Location: Prime and Store Cattle brought to you by GDL and ROMA SALEYARDS
Yarding: 2680 GDL 118
Report Date: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
Roma Sale Report 22nd APRIL
A decreased yarding this week due to the Easter long weekend and another upcoming short week ahead.
Market held firm on last week’s sale.
Owing to the Easter weekend and short weeks Roma Agents yarded 2,680 head.
All the regular processors feedlotters and backgrounders present. Once again a quality yarding penned.
The market improved for all descriptions.
Yearling steers under 200kg topped 422c/kg. Yearling steers 200 to 280kg sold from 300c to 468c/kg. Yearling steers 280 to 330kg also improved topping 478c/kg. Yearling steers 330 to 400kg made to 435c to average 390c/kg to feed.
Yearling steers 400 to 480kg with the majority making to 402c/kg. Yearling heifers under 200kg topped 274c/kg.
Video report with Geoff
Yearling heifers 200 to 280kg improved by as much as 30c/kg to make 384c to restockers and 306c/kg to processors. Yearling heifers 280 to 330kg also improved and sold to 312c/kg. Yearling heifers 330 to 400kg sold from 320c to 366c/kg to restockers. Yearling heifers 400 to 480kg made from 320c to 360c/kg. Grown steers 400 to 500kg made to 370c/kg. A small number of bullocks sold and made 360c/kg to processors.
Only a small number of of cows penned. The 2 score cows sold from 200c to 286c/kg.
The 3 score cows over 520kg topped 310c/kg. Bulls up to 450kg sold to 334c/kg to restockers. Bulls over 600kg lost ground on last sale and made to 316c/kg. Cows & calves sold from $920/unit to $1910/unit.
Highlights
Steers:
Angus X Steer ex Surat 360c/kg, 660kg, $2,376.
Santa X Steers ex Roma 390c/kg, 450kg, $1,755.
Santa X Steers ex Surat 394c/kg, 418kg, $1,648.
Brahman X Steers ex Surat 354c/kg, 451kg, $1,598.
Santa X Steers ex Roma 394c/kg, 392kg, $1,548.
Santa X Steers ex Mitchell 446c/kg, 325kg, $1,450.
Droughtmaster X Steers HGP Treated ex Surat 366c/kg, 390kg, $1,428.
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