Best lambs sell well

Press, 30 April 1981, Page 20

Best lambs sell well

The best of the store liinibs yarded at Addington market yesterday had a good sale Competition from, farmers and freezing company representatives helped improve values for the best lambs by 50c to 80e Most of the 12.255 lambs yarded (6176 last week' sold below $l2 but good quality strong-woolled lines often made between $l2 10 and $l4 80 and some reached $l6 40 Some very light lambs were included and these looked a longterm fattening proposition The lightest sold down to $3 Most of the 736 store cattle varded were quite nondescript. The demand from fatteners was limited and only a few reasonable sales were recorded. Sales of store cattle included - 1.. K. Mtnrson (Fishermans Bay). 25 Hereford steers at $l5O to $196; .1.

<l. Hassan (Springbank). 64 Hereford cross steers at $156 to $326. 45 Hereford cross cows at $ll4 to $146; G I. Gibb (Greta Valley). U> Hereford Angus cross heifers at $156. A R. and H M. Lock iHororata). 19 20-montli Hereford steers at $l9O to $2lO. 32 20-month Hereford heifers at $142 to $184; .1. C Harris (Omihii. II 20-month Hereford heifers at $142. 15 HerefordAngus cross heifers at $l7l. Cranford Partnership (Rotherham). 14 2‘2-vear-old Hereford steers at $254. 11 20-month Hereford heifers at $130; W. J. Breen (Bromley). 26 20-month Hereford heifers at $lOO to $134. 10 20-month Angus heifers at $130; E W. Stringer (Sefton). 10 Friesian steers at $234. M. W Burburv (West Melton). 22 Angus and Angus cross steers at $lO7 to $172. 20 Angus. Angus cross, and Hereford heifers at $l3B to $l4O. Aorangi Estate (Ataahua). 18 Here ford heifers at $172; P. H. Loughnan

(Scargill). 10 20-month Hereford steers at $250. ' Sales of store lambs iwethers unless otherwise stated) included - M. H Nutt (Motukarara). 233 Coopworths at $8.40 to $l2; M. C T. Newton (Glenroy). 700 Halfbreds at $9.10 to $12.80; D. W. Lister (Chertscy). 367 Perendales at $13.40 to $16.40; D. M. Wightman, (Alford Forest). 200 shorn Romnev cross at $12.70 to $l4: N. C. and B. J. Grav (Ashburton). 200 shorn Romnevs at $1230 to $14.10: G. L. Fowler (Glenrov). 400 shorn Coopworths at $8.40 to'slo.4o: P. Fitzgerald (Wainihinihi). 140 Perendales at $9.70 to $9.80; E. K. S. Johnstone (Russells Flat), 40 Romneys at $l3; P D H Bush (Parnassus). 149 Comedales at $9 to $11; D. Handyside (Cheviot). 73 Romneys at $lO.lO. A H Ward Smith (Lincoln). 570 Corncdales at $8 20 to $11.10: Mcßean Estate (Springston). 350 Romney cross ewe lambs at $8 70 to $15.60