Market Highlights - Tuesday, 7 October 2025
Published on 08 October 2025
The steer market held strong across the morning with the heifer job seeing a slight softening in the afternoon.
All the regular processors, feedlotters, and backgrounders were present and actively competing for pens of seasonal weaners, finished bullocks and cows.
The wide selection and quality of cattle on offer once again solidified Roma Saleyards as the marketplace of choice.
With a widespread drawing across the whole of Queensland, the yarding featured an abundance of pens from the Maranoa supply district including Roma, Surat and Muckadilla.
Multiple runs of cattle were also consigned from western and northern Queensland including Charleville and Winton.
Bernie and Cindy Bruce of ‘Wilga Park’, Taroom offloaded 55 Charolais cross and Wagyu cross steers at today’s sale.
A pen of their Charolais cross steers made 518c/kg weighing in at 310kg for a return $1,605/hd.
The line was consigned through Top X Roma.
Arbroath Grazing co offloaded a quality run of heavy Simmental cross steers for an average 430c/kg to weigh 77kg for a return of $3,335/hd.
Taken straight off the oats at Muckadilla, two pens of the Simmental cross steers made 430c/kg, the heaviest pen weighing in at 819kg to fetch $3,525/hd.
A further two pens fetched a straight 429c/kg to weigh 767kg for an average return of $3,292/hd.
The line was consigned through PJH Livestock, pictured with livestock agent Steven Goodhew.
Mackie & Clover of ‘Bonella’, Charleville offloaded Droughtmaster cross steers for an average of 495c/kg weighing 284kg for a return of $1,404/hd.
The top pen fetched 518c/kg to weigh 270kg to fetch $1,401/hd.
The line was consigned through Nutrien Charleville/Tambo, pictured with livestock agent Josh McLeod.
Wayne and Karen Brown offloaded a quality run of Angus heifers fetching an average 454c/kg to weigh 380kg for a return of $1,724/hd.
Based out of ‘Booralie’, Roma the producers fetched 460c/kg for the top pen to weigh 400kg for a return of $1,841/hd.
A further two pens made a straight 452c/kg weighing in at 382kg to make $1,726/hd.
The line was consigned through MAA, pictured here with Livestock agent Duncan McLeod.
