ADDINGTON MARKET Values Easier For Most Store Calves

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31662, 24 April 1968, Page 23

ADDINGTON MARKET Values Easier For Most Store Calves

Store calf values were generally easier at Addington market yesterday. There was a larger yarding than last sale, but the buying gallery was smaller.

A feature of the entry was the good representation of Herefords, and on the day, these sold very well. While most of the other good and medium-grade calves were easier, there still remained a very steady inquiry for the small tail-end lots.

Store lambs again made up ♦he bulk of the store sheep jarding. There was again a good selection of shorn Romneys, but the buying-power was weaker, and all classes of wether lambs were easier. The store sheep yarding was 7610. compared with 11,430 last sale. It consisted of 1745 ewe lambs. 5510 wether lambs, 185 two-tooth ewes and 170 older ewes. The store cattle yarding rose from 1860 last week to 2535, and consisted of 2160 calves, and 375 adult cattle. Store Lambs Store lambs met a harder tale. With Addington market coinciding with the weekly store sheep at Tinwald. there was not such a large buying gallery, and the sale lost a lot of the strength it had two weeks ago. Following recent wintry weather, buyers were more cautious throughout, and carryover lambs in particular, showed a marked decline. Even the shorn lines of Romney wether lambs, which have been in short supply this year, were easier.

At 7000 head the store lamb yarding was quite a large one. For the third week in succession it included a good selection of shorn Romney wether lambs. These again met the best inquiry of the wether lamb section but values were 20c to 30'’ easier.

The best of the shorn Romneys sold to $5.50 with medium f*-om $4.40 to $4.80, and lighter | from $3.70 to $4.10.

Corriedale and halfbred wether lambs met a harder sale than the shorn Romneys, with values for the light to medium lambs easing 40c to 50c. The yarding included two large lines of high country halfbreds. and these sold well on the day.

The best of the finewoolled wether lambs sold from $4.25 to $4.60. with odd sales to $5.20: medium sold from $3.60 to $4.10: and lighter and $2.75 to $3.40.

Apart from some of the top pens, ewe lambs were also easier. The entry included some pens of well-grown, and wellwnniied halfbred and Corriedales. The best of the entry sold from $5.20 to $5.70. with an odd sale to $6.70: medium sold from $4.50 to $4.90. and smaller from $3.80 to $4.20. Sales of store lambs included: Wether lambs; G. S. Urquhart (Cass). 246 halfbreds at $4.20 tn $4.85: J. R. Johns (Culverden). 204 Corriedales at $4.60 to $5.20; J. D. Gallagher (Rakahuri). 338 shorn Romneys at $4.50 to $5.50: W. F. Ashe and Son (Okuku>. 170 Romneys at $4.90 to $5.25: R. Wallis (Kaikoura). 150 Romneys at $4.40 to $4.95: E. J. Allan and Sons • Bullock Hill», 855 shorn Romneys at $3.80 to $5.05: A. M. Rutherford (Amberlev). 309 Corriedales at $3.85 to $5.05. Ewe lambs: W. J. Hoban and Son (Culverden). 180 Corriedales a f $6 to $6.70: B. and M. Black 'Darfield). 67 Romneys at $4.80: Coleridge Downs (Rakaia Gorge). 200 halfbreds at $5.20 to $5.40. Breeding Ewes At 355 head, the breeding ewe section as a very small one. There were only four pens of adult ewes, and they were very plain. Some Merinos and Romneys were passed, while t’vo lots of Corriedales sold at $3.30 to $4.35. Three pens of Romney twotooths met a gond sale, with values ranging from $6.15 to $6.20. while a small lot of Corriedales realised $5.35. Store Calves Store calves were generally easier. The yarding was a big one. but there was a smaller gallery of buyers this week, and from the outset values showed an easing of $3 to $4 a head. There were not so many pens of even calves this week, and some of the calves on offer

