ADDINGTON MARKET Another Strong Calf Sale

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32274, 17 April 1970, Page 16

ADDINGTON MARKET Another Strong Calf Sale

Another buoyant sale prevailed for store calves at the Addington market yesterday. A large gallery followed the sale, and with strong inquiry from Banks Peninsula and Ashburton buyers, the market was for a time about $2 a head stronger than last week’s good sale.

The sale, which was the second held this week exclusively for calves, drew an entry of 2240 head. It included some of the largest calves seen at Addington this season, but otherwise medium to average calves predominated.

The yarding included quite a number of calves from Banks Peninsula and these sold particularly well. One of the feature lines came from the Springvale Estate, of Little River, and another was a line of 160 Herefords from the Lakes Station, of Hawarden. These were a very even line of wellmarked steer calves, and they averaged $67. Some of the strongest buying interest was shown in a sprinkling of Shorthorn-Hereford cross steers. With sales to $B7, they sold at premium rates. A range of values is:— Steer calves: Best Angus and Angus-Hereford cross, $75 to $BO, with odd sales to >9l; good average, $6B to $74; medium, s6ft to $66; small, $52 to $57, with tail-enders down to >4O. Best Herefords, >7O to >77; good average, $65 to $69; medium $5B to >64, and small down to >5O.

When the sale opened, it appeared that values were about to make their first down-turn for the season, for the first 30 pens of calves were $2 to $3 back on recent rates. However, the market showed a noticeable lift once it reached a number of pens of large autumn-born calves. The high prices paid seemed to rub on to the rest of the offering, for the market not only recovered the decline shown in the early stages, but firmed by about $2 on last week’s rates. Values showed some easing when the market moved to the smaller lots, and, with some exceptions, tail-end lots of both steers and heifers were weaker than they have been.

Heifers: Best Angus and Angus-Hereford cross, >6O to >65, with one sale at >70.50; average, >54 to *5B, with small to medium, >45 to >52, and tailenders down to >34. Average Herefords. >55 to >62; others, >47 to >53.

Sales of store calves included:—

Steers: Lakes Station (Hawarden), 160 Herefords at >54 to $77, averaging >67; Oakley, Ltd (Southbridge), 16 Angus and Angus-Hereford cross at >88; A. M. Deans (Blythe Valley), 18 Angus-Hereford cross at >76, 11 Herefords at >71.50; J. N. Buckland (Little River), 11 Herefords at >75, 15 Angus-Hereford cross at $76: K. Bunn (Oxford), 10 Shorthorns at >7B; N. C. Davidson (Te Oka). 22 AngusHereford cross at >7O; R. G. Stoddart (Kaituna), 14 Angus and Angus-Hereford cross at $62; Mrs L. C. Craw (Little Pigeon Bay). 15 Shorthorn-Here-ford cross at $B7; Knockindale Estate (Pigeon Bay), 18 Angus at >80; W. J. Lundie (Prices Valley), 29 Angus-Hereford cross at 144 to >5O; Okuku Farm (Okuku), 5 Angus at >81: Jr Lundy (Okuku), 14 Angus at >45 to >56; Okuku Pass Partnership (Okuku), 30 Herefords at >47 50 to >55.50, 33 Angus at >49 to >66. 58 Angus cross at $4B to >66; D. J. Balekly Trust (Purau), 29 Angus at >55.50 to $64.50, 74 Angus-Hereford cross at >53 to >67, 42 Herefords at $48.50 to $60.50: A. A. Macfarlane (Rotherham), 58 Angus at $42 to $58.50: J. D. McDougall (Bowenvale), 19 Angus cross at $56.50 to $57.50: A. C. Earl (Little Akaloa), 21 Angus at $49 to $62; L. B. Burnett (Lees Valley), 46 Herefords at $59 to >66. 12 Angus cross at $64: J. H. Mathias (Port Levy), 32 Angus-Hereford cross at $5O to $61.50: M. C. T. Newton (Hororata), 12 Shorthorn cross at $7O: Springvale Estate (Little River). 94 Angus-Shorthorn cross at $51.50 to >75: S. E. Ogg (Tai Tapu). 27 Angus-Herefords at $5l to $63; H. Inch and Sons (Hawarden). 22 Angus-Hereford cross at $6O to $6B: C. H. and J. M. Indh (-Hawarden). 22 Angus-Hereford cross at $59 to $64; Melrose Trust (Hawarden), 31 Hereford-Shorthorn cross at $6O to $69.50; H. W. McKellow (Hororata). 18 Angus at >7l: P. H. Stapylton Smith (Camp Bay), 15 Herefords at $57.50.

Heifers: A. M. Deans (Blythe Valley), 12 Angus-Hereford cross at $5B; Oakleigh, Ltd (Southbridge), 14 Angus and Angus-Hereford cross at >61.50: A. M. Henderson (Oxford), 32 Angus and Angus-Hereford cross at >52.50 to >55; J. G. Cran (Rakaia Gorge), 10 Angus and Angus-Hereford cross at $56: K. Bunn (Oxford), 12 Shorthorn* at >65; N. C. Davidson (Te Oka), 20 Angus-Hereford cross at $57.50; Lakes Station (Hawarden), 20 Herefords at $52 to >55; J. Lundy (Okuku), 16 AngusHereford cross at $49: J. C. Horn (Oxford), 9 Herefords at $5O: W. J. Lundie (Prices Valley), 24 Angus Hereford cross at $3B to $44.50; L. B. Burnett (Lees Valley) 19 Angus cross at $42.50 to $48.50. 15 Herefords at $5l: I. J. Steel (Hawarden). 31 Herefords at >53.50 to >59. Okuku Pass Partnership (Okuku), 20 Angus at >45.50, 15 Angus cross at $40.50: D. J. Blakely Trust (Purau), 36 Angus at $34 to >4B: H. W. McKellow (Hororata), 16 Angus at >55: C. H. and J. M. Inch (Hawarden), 10 Angus-Hereford cross at >56: H. Inch and Sons (Hawarden). 27 Angus-Hereford cross at $45 to $52.50; Springvale Estate (Little River), 18 Angus-Short-horn cross at >50.50; M. C. T. Newton (Hororata), 16 Shorthorns at $6B: J. FL Mathias (Port Levy). 41 Angus-Hereford cross at $45 to >55.