Prices for prime cattle show easier trend

Press, 31 October 1979, Page 15

Prices for prime cattle show easier trend

Addington Market

A large entry of good

quality pr.me cattle was yarded at Addington market yesterday — the tally was mere than 700 — and under reduced competition prices were back $lO or more, except for cows. The record price for a steer set earlier in the vear at $720 was almost equalled by a rising four-year-old Chianina Shorthorn cross steer which sold for $7lB. The buyer was the same nan as on the previous occasion. A heifer of the same breeding also brought $520, which could be a record for a heifer at the yards. Another special sale for store cattle will be held today. Values for all classes of prime sheep eased as much as $1.50 a head. In the store sheep pens the sale was again a good one. prices being generally on a par with late rates, except, perhaps, for wether hoggets which could nave been from par to a shade easier. Border Romnev woolly ewe hoggets brought to $33. Spring lambs Spring lamb values slipped again as much as a dollar, some pens being suitable only for export and not interesting the trade. Prices for some of the bigger lambs in the yarding of ♦2B ( 556 la*-! week) were up to $20.30, other sales being made down to $15.20. Values were:— Best lambs. $17.80 to $19.10, with odd sales to $20.30. Medium lambs, $16.10 to' $17.30, with odd sales down to $15.20. Sales of lambs included:— T. -Monk (Styx). 33 at $16.50 to $l9; G. O’Donnell (Killinchy), 13 at $16.10 to $l7; K. j. Flanagan (Killinchv), 23 at $1520 to $l7; D. F. Adams (Southbridge), 22 at $15.40 to $17.20: K. D. Thompson (Cust), 13 at $16.20 to $20.30; J. Power (Swannanoa). 20 at $16.10 to $17.80; M. Bonifant (Swannanoa), 20 at $15.70 to $16.10; J. M. Le Compte and Son (Aylesbury), 58 at $17.30 to $18.50; L. Pascoe (Aylesbury), 10 at $l7 to $18.30; C. Svensen (Motunau), 27 at $16.20 to $18.20: N. D. Thomas (Yaldhurst), 19 at $17.10 to $18.10; M. Redfern (Darfield), 15 at $l7 to $18.10; R. D. Eastmond (Kirwee), 15 at $l7 to $18.30.

Prime sheep Values for all classes of prime sheep eased after the improvement in the market last week. Most of the yarding of prime hoggets were shorn Romneys: these were about a dollar easier. The few woolly lines were In demand and' values remained firm. Full-mouth ewes, which have kept at steady levels recently, were slightly easier except for woolly lines for which there was strong competition. particularly from two South Canterbury’ buyers. Most of the yarding of 2419 head (1348 last week) were aged ewes, although two-tooth ewes and wethers were better represented than in previous weeks. Values were:— Best woolly hoggets, $19.60 to $21.20. Medium woolly hoggets, $17.90 to $18.90 Best shorn hoggets, $lB.lO to $18.90. Medium shorn hoggets, $16.90 to $lB. Best voung wethers, $9 to $20.30. ' Medium voung wethers, $17.50 to $18.60. Best older wethers. $17.40 to $18.60. Medium older wethers, $16.10 to $17.30.

Best two-tooth ewes, $18.40 to $l9 80. Medium two-tooth ewes. $l7 to $18.30. Best older ewes. $16.40 to $lB2O, with odd sales to $2220. Medium older ewes, $14.30 $15.90. Sales of fat sheep included:— Hoggets.— Brendean Farm (Weedons), 77 at $17.90 to S 18.60: J. F. Ridge (Methsen). 84 at $17.70 to $19.10; Blandville Farm (Springston). 33 at $lB to $18.50; W. P. Stott (Charing Cross). 47 at $l6 to $l7; D. W. and J. M. Stott (Charing Cross), 58 at $15.90 to $l7: T. B. Grofski (Ohoka). 40 at $l7 Io $17.50: H. Williams CHalsv.el!). 46 at $18.20 to $18.70; I> M. Reed (Ashburton). 60

