ADDINGTON MARKET Large store calves meet improving demand

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34128, 14 April 1976, Page 17

ADDINGTON MARKET Large store calves meet improving demand

Large store calves > showed a small improve- ! ment in value when the first of this yeek’s store calf sales was held al the Addington Market yesterday. The sale, which was confined to calves from districts north of the Waipara River, drew a yarding of [2185 head. Quality was the best seen at Addington this [season: there was a large sei lection of well-grown calves (in forward, order, along with ‘a good offering of medium calves, and a notable absence of small, tail-end lots. The Cheviot and Hawarden districts provided most of the entry, which included an excellent entry of Herefords.

Selling was followed by the largest gallery of the season, most of the buyers being from the North Canterbury area Generally, large steer calves edged up $2 to $3 a head; medium calves were mainly firm, although one line of Herefords from the back country sold at a useful margin over others. Good average heifer calves also had a better sale at values $2 to $3 stronger. Compared with recent sales, there were more sales at $3O or better.

Best Angus-cross steer calves sold at $6O to $6B. with one sale at $75: good average ranged from $54 to $5B, medium $45 to $5O, and small at $35 to $42. Best Angus and Hereford steer calves sold to $66, good average $5O to $56, medium $39 to $45, and .small at $32 to $3B. Best, heifers sold at $35 to $4O, medium at $2B to $33, and smaller at $l9 to $25.

Sales of store calves Included: Steers: Crystal Brook Farm (Cheviot). 46 * Angus-cross at $44 to $6B: Hawkswood Estate (Par nassus). 64 Angus and Anguscross at S4O to $55; F. E. McFadden I Cheviot i. 55 Here fords at $36 to $5B. 13 Angus-cross at $6O; ■T. J. O’Carroll (Hawarden). 36 .Angus at $4B to $56.50; Beckenham Hills Partnership iEthelton), 59 Herefords at $56 to $66: J. L. Clark-Hall (Hawarden). 51 Herefords at $39 to $5O; J D. R. and I. E. Winskill (Cheviot), 80 Angus at $37 to $44: A. M. Deans (Cheviot), 49 Herefords at $43 to $55. 13 Angus-cross at $59.50; I. S. Douglas and Son [(Cheviot), 71 Angus and AngusShorthorn cross at $42 to $6l; A. G. and R. D. G. Lawrence (Hawarden*, 27 Angus and'Angusicross at $5O to $62.50; Lakes Station (Hawarden). 208 Herefords at $3l to <53; D. J. Parsons (Ward*. 44 Angus at $4O to $62. 21 Angus-cross at $54.50; W P. Belton Ltd (Waikari). 30 Angus-

cross at $53.50 to $75; J. R. R. Menzies (Hawarden >. 32 Angus' and Angus-cross at $37.50 to s4.>. 61 Hereford at $34.50 to $49; S. O. Irwin (Leamington), 67 Angus and Angus-cross at $42 to $6O; E. E. Spencer (Parnassus), 47 Angus at $39 to $56. 26 Shorthorncross at $6O to $62, 22 Herefordcross at $52 to $61.50, 26 Anguscross at $57 to $6l; C. 11. D. Inch (Hawarden*. 30 Herefords at 40: to $49; Mount Arden Land Com- ! pany (Hawardem, 20 Herefords) at $5O. Heifers: Beckenham Hills i

Partnership (Ethelton). 40 He re--11 fords at $30.50 to $46.50; B. D. , and T. Childs (Cheviot., 31 Angu»scross and Herefords at $26 to $3l; J. D. R. and 1. E. Winskell (Cheviot:. 30 Angus at $25 to $29; A M. Deans (Cheviot), 23 He refords at $26.50 to $33: 8 Anguscross at $32.50; I. S. Douglas (Cheviot*. 34 Angus and AngusShort horn cross at $23 to $3O; 1 Lakes Station Hawarden), 196 [Herefords at $23 10 $32; D. J. [Parsons (Ward), 86 Angus and {Angus-cross at $25.50 to $4O; . HP. Belton Ltd ■ Waikari;. 18 Angus

and Angus-cross at $34.50; J. R. B. Menzies 'Mount Virginia , 21 Herefords at $25.50 to $27.50. 24 Angus and Angus-cross at $26.50 to $3l; Crystal Brook Farm (Cheviot), 46 Angus-cross at $27 to $46; R. E. McFadden (Cheviot*. 26 Angus-cross at $24.50 to $4O; J. J. O Carroll (Hawarden'. 25 .Angus at $26 to $32; S. O. Irwin (Leamington.). 37 Angus and [ Angus-cross at $2B to $33; E. E. [Spencer (Parnassus), 17 Herefordcross at $3B; Lands and Survex [Department (Tiromoana), 60 :_Aiigus at $22.50 to $2B.