MARKET HIGHLIGHTS - TUESDAY, 21 APRIL 2026
This week’s Tuesday cattle sale had packed laneways and a large yarding with cattle drawn from many areas across Australia.
As the sun shone down over the Roma Saleyards, the regular buyers, feedlotters and backgrounders competed for the cattle on offer, with an increase of more than 2,000 head consigned in comparison to last week.
The quality and widespread selection of over 8,700 head once again solidified the Roma Saleyards as the marketplace of choice.
With the yarding being supplied from near and far, consignments travelled from as close as Hodgson, Injune, Jackson, Roma, Wallumbilla and Yuleba in the Maranoa supply district, to as far as Alice Springs in the Northern Territory and Goodooga in New South Wales.
The yarding also hailed from the western and northern regions of Queensland including Alpha, Augathella, Barcaldine, Quilpie, Thargomindah, Wyandra, Windorah and Richmond.
Further throughout the Sunshine State, cattle came from Bollon, Dirranbandi and St George in the Balonne Shire and from Bogandilla, Dulacca, Miles and Wandoan in the Western Downs region.
FD & JK Seawright of ‘Glenray’, Yuleba, offloaded Santa Gertrudis cross steers to 473c/kg, weighing in at 349kg and receiving a return of $1,652/hd.
One pen of Santa Gertrudis cross steers fetched 456c/kg to average 407kg and make $1,858/hd.
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Another pen of steers sold to 480c/kg to weigh 368kg and receive $1,769/hd.
The line was consigned through Elders Roma. Pictured is Elders Roma Branch Manager Keith Crouch and vendor Fergus Seawright.
FL & MR Miller, based out of ‘North Kooringa’, Roma, sold a large run of steers, with three pens of Angus steers selling to 510c/kg.
The heaviest of the three pens weighed in at 321kg and returned $1,638/hd.
Another pen of Angus steers fetched 518c/kg, averaging 385kg and receiving $1,996/hd.
The lines were consigned through TopX Roma. Pictured is FL & MR Miller’s steers.
Brett Griffin of ‘Glen Olive’, Injune, offloaded three pens of Shorthorn cross steers and altogether they averaged 472c/kg, to weigh 267kg and make $1,264/hd.
One pen of the Shorthorn cross steers made 496c/kg, averaging 264kg and receiving $1,313/hd.
The line was consigned through Grant Daniel & Long Roma. Pictured is Grant Daniel and Long Mitchell livestock agent Jason Belz with Brett Griffin’s steers.
S1E Livestock of Bogandilla sold a pen of Santa Gertrudis cross steers to 512c/kg, weighing in at 230kg and receiving a return of $1,182/hd.
The line was consigned through Nutrien Ag Solutions Roma-Injune-Mitchell. Pictured is S1E Livestock’s steers.
LFJ Price offloaded Braford cross steers at this week’s sale, selling to 467c/kg, averaging 241kg and making $1,129/hd.
Operating out of ‘Eurobodalla’, St George, one pen of steers sold to 486c/kg, weighing in at 257kg and returning $1,252/hd.
Another pen of steers fetched 450c/kg, to average 229kg and make $1,033/hd.
The line was consigned through Grant Daniel & Long St George. Pictured is Grant Daniel and Long St George livestock agent Anthony Hyland with LFJ Price’s steers.
A full Roma Saleyards market report and breakdown will be available tomorrow
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Geoff Maslen – 0427 697 527
Nick Shorten – 0429 624 091
Jai O’Reilly – 0418 873 658
Jason Belz (Micthell Branch) – 0428 221 586
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