Roma Store Cattle Report

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Report Date: 6th October 2026

Total Yarding: 9591 (+1795)

With scattered showers predicted Roma Agents penned 9,591 head including over 5,000 steers, 2,600 heifers and 1800 cows and bulls yarded. The quality mixed with a large percentage of cattle with high content. All the regular buyers attending and active on the suitable lines. The market solid throughout similar to last sale.

Yearling steers under 200kg topping 520c/kg to backgrounders. Yearling steers 200 to 280kg sold from 394c to 584c/kg for the better pens. Yearling steers 280 to 330kg selling to 592c/kg to backgrounders and 494c/kg to Lot Feeders. Yearling steers 330 to 400kg with Lot Feeders paying to 540c and 576c/kg to backgrounders. Yearling steers 400 to 480kg sold from 470c to 562c/kg to Lot Feeders. Yearling steers over 480kg made to 532c/kg to Lot Feeders.

Yearling heifers under 200kg topping 398c/kg to backgrounders. Yearling heifers 200 to 280kg sold from 306c to 458c/kg to backgrounders. Yearling heifers 280 to 330kg selling to 482c to backgrounders and 456c/kg to Lot Feeders. Yearling heifers 330 to 400kg with Lot Feeders paying to 440c/kg. Yearling heifers 400 to 480kg made to 438c/kg to backgrounders. Yearling heifers over 480kg made to 462c/kg to backgrounders.

Grown steers 400 to 500kg sold to 520c/kg to Lot Feeders. Grown steers 500 to 600kg made to 514c/kg to Lot Feeders. Bullocks over 600kg sold to 492c/kg to processors. Heifers over 540kg made to 446c to Lot Feeders and 436c/kg to processors.

