CALVES TO $94 AT METHVEN

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32594, 30 April 1971, Page 6

CALVES TO $94 AT METHVEN

Well-grown steer calves in good condition sold regularly at $BO or more at the Methven calf sale. The yarding of 1080 head was of very good quality, and values showed the same trend as at Tinwald the previous week, most-of the principal vendors showing rises on last year’s returns.

A small pen of Charolals-Angus cross calves from T. L. Lucas topped the steer section at $94, and the same vendor had a sale of Charolais-Hereford cross steers at $BB. Sixty -two steer calves from this vendor averaged $79. Several other notable sales were obtained in the steer calf section, C. J. McLaiighlin (Methven), P. A. Groundwater (Mount Hutt), and J. P. Kane Mount Somers), had sales of steer calves at $B5, and C. A. Schlkkei (Mount Somers), a sale at $B4. Their cows were Angus or Angus-Hereford cross. Several vendors average well over $7O for their steer calves. T. L. Lueas topped the heifer calf section with a small pen of Charolals-Hereford cross calves at $Bl, while 12 Angus-Hereford cross heifers from the same vendor fetched $72.50.

Several other vendors had sales of heifers at $7O or more. Herefords from C. C. Gray (Springburn) sold at $7l, and R. J. Syme and Sons (Staveley), had a sale of Herefords at $7O. W. A. Hart (Methven), obtained $7O for the best of two pens of Angus, and C. J. McLaughlin obtained the same figure for the tops of his Angus and Angus cross. Details of principal sales were: P. C. Ensor (Rakaia Gorge), 45 Angus cross and Herefords at $66 to $80; J. J. Harmer (Alford Forest), 28 Angus and Herefords at $61.50 to $7O; Idaburn, Ltd (Mount Somers), 24 Angus cross at $64.50 to $67; C. A. Schikker (Mount

Somers), 17 Angus cross at $47 to $B4; R. J. Syme and Sons (Staveley), 16 Herefords at $72: 9 Angus cross at $6B; Blackford Station (Rakaia) Gorge), 19 Angus' and Angus-Hereford Cross at $71.50 to $76750; W. A. Hart (Methven), 27 Herefords at $72 to $77. 12 Angus at $7B. 9 Angus cross at $74; C. J. McLaughlin (Methven). 45 Angus and Angus cross at $70.50 to $B5; Timpson and O’Reilly (Methven), 24 Angus at $7l to $80; estate J. H. C. Sauer (Methven), 29 Angus at $69.50 to $79.50; I. D. McKeown (Ruapuna), 99 Angus at $7O to $7B; Barrosa Station Ltd. (Mount Somers), 100 Angus at $5B to $6B; P. A. Groundwater (Mount Hutt), 50 Angus at $65 to $B5; G. A. Lock (Methven), 39 Friesians at $57 to $63; T. L. Lucas (Methven), 21 Angus-Hereford cross at $73 to $B6; 24 Charolais-Hereford cross at $76 to $BB, 17 Charolals-Angus cross at $72 to $94; J. P. Kane (Mount Somers) 47 Angus and Angus-Hereford cross at $67.50 to $B5; Kakariki Farm (Mount Hutt), 9 Hereford and Angus cross at $73.

Helfers: C. C. Gray (Springburn), 35 Herefords at $5B to $7l; P. C. Ensor (Rakaia Gorge), 18 Angus cross and Herefords at $56; J. J. Harmer (Alford Forest), 39 Angus cross and Herefords at $5O to $57.50; C. A. Schikker (Mount Somers), 12 Friesians at $56.50 to $7O; R. J. Syme and Sons (Staveley), 11 Herefords at $7O, .11 Angus at $6l; Idaburn Ltd, (Mount Somers), 33 Angus cross at $57 to $64; W. A. Hart (Methven),' 14 Angus cross at $6O, 19 Angus at $64.50 to $7O; C. J. McLaughlin (Methven), 41 Angus and Angus cross at $55 to $7O; Timpson and O’Reilly (Methven), 10 Angus at $59; T. L. Lucas (Methven), 12 Angus- Hereford cross at $72.50, 5 CharolaisHereford cross at $Bl, 22 Charolais-Hereford and CharolalsAngus at $57.50 to $68.50; J. P. Kane (Mount Somers). 44 Angus J and Angus cross at $45 to $64; I P. A. Groundwater (Mount Hutt),; 13 Angus at $4O to $55.50 |