Buruside market

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32902, 28 April 1972, Page 11

Buruside market

(N Z. Press Association) ; DUNEDIN, April 27. ( Values for good prime beef,; rattle improved $5 a head at this < week’s Burnside market. The;' yarding of 229 was of mixed < quality. •> i< The top priced bollock came from the Clinton district and), realised $209. Prices for runners and vealers t were also up by about $4 a . head The yarding of these totalled 35 and they were generally ' of good quality. The store cattle warding at 81 : included some attractive 18-months-old He ref or ds, but there 1 was not much interest. .1 There were 621 prime lambsb of mainly good quality and : Prices for these gained 40c a head I There was only a small entry j. of 1264 prune sheep. Values for 1 ewes advanced 30c a head but, hoggets. the quality of which;: was not as good as at recent I. sales, remained firm at recent', rates. Values were: Prime beef cattle —Top oxen, 5209; heavy, $175 to $191; medium, $l6O to $172; light, $l4O to $156. Top heifer, $145; heavy, Sl3O to 5139; medium. $ll9 to $122; light. $B7 to SllO. Top cow, $140; heavy. $l2B to 5133; medium $l2O to $125; light $B7 to $llO Runner* and vealers—Runners.j $l2l to $133. Vealers. $ll5 to: $ll9, medium. $9O to $100; small.; $72 to $B5. Store cattle—l S-months-old Hereford heifers $9B. 18-months-; old Shorthorn heifers, $79; medium steer calves. $56 to 562. Lambs—Top. $0; medium $7.60 to $8; light. $6 80 to $7 20. Sheep—Top hogget. $8.50; medium. S 7 70 to $8.20, light,* $6.90 to $7.40 Top cue’ $4.50;' medium. $3.70 to $4.10: light 63 3022 $3 50