STOCK SALES

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26395, 13 April 1951, Page 10

STOCK SALES

ST. ANDREWS "The Press" Special Service TIMARU, April 12. Quality cattle were in most demand at to-day’s sale at St. Andrews, a penning of 120 head coming forward. Secondary sorts eased fully 30s a head. Well-bred cattle in the extra large yarding of store cattle, created a firm demand, the bulk of the yarding changing hands at auction. The fat lamb and sheep entry was also very large, with fat ewes showing a slight easing tendency. The south annual draft ewes were in most demand in (he large store sheep entry, which comprised a large. selection of ewes and lambs. Medium quality lambs were hard to quit. Values were:— Fat Cattle.—Prime heavy steers, £3l 7s 6d-to £34 2s 6d;. prime steers. £25 2s 6d to £2B 7s fid; light steers, £l9 2s 6d to £23 7s 6d. Prime cows, £2l 7s fid to £26 7s 6d; light to medium cows, £l6 2s 6d to £l9 7s 6d. Prime heifers, £22 7s 6d to £27 7s 6d; 'ight heifers, £l7 2s 6d to £2O. Store .Cattle.—Three-year-old steers, to £lB 10s; two-year steers and heifers, £ll 5s to ,£l4; yearling steers and heifers, to £lO l£s; calves, £7 10s to £lO 10s. Fat Sheep and Lambs.—Prime wethers, ,£5 2s Id to £6; prime lambs, 81s Id to 98s Id; light lamta, to 76s lid. i Prime ewes. 74s Id to 82s Id; medium ewes. 62s id to 69s Id: light e ves, 45s Id to 51s lOd. Store Sheep.—S.M.-Romney cross ewes. 70s to 79s 6d: failing-mouth ewes. 52s to 60s; medium wether lambs, to 60s; me-iium ewe lambs, to 60s; rape ewes, 40s to 47s fid.