Several very good quality lines of steers, heifers and cows created a strong floor in the market and pushed the Roma Store Index up 2.8 points to 106.3 points.

Steers in the 400-550kg range topped at 187c/kg and averaged 174c/kg (+2/kg); steers in the 350-400kg range reached 193c/kg and averaged 176c/kg (+1c/kg); and steers in the 280-350kg range topped at 212c/kg and averaged 184c/kg (+5/kg).

Weaner steers in the 220-280kg range reached 216c/kg and averaged 190c/kg (+0), while weaners under 220kg topped at 219c/kg and averaged 191c/kg (+1).

Heifers in the 350-450kg range topped at 179c/kg and averaged 169c/kg (+4); heifers in the 280-350kg range reached 182c/kg and averaged 163c/kg (+2); heifers in the 220-280kg range topped at 185c/kg and averaged 165 (-1); and weaner heifers under 220kg topped at 186c/kg and averaged 166c/kg (-3).

Cows in the 400-500kg range topped at 168c/kg and averaged 147c/kg (+12), while cows in the 300-400kg range reached 165c/kg and averaged 134c/kg (+17).

Cows and calves sold to $810/unit.

Volume vendors the Murray family, Kindee Pastoral Co, Injune, offloaded 1017 Angus cross, Santa cross and Charolais cross weaner steers.

The 440 Kindee Charolais-cross steers, averaging 332kg, topped at 208c/kg and averaged 194c/kg or $643/head.

The remaining 576 Santa-cross and Angus-cross Kindee steers averaged 350kg and reached 212c/kg or an average of 192c/kg or $673/head.