Small yarding boosts prime stock demand

Press, 6 November 1984, Page 44

Small yarding boosts prime stock demand

Small yardings caused by the short working week, resulted in firm demand for most types of prime stock at the Addington market yesterday. Prime hogget prices improved $2 to $3 a head and the beef market remained strong. A big yarding of prime lambs sold steadily, but in the store sheep section ewe hoggets were hard to quit. Prime lambs Outside competition helped the prime lamb market remain fully. firm with last week’s sale in spite of another big yarding of lambs. The yarding of 1000, compared with 906 last week, was the biggest of the season. All weights of lambs sold freely to butchers and freezing companies. Values were:— Heavy lambs, to $31.40. Medium lambs, $22 to $24. Light lambs, $2O to $22. Sales included:— L. W. and A. J. Sargent (Amberley), 47 at $24 to $28.40; R. W. Watson (Kaituna), 27 at $23.80 to $25.40; Golden Acre Farm (Dunsandel), 50 at $23.40 to $24.40; Lochead and Morrish (Broadfields), 27 at $23.60 to $24.60; A. K. Shadbolt (Springs’ton), 32 at $25.40 to $31.40; Wally Williams (Halswell), 14 at $26.80 to $2B; I. K. Dunbar (Amberley), 23 at $22.80 to $24.80; L. Couper (Amberley), -140 to $22.60 to $24.40; R. H. Walker (Pendarves), 49 at $24.40 to $29; McVicar Farm (Woodend), 15 at $23.20 to $24; J. R. Westley (Springbank), 43 at $21.40 to $24.40; N. D. and P. D. Thomas (Christchurch), 151 at $22.20 to $26.60; J. A. Booth (Spreydon), 14 at $24.80 to $26.80; F. L. Holmes (Christchurch), 92 at $23.80 to $25.80; D. M. Mclntosh (Westy Eyreton) 29 at $23.60 to $24.20; A. E. Whyte (Waipara), 99 at $23.80 to $24.20; R. J. and D. J. Hyde (Amberley), 71 at $2l to $24.40.

Prime sheep . A small yarding helped hogget prices again last week’s drop and return to the level of weeks ago.’Most hogget values were $2 to $3 ahead of last two week’s sale. The old ewe market tended to be weaker than last week’s although heavy ewes sold satisfactorily. Medium and light ewes were about $1 a head cheaper: The yarding of prime sheep was 1150, almost half last week’s total of 2153. Values were:— Medium hoggets, $23 to $26. Light hoggets, $l9 to $22.40. Best old ewes, to $l3, with woolly ewes to $lB. Medium old ewes, $9.40 to ?11. Sales included:— Hoggets: Estate Sir J. K. McAlpine (Omihi), 71 at $25.40 to $26.20; K. H. Coleman (Amberley), 28 at $23 to $26.60; M. H. and S. T. Hassall (Hawarden), 49 at $lB.BO to $22; F. C. Ridgen (Greendale), 17 at $2O to $21.20; D. F. Morrish (Broadfields), 13 at $23.60 to $24; R. M. Tomlin (Cust), 26 at $2O at $26.60. Old ewes: A. G. and L. M. Paton (Springston), 29 at $11.20 to $12.60; A. J. Bowker (Amberley), 71 at $ll.BO to $13.20; C. and C. G. Hill (Greenpark), 67 at $11.40 to $13.80; F. C. Ridgen (Greendale), 43 at $9.60 to $l2; M. Searle (Harewood), 6 at $18.20; Lochead and Morrish (Broadfields), 64 at $9.80 to $12.80; A. Prendergast (Tai Tapu), 24 at $13.80 to $l5; A. B. Byrch (Motunau), 49 at $lO.BO to $13.80. Prime cattle A yarding of 239 prime cattle (less than half last week’s total of 514) was sufficient to fill the demand from buyers. Prices were firm, particularly for prime cows which had the best of the sale. Quality was good, although the market contained no big

