Recent rainfall across the Maranoa region had a heavy impact on the buying landscape at Tuesday's Roma store sale, and while it didn't drive the usual number of vendors to the sale, it certainly drove the prices up.
A yarding of 2208 head were presented with prices climbing across all weight ranges, in particular the weaner steers under 220kg which topped at 806c/kg.
Weaner steers under 220kg averaged 698c/kg, while those in the 220-280kg range beat last week's price by 40c/kg, topping at 760c/kg and averaging 688c/kg.
Steers in the 280-350kg weight class reached a top of 614c/kg averaged 567c/kg, 30c/kg dearer than last week, and feeder steers in the 400-550kg range averaged 505c/kg, topping at 550c/kg.
Ray White Rural agent AJ Riley said the sale continued its recent upward trend, crediting the decent rain over the weekend for the increase in prices and buyer interest.
"Very dear again here today, obviously with all that rain around, 50 to 100 millimetres around Roma, and further east and north of Roma also had very good rain," he said
"There were only around 2200 head here today but a very, very solid market with that bit of rain about and people chasing a lot of cattle at the moment.
"It's getting a little bit dearer each week at the moment, but very solid."
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One vendor from Mt Isa had plenty of trouble getting his cattle onto the truck for the sale due to heavy rainfall, but the trip proved well worth the struggle.
Argylla Mountains Pastoral, Cuckadoo, Mount Isa sold Brangus steers at 690c/kg, reaching a top of $2139 to average $1627/hd.
Mr Riley said that it was the reliable and consistent prices that kept the company coming back to sell their cattle.
"For about six or eight years, they've been sending cattle down here," he said.
"They've been getting a bit of a reputation as the cattle have been selling really well and they've been doing the job for people who've been buying them too
"So they keep sending them down here and they keep making them money."
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