Addington Market Store lambs in buyers' favour

Press, 15 December 1977, Page 26

Addington Market Store lambs in buyers' favour

Store lamb? sold on a buyers market at the Addington sale A reduced export schedule, and recent dry weather were probably the main factors affecting the strength of the market. Store cattle had an improved Fd.'r, particularly the two-year-olds. This stemmed mainly from the regularly inquiry from West C oast buyers. Store sheep A varding of 7300 store lambs had an easier safe, after the fall in the export schedule at the week-end, but the market sho’.ed a distinctly firmer trend again in the latter stages of Corriedales made up the bulk of the offering, and some vtiy good lines were included. Un the day, many lambs appeared to be very reasonable M ng. However, the dry weather in recent weeks., along with a dt- lining feed situation in many districts, probably acted as a brake on the market. Farmer liquidity was al»o another probCompared with last week’s sale, many lambs were around 40v a head easier, but in the closing stages the good average A small selection of Romney < lambs from Port Hill vendors; reached the mark, but tery te" of the fiue-woolled lines of wether lambs exceeded $8.30. Corriedale and Halfbred changed witl s na < amte at $5 to $6.56. Ma < the ewe lamb section centred on an annual draft of Border-Corriedales. was quite good money on the day although it represented a very small premium over wether lamb rates — at least for this Fine-wool ewe lamb values "ere running much in line with - offering lots of breeding ewes -.old much on a par with prices being paid in the fat pens. For anyone who, < >uld hold them until later in. t freezing season there appeared to be fair margins. Coopworth ewe hoggets were .sold at $17.20. and Corriedale we-! then hoggets sold to $9.10. As well as local buyers, the market drew a steady inquiry ! from Mid-Canterbury. Sales of store lambs included:— Wethers: D. Couch (Rapaki),| *6O Perenda’es at $4.30 to $8.30: R W. James Amberley), 146 Cor-: riedales at $4.60 to $8.90; Lands, and Survey Department <Okuku PastU, 350 halfbreds at $6.20 to' $6.80; G. W. Brice (Lansdowne $5.80 to $8.20: Mrs M. C. Bamford ♦ Hurunui-. 215 Cnrriedaks at ’6.70 to S 8: D. R. Davison rCuL erden\ 156 Corriedales at $4 to : *6.25: Lands and Survey Department 'Cheddar Valiev i. 412 Cor--i i-dale- at $3.40 to $8 30: D. P Graham and Son (Tai Tapu' 278 Romneys a? $5.70 to $8.80; rmst rong St oney Bay i, Romneys a‘ $5.70 to $9.25; Scarborough H’l! Farm 'Taylor’s Mistake-. 199 Corriedaie-cross at M to $8.30: Dovedale Farm Amberley i. 118 Corricdales at $7.80;; Gordon Stewart Ltd (Domett). 234 Corriedales at *7.30 to $8.20. Ewe lambs Lands and Survey’

s Department .Cheddar Valiev), 216 e Corriedaies at $6.80 to $8.40; D. I it' R. Davison (Culverden), 178 Cor- 1 ir riedalea at 55.28 to 86; Lands and s Survej Department <OkuKu e.Passi, -12 Haifbreds at 57.30 to 53.20: R. M. Petrie (Swannanoa:,i d 483 Border-Corriedales at 810.90 r- to 313.20; J. M. Armstrong n .Stoney Bay), 103 Romneys at: it 86.90 to 89.60. Hoggets: A. J. Dixon (Rakaia),' 154 Corriedale wethers at $B.BO to $9.10. Store cattle e Compared with some recent' t weekly sales, store cattle values! rj were much improved, particu--f larly in the two-year-old section. | The yarding was small for al special sale at this time of the , year. It numbered only 680 head, of which two-thirds were 13-1 . inonth-old cattle. e While the gallery was r.otj ; large, competition was quite! , good, with regular buving in-1 • quiry from the West Coast. I In both sections of the yarding, , yasues were much better in rela- . tion to the prime cattle sale on Tuesday. ? Well-grown or forward cattle . were easily $lO stronger on rates paid at some recent sales. However, the yearlings did not look dear buying, and in spite of. the improvement, vendors who I . bought them in as calves last! autumn would not have made. [• very good margins. Best 15-month-old steers sold at• 890 to SlO2, good average S7B to' . $B3. .-.nd smaller or plainer down to S6O Heifers sold mainl' between I ) $56 and $62. Values for Si-year-old steers' ' showed a marked revival. The • entry of about 225 head was , quite a good selection. The top ' pe's soid to SJ2S, with small cattle ranging down to $35. At those prices, the market was $lO to $l2 stronger than re- : cent weekly rates. ' Sales of store cattle in-. !■ i!teen-month-old steers: D. G.| , Malcolm (Cheviot), 99 Hereford-; Friesian cross at $64 to $7O; H. j , Driscoll (Lowcliffe), 18 Angus and: Angus-cross at $59: J. McL. Syme: (Summerhill). 121 Angus-cross; and Hereford, at 579 to $102; L. I H. Keay (Hawarden), 8 at 565. Fifteen-month-old heifers: E. j G. Gibb (Motunau), 41 Hereford,: Angus, and Angus-cross at $56 to! 's6l: D. G. Malcolm (Cheviot), 32 : Friesian cross at $5B to $6l; J. K. Forrester i Hawarden), 11 HereI fords at $62. Adult steers: W. O. and M. R. ■inch (Te Pirita), 22 Angus and "Angus-cross at $99 to $103; J. L. I "and S. J. Doak (Omihi), 8 at $125;; W. H. Crampton (Amberley), 8 at i ' $125: .J. Srhoy (Loweliffe), 93 i Hereford, Angus and Angus-cross ' at SB7 to $112; G. L. Gibb (Mo-1 tunau), 15 Herefords at $lO7. | Store pigs A medium yarding of store pigs had a much better sale than , usual. The offering consisted mainly of good weaners and; large stores. Competition was ‘ good throughout and values were . a steady S 3 to S 4 a head better ~than last week. A verv small entry of breeding ; stock met little demand. • Values were:t Small weaners. S 9 to $11.50. Good weaners, Sl2 to $l7. ;j Slips and small stores. $lB to Large stores. $26 to $32, with ’ odd sales to $238.25.