Roma Store Sale NLRS comment:

Yarding 5900, Change -200

It was a mixed yarding of store steers and good quality lines of light and medium weight yearling heifers penned. Overall, the light weight steers gained back the price declines of the previous week, while light weight heifers were firm to dearer in price. A few pens of light weight yearling steers were sold into northern NSW regions and good numbers of light weight yearling heifers were sold to southern livestock producers. Mixed quality medium and heavy weight yearling steers resulted in cheaper average prices. Medium weight yearling heifers to feed sold well, but plainer sorts experienced more selective demand from feedlot  buyers. Cows and calves sold to $570/unit.

Light weight yearling steers sold to 208c and averaged 188c, up 8c, while plainer lines sold between 156c and 167c, up 1c/kg.  Medium weight yearling steers to feed reached 186c and averaged 171c, down 6c, while those returning to the paddock hit 192c and averaged 180c, down 10c/kg. Heavy weight yearling steers to feed made to 185c and averaged 178c, down 5c, while those  to restocker buyers earned to 182c and averaged 169c/kg. Light weight yearling heifers to feedlot buyers made to 164c and  averaged 148c, up 4c/kg. Those to processors sold to 156c and averaged 145c, up 7c, while light weight yearling heifers made to 145c and averaged 140c, up 4c/kg. Medium weight yearling heifers to feed topped at 167c and averaged 150c, down 9c/kg.

A few grown steers sold between 153c and 175c/kg. The store conditioned 2 score cows reached 94c and averaged between 60c and 76c/kg. Medium weight 3 score cows sold to 124c and averaged 113c/kg.

Weekly Roma Store Sale press report:

A total of 5900 head of cattle were penned at Roma’s Store Sale.

Weaners under 220kg topped at 188c/kg and averaged 172c/kg, while weaner steers in the 220-280kg range reached 208c/kg and averaged 175c/kg. Steers in the 280-350kg range reached 208c/kg and averaged 178c/kg, and steers in the 350-400kg range reached 190c/kg and averaged 167c/kg. Feeder steers in the 400-550kg range topping at 185c/kg and averaging 164c/kg.

Bambloom, Richmond Downs, Roma, sold Charolais-cross steers to 208c/kg for 292kg to return $607/head.

Muller Family Trust, Kia Ora, Injune, sold Charbray steers to 207c for 266kg to return $552.

S & R White Family Trust, Roma, sold Angus-cross steers to 206c for 294kg to return $607. The Charolais-cross heifers sold to 149c for 290kg to return $433.

J Gosper & D McKay, Roma, sold Angus-cross steers to 202c for 257kg to return $520. The Angus-cross heifers sold to 146c for 260kg to return $380.

Moonya Pastoral Co, Moonya, Roma, sold Santa steers to 198c for 225kg to return $446.

BKM Pastoral, Stratton, Roma, sold Angus-cross steers to 192c/kg for 266kg to return $511.

J, R, M, & F Bidgood, East Lynne, Injune, sold Charolais-cross steers to 187c for 246kg to return $461. The Charolais-cross heifers sold to 149c for 204kg to return $305.

The Turner family, Rangoon, Roma, sold Cross Bred feeder steers to 185c for 550kg to return $1018.

D & J Robson, Mt View, Morven, sold Braford-cross steers to 183c for 499kg to return $914.

J, L, & M Kadel, Pameroo, Roma, sold Limousin-cross steers to 181c for 420kg to return $762.

Gowrie Pastoral Co, Mitchell Downs, Mitchell, sold Simbrah steers to 172c for 465kg to return $801.

Heifers in the 350-450kg range reached 169c/kg and averaged 149c/kg.Heifers in the 280-350kg range topped at 167c/kg and averaged 149c/kg.Heifers in the 220-280kg range topped at 154c/kg and averaged 135c/kg, while heifers under 220kg topped at 149c/kg and averaged 123c/kg.

Warwick Cooper, Donnabar, Wallumbilla, sold Charolais-cross heifers to 169c for 440kg to return $745.

Colinta Holdings, Kerale, Collinsville, sold Charbray heifers to 167c for 348kg to return $582.

E & J Otto, Minnamoora, Jericho, sold Charolais-cross heifers to 164c for 327kg to return $538.

Sylvester Pastoral Co, Acadia Station, Injune, sold Angus-cross heifers to 160c for 358kg to return $574.

Daandine Pastoral Co, Gwambegwine, Taroom, sold Santa heifers to 158c for 391kg to return $619.

Killarney Park Grazing, Killarney Park, Tambo, sold Santa heifers to 148c for 166kg to return $245.

Stirling Ag Co, Stirling, Roma, sold Santa-cross heifers to 145c for 277kg to return $401.

Cows over 500kg sold to 133c/kg and averaged 124c/kg, while cows 400-500kg topped at reached 133c/kg and averaged 108c/kg. Cows in the 300-400kg sold to 110c/kg and averaged 101c/kg.

Cows and calves sold to $570/unit.

Bulls up to 400kg reached 150c/kg and average 126c/kg.