at Slr.bO to $18.50; Estate G. H. Dalglish (Le Bons Bay). 50 at $16.90 to $l9; D. H. Read (.Ashburton). 50 at $16.90 to ?)8.30; R W Burnett (Cheviot). 48 at 517.30 to $17.80; Ballindalloch Farm (Culverden). 42 at SI 7 to $17.40; H L. Pickering (Motunau), 84 at $17.50 to $17.70; J. G. Collin, (Greendale), 30 at $16.20 to' $16.90; V. D. Williamson (Ashburton). 56 at $l3 toi $1720; B. Knight (Lees Vai-i ley), 50 at $l6 to $16.50; Coes Ford Farm (Irwell), 95 ; at $1750 to $18; H. S. Doig (Ashburton), 68 at $17.50 to! $19.80: J. H. Hayward and' Son (Duvauchelle). 36 at $17.50 to $18.60; K. Nurse (Brookside), 57 at $16.60 to $17.70; J. Aitchison (Oxford), 174 at 516.80 to $17.80. Ewes (Full-mouth unless otherwise stated). — D. W.i and J. M. Stott (Charing , Cross). 30 at $l3 to $14;! Johnstone Bros (Avonhead).! 21 at $13.50 to $15.50; B. Ridgen (Greendale). 28 atj $2120 to $21.60; E. W. Coop (Hororata). 47 at $22 to' $2220, 21 four-tooth atj $22.80; G. Rawstron (Halswell), 46 at $13.20 to $13.90; A J. Bowker (Amberley), 38 four-tooth at $13.70 to $1420: J. G. Dalzell (Culverden). 27 at $12.30 to $13.20: R. W. Reed (Ranaiora). 30 at $12.40 to $13.60; N. D. Thomas (Yaldhurst), 57 at $l3 to $16.10; J. M. Lei Compte and Son (Avlesbu-i ry), 90 at $18.40 to $2O; J. S. I Williams (Little Akaloa). 47 iat $12.80 to $13.90: 22 fourtooth at $13.50 to $l6; W. I. and A. M. Reed (Courtenay), 32 at $14.50 to $17.30; N. D. Shipley (Harewood), 57 at $l4 to $l5; C. W. Addis (Culverden), 32 at $13.40 to $13.90, seven four-tooth at $14.10 to $14.60; H. G. Britton (Dunsandel), 50 at $12.40 to $13.90: R. T. Michael (Dunsandel), 20 at $13.70 to $13.80; J. R. Inch and Son (Hororata), 62 at $2l to $22; R. W. Manson (Brookside), 44 at $14.10 to $16.70; I. Taylor (Ashley), 45 mixed-1 age ewes at $12.90 to $l7; i R. F. Sloss (Amberley), 401 mixed-age ewes at 51520 to, $16.20: J. Aitchison (Oxford),! 39 at $14.50 to $20.70; Roll-] evvale Farm (Amberley), 32 j at $13.50 to $14.20. i Wethers (two-tooth unless i 'otherwise stated).— R. W.i Burnett (Cheviot), 20 at! $16.40; Ballindalloch Farm! ■(Culverden), 17 at $1720 tc! '517.70; J. S. Scott (Woodend). 54 four-tooth at $l5 to! ■ $15.50.

Store sheep The sale for store sheep! changed little from last! week. j The entrv was again fairly' small, 1561 head compared! .'with a little more than 1000! a week ago. It included 8831 hoggets, 163 ewes and' lambs, and 515 older ewesj and wethers. In the hogget section main i interest centred on a fewj pens of ewe hoggets. These! sold to $33 for woolly Bor-! der Romney cross. Other j jhoggets in the wool made; '528.20 for Romneys and $32.30 for Corriedales. Ewe i hoggets that were shorn or' carrying only a little wool i brought from $2O to $25, the) higher money being for Co-1 ■riedales. 1 For these sheep values! ■ were in line with late rates,! but for wether hoggets the market was from par to pos-j 'sibiy a shade easier. For wether hoggets that; were shorn or carrying only■ a little wool prices ranged Ito about $17.40, the main weight of sales failing between about $l3 and $15.50, |and others down to $l2. An odd pen of woolly sheep ,made to about $17.40, some

i mixed sex hoggets in the wool bringing $lB2O. Sales of hoggets included — Carlow Farm (Hororata), 75 shorn Corriedale ewe hoggets at $25; B. W. ! Steele (Darfield), 76 woolly Border Leicester cross ewe I hoggets at $33, 94 woolly ! Corriedale ewe hoggets at ,$32.30. Among the older sheep ! there were only about four pens of ewes and lambs;j these sold about recent; | levels, woolly ewes and! i lambs bringing to $14.20,' and ewes carrying some.' wool with lambs at foot ranging from $12.20 to $13.60. The only sale of ewes and • lambs quoted by the firms J was:— Johnston Bros (Ay-: ilesbury), 43 shorn ewes and 50 lambs at 512.80 ail