A large number of cows penned which included runs of vendor bred cows. A pen of young heavy Angus cows score 3 made to 400c/kg to processors, with the remainder selling from 326c to 389c/kg to processors. The 2 score cows 400 to 520kg made from 270c to 384c/kg to processors. Bulls over 600kg made to 446c/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	0-200	Restocker	C	2	79	25	350	520	444	-16	660	982	838	$589	$1,040	$825
	200-280	Restocker	C	2	692	-571	398	584	546	19	751	1,102	1,029	$956	$1,577	$1,393
			D	2	5	-3	356	400	383	124	672	755	722	$908	$1,021	$976
	280-330	Feeder	C	2	11	7	416	494	468	-28	785	933	883	$1,249	$1,584	$1,482
		Restocker	C	2	865	256	382	592	543	13	721	1,117	1,025	$1,178	$1,855	$1,675
			D	2	5	NQ	260	300	268	NQ	491	566	506	$781	$900	$804
	330-400	Feeder	C	2	290	83	410	540	512	11	774	1,019	966	$1,534	$2,120	$1,832
		Processor	C	2	1	-8	358	358	358	-170	676	676	676	$1,218	$1,218	$1,218
		Restocker	C	2	823	287	380	576	514	-14	717	1,087	970	$1,280	$2,065	$1,822
	400+	Feeder	C	2	419	196	470	562	522	-1	887	1,061	985	$1,974	$2,846	$2,324
		Processor	C	2	29	23	394	478	465	18	744	902	878	$1,971	$2,582	$2,449
				3	113	NQ	445	502	487	NQ	840	948	919	$2,291	$2,959	$2,821
		Restocker	C	2	9	-68	442	478	466	-50	834	902	880	$1,990	$2,439	$2,289
Yearling Heifer	0-200	Restocker	C	2	72	16	320	398	383	36	616	766	737	$608	$796	$724
			D	2	1	NC	270	270	270	-18	520	520	520	$459	$459	$459
	200-280	Feeder	C	2	24	-19	440	440	440	13	847	847	847	$1,233	$1,233	$1,233
		Restocker	C	2	829	76	306	458	420	19	589	881	808	$748	$1,283	$1,066
	280-330	Feeder	C	2	49	-57	400	456	447	15	769	877	859	$1,320	$1,357	$1,342
		Processor	C	2	116	90	360	382	364	-7	693	735	700	$1,081	$1,222	$1,108
		Restocker	C	2	364	73	300	482	411	16	577	927	791	$900	$1,447	$1,280
	330-400	Feeder	C	2	277	-125	390	440	421	-4	750	846	809	$1,327	$1,760	$1,489
		Processor	C	2	60	-134	320	386	370	3	615	743	712	$1,120	$1,352	$1,293
		Restocker	C	2	192	122	328	432	397	37	631	831	763	$1,116	$1,642	$1,415
			D	2	2	NQ	227	227	227	NQ	436	436	436	$793	$793	$793
	400+	Feeder	C	3	29	NQ	416	416	416	NQ	800	800	800	$1,873	$1,873	$1,873
		Processor	C	2	2	-46	422	422	422	9	812	812	812	$2,111	$2,111	$2,111
				3	35	34	400	432	429	-9	769	831	826	$1,680	$2,334	$2,278
		Restocker	C	2	19	11	438	438	438	8	843	843	843	$1,972	$1,972	$1,972
				3	44	NQ	394	462	450	NQ	758	889	865	$1,656	$2,311	$2,192
Manufacturing Steer	540+	Processor	C	3	2	NQ	390	428	409	NQ	736	808	772	$2,731	$3,426	$3,079
Grown Steer	0-400	Feeder	C	2	9	NQ	382	382	382	NQ	721	721	721	$1,529	$1,529	$1,529
		Restocker	C	2	51	NQ	378	466	415	NQ	714	880	782	$1,387	$1,865	$1,634
	400-500	Feeder	C	2	132	116	458	520	478	48	865	982	902	$2,000	$2,497	$2,318
		Processor	C	2	41	39	364	364	364	26	687	687	687	$1,785	$1,785	$1,785
		Restocker	C	2	5	-54	440	440	440	0	830	830	830	$2,200	$2,200	$2,200
	500-600	Feeder	C	2	74	NQ	458	514	464	NQ	865	970	875	$2,520	$2,880	$2,563
				3	7	-71	462	462	462	-19	872	872	872	$2,496	$2,496	$2,496
		Processor	C	2	10	9	320	440	400	-45	604	831	754	$1,856	$2,553	$2,325
				3	171	153	414	478	444	-3	782	902	837	$2,320	$2,808	$2,608
		Restocker	C	2	43	NQ	458	458	458	NQ	865	865	865	$2,658	$2,658	$2,658
				3	121	NQ	446	472	467	NQ	842	891	882	$2,375	$2,529	$2,463
	600-750	Feeder	C	3	7	-21	432	432	432	-58	816	816	816	$2,939	$2,939	$2,939
		Processor	C	3	399	357	420	492	474	-2	793	929	894	$2,730	$3,445	$3,182
Grown Heifer	0-540	Feeder	C	2	18	-30	446	446	446	16	858	858	858	$1,606	$1,606	$1,606
		Processor	C	2	45	18	312	380	358	0	600	731	689	$1,186	$1,575	$1,460
				3	74	1	300	436	407	-5	577	839	782	$1,350	$2,356	$1,970
		Restocker	C	2	46	-1	310	396	369	19	597	762	710	$1,179	$1,585	$1,399
				3	30	NQ	386	430	413	NQ	743	827	794	$1,622	$2,151	$1,941
	540+	Processor	C	3	13	NC	428	428	428	10	824	824	824	$2,355	$2,355	$2,355
Cows	400-520	Processor	D	1	9	-1	100	250	149	-111	217	544	321	$450	$1,200	$683
				2	194	19	240	362	339	1	500	753	702	$1,200	$1,811	$1,677
				3	1	-6	370	370	370	-5	740	740	740	$1,850	$1,850	$1,850
		Restocker	C	2	1	NQ	200	200	200	NQ	435	435	435	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000
			D	1	33	-45	146	320	178	7	318	696	386	$702	$1,440	$851
				2	90	49	122	314	277	-9	255	655	578	$550	$1,571	$1,336
	520+	Processor	D	2	341	-180	270	384	356	8	563	784	733	$1,566	$2,308	$2,020
				3	671	411	326	400	379	-1	680	800	760	$1,957	$2,530	$2,263
				4	5	-48	375	375	375	0	750	750	750	$2,251	$2,251	$2,251
		Restocker	D	1	1	NQ	220	220	220	NQ	458	458	458	$1,210	$1,210	$1,210
				2	96	25	330	360	351	18	688	750	730	$1,816	$1,980	$1,928
				3	130	NQ	378	378	378	NQ	756	756	756	$2,080	$2,080	$2,080
Bulls	0-450	Feeder	C	2	70	55	400	490	423	-11	755	925	799	$1,600	$1,900	$1,773
		Processor	C	2	13	NQ	300	360	346	NQ	566	679	653	$900	$1,316	$1,229
		Restocker	C	2	423	233	320	526	446	1	604	993	842	$866	$1,737	$1,390
	450-600	Processor	C	2	28	26	350	418	399	-7	661	789	754	$1,971	$2,497	$2,187
	600+	Processor	C	2	112	38	350	440	418	11	660	831	789	$2,450	$3,818	$3,342
				3	32	-17	380	446	432	6	717	842	816	$3,040	$4,016	$3,625

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