Feed shortages reflect in uninteresting sale

Press, 25 September 1980, Page 20

Feed shortages reflect in uninteresting sale

Only better quality yearlings and adult steers came close to maintaining recent rates during a special store cattle sale at Addington yesterday.

The sale was not followed with much enthusiasm, probably because of general feed shortages in North and MidCanterbury. Only a small percentage of the 752 yearlings offered were of top quality. Some of the best lines sold at rates close to last week but the bulk cf the yarding was between $lO and $2O behind recent sales.

Some very light dairy-bred yearlings from the West Coast sold realised between $2B and $35. A feature of the yearling sale wad the 34 Hereford-Angus-cross steers and heifers offered by H. C. and C. G. C. Abbott (Southbridge). These sold between $l9O and $232. The price levels for adult store cattle were about right for the beef fattener, several observers said.

Values eased slightly from the last week, especially for two-year steers. Over-all tie market was cheaper by about $5 to $B.

The quality in the yarding of 704 adults was generally good. Several lines of two-year-old Angus and Anguscross steers caught the eye and competition was strong. A . well-grown three-year Simmental bull interested several fatteaers and bidding reached $B6O for the animal.

Sales of store cattle included. —

Yearlings: P. StapletonSmith (Camp Bay), 12 Hereford heifers at $200: W. B. Clarkson (Flax Hills), 50 Angus and Angus-cross steers at $l3O to $168: Briggs Bros (Bankside), 86 Hereford heifers at $92 to $122; Carlon Farm (Hdrorata), 56 Angus steers at $l9O to $224; H. C. and C. G. C. Abbott (Southbridge), 2 4 Hereford-Angus-crqss steers at $204 and $232. 12 Hereford-Angus-cross heifers at $l9O, T. K. Forrester (Hawarden), 31 Hereford Steers at $194 to $218; Marble Point Station (Hanmer), 26 Hereford steers at $l7l to $177; R. F. Sloss (Omihi), 28 Hereford steers at $l6O to $171; Estate W. Geddings (Ealing), 17 Hereford steers at $156, 20 Angus-cross steers at $l3B to $152; D. J. Johns (Culverden), 18 Angus and Anguscross steers at $l4O to $l4B, 18 Angus heifers at $138; B. J. Johns (Culverden), 15 Charolais steers at $216. Adults: R.. G. Stoddart (Kaituna), 11 Angus and Angus-cross steers at $273; B. J. and D. J. Johns (Culverden), 19 Angus cows and calves at $230; J. N. Boag (Rotherham), 30 Angus-cross steers at $316 to $324. 40 Hereford steers at $287 to $334; A. and R. Tong (Southbridge), 10 Hereford-Shorthorn-cross steers at $320; E. V. Murray (Amberley), 12 Angus steers at $320; L. R. Faulkner (Springfield), 11 Angus

steers at $240, 12 Angus heifere at $188; Greensland Farm (Teddington), 24 Herefore and Hereford-cross steers at $270 to $298; Overton and Foster (Scargill), 26 Hereford steers at $305 to $330; G. L. Gibb (Greta Valley), 9 Angus steers at $256; D. A. Handyside (Hundalee), 11 Angus and Angus-cross steers at $290, 5 Angus and Angus-cross heifers at $240, Glen Ation Farm (Waipara). 25 Angus heifers at $l9O to $210; Norquist Bros (Highbank), 1 three-year Simmental bull at $B6O.