BURNSIDE MARKET

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32637, 19 June 1971, Page 23

BURNSIDE MARKET

(N.Z. Press Association) DUNEDIN, June 18. Prime cattle showed a further rise of $5 a head at the Burnside market this week. At some stages of the sale, the good quality light-weight cattle were realising as much as $3O per 1001 b. Some of the high prices included a consignment of steers and $199, and a heifer at In a small entry of store cattle, some aged breeding cows fetched $9B, small Hereford heifer calves $5O, and medium Friesian steers $65 to $9l. -Values were firm for a yarding of 540 lambs—a large one for Burnside. In the prime sheep section, which drew an entry of 2100, butchers* ewes improved 20c to 30c, while young wethers were firm. Values were:—

Prime lambs: top, to $9.20; medium, $7.80 to $8.20; light, $6.50 to $6.80. Prime sheep: top hoggets, to $9.40; medium, $7.80 to $8.20; light, $7.10 to $7.50. Butchers’ ewes, to $5.60; medium, $4.80 to $5.20; light. $4.20 to $4.40; fullmouth wethers, to $6.20. Prime cattle: top oxen, $l7O to $199; heavy, $l5B to $166; medium, $l4O to $154; light, $124 to $137. Top heifers, $l4B to $158; heavy, $l3B to $144; light, $124 to $l3O. Top cows, to $134; heavy, $l2O to $127; medium, $llO to $llB. Runners and vealers: runners, $llB to $127; best vealers, $lO5 to $110; medium, $B9 to $97; small, $66 to $7B; suckers, to $55. Pigs: top baconers, to $36; medium, $3O to $34; top porkers, to $2B; medium, $23 to $25; small, $lB to $22.