ADDINGTON MARKET Store Cattle Values Show Little Change

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31343, 13 April 1967, Page 16

ADDINGTON MARKET Store Cattle Values Show Little Change

Store cattle were yarded in large numbers at the Addington market yesterday, and values generally showed little change on those of last week.

A big entry of adult store cattle came forward. Though there was a large buying gallery, rising two-year-old steers appeared to be a little easier; but older cattle in forward condition met a good sale. Quality in the store calf section was much improved, but the best of the offering rarely exceeded 27 a head. The medium to good class of calf, in- fact, looked the most reasonable buying.

Store lambs were again yarded in large numbers, and there was a very good selection of both Romney wether and Romney ewe lambs. Top prices in the ewe lamb section was 62s 6d, this being the highest price paid for Romneys so far this autumn. The sale opened with values 2s easier on the closing rates of last week, but the sale closed fully firm. The two-tooth ewe and adult ewe section comprised small lots which hardly compared with the offerings at recent sales.

The store sheep yarding numbered 9025 compared with 9917 at the last sale. It comprised 3308 ewe lambs (2733 last sale), 4870 wether lambs (3711), 286 two-tooth ewes (957), 411 adult ewes (1628), and 150 wethers (88). The store cattle entry totalled 2632, compared with 1350 last sale. It comprised 1142 steer calves, 807 heifer calves, and 683 adult cattle. Store Lambs With an entry of more than 8000 head, the store lamb offering was large for thia time of the year. The wether lambs included a good selection of shorn Romneys, and both shorn and woolly Romneys predomnated in the ewe lamb section. A large gallery followed the sale, which opened with values 2s or so easier on last week’s closing rates, but there was an Improvement, and the sale closed firm on last week. The shorn Romney wether lambs were a well-grown for-ward-conditioned selection and they continued to meet a steady sale. The top pens sold from 43s 8d to 45s 6d, with an odd sale at 47s 6d. Average quality sold from 38s Sd to 425, with small down to 355. Values for woolly Romney wether lambs were little different, the best selling from 44s 8d to 47s Bd, with an odd sale at 49s Bd, and average from 38s 6d to 435. There was again a very good selection of Romney ewe lambs, and the top price of 82s 8d was ths highest paid for Romneys this season. The best of the entry of Romneys in the wool sold from 55s te 58a, with one sale at 82s fid. average to good from 4«s to S3s, and smaller down to 38s. Shorn Romney ewe lambs sold from 48s to 52s for the best, with average to good from 44s to 475, and small down to 30s. The best of the Corrlodalo and halfbred ewe lambs sold from 52s te 80s, writ aoeyago from

44s to 50s, and small down to 335. Sales of store lambs Included: Ewes: R. E. Watson (Ohoka), 183 Romneys at 58s to 82s 8d; T. F. Northeote (Hlghfleld), 80 belfbreds at 44s 0d; estate J. Stevenson (St. James Station), 173 Border Merlnoe at 39s Sd to 455: B, and M. Black (Hawkins). 82 Romneys at 48s; estate H. H. Earl (Waikari), 98 shorn Corriedales at 345: E. J. Allen and Sons (Bullock Hill), 250 Romneys at 53s to 55s and 300 shorn Romneys at 48a to 525; estate R. B. Johnson (Weka Paas), 448 Corriedales at 48e to 50s; Ayredalo Estate (Springfield), 120 Romney-Corriedales at 51a 0d to 535.

Wethers: J. U. McCracken, (Okuku), 225 (born Bomneyi at 43s 8d to 45s 8d; Birch Hill (Okuku), 285 Romneys at 34s 8d to 40s; W. R. Ensor (Bullock Creek), 374 shorn Romneys at 41s 8d to 48s; estate C. R. Waghorn (Chorlton), 59 Down Cross at 38s; Mrs D. L. M. Waghorn (Chorlton), 72 Down Cross at 38s 8d; estate J. Stevenson (St. Jamas Station), 302 BorderMerinos at 40s to 48s; E. J. Alon and Sons (Bullock HIU), 238 Romneys at 48a 8d to 49s Bd, and 327 thorn Romnaya at 43a 8d to 47s Bd.

Store Sheep The two-tooth ewa offering was a vary small’one, and most

ot th* offering comprised imall lota. Thar* wore sales of Romneys at 45a to 58s, while a pen of mor* than 100 Merinos sold at 395. Th* adult ewe eelectton was very nondescript, and like the two-tootha, moat conaiated ot email lota. Th* only quotable aale waa that of 87 mated Romney ewes from D. C. Hay of Pigeon Bay at 475. Store Cattle Quality was much Improved on last week in the store calf section. A much larger gallery followed the aale, but values showed little change. However, there did not appear to be the same demand for the top calves. Steer calves which realised 137 to 128, were 12 to 13 better on quality than calve* which reached or bettered IM last week. Aberdeen Angus-Hereford

croae calvea met (he beat sale throughout, but from a buyer's point of view the medium to good class of calf ot any breed looked the most reasonable buying. Good quality ateer calves sold from 124 to £27. with an odd aale to £29; average to good sold from £2O to £23 10s, with smaller down to £l5 10a. Good heifer calves sold from £l6 to £l9, with an odd sale to £2l 15s; average sold from £l4 to A s> - ,nd smaller down to £l2 10s.

