Store cattle sell well at Addington

Press, 15 November 1984, Page 28

Store cattle sell well at Addington

West Coast farmers gave added impetus to a strong sale for all types of store cattle at the Addington market yesterday. , Adult cattle' sold particularly well, more than half the yarding being purchased by West Coast fatteners.

The yarding of 460 adult cattle was too small for the available buying power, resulting in prices being fully firm with last month’s special sales, Competition for cattle was keen,- in spite of; a reduction this week in the export beef schedule and the possibility of another drought in Canterbury. The bulk of the cattle were in ’very good order and included several lines of forward condition adults. Top HerefordFriesiari cross; adult steers from Miller Holdings, Motukarara, sold to $612 and several other vendors sold adults at $5OO to $606.

The yearling yarding of 1121 cattle was dominated by heifers which did not sell quite as well as steers. However, values were easily on a . par with recent rates.

' Top yearlings attracted most interest, a pen of Simmental steers from H. A. Fitzsimmons, Cheviot, making $515. Other good yearling steers ranged from $4OO to

$468; mediums were $360 to $390 and smaller steers round $3OO. The best yearling heifers made to $352 and many sales were between $2BO. and $330. Most of the buying power for yearlings came from local districts, supported by West Coast and southern buyers. Sales included:—

Yearlings: Keith Mclntosh (Brookside), 14 Angus cross steers at $468; R. Bruce Allen (Southbridge), 27 Angus cross steers at $412 to $434; Wood-stock-station (View - Hill), - 30 Angus and Angus-Hereford., cross steers at $338 to $350;; Wilson Brothers (Waiau), 60 Hereford steers at $332 to $398., and 55 Hereford heifers at $278;? to $312; Mendip Hills station ? (Parnassus); 120 Hereford . heifers at $260 to $320; 5 Mount ~ Vulcan, Ltd (Ohimi), 31 Aligns cross heifers at $294 to $338; M. E. Clark (Kirwee), 15 Angus , heifers at $330; A. F. S. and W. H. Rutherford (Culverden), 110 Hereford, Angus and AngusHereford cross heifers at $294 to; $352; J.- W. Cottier (Waiau), 10 Angus cross steers at $420, 32 Angus steers at $3BO, and 9 Angus cross heifers at $332; P. G. Cunningham (Port Levy), 51 Hereford steers at $304 to $338; H. A. Fitzsimmons (Cheviot), 10 Simmental steers at $515,24 Angus cross heifers at $330 to

$340, and 12 Angus heifers at $336. R. G. Murray (Kekerengu), 25 Angus cross steers at $360 to $432,12 Angus steers . at $378, 25 Angus cross heifers at $296 to $320 and 11 Angus heifers; at $322; Coleridge Downs (Rakaia Gorge), 28 Hereford steers at $328 to $332; Mount Stewart Partnership (Waiau), 12 Angus cross heifers at $320, and 30 Hereford heifers at $3OO to <330. Adults: J. G. Whyte (Mount Possession, Ashburton Gorge), : 120 two-year Hereford steers at' ?$4lO to $482; Wilson Brothers (Kirwee), 46 two and three-year Hereford steers at $436 to. $606; Mendip Hills station (Parnassus), 29 twoyear Hereford heifers at $472 to $490; R. E. and J. Y. Winterbum (Chorlton), 21 Shorthorn cross steers at $524 to $546; A. Mowat (Cheviot), 22 Angus steers at $470 to $494; Miller Holdings (Motukarara), 34 Friesian steers at $450 to $578, 10 Hereford-Friesian cross steers at $612, and 5 Hereford-Friesian cross heifers at $468; F. H. Hillyer (Leeston), 13 15-month Friesian steers at $392 to $444; R. G. Morris (Cheviot), 38 two-year Hereford steers at $468 to $512; Nordquist Brothers (Methven), 2 rising two-year Simmental bulls at $l2OO and $1360.