counted. In the older ewe section in-lamb ewes with a limited amount of wool brought to SlB and $20.20. other ewes 1 with a little wool ranging back to about $13.80. Ewes : in the wooly category sold to about $17.50. The only quotable sale of ewes was.— Estate W. J. Winchester (Leeston), 72 j woolly ewes at $17.50. Prime cattle The offering of prime: cattle increased sharply! from 406 head to 732. Many! prime cattle are now becom-! ing available having been; finished off under the! favourable feed conditions! this spring. This, coupled; with a reduction in com-; petition, brought prices back quite sharply by a good $lO or more, except, perhaps, for. cows of which there were ■ not large numbers: these about held their ground. The selection was again a good one, including quite a few heavy-weight cattle. However, an odd line of

cattle had been overdone and these tended to be dis-, counted. A feature of the sale was the offering of two Chianina Shorthorn cross cattle—a mammoth steer that reached to the top of the pen and also a heifer of the same j breed. I The Chianina is one of the large white Italian breeds. The big rising four-vear-old •steer came from A. F. Edge, !at Cheviot. Mr Edge is a councillor of the Italian (White Breeds’ Cattle Society i and has a Chianina stud. The steer was bought by A. Verkerk, Ltd, and Mr Verkerk said afterwards that! he expected it to kill out at! 550 kg or better. The price of; $7lB failed by $2 to reach the; figure that Mr Verkerk paid |for a Charolais Friesian ; cross steer in April. A Chianina Shorthorn 'cross heifer. aged four! !years, from Mrs M. Oliver' K Hororata) sold for $520. i This was thought possibly to| be a record price for a heifer in the yards. The heifer was bred by! Mrs Oliver’s husband, Mr; Ray Oliver, who estimated its live weight about 730 kg.; But it will not be slaughtered; immediately as its purchaser,! jMr A. A. Partridge, of Lad-; brooks, hopes to put more, 'weight on it so that it will | kill out about 450 kg. He believes that it would now kill out about 400 kg. Heifers and steers up to 220 kg sold from 131 c to 137 c a kilogram, between 220 kg and 270 kg at 127 c to 135 c, and over 270 kg to 124 c to 132 c. Values were: Prime heavy steers, $390 to $550, with very heaw up to $7lB. Prime medium steers, $350 to $385. Prime light steers, $290 to $.345. Prime heavy heifers, $285 to $336, with very heavy up (to $520. ; Prime medium heifers,; I $250 to $2BO. i Prime light heifers, $220 to! ; $245. i Prime heavy cows, $297 to I $350. i Prime medium cows,! ($255 to $295. I Among sales of cattle' were:— i Steers.—G. Steele (Port! Levy). 10 at $420 to $451; | I Mrs C. Steele (Port Levy)! lone at $425; D. S. Wreford (Mawaro), two at $538 to $540; Lands and Survey De- ! partment (Waipara), four at , $400; Newton Bros (Puaha IValley), five at $405; R. A. West (Burwood), two at 's43o to $482: D. S. Taylor | (Oxford), three at $375 to : 5534; N. Dickens (Greta Valley), one at $442; E. W. ! Coop and Son (Port Levy), 110 at $340 to $379; B. E. Early (Ashburton), six at $291 to $396; G. B. Trolove, ! (Ashburton), six at $292 to $437; W. F. Gerard (Wind- ! whistle) two at $438 to $572; ! Miss M. J. Graham (Motukarara), one at $500: Miss L. I A. Graham (Motukarara) one at $500; B. D. and T. I Childs (Cheviot), three at $4lB to $444; D. R. Shipley (Harewood), 12 at $350 toi I $395; A. T. and A. W. Black! (Waiau), 12 at $390 to $409; | (Fear and Gilchrist (Rangiora),i five at $392: Estate G. van; ■ Asch (Cashmere), three at i $383; A. F. Edge (Cheviot), lone at $718; Glazebrook (Te ; Pirita), four at $5OB to $586; Mrs P. J. Masefield (Akaroa), one at $535; R. Jenkins (Port Levy), three at $354 to $393; A. D. Coles (Irwell), four at $375 to $382; W. A. Gray (Teddington), eight at $365 to $429; Pahau Pastures (Culverden), 24 at $420 to $450; J. E. Robertson (Woodend), six at $462. Heifers. — A. W. Taylor (Rolleston), 14 at $264 to $283; Mrs P. N. Patterson (Hawarden), eight at $285; R. Flintoft (Rotherham), one at $330; C. N. Mackenzie (Motunau), three at $262 to $285; Bowenvale Partnership (Hills- , borough), six at $292; Estate D. K. McLachlan (Omihi), two at $304 to $320; D. O.

