Roma Cattle Report

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Report Date: 3rd February 2026

Total Yarding: 6,852

Commentary

Numbers lifted after last week’s heatwave conditions. Quality improved with a few pens of excellent grain assisted cattle across the yearling categories. Most of the usual buyers attended and only a couple of buyers operated in the export run for heavy steers and bullocks. Heavy cattle were in limited numbers and quality was quite good. Demand from domestic and export processors was erratic throughout the sale.

Vealers were limited and quality improved notably with the better finished selling from 400-488c/kg. Trade steers and heifers were either grass finished or grain assisted. The steer portion made from 400-455/kg. Trade heifers sold to a small group of processors making from the bulk selling from 400-482c/kg. Meanwhile, competition and price for feeder types operated around breed. Feeder heifer’s medium weight 400-500kg sold 11c cheaper which some of the price drop quality related. The bulk making from 360-390c/kg. Feeder steers in the medium weight category sold to fluctuating demand to average 440c/kg.

On the export side heavy steers and bullocks suitable for processors sold to weaker competition with heavy steers selling 12c cheaper making from 388-460c/kg. Bullocks were limited and competition was patchy with prices dipping 37c making from 390-485c/kg. In the cow sale, heavy cows were well supplied and most buyers operated but were not prepared to push the market. The bulk of the better heavy cows slipping 11c making from 360c to 392c/kg. Leaner cows D3 types under 520kg were mixed selling from 320-356c/kg.