STOCK SALES

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26514, 31 August 1951, Page 12

STOCK SALES

ST. An i)REWS“The Preu" Special Service, TIMARU, August 30. Quality was very mixed in the yarding of 75 head of fat cattie at the St. Andrews sale to-day. and as a consequence values for all grades fluctuated, prime sorts being in most demand. The store cattle penning was also a mixed one with well-bred cattle bringing most attention. The small yarding of Store sheep included several pens of hoggets and ewe*, values for which held firm at late rates.

. Values were:— . Fat Cattle.—Prime heavy steers, £34 2s 6d to £3B 12s 8d; prime steers. £27 2s 6d to £32 12s fld; light to medium steers. £lB 2s 6d to £24 17s 6d; prime heavy heifers, £3O to £33 2s 6d; light to medium heifers, £l7 to £24 17 « heavy cows, £2B 2s 6d to £3l 12s 6d, light to medium cows, £8 to £l6 10s. Store Cattle.—Bulls. £7 15s to £8 15s; yearling steers and heifers, £8 7g 6d to £ll 2s 6d; two-year steers and Tietiers, £l4 5s to £lB 6s; three-year steers to £l9 Store Sheep.—Small wether hoggets (shorn), to 335; wether hoggets (woolly), to 545; ms. hogget* to 60s; full-mouthed ewes. 58s to 81s; ewes and lambs to 445; two-tooth wethers (woolly), 76s 6d to 80s.