Roma Store Cattle Report

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Report Date: 20th October 2026

Total Yarding: 3428 (-1272)

With very much needed and wonderful rain in and around the supply district Roma Agents yarded 3,428 head. A quality yarding of cattle penned with runs of weaners and feeders and small number bullocks with a large portion of prime cows grain and crop fattened. Most of the regular buyers in attendance and active especially for the light weaner steers making the 700c/kg mark.

Yearling steers 200 to 280kg topping 700c to average 650c/kg to backgrounders. Yearling steers 280 to 330kg sold from 374c to 696c/kg for the better pens to backgrounders. Yearling steers 330 to 400kg made from 415c to 572c to backgrounders and 564c/kg to Lot Feeders. Yearling steers 400 to 480kg sold to 564c/kg to Lot Feeders. Yearling steers over 480kg made to 490c/kg to Lot Feeders.

Yearling heifers 200 to 280kg sold from 324c to 552c to average 448c/kg to backgrounders. Yearling heifers 280 to 330kg made to 436c to average 421c/kg to backgrounders. Yearling heifers 330 to 400kg sold to 402c to processors and 480c to 530c/kg to Lot Feeders. Yearling heifers 400 to 480kg made 346c to 480c to restockers and 448c/kg to Lot Feeders.

Grown steers 400 to 500kg sold from 478c to 552c/kg to Lot Feeders. Grown steers 500 to 600kg sold to 490c/kg to Lot Feeders. Bullocks over 600kg selling from 380c to 480c/kg to processors. Grown heifers over 540kg made to 462c/kg to processors.

A magnificent run of prime grain and crop fattened cows offered. The score 3 and 4 cows sold to 400c to average 389c/kg to processors. The 2 score cows 400 to 520kg selling from 344c to 382c/kg to processors. Bulls over 600kg made to 442c/kg to processors.

Market Reporter. David Friend.