were showing the effect of recent adverse weather. A feature of the sale was the sizeable entry of Hereford calves. On the day, these met a good sale. For size, they appeared to sell a little more strongly than the other breeds. A range of values is:— Steer calves: best Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen AngusHereford cross. $54 to $59, with odd sales to $64: medium, $47 to $52: smaller, $3B to $45, with tail-end lots down to $32. Best Herefords, $52 to $57, with odd sales to $6l: medium. $45 to $5O, with smaller from $37 to $43, and tail-end lots down to $3O. Heifer calves: best Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen AngusHereford cross, $44 to $49, with an odd sale to $52: medium, $3B to $42. with small from $3O to $35. Best Herefords, to $57: average, $42 to $5O: smaller. $35 to $4O. Sales of calves included:— Steers: J. Lundy (Okuku), 20 Aberdeen Angus-Hereford at $4B to $54: D. J. Parsons (Ward), 34 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus-Hereford at $55 to $63: C. L. Barry (Claverley), 16 Aberdeen Angus-Hereford at $56: T. W. Hutchinson (Little River), 15 Aberdeen AngusHereford at $64, 13 Aberdeen Angus at $56: W. P. Belton, Ltd • Waikari). 16 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus-Hereford at $56: estate Mrs W. Macfarlane (Lake Sumner). 100 Herefords at $48.50 to $56: Beckenham Hills Trust (Cheviot). 39 ; Herefords at $57 to $59: J. P. Egan (Waiau), 27 Aberdeen An-gus-Hereford at $47 to $6O: T. C. Dickson (Waiau), 96 Aberdeen Angus at $43 to $56; estate D. W. Smith (Cheviot), 58 Aberdeen Angus-Hereford at $5O to iMotunau), 32 Aberdeen Angus at $46 to $55.50; M. H. Handyside (Hundalee), 18 Aberdeen Angus at $52.50: A. D. and A. C. Manson (Jacksons), 15 Aberdeen Angus at $57: Mount Land Company (Hawarden). 22 Herefords at $44.50: R. W. and J. Sheppard (Scargill), 18 Herefords at $44: Glen Colwyn Estate (Parnassus), 31 Herefords at $43 to $5O: A. J. Hutchinson (Wainui), 26 Aberdeen AngusHereford at $57 to $69: estate J. Milliken (Springfield). 29 Aberdeen Angus at $4B to $50.50: Ti Tini Pastures, Ltd (Amberley). 30 Aberdeen Angus at $45 to $52: R. G. Barrett (Kaituna),

1J Aberdeen Angus »t 552.50: K. P. E. Neill (Little Biver), 15 Aberdeen Angus-Shorthorn cross, at $49: A. W. R. Trolove (Sheffield), 15 Aberdeen Angus at $54. Heifers: J. Lundy (Okuku), IS Aberdeen Angus-Hereford at $45 to $46; E. M.. S. C. and R. K. Heard (Kaikoura). 15 Aberdeen Angus-Hereford at $39.50: T. W. Hutchinson (Little Biver), 10 Aberdeen Angus at $45; W. P. Belton, Ltd (Waikari), 26 Aberdeen Angus-Hereford at $4O to $46: G.. E. Upritchard (Cheviot), 24 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus-Hereford at $4B; D. J. Parsons (Ward). 11 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus-Hereford at $42, 13 Hereford at $45: Snushall Estate (Kaikoura), 14 Aberdeen Angus-Hereford at $43, 19 Aberdeen Angus at $45; Beckenham Hills Trust (Cheviot). 20 Aberdeen Angus-Hereford at $42. 26 Hereford at $39.50: estate Mrs W. Macfarlane (Lake Sumner), 100 Hereford at $36 to $57: J. P. Egan (Waiau). 26 Aberdeen Angus-Hereford at $47 to $5O: T. C. Dickson (Waiau), 70 Aberdeen Angus at $3B to $46.50: estate D. W. Smith (Cheviot). 41 Aberdeen Angus-Hereford at $4O to $45; E. and J. Chisnall iMotunau), 14 Aberdeen Angus at $43: A. D. and A. C. Manson (Jacksons), 11 Aberdeen Angus at $4B; A. J. Hutchinson (Wainui). 28 Aberdeen AngusHereford at $47 to $50.50; R. W. Sheppard (Scargill). 22 Aberdeen Angus-Hereford at $40.50. Adult Cattle Some very big adult steers were included in the adult cattle entry. A feature of the market was the sale of three pens of big Herefords at 5107.5 U to $125.50. Most of the steers appeared to be on a par with last week’s rates, but breeding cows were easier by several dollars a head. Values for Herefords ranged from $7B to $B6, and there was a sale of Hereford heifers at $74. Large Aberdeen AngusHereford steers sold to $94. Friesians to $86.50, with younger Friesians at $55 to $65. The best of the 20-month-old beef-bred steers sodd to $76. Sales of adult cattle included: N. M. Turnbull (Amberley), 10 Aberdeen Angus cross steers at $94: Mount Cecil Farming Company (Waimate), 12 Aberdeen Angus steers at $76; N. Mcßreen (Waiau), 15 empty 18-month-old Hereford heifers at $74; K. H. Parkinson and Sons (Kaituna). 15 mated Hereford cows at $7B to $B2. 26 three and a half-year-old Hereford steers at $107.50 to $125.50: J. P. Egan • Waiau), 8 mated Hereford cows at $B6.