Store calves in good demand

Press, 13 April 1978, Page 21

Store calves in good demand

n Sl ? re „s ,lves wer * ide tealure k Addington llarI - e> tcnday. With a good gaiUst the sale was tl,e ot the season. »l2o°mm er ’d. ne cl “' s of was l * tter ’ban any seen , r t>u» season. ’tore lambs had another good .*i lere was no ' much ln the breeding ewe mar KLS 1 ? t J a " ,he usual Sood • emand for Romneys. ~ ,!?? store sheep yarding was 11,400 compared with 8860 last “consisted of 5230 store lambs and 6170 breeding ewes. Store lambs Store lambs had another pai“s“ l 1 arl y Sood sale. This week s Faramg consisted mainly of Cor-j fiedaleo and a fair selection of thorn Perendale and Border-i rross lambs, along with the usual imall selection of Romneys and, Down-cross. While there was a Rood selection of lambs in thei main pens, the yarding also included a lot of very small and F ai P l*®bs. However, all had a ready inquiry. Selling began on the small 1

pen*, and uitb a good-bued gallery following., the market was funy hnn to anothei dollar a bead stronger. The well-grown to i ward ciass of wether iamb sold regularly at $lO to $11.50,' with odd saies of woolly Roni,neys to $13.30. Shorn iambs sold a.s well as woolly lambs, and with the increased >aiding this week it appeared that some farmers holding store iamb.-> had decided to capitalise on the good prices by .shearing and sending their stock forward. Good average shorn lambs sold at $9 to $lO, and only the veryj smail, plain and hard lambs at below $7. Ewe iambs met fair inquiry, mainly at wether lamb rates. Recent rain, followed by renewed pasture growth, no doubt , led to tne impetus in the market. The sale closed with inquiry perhaps not as brisk as it was earlier in the day. However, the market remained on a par with the good rates of last week. Sales of store lambs included:— Wethers.— Alacfarlane and

■ Mac far lane tHundaleei. 187 Cor* liedales at $9 to $10; W. N. Dean (Hawarden), 391 Corriedales at $6 to $11.50; H. C. Urlwin (Oxford), 62 Romneys at $11.20: R. P. Steele (Waiau), 69 halfbreds at $9.20 to $9.40; M. H. Oliver iHororata». 166 mixed sex at $8.90 to $12.80: J. F. Gallagher 'Okuku). 198 mixed sex at $6.30 to $12.90; A. Yates (Ashburton). 438 mixed sex at $7.60 to $l2; F. Barratt (Kaikoura). 183 Romneys at $12,10 to $13.30: VV. B. Clarkson (Kajkoura). 103 Down-cross at $9.20 to S 10.80; Mount Mason Partnership (Hawarden). 90 Corriedales at $7.50 to $10.90: I. G. de La Roche (Parnassus), 514 shorn Border-Romneys at $6.30 to $9.60, 193 Down-cross at $B.BO. J. B. Douglas-Clifford (Stonyhurst), 188 halfbreds at $lO.BO to $12.60: James Deans (Homebush), 92 mixed sex shorn Romneys at $5.90 to $8.20. Ewe lambs.— J. B. DouglasClifford (Stonyhurst), 28 halfbreds at $12.20: Lands and Sur vey Department (Ahaura), 332 shorn Romney-Perendale cross ati $7.60 to $ll.lO. Breeding ewes For the class of ewe on offer, the breeding ewe market was firm. The yarding of more than 6ouu head was a very plarn end of season selection; there were some very small light-conditioned sheep on hand. With quite a number of ewes carrying the raddle, it appeared that some vendors might have made a second culling. It was not a day of big prices, although the market for useful Romneys remained good. Top price of the day was $13.50 for a pen of mixed-aged ewes. Some sound-mouthed Corriedales in good tupping order sold at S 11; otherwise the better end of the; offering sold at $8 to $lO. with the poor and thin at $1.60 to $4.60. Sales of breeding ewes included;— i

