MARKET HIGHLIGHTS - TUESDAY, 14 APRIL
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This week’s sale saw an increase in yarding, with cattle drawn from NSW and the regular supply district.
Some cattle, particularly those from the south showed signs of the dry conditions.
All regular buyers were in attendance.
Yearling Steers under 200kg prices topped at 548c/kg, with heavier steers selling to 478c/kg. Heifers under 330kg topped at 424c/kg.
While this week’s sale saw a cooler morning as the temperatures dropped at the Roma Saleyards, cattle numbers were on the rise with an increase of over 2,500 head recorded on the previous week’s Tuesday sale.
The regular buyers, feedlotters and backgrounders were in attendance and competing for over 6,400 head of cattle, with the quality and selection of them once again solidifying the Roma Saleyards as the marketplace of choice.
Across the Sunshine State, cattle were drawn from the western regions of Blackall, Morven, Quilpie, Tambo and Windorah, as well as from Dulacca, Condamine, Hannaford, Meandarra and Miles in the east.
Within the Maranoa supply district, consignments were sourced from Injune, Mitchell, Roma, Surat and Yuleba, and from the southern areas of Queensland cattle came from Bollon, Dirranbandi and St George.
On par with previous weeks’ sales, cattle travelled up from further south to go under the hammer, with this week once again seeing cattle consigned from Coonamble in New South Wales.
M.F. Gadsby of ‘Rocky Hills’, Morven, offloaded a pen of Angus steers which fetched 486c/kg, weighing in at 321kg and receiving a return of $1,560/hd.
The line was consigned through Ray White Rural Roma. Pictured is M.F. Gadsby’s steers.
FG & R Dunn sold two pens of Santa Gertrudis cross steers and one pen of Angus cross steers at this week’s sale, with the three pens selling to 540c/kg.
Operating out of ‘Megine’, Roma, the heaviest pen of the Santa Gertrudis cross steers weighed in at 304kg and made $1,645/hd.
The pen of Angus cross steers weighed 266kg and returned $1,439/hd.
The lines were consigned through Grant Daniel & Long Roma. Pictured are FG & R Dunn’s steers.
DC Diamond Past Co, based out of ‘Mirri Mirri’, Hannaford, offloaded steers to 520c/kg, averaging 264kg and making $1,375/hd.
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;fe=ecTwo pens of Angus cross steers sold to 514c/kg, with the heaviest pen of the two weighing in at 277kg and returning $1,426/hd.
One pen of Charolais cross steers fetched 536c/kg to weigh 288kg and receive $1,544/hd.
DC Diamond Past Co also sold heifers at this week’s sale, with two pens of Angus cross heifers selling to 398c/kg.
The heaviest pen of the two pens of Angus cross heifers weighed 269kg and received a return of $1,074/hd.
The lines were consigned through Watkins & Company Pty Ltd. Pictured are DC Diamond Past Co’s steers.
Alcurah Creek Grazing sold steers to 503c/kg, weighing an average of 304kg and making $1,530/hd.
Hailing from of ‘Alcurah Creek’, Roma, one pen of Charolais cross steers fetched 516c/kg, weighing in at 289kg and receiving a return of $1,494/hd.
Alcurah Creek Grazing also offloaded heifers at this week’s sale, selling to 381c/kg to weigh 289kg and make $1,106/hd.
One pen of Charolais cross heifers fetched 394c/kg, averaging 308kg and receiving a return of $1,214/hd.
The lines were consigned through PJH Livestock & Property. Pictured are Alcurah Creek Grazing’s steers.
A full Roma Saleyards market report and breakdown will be available tomorrow
Highlights
Steers:
Santa X Steers ex Mungindi 403c/kg, 609kg, $2,456
Droughtmaster X Steers ex Quilpie 404c/kg, 602kg, $2,435
Angus X steers ex Coonamble 456c/kg, 488kg, $2,230
Angus X Steers ex Coonamble 456c/kg, 450kg, $2,055
Santa X Steer ex Mungindi 460c/kg, 438kg, $2,016
Santa X Steers ex Coonamble 432c/kg, 460kg, $1,988
Droughtmaster X Steers ex St George 378c/kg, 526kg, $1,990
Brangus X Steers ex Quilpie 456c/kg, 430kg, $1,961
Santa X steers ex Quilpie 456c/kg, 427kg, $1,951
Santa X Steers ex Quilpie 446c/kg, 369kg, $1,647
Droughtmaster X Steers ex Quilpie 370c/kg, 448kg, $1,658
Angus X Steers ex Roma 540c/kg, 304kg, $1,645
Heifers:
PTE Angus X Heifers ex St George 368c/kg, 534kg, $1,968
PTE Angus X Heifers ex St George 366c/kg, 470kg, $1,724
Santa X Heifers ex Mungindi 350c/kg, 510kg, $1,785
Brahman X Heifers ex Quilpie 364c/kg, 485kg, $1,768
Droughtmaster X Heifers ex Windorah 370c/kg, 446kg, $1,653
Angus X Heifers ex Dirranbandi 330c/kg, 501kg, $1,654
Santa X heifers ex Roma 340c/kg, 452kg, $1,538
Charbray X Heifers ex Quilpie 326c/kg, 503kg, $1,510
Droughtmaster X Heifers ex Dirranbandi 336c/kg, 447kg, $1,505
Charbray X Heifers ex St George 350c/kg, 433kg, $1,518
PTE Droughtmaster X Heifers ex Windorah 336c/kg, 436kg, $1,467
Droughtmaster X Heifers ex Dirranbandi 420c/kg, 355kg, $1,408
Santa X Heifers ex Morven 370c/kg, 341kg, $1,264
Cows:
Charolais X Cows ex Tambo 357c/kg, 597kg, $2,135
Santa X Cows ex Mungindi 345c/kg, 585kg, $2,019
Droughtmaster X Cows ex Windorah 350c/kg, 546kg, $1,952
Brangus X Cows ex Dirranbandi 340c/kg, 571kg, $1,943
Charolais X Cows ex Bollon 314/kg, 590kg, $1,853
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