Roma Saleyards — Local services in Roma

I live in remote NW Queensland, have been out on stations and travelled in cattle road trains (I know - I'm showing off!), HOWEVER - never have I ever been to a cattle sale.

What a fantastic experience. I was fortunate (or unfortunate!) to be in Alan's group. He was a font of knowledge. Explained how it all works in a fun and informative way. What appears to be a mass of bellowing beasts, is in fact a very well organised process, which is remarkably fast given the amount of cattle being auctioned.

I LOVED my time there. Thank you to Alan for teaching me about another process of farm to plate! And a shout out to Bill, one of the other guides, with whom I had a good.chat at the end of the tour. If ever either of you are passing Kynuna - stop in at the pub and I'll pour you a...

Really enjoyed the free tour of the saleyards in Roma Queensland. It's very interesting learning how it all works. How the animals are weighed and sold in lots to the highest bidder. They spray different coloured dots on the back and hind of the cows to indicate what lot they belong in. Tuesday is auction day and the best day to do the tour. The auctions here on Tuesday fix the meat prices for the whole Eastern seaboard for the week. This is the biggest saleyard in Australia. The road train trucks transporting all the cattle are completely washed down in special wash bays they have installed to stop the spread of weeds...

While an interesting free tour on Tuesdays, the tour groups were far too large (50+). The guides had speakers to amplify their voice but many on the tour said they could not hear the commentary. On the day of our visit the bull ring had a group of school kids comfortably seated yet we oldies had to stand out in the cold on equally cold grass on a 4C morning. Bit if a rethink of process is needed to make the tour more...