Rising two-year-old steers were forward in large numbers In the adult cattle section. met a slightly weaker ’*!?• but the older steers were fully firm. The beet of the younger eteers sold from £34 15s to £3B 15s, with others down to £3O 10s. Adult steers in good condition sold from £4l to £45 ss. Two-year-old Hereford heifers sold from £32 to £3B Sa, and mated run cow* from £3l to £34. Sales of store calves included:

Steers: A. M. Dean* (Cheviot), 36 Aberdeen Angus cross at £26 to £2B 15s end IS Hereford* !LJ 1 * •*: A. Nlmmo (Southbridge), 13 Aberdeen Angus SI o ®’- ?‘. nB 5 “ ; stee4 Brothers (Darileld), 15 Aberdeen Angus cross at £2O 10a; G. Parsons (Kaikoura), 28 Hereford* at £» to £2l and 32 Aberdeen Angus cross at £3l 15s to £27 Ss; W. R. Archbold (Cheviot), 33 Aberdeen Angus cross at £22 15s to £26 10s; H. C. Deans (Coalgate), 15 Aberdeen Angus at £22 10a: wtate H. C. A. Sldey (Hawarden), 16 Hereford* at £l9 15s; I. S. Douglas (Cheviot), 50 Aberdeen Angus end Aberdeen An«u* cross at £lB 15s to £27; I. L Hutchinson (Little River), 15 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross at £27 and 16 Aberdeen Angus at £25 10s; E. C. Trewln (Kaikoura), 15 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross at £27 10s and 37 Aberdeen Angus at £l9 5s to £24; Leadervale (Parnassus l ), 16 Aberdeen Angus at £22 10s and 11 Aberdeen Angus cross at £lB 10s; W. R. Ensor (Bullock Creek). 20 Herefords at £l9 10s; Gibraltar Farm Limited (Tai Tapu), 17 Aberdeen Angus at £22; Okuku Farm Limited (Okuku), 8 Aberdeen Angus at £29; Okuku Pass Partnership (Okuku), 16 Aberdeen Angus cross at £23 15s; G. W. Brice (Lansdowne Valley), 45 Aberdeen Angus at £lB to £23 ss; E. and J. Chlsnall (Motunau), 29 Absrdssn Angus at £2l 15* to £24 10a: I. J. Steel (Hawarden), 25 Herefords at £l7 to £3l ss: Blakely Trust (Purau). 81 Aberdeen Angus cross at £2l 10s to £26; estate S. Hall (Peraki), 14 Aberdeen Angus at £2O ss; N. G. Fagan (Cheviot), 19 Hereford cross at £24 ss; R. N. ActonAdam* (Amberley), 52 Aberdeen Angus at £lB 5s to £22 Se; H. Inch (Hawarden). 10 Aberdeen Angus at £2l; B. C. Wright (Claverley), 38 Aberdeen Angus £23 IDs to £25 15s.

Helfers: G. Parsons (Kaikoura), 12 Hereford* at £l7 5* and 13 Aberdeen Angus cros* at 116; Steel Brothers (Darfleld). 18 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross at £l7 10s; E. C. Trewln (Kaikoura), 15 Aberdeen Angue and Aberdeen Angus cross at £l6; W. R. Archbold (Cheviot), 30 Aberdeen Angue crosa at £l6 10* to £l7 10s; A. M. Deane (Cheviot), 32 Aberdeen Angue at 116 5s to £l9; I. S. Douglas (Cheviot), 31

Aberdeen Angus cross at £lB to £l6 15a; G. Parsons (Kaikoura). 18 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross at £l7 10s; Leadervale (Parnassus) 34 Aberdeen Angus at £l5 io* to £l7 ss; Gibraltar Farm, Ltd. (Tai Tapu), 16 Aberdeen Angus at £l7; Okuku Farm. Ltd. (Okuku), 11 Aberdeen Angus at £2l 15s; Okuku Pass Partnership (Okuku), 17 Aberdeen Angus cross at £l6; G. W. Brice (Lansdowne Valley), 13 Aberdeen Angus at £lB 15s; Blakely Trust (Purau). 78 Aberdeen Angus cross at £l5 15s to £18; estate S. Hall (Peraki). 13 Aberdeen Angus-Shorthorn crose at £l4 15s; C. H. and J. M. Inch (Hawarden), 18 Aberdeen Angus at £l5 10s: N. G. Fagan (Cheviot), 27 Shorthorn-Here-ford cross at £l7 15e to £lB 10s; R. N. Acton-Adams (Amberley) 18 Aberdeen Angue at £l5 Ss;' H. Inch (Hawarden), 20 Aberdeen Angus at £l7 15s; B. C. Wright (Claverley), 10 Aberdeen Angus at £l5 15s.

Sales of store cattle included: A. E. Hunte (Wakefield), 14 18-mon<h-old empty Hereford heifers at £36 ss; P. 3. Prendervllle (Chatham Islands), 13 two-year-old Shorthorn cros* steers at £25 10s; estate R. D. Cannon (Chatham Islands), 38 two and three-year-old Aberdeen Angue steers at £24 5s to £32 ss; E. W. and S. J. Butt (Ward). 11 18-month-old Aberdeen Angue steers at £29 15s and 10 18-month-old Shorthorn steers at £32 15a; Clarence Reserve, Ltd. (Kaikoura), 34 two and a half-year-old Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus-Hereford croe* steers at £42 10s to £45 10s, and 10 two and a half-year-old Hereford* at 141 15s; estate I. O. Buchanan (High Peak), 14 two end a half-year-old Hereford steer* at £35 10s. and 7 Aberdeen Angus-Hereford crosa at £36 10s.