Store pigs

Masefield (Goughs Bay), six at 5287, K. D. Stevenson (Flaxton), six at $310; Ward Bros (Ashburton), five at $277; B. E. Early (Ashburton).

six at $253 to $330; K. R. B “Shipley (Greendale), five at ■ $290: Estate G. van Asch (Cashmere), two at $310; R. Oliver (Hororata). two at ■ $3OO to $333: Mrs M. Oliver (Hororata), one at $520; K. D. and H. Thacker (Okains . Bay), 12 at $315; E. R. Stokes i (Waikuku), one at $312; Aitken Estate (Pigeon Bay). 12 ■ at $325 to $344: Blakely, McKenzie, and Companv (ScarI gill), 10 at $259 to $292: R. , Jenkins (Port Levy’), eight at , $304; D. J. Reed (Rangiora), five at $3OO to $324: Mrs P. J. Masefield (Akaroa), two at $300; A. and J. Thomson (Waipara), six at $314 to . $350. Cows. — D S. Wreford • (Mawaro), four at $296; Mrs } P- N. Patterson (Hawarden), one at $310; E. A. Clarke (Greenpark), one at $282; D. G. Heslop (Brookside), one at $301; Mrs P. Chamberlain, l(Leeston), one at $311; J. P. Stalker (Greenpark), seven at $3lO to $350; L. W. Puschell (Kaiapoi), four at $3Ol to '5369; S. C. Borcoski (Bal|cairn), three at $346 to $381; |B. E. Early (Ashburton), two at $303 to $306: L. K. Sloss (Omihi), eight at $222 to $290; V. A. Shadbolt (French Farm), •three at $300; Ray Oliver .(Hororata), three at $332; T. !E. and M. E. Winskill (Cheiviot), seven at $248; E. T. jStokes (Waikuku), one at ,$330; J. T. Oram (Rakaia), two at $290; Estate G. van Asch (Cashmere), one at $336; Armstrong Bros (Ohoka), six at $292; B. F. Rooney (Ashburton), one at $310; G. S. : Tobeck (Greenpark), one at : $310; Aitken Estate (Pigeon Bay), six at $317. Dairy cattle After last week’s nil entry in the dairy cattle section , there were four head in this week. A third-calving Friesian cow with a calf at foot sold for $285 and the same money was paid for a Friesian cow due to have its fifth calf. Two Friesian fourthcalvers due to a Hereford bull in three weeks brought ’s2Bo each. j Vealers ! The market for veal was !a little slacker and could have been back fully $lO a 'head. ! The entry, about 35 head, was smaller (50 head last :week) and quality was fairly 'mixed.

1 A Shorthorn heifer made '5229 and some Angus yearling heifers sold for $221. !Other cattle sold down to about $l7O.

Fat pigs The yarding in the fat pig section was much larger than in recent weeks and the offering included a good selection of pigs of all weights. Quality was generally very good. The market was in line with last week’s very good rates and remained firm to the end of the sale. A big yarding of choppers was offered and although there was a slight easing in the market the demand remained firm throughout the sale, best choppers still making in excess of $l4O. Values were; Light and medium porkers, $75 to $B5. Medium and heavy porkers, $B6 to $97. I Light and medium bacon|ers, $9B to $llO. Heavy baconers. $llO tn $122, with odd sales to $136.

There was a medium-sized yarding of store pigs, but with a very small gallery demand for these eased considerably on last week’s good rates.

Small and medium weaners showed the biggest drop and were back $5 on last week’s rates. Good quality slips and stores did not show quite the same drop, although the demand was not as strong as usual.

There was no quotable sale of breeding stock. Values were: Small weaners, $24 to $3O. Good weaners, $3l to $3B. Slips and small stores, $4O to $5O.

Large stores, $5l to $6O.