Market Highlights - Tuesday, 7 April 2026
Published on 08 April 2026
Following the Easter Public Holiday and Roma’s fiftieth Easter in the Country event, this week’s sale saw many visitors tour the local landmark and marketplace of choice, the Roma Saleyards, which had just over 3,900 head of cattle consigned.
Many of the regular buyers were present in the laneways, competing for the yarding which hailed from across Queensland and New South Wales.
Cattle travelled from as far north as McKinlay and as south as Coonamble and Moree to go under the hammer.
In addition to this, consignments were also drawn from Injune, Jackson, Mungallala, Surat and Roma in the Maranoa supply district, from Bollon, Dirranbandi and St George in the Balonne Shire, and from Charleville, Quilpie, Winton and Wyandra in western Queensland.
Freeman Pastoral Company of ‘Miley View’, Roma, offloaded steers to 503c/kg, weighing in at 223kg and making $1,124/hd.
One pen of Angus cross steers fetched 500c/kg, to weigh 221kg and receive a return of $1,109/hd.
Freeman Pastoral Company also sold heifers at this week’s sale.
Three pens of their Angus cross heifers each made 406c/kg, with the heaviest pen averaging 240kg and making $978/hd.
The lines were consigned through TopX Roma. Pictured are Freeman Pastoral Company’s heifers.
Bangor Cattle Co Pty Ltd sold Charolais steers, Droughtmaster cross steers and Charolais cross steers and overall, the three pens made 526c/kg, to weigh 228kg and receive a return of $1,201/hd.
Operating out of ‘Bangor’, Mungallala, the pen of Charolais steers fetched 546c/kg, weighing in at 252kg and making $1,378/hd.
The lines were consigned through Elders Mitchell. Pictured are Bangor Cattle Co Pty Ltd’s steers.
TT & KA Fox, based out of ‘Aralven’, St George, offloaded Charolais cross steers and heifers, with the steers selling to 527c/kg, weighing 207kg and receiving $1,091/hd.
With two pens of Charolais cross steers each making 530c/kg, the heaviest pen weighed in at 229kg and made $1,215/hd.
Two pens of Charolais cross heifers both sold to 396c/kg, with the heavier pen averaging 219kg and receiving a return of $868/hd.
The lines were consigned through PJH Livestock & Property. Pictured are TT & KA Fox’s heifers.