
Angus X Heifers ex Muckadilla 356c/kg, 353kg, $900
Angus X Heifer ex Muckadilla 368c/kg, 232kg, $854
Cows:
Droughtmaster X Cows ex Adavale 358c/kg, 611kg, $2,188
Droughtmaster X Cows ex Morven 331c/kg, 613kg, $2,031
Droughtmaster X Cows ex Morven 310c/kg, 500kg, $1,550
Brahman X Cows ex Augathella 323c/kg, 446kg, $1,441
Droughtmaster X Cows ex Adavale 294c/kg, 470kg, $1,382
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