NLRS sale commentary:

Yarding 5100 Change 322

Yarding numbers rose slightly, but the quality of cattle penned declined significantly from the previous store sale.

Light weight steer and heifer calves improved in price with a Northern Queensland restocker buyer providing some competition. Most other classes of store cattle were cheaper and store cows declined 6c/kg on average in price. Steer calves sold to 342c and averaged 321c, up 9c, while heifer calves made to 294c and averaged 282c, up 29c/kg. Light weight yearling steers reached 348c and averaged 321c, down 6c, while slightly heavier sorts were 17c cheaper and reached 318c and averaged 308c/kg. Medium weight yearling steers to feed earned to 307c and averaged 291c, down 7c/kg. Heavy weight yearling steers to feed topped at 288c and averaged 281c, down 14c/kg, mainly due to the plainer quality on offer.

Light weight yearling heifers sold to 307c and averaged between 277c and 291c/kg. Medium weight yearling heifers to feedlot buyers hit 280c and averaged 264c, down 1c/kg. Heavy weight yearling heifers to feed made to 248c, while those to the local trade market sold to 268c and averaged 252c/kg. The store cows sold between 180c and 195c/kg. Medium weight 3 score cows earned to 217c and averaged 207c, down 6c/kg.

Weekly Roma Store press report:

Roma cows and calves to $1340/unit

A total of 5100 head of cattle were consigned at Roma’s Store Sale.

Weaners under 220kg topped at 342c/kg and averaged 313c/kg, while weaner steers in the 220-280kg range reached 348c/kg and averaged 305c/kg. Steers in the 280-350kg range reached 318c/kg and averaged 288c/kg, and steers in the 350-400kg range reached 304c/kg and averaged 284c/kg. Feeder steers in the 400-550kg range topping at 288c/kg and averaging 263c/kg.

P & W Taylor, Warida, Mungallala, sold Angus-cross steers to 348c/kg for 238kg to return $830/head.

Bronte Cattle Co, Bronte, Charleville, sold Santa steers to 326c for 223kg to return $729. The Santa heifers sold to 286c for 236kg to return $677.

D & G East, Ross Creek, Roma, sold Charolais steers to 316c for 320kg to return $1014. The Brahman heifers sold to 296c for 303kg to return $900.

Nellybri Pastoral Co, Nellybri, Surat, sold Droughtmaster-cross steers to 312c for 261kg to return $817.

R & M Cochrane, Sugarloaf Creek, Roma, sold Hereford steers to 310c for 280kg to return $870. The Hereford heifers sold to 306c for 333kg to return $1022.

Bangor Cattle Co, Bangor, Mungallala, sold Charolais steers to 307c for 346kg to return $1063.

Ian Jackson, Elavirem, Injune, sold Angus steers to 298c for 349kg to return $1042. The Angus-cross heifers sold to 298c for 310kg to return $927.

Lyn Weir, Crowman, Injune, sold Charolais-cross steers to 290c for 382kg to return $1111.

J Cormack Family Trust, Corfield Park, Roma, sold Simbrah steers to 282c for 416kg to return $1178.

Heifers in the 350-450kg range reached 295c/kg and averaged 258c/kg. Heifers in the 280-350kg range topped at 306c/kg and averaged 273c/kg. Heifers in the 220-280kg range topped at 306c/kg and averaged 275c/kg, while heifers under 220kg topped at 307c/kg and averaged 262c/kg.

Iwona Partnership, Iwona, Mitchell, sold Simmental-cross heifers to 291c for 369kg to return $1076.

Womblebank Cattle Co, Womblebank, Mitchell, sold Cross bred heifers to 265c for 433kg to return $1147.

Cows over 500kg sold to 228c/kg and averaged 208c/kg, while cows 400-500kg topped at reached 228c/kg and averaged 197c/kg. Cows in the 300-400kg sold to 196c/kg and averaged 175c/kg.

B & D Saul, Coolibah, Mitchell, sold Simmental-cross cows and calves to $1340/unit and across the board cows and calves averaged $1137.50/unit.

Bulls up to 400kg reached 340c/kg and averaged 279c/kg.