The History of the Roma Tropical Breeds Sale

The inaugural ROMA SALE was held on Saturday, September 3, 1988. A total of 92 bulls was catalogued comprising:-

All these bulls were inspected on-farm to ensure they were "of a standard the Society considers appropriate, particularly at a new venue".

It was in 1997 that the Roma Sale became the inaugural Roma Tropical Breeds Sale.

Roma Sale
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Roma Tropical Breeds Sale	Offered	Sold	Clearance%	Average	Gross	Top
1997	Only Brahmans at the inaugural sale
1998	48	40	87%	$2,699	$106,750	$4,500
1999	67	63	94%	$2,500	$157,500	$5,250
2000	78	70	90%	$2,161	$151,250	$6,750
2001	79	78	99%	$4,231	$330,000	$12,000
2002	89	74	83%	$2,973	$220,000	$6,000
2003	107	98	92%	$3,143	$328,000	$12,000
2004	98	95	97%	$3,637	$345,500	$15,000
2005	137	135	99%	$4,041	$545,500	$9,000
2006	189	143	76%	$3,857	$551,500	$34,000
2007	166	138	83%	$3,243	$447,500	$22,000
2008	150	119	79%	$3,975	$437,000	$16,000
2009	161	121	75%	$3,855	$466,500	$18,000
2010	159	140	88%	$3,718	$520,500	$9,500
2011	174	151	87%	$4,013	$606,000	$13,000