steers. A Santa Gertrudis heifer from Weka Plains Santa Gertrudis, Ltd, topped the market at $834, and six Friesian steers from G. G. and F. R. Bowman, Te Pirita, sold at $BlB. Two cows from Glazebrook, Te Pirita, made $738. Prime steers and. heifers to 220 kg sold between 220 c and 230 c a kilogram; from 220 kg to 270 kg, 220 c and 230 c; and more than 270 kg, to 235 c. Values were:— Prime heavy steers, to $BlB. Prime medium steers, $560 to $670. Prime light steers, $456 to $550. Prime heavy heifers, to $578 with odd sales to $834. Prime medium heifers, $458 to $540. Prime light heifers, $4OO to $450. Prime heavy cows, to $738. Prime medium cows, $396 to $4BO. Prime light cows, $320 to $3BO. Sales included:— Steers: Miss K. Rutherford (Parnassus), 4 at $730 to $738; Rosendale Holdings (Halswell), 10 at $5BO to $708; T. W. and A. W. Baxter (Omihi), 4 at $678 to $740; W. H. Foster (Omihi), 12 at $596 to $648; Orton Bradley Park (Charteris Bay), 5 at $770; R. J. Maxwell (Cheviot), 8 at $670 to $698; R. W. Burnett (Cheviot), 9 at $698 to $710; G. G. and F. R. Bowman (Te Pirita), 6 at $818; N. D. Shipley (Harewood), 12 at $628 to $802; D. R. Shipley (Harewood), 11 at $560 to $758; Miss Jeanette Shipley (Harewood), 1 at $608; A. B. Partridge (Little River), 4 at $750 to $800; D. H. Watson (Greenpark), 2 at $648; Gray Brothers (Motukarara), 3 at $686 to $720; Glenalla Farm (Sedgmere), 3 at $634; R. N. Acton-Adams (Amberley), 15 at $6lO to $700; D. O. Masefield and Sons (Goughs Bay), 5 at $750 to $800; J. E. Howden (Port Levy), 10 at $7OO to $736;

E. W. Coop and Son (Port Levy), 10 at? $712 to $720. Heifers: Rbssendale Holdings (Halswell), 3 at $4lO to $454; D. C. Carter (Teddington), 6 at $438 to $522, .W, J. Cunningham (Waikari), T at $578; P. D. Hastings (Irwell), 2 at $436; R. J. Boleyn (Stoney Bay), 5 at $546; D. Hi Watson (Greenpark), 1 at $532; A. J. Bowker (Amberley), ,7 at $484 to $536; T. J. Masefield (Goughs Bay), 9 at $450 to $508; Weka Plains Santa Gertrudis, Ltd (Waipara), Ijat $834. Cows: Glazebrook (Te Pirita), 2 at $738; T. M. Inch (Rangiora), 2 at $562 and $646; K. Wakelin (Oxford), 3 at $432 to $538; W. J. Cunningham (Irwell), 3 i>at $548 to $580; Weka Plains Santa Gertrudis, Ltd (Waipara), 2 at $632; B. K. McFarlane .(Parnassus), 5 at $520 to $562j,.A.z5. Piper (Little River), 1 at; $6OO. Bobby calves Bobby calves had another strong sale, most Friesian bulls making $52 to $B6. Friesian heifers; sold between $44 and $62, beef bulls were mostly s66;'ito $llO, and beef cross heifers were $B4 to $9B. The yarding! was 45, compared with 90 last) week. Dairy cow In the daiiy section, a heifer and calf sold for $450. Store sheep Interest (from farmers in ewe hoggets remained at a low level. A - pen of well-grown Corriedale ewe hoggets sold at $26.90, but the rest .of a small yarding ofj ewe hoggets was hard to sell.. Other hoggets sold around $2l. Store lambs made to $lB and light lambs were down to about $l2. ; / a ■ J Pigs ? .. Because of the short working week,.’ few / pigs were yarded in the fat and store pig sales. Choppers were-in strong demand but values (or other types were unchanged from last week’s'market.