ADDINGTON MARKET Sound inquiry for well-grown calves

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33815, 11 April 1975, Page 13

ADDINGTON MARKET Sound inquiry for well-grown calves

I Well-grown forward steer calves 1 I continued to meet a sound : inquiry at tile Addington Market yesterday, but for other ’ calves, and heifer calves in. particular, the market drifted ] j sharply. I The yarding drew an entry of 12990 head, and it came after a yarding of 1975 calves the previous day. The sale began reasonably ( well on a good race of calves. , and once the gallery built up. it became quite a satisfactory mar- , ket. The big calves were not fare 'short of Wednesday’s rates, but; the yarding—although normal tor;, ithis time of the season—pro, ed . Ito be well above demand. 1 Heifer calf values continued to decline, and the same trend was evident in many of the steer i calves. The heifers eased a furIther $4 to $5, particularly mu ’ tlie second half of the sale, and ’ [the small to medium steers; showed a similar decline. The sale was confined to ; calves from districts south of Waipara, and it drew a fair selection of well-grown calves but it also included a biggei selection of small and plainer calves, than on Wednesday. This end of the yarding proved hard to sell, and in the closing stages, demand had virtually petered out. The feature of the sale was the annual line of calves from Bullock Hill lOkuku), and for those interested in seasonal trends they again provided a good yardstick. One hundred and nineteen Angus and Angus-cross steers ranged from 845.50 to $6l. to average $56; 108 heifer calves, sold at $31.50 to 536.50._ to produce an average of $55.60 for the line. , t w Last year the line —heifers and steers ’ included— averaged $72. The figures showed that it was the heifers, in particular, which had brought the average down:] they were selling at onl> half last year's rates ■ Best steer calves sold at to $6l. with one sale at s6r good average sold at $44 to $4B. medium at $35 to 542. and smal- ( lev at $2O to 830. Large heifer « alves sold to $4... eood average <27 to $33. medium s2’ to $25. and small at S 8 to of store calves included: — T » Steers G. W Brice 'Lansdowne Valiev, 35 Angus-cross at 547 to $54 I- R. Forrester (Hawarden), 32 Angus at t3«.50 to $45; Seaton Brothers Courtena' h 16 Angus and Anjus-cross at $65: A. J. Duncan 'Sheffield’, 67 Angus at *36.50 to $55; D. P. Graham 'Tai Tapu'- 9 Simmentaicross at $52.30; W. F. Gerard <Hororatai. 30 Hereford and ! Hereford-cross at *2B tn $47; Gra;ham Brothers (Tai Tapu), Simmental-cross at $35 to “43; ■ ; Laniminnan Holdings 'Hororata 1 -' or unj-eford and Ang”s-cross at «32.50 to *50.50 G Fanfolds.’ 'Grey mouth'. 142 Fere- ( • Angvc and Angvs-cmss at 1 *°3 tn * 4P *; Tap? v 'arms 6° Angus at $22 to *°4: X. F •Reins and Sons »Ak?”oa‘. 67 > Angus, An° r ’”N-cro«s and j- T «-o*nrd tn «59: J. Mi li: t-«»n 'Spri^afield . 157 at *°7.“o >;<« M 5; L. A. Hann* r -ißiver). 5 3 Angus st s"■?. to S3IL .•1,. A Ferguson . 67 Xngns a* s*o t n s"*•_ p W and > 0 J’ Calder WHe Riv*r . ' Angua-eroes at $39 to 144; M

C. T. Newton (Glenroy), 70 Angus and Angus-Shorthorn cross at S3O to $55; Annavale Trust 'Springfield), 40 Hereford at S2B to $46; R. E. and J. Y. Winterburn (Choritom. 40 Angus and Angus-cross at $51.50 to $6O; M. C. Feary (Oxford', 78 Angus and Anguscross at $34 to $5l; D. Marshall (Little Akaloa*. 28 Angus-cross at $48.50 to $57. Heifer calves: D Marshall) (Little Akaloa'. 21 Angus-cross at $4O; M. C. Feary’ 'Oxford 1 . 51 Angus and Angus-cross at $27.50 to $35; A. W. Waddell (Methven', i 43 Angus and Angus-cross at $17.50 to $3O; A. F. Helps and Son (Akaroa). 33 Angus and 1 Angus-cross at $33; D. W. and O. J. Calder i Little River). 17 Angus , cross at $25.50; T. D. Barwick , (Little River), 16 Shorthorns at - $3B; L. A. Ferguson (Sheffield', i 38 Angus at 525.50 to $3O; L. A. Harmer (Little River', 15 Anguscross at $25.50; estate J. Milliken (Springfield). 100 Angus at $2l to $27; M. C. T. Newton (Glenroy). 70 Angus and AngusShorthorn cross at 525 to $43; G. W. Brice 'Lansdowne Valle' . 42 Angus-cross at $2B to $34.50; Langminnan Holdings Hororata'. 6! Hereford and Angus-cross at $28.50 to 529: Manderley Partner-1 ship (Little River*. 12 Angus and Angus-cross at $23 to $25: W. F. Gerard (Hororata), 25 Here-i ford and Hereford-cross at 822.50 to $29.50; A. J. Duncan (Sheffield)., 45 Angus at $25 to $32; Tara Farm 'Coalgate), 51 Angus at $l4 to $24