Market Highlights - Tuesday, 31 March 2026
Published on 01 April 2026
This week’s sale marked one of the largest yardings that the Roma Saleyards has consigned this calendar year to date, with just over 8,470 head penned.
There were many good lines of cattle on offer, including great runs of feeders and backgrounders among the mammoth yarding.
Many of the regular buyers, feedlotters and backgrounders were present, and the selection and quality of cattle available once again solidified the Roma Saleyards as the marketplace of choice.
Once again, cattle travelled from near and far to go under the hammer at the Roma Saleyards, with this week seeing cattle consigned from across three states.
Cattle were drawn from Augathella, Blackall, Charleville, Morven, Tambo and Winton in western Queensland, and from Hannaford and Meandarra in the Western Downs region.
The yarding was also sourced from further south, from Coonamble in New South Wales and as far afield as South Australia.
Across the local Maranoa supply district, consignments were drawn from areas such as Amby, Hodgson, Injune, Mitchell, Roma and Wallumbilla.
Whitton Cattle Company of ‘Myrtleville’, Injune, sold a run of steers, with two pens of Charolais cross steers each fetching 516c/kg.
The heaviest pen of the two weighed in at 377kg and received a return of $1,948/hd.
The line was consigned through Watkins and Company. Pictured are Whitton Cattle Company’s steers.
DG & AM Gadsby offloaded steers to 462c/kg to weigh 322kg and make $1,493/hd.
Operating out of ‘Lowood’, Morven, one pen of Angus steers fetched 494c/kg, averaging 307kg and receiving $1,521/hd.
Another pen of Angus steers sold to 460c/kg, weighing in at 314kg and making $1,445/hd.
The lines were consigned through Nutrien Roma. Pictured are vendors Darcy and Ashlee Gadsby and Nutrien livestock agent Josh McLeod.
A & C Walker T/AS Ace Grazing of ‘Gilbrigailo’, Hannaford, sold steers to 475c/kg, weighing in at 437kg and receiving a return of $2,083/hd.
One pen of Simmental cross steers sold to 492c/kg, averaging 383kg and making $1,888/hd.
The heaviest pen of Simmental cross steers fetched 472c/kg to weigh 493kg and receive $2,328/hd.
The line was consigned through Grant Daniel and Long St George. Pictured is Grant Daniel and Long St George livestock agent Anthony Hyland with A & C Walker T/AS Ace Grazing’s steers.
Malcolm Burey based out of ‘Back Creek’, Amby, offloaded steers to 519c/kg, weighing in at 269kg and averaging $1,401/hd.
Two pens of Charbray cross steers sold to 518c/kg with the heavier pen weighing 293kg and receiving a return of $1,521/hd.
The line was consigned through Grant Daniel and Long Roma. Pictured is Grant Daniel and Long Mitchell livestock agent Jason Belz with Malcolm Burey’s steers.