Burnside market

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33804, 29 March 1975, Page 19

Burnside market

(N.Z. Press Association) DUNEDIN.

The yarding of 337 beef cattle at the Burnside sale this week was about 200 fewer than last week’s. There was a large proportion of heavy cattle. A line of particularly heavy Friesian cross oxen from Taieri realised to $l5B. Prices rose about $5 a head.

Oxen: top, $158; heavy. $l3l to $154; medium, $lOO to $120; light. $B2 to $B4; small, from $65. Heifers: top, $B7: heavy. $BO to $B5; medium. $66 to $72; light, 552 to $5B. Cows: top, $B7; heavy. $72 to $80; medium, $56 to $6B; light. $4B to $52. The veal yarding of 74 was of fair quality, but prices were slightly easier. Top vealers fetched $66; medium. $5O to $55; light. $35 to $45.

The offering of 54 mediumquality store cattle sold close to recent rates. Prices: medium two and a half year steers. $56 to $6l; 18-month Angus heifers. $44.

Eighty pigs were offered. Quality was good and values remained on last week’s higher level. Prices: top. $6O; medium. $5O to $5B: light, $39 to $42.

The lamb entry of 350 was of] good quality and prices were I similar to last week’s high level. Top lambs made $lO to sl2.] medium $9 to $9.40. and light' $8.50 to $B.BO.

The yarding of 1550 sheep was down slightly on last week and the quality was mixed. Prices for hoggets rose 51.20 and ewe prices improved 20c. Hoggets: top, $13.40; medium. $ll.lO to $11.40; light, $10.20 to $10.60. Ewes: top, $3.20; medium. 52.70 to $3; light, to $2.60.