Roma Store Sale
TUESDAY, 27th January
With blistering heat, the Roma Agents yarded 7,405 head. Lightweight Steers 200-280kg topped at 570c/kg, 280-330kg topped at 570c/kg.
Yearling Steers 330-400kg topped at 540c/kg. Feeder Steers topped at 500c/kg.
Lightweight Heifers 200-280kg topped at 420c/kg, 280-330kg topped at 468c/kg. Yearling Heifers 330-400kg topped at 456c/kg.
Feeder Heifers 400-480kg topped at 450c/kg (Preg Tested EMPTY).
All the regular buyers attending however selective in their purchasers.
A quality yarding penned with a sprinkling of off types included.
The market showed better finished bullocks, heavy heifers and prime cows sold to similar rates to the previous sale and most other categories struggled. Yearling steers 200 to 280kg sold from 310c to 570c/kg to restockers.
Yearling steers 280 to 330kg made to 570c to average 515c/kg to restockers. Yearling steers 330 to 400kg selling to 540c to restockers and 520c/kg to Lot Feeders. Yearling steers 400 to 480kg to 500c to Lot feeders and 508c/kg to restockers. Yearling steers over 480kg to 500c/kg to Lot Feeders.
Yearling heifers 200 to 280kg sold from 328c to 420c/kg to restockers. Yearling heifers 280 to 330kg made to 468c to average 408c/kg to restockers. Yearling heifers 330 to 400kg topped 456c/kg to restockers. Yearling heifers 400 to 480kg made to 450c to restockers and 432c/kg to processors. Yearling heifers over 480kg also to processors at 442c/kg. Grown steers 400 to 500kg made to 474c to Lot Feeders almost 50c/kg less than the previous sale.
Grown steers 500 to 600kg to 488c/kg to processors. Bullocks over 600kg to 466c/kg to processors.
Heavy heifers over 540kg to 448c/kg to processors. Almost 1300 cows penned. Prime score 3 cows over 520kg sold from 347c to 402c/kg. The 2 score cows 420 to 520kg sold from 260c to 360c/kg. Bulls 450 to 600kg to 410c/kg to processors.
Bulls over 600kg to 408c/kg also to processors.
A run of 149 cows & calves sold from $600/unit to $2,660/unit to average $2,161/unit.
Highlights
Steers:
Santa X Steers ex Mungindi 485c/kg, 474kg, $2,302
Santa X Steers ex Augathella 430c/kg, 517kg, $2,225
Santa X Steers ex Mungindi 490c/kg, 420kg, $2,062
Angus X Steers ex Roma 506c/kg, 407kg, $2,062
Charolais X Steers ex Augathella 512c/kg, 329kg, $1,686
Droughtmaster X Steers ex Injune 486c/kg, 411kg, $1,999
Angus X Steers ex Coonamble 402c/kg, 448kg, $1,804
Charolais X Steers ex Roma 544c/kg, 300kg, $1,636
Droughtmaster X Steers ex Injune 486c/kg, 319kg, $1,550
Angus X Steers ex Condamine 510c/kg, 333kg, $1,700
Angus X Steers ex Wallumbilla 494c/kg, 195kg, $1,560
Angus X Steers ex St George 520c/kg, 281kg, $1,464
Heifers:
Santa X Heifers ex Augathella 446c/kg, 557kg, $2,487
Santa X Heifers ex Augathella 446/kg, 531kg, $2,369
Santa X Heifers ex Augathella 430c/kg, 454kg, $1,955
Santa X Heifers ex Mungindi 390c/kg, 415kg, $1,622
Charbray X Heifers ex Amby 440c/kg, 365kg, $1,650
Angus X Heifers ex Mungindi 420c/kg, 369kg, $1,550
Angus X Heifers ex Augathella 424c/kg, 306kg, $1,301
Brahman X Heifers ex Canbelego 376c/kg, 297kg, $1,120.
Cows:
Brahman X Cows ex Roma 385c/kg, 633kg, $2,441
Santa X Cows ex Roma 390c/kg, 596kg, $2,324
Brahman X Cows ex Roma 385c/kg, 598kg, $2,306
Santa X Cows ex Blackall 385c/kg, 583kg, $1,247
Santa X Cows ex Augathella 388c/kg, 582kg, $2,259
Brahman X Cows ex Mungallala 382c/kg, 542c/kg, $2,071
Santa X Cows ex Roma 363c/kg, 540kg, $1,961
Droughtmaster X Cows ex Roma 382c/kg, 480kg, $1,834
GDL ROMA CONTACTS
Geoff Maslen – 0427 697 527
Nick Shorten – 0429 624 091
Jai O’Reilly – 0418 873 658
Jason Belz (Micthell Branch) – 0428 221 586
ROMA OFFICE (07) 46227799