i Logan Bros. (Windwhistle). 154 • two and three-shear Coopworth at $12.30 to $12.40: D. R, McKay •'Pigeon Bay i. 59 mixed-aged Romneys, mated, at $13.50; E. O.j |C. Karst (Coalgate), 215 four-year-old Romney-cross, mated, at $9.70 to $12.70, L. R. Rhodes iDuvauchelle). 70 five-vear-old Romneys, mated, at $9.30: L. V. McGrath (Oxford), 75 five-year-1 old Romneys at $7.90; J. G. Cran ' <Darfield», 60 Coopworths at $13.60; A. Yates (Ashburton), 379 mixed-aged Corriedales at $6.70 to $7.10. Wethers. — F. and L. Estenra (Craigiebum), 212 annual draft i quarterbreds at $7.30 to $7.40; T. P. Shand and Son Ltd (Kaikoura), 113 two-tooth Romney-cross at $11.60 to $l2. Store calves The store calf market was one of the surprises of the season.

With an entry of almost 1350 i head, it was the first sizable ; offering at Addington, and few endors or selling agents were optimistic about the level of J prices. However, a large gallery followed the selling, and compared with the recent sales, bidding •was quite brisk. The level of prices was far beti ter than that of recent sales; ! however, the class of calf was (also a long way better. Angus-cross calves comprised a ■ fair proportion of the offering, and many of them were from i well-regarded areas in North Canterbury. For the better titan average steer calf there were frequent sales at more than $6O and some at more than $7O. If the sale could be used as a guide it appears there will be a good demand for calves which are wellgrown and in good condition. Small to medium calves, of which there were a fair selection, sold much in line with the rates of last week. Some of the regular autumn I calf buyers rated the sale for (both steers and heifers as being . a little stronger than the rates of |a year ago. | A small selection of top calves sold at $6O to $7O, with odd pens ;to $79: good average ranged jfrom $52 to $5B, medium $39 to | $4B, and small at $25 to $35. I Best heifer calves sold to $52, 'good average $4O to $45, medium I $34 to $3B. small at S2O to $32. land very young down to $l4. i Buying inquiry was widespread, calves being purchased for Cheviot, the West Coast. Banks Peninsula and Ashburton. Sales of store calves included:— Steers. R. E. McFadden I (Cheviot!, 65 Angus-cross at $39 to $6O. 26 Hereford* at $35 to $44: C. H. D. Inch (Hawarden), 20 Herefords at $34 to $4O; J. J. O’Carroll (Hawarden), 32 Angus at $34 to $4O; Hawkswood Estate (Parnassus), 35 llerefords at $3O; E. C. Trewin (Oaro), 118 Anguscross at $35 to $75; G. B. F Neill (Clarence Bridge), 57 Hereford and Angus-cross at $27 to $5l; I. S. Douglas and Son (Cheviot), 20 Angus at $55; Sulphur Springs Estate (Scargill), 47 Angus and Angus-cross at $57 to $79; W. P, Belton Ltd 'Walkari), 23 Angus and Angus-cross at $49 to $5B; A. G. and R. D. G. Lawrence (Hawarden), 25 Murray Grey and Angus cross at $39 to $42; estate E. W. Pawsey (Hawarden), 96 Angus and Angus-cross at $39 to $57; F. R. D. Olorenshaw (Hawarden). 40 Herefords at $2B to 547. Heifers. — R. E. McFadden (Cheviot), 102 Angus-cross at $26 to $35.50, 21 Herefords at $lB to $3O; C. H. D. Inch (Hawarden), 22i Herefords at $24 to $3l; J. J.I O’Carrol] (Hawarden). 26 Angus at $22 to $2B; E. C. Trewin (Oaro). 100 Angus-cross at $32 to] $5l; G. B. F. Neil! (Clarence 1 , Bridge). 49 Herefords at $96 to 1 , $45; Sulphur Springs Estate, (Seargi'l). °6 An”ns and Angus-! cross at $3B to $52; E. P. Belton' Ltd (Waikari), ’9 Angus and Angus-cross at $35 to $5l: estate I E. W. Pawsey (Hawarden). 37 Angus and Angus-cross at $33 to $37: F. R. D. Olorenshaw (Hawarden), 16 Herefords at $29; Mount Vulcan Ltd (Omllv). 79 Vngns and Angus-cross at $25 to $3B: R. D. Ensor iCh«”)ot), 30 Anguscross at $2B to $32.