Roma Cattle Report

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Report Date: 27th January 2026

Total Yarding: 7,405

Commentary

With blistering heat Roma Agents yarded 7,405 head. All the regular buyers attending however selective in their purchasers. A quality yarding penned with a sprinkling of off types included. The market showed better finished bullocks, heavy heifers and prime cows sold to similar rates to the previous sale and most other categories struggled.

Yearling steers 200 to 280kg sold from 310c to 570c/kg to restockers. Yearling steers 280 to 330kg made to 570c to average 515c/kg to restockers. Yearling steers 330 to 400kg selling to 540c to restockers and 520c/kg to Lot Feeders. Yearling steers 400 to 480kg to 500c to Lot feeders and 508c/kg to restockers. Yearling steers over 480kg to 500c/kg to Lot Feeders.

Yearling heifers 200 to 280kg sold from 328c to 420c/kg to restockers. Yearling heifers 280 to 330kg made to 468c to average 408c/kg to restockers. Yearling heifers 330 to 400kg topped 456c/kg to restockers. Yearling heifers 400 to 480kg made to 450c to restockers and 432c/kg to processors. Yearling heifers over 480kg also to processors at 442c/kg.

Grown steers 400 to 500kg made to 474c to Lot Feeders almost 50c/kg less than the previous sale. Grown steers 500 to 600kg to 488c/kg to processors. Bullocks over 600kg to 466c/kg to processors. Heavy heifers over 540kg to 448c/kg to processors.

Almost 1300 cows penned. Prime score 3 cows over 520kg sold from 347c to 402c/kg. The 2 score cows 420 to 520kg sold from 260c to 360c/kg. Bulls 450 to 600kg to 410c/kg to processors. Bulls over 600kg to 408c/kg also to processors. A run of 149 cows & calves sold from $600/unit to $2,660/unit to average $2,161/unit.

Market Reporter David Friend.