A cautious mood among restocker buyers at today’s Roma store cattle sale saw light weight yearling steer prices decline by 2c and light weight yearling heifers fall by 8c/kg, according to MLA's National Livestock Reporting Service.
However feedlot buyers were willing to spend the extra dollars and prices jumped 8c for medium weight yearlings steers and 1c for heavy weight yearling steers to feed.
The yarding was 200 head down on last week’s numbers comprising 5100 mixed quality cattle.
The offering was dominated by one large single vendor line of 1174 plain conditioned heifers, which put downwards pressure on light and medium heifer prices, which dropped 5-20c/kg on average, according to the NLRS.
Quotes from the official Roma press report included:
- Feeder steers in the 400-550kg range topped at 194c/kg and averaging 186c/kg;
- steers in the 350-400kg range reached 210c/kg and averaged 187c/kg;
- steers in the 280-350kg range reached 206c/kg and averaged 190c/kg;
- Weaner steers in the 220-280kg range reached 215c/kg and averaged 196c/kg;
- Weaners under 220kg topped at 215c/kg and averaged 196c/kg;
- Heifers in the 350-450kg range reached 183c/kg and averaged 144c/kg;
- Heifers in the 280-350kg range topped at 183c/kg and averaged 157c/kg;
- Heifers in the 220-280kg range topped at 196c/kg and averaged 167c/kg,
- Heifers under 220kg topped at 199c/kg and averaged 179c/kg.
- Cows over 500kg hit 152c/kg and averaged 138c/kg;
- Cows 400-500kg topped at 146c/kg and averaged 128c/kg;
- Cows in the 300-400kg range made 138c/kg and averaged 122c/kg;
- Cows and calves sold to $970/unit and averaged $870; and
- Bulls up to 400kg reached 186c/kg and average 154c/kg.
Specific lines included:
Woonoona Pastoral Co, Roma, sold 263kg Brahman-cross steers to 215c/kg to return $567/head. They also sold 224kg Angus-cross heifers to 195c to return $437.
Boothulla Pastoral Co, Cooladdi, sold 275kg Droughtmaster-cross steers to 211c to make $580.
The York family, Oakleigh, Wallumbilla, sold 364kg Angus-cross steers to 210c to return $765. They also sold 315kg Limousin heifers to 182c make $575.
Bindebango Grazing Co, Bollon, sold 280kg Charolais-cross steers to 208c to return $582.
The Walsh family, Wilgalands, Roma, sold 291kg Hereford-cross steers to 203c to make $591.
The Gallagher family, Dunwaiten, Surat, sold 268kg Droughtmaster-cross steers to 200c to return $536.
Dart Pastoral Co, Thirlstone, Roma, sold 375kg Charbray-cross steers to 196c to make $737.
The Rennick family, Blairmack, Muckadilla, sold 457kg Hereford-cross steers to 194c to return $887.
The Beitz family, Middle Ridge, Amby, sold 416kg Santa-cross steers to 193c to make $804.
The Versace family, Blue Gums, Roma, sold 412kg Santa steers to 193c to return $795.
The Richards family, Plain Farms, Roma, sold 435kg Santa-cross steers to 192c to return $837.
Tumbar Grazing Co, Tumbar, Jericho, sold 244kg Charolais-cross heifers to 199c and averaged 162c to return $396.
The Ahern family, Roylands, Surat, sold 296kg Charolais-cross heifers to 177c to return $524.
Click here to read NLRS Roma store sale report
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