							Liveweight (c/kg)				Carcass weight (c/kg)			$/head
Category	Weight Range	Sale Prefix	Muscle Score	Fat Score	Head	Change	Min	Max	Avg	Change	Min	Max	Avg	Min	Max	Avg
Yearling Steer	200-280	Restocker	C	2	476	-493	358	700	650	79	676	1,321	1,226	$896	$1,905	$1,615
	280-330	Restocker	C	2	53	-278	374	696	576	25	706	1,314	1,087	$1,235	$2,019	$1,708
	330-400	Feeder	C	2	39	-17	358	564	502	-34	676	1,065	948	$1,218	$2,257	$1,953
		Restocker	C	2	26	-169	415	572	510	-34	783	1,080	962	$1,504	$1,953	$1,777
	400+	Feeder	C	2	26	-54	485	564	516	6	916	1,065	973	$2,329	$2,483	$2,435
		Processor	C	2	48	NQ	448	448	448	NQ	846	846	846	$2,241	$2,241	$2,241
				3	5	-55	452	452	452	-49	853	853	853	$2,623	$2,623	$2,623
Yearling Heifer	0-200	Restocker	C	2	2	-68	452	452	452	19	870	870	870	$724	$724	$724
	200-280	Processor	C	2	24	12	532	532	532	96	1,024	1,024	1,024	$1,357	$1,357	$1,357
		Restocker	C	2	533	-233	324	550	448	-19	624	1,058	862	$794	$1,486	$1,153
	280-330	Feeder	C	2	7	-35	484	484	484	19	931	931	931	$1,598	$1,598	$1,598
		Processor	C	2	9	-26	300	300	300	-75	577	577	577	$900	$900	$900
		Restocker	C	2	224	137	346	436	421	36	666	839	810	$1,004	$1,419	$1,338
	330-400	Feeder	C	2	62	-172	480	530	511	65	923	1,020	982	$1,730	$2,121	$1,949
				3	2	-33	450	450	450	-27	849	849	849	$1,801	$1,801	$1,801
		Processor	C	2	45	31	340	402	386	-16	654	774	742	$1,224	$1,609	$1,437
		Restocker	C	2	11	-44	416	416	416	33	800	800	800	$1,415	$1,415	$1,415
			D	2	15	NQ	372	372	372	NQ	716	716	716	$1,266	$1,266	$1,265
	400+	Feeder	C	2	27	NQ	448	448	448	NQ	862	862	862	$2,017	$2,017	$2,017
		Processor	C	2	1	NQ	436	436	436	NQ	839	839	839	$1,963	$1,963	$1,963
				3	2	NC	420	420	420	-14	808	808	808	$2,016	$2,016	$2,016
		Restocker	C	2	24	NQ	346	480	470	NQ	666	924	904	$1,558	$2,161	$2,115
Manufacturing Steer	0-540	Restocker	C	2	14	NQ	420	420	420	NQ	793	793	793	$2,017	$2,017	$2,017
	540+	Processor	C	2	5	NQ	380	410	386	NQ	717	774	728	$2,204	$2,378	$2,239
				3	21	15	390	470	440	-27	736	887	830	$2,653	$3,055	$2,936
Grown Steer	0-400	Feeder	C	2	15	-5	388	500	405	-131	733	943	764	$1,320	$2,000	$1,461
		Restocker	C	2	168	159	380	572	536	32	717	1,080	1,011	$1,459	$2,060	$1,911
	400-500	Feeder	C	2	75	67	478	540	519	7	902	1,019	980	$2,104	$2,593	$2,421
		Processor	C	2	14	NQ	374	374	374	NQ	706	706	706	$1,796	$1,796	$1,796
				3	5	4	382	382	382	-48	721	721	721	$1,835	$1,835	$1,835
		Restocker	C	2	58	NQ	520	552	538	NQ	982	1,042	1,015	$2,393	$2,651	$2,535
	500-600	Feeder	C	2	27	-32	490	490	490	-12	925	925	925	$2,549	$2,549	$2,549
				3	65	NQ	480	516	495	NQ	906	974	933	$2,641	$2,684	$2,658
		Processor	C	2	2	NQ	450	450	450	NQ	849	849	849	$2,701	$2,701	$2,701
				3	50	-70	452	490	479	-12	853	925	905	$2,713	$2,941	$2,877
		Restocker	C	2	4	-30	466	466	466	-2	880	880	880	$2,704	$2,704	$2,704
				3	23	NQ	460	460	460	NQ	868	868	868	$2,668	$2,668	$2,668
	600-750	Processor	C	3	312	267	380	480	469	-20	717	906	884	$2,470	$3,290	$3,194
Grown Heifer	0-540	Processor	C	2	61	NQ	425	434	434	NQ	816	835	834	$1,737	$1,910	$1,742
				3	34	17	400	440	408	-22	769	846	785	$1,600	$2,288	$1,742
		Restocker	C	2	23	-10	316	430	351	-33	608	827	675	$1,044	$1,721	$1,250
	540+	Processor	C	3	23	15	458	462	461	58	881	889	886	$2,520	$2,588	$2,562
			D	3	7	NQ	436	436	436	NQ	839	839	839	$2,530	$2,530	$2,530
		Restocker	C	3	10	NQ	438	438	438	NQ	843	843	843	$2,410	$2,410	$2,410
Cows	400-520	Processor	D	2	56	3	310	360	344	14	646	750	716	$1,550	$1,776	$1,659
				3	12	10	374	374	374	-10	764	764	764	$1,871	$1,871	$1,871
	520+	Processor	D	2	51	-114	344	382	369	22	717	780	752	$1,893	$2,293	$2,111
				3	373	-190	300	400	389	2	600	800	778	$1,950	$2,694	$2,410
				4	126	111	386	396	394	0	772	792	788	$2,549	$2,765	$2,689
Bulls	0-450	Feeder	C	2	7	2	300	460	433	-37	566	868	817	$1,020	$2,025	$1,812
		PTIC	C	2	9	NQ	414	414	414	NQ	782	782	782	$1,864	$1,864	$1,864
		Restocker	C	2	20	-96	400	572	475	6	755	1,080	896	$1,402	$1,614	$1,496
	450-600	Processor	C	2	8	4	380	442	434	11	760	834	825	$2,280	$2,653	$2,607
	600+	Processor	C	2	27	6	400	442	430	0	755	834	812	$3,200	$3,962	$3,535
				3	1	-34	442	442	442	5	834	834	834	$3,538	$3,538	$3,538

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