Simmentals fetch N.Z. record price

Press, 14 March 1985, Page 22

Simmentals fetch N.Z. record price

The first main store cattle sale of the season at Addington market yesterday was marked by a record sale of Simmental steers. A pen of the 18-month steers were sold to local freezing companies for $920 a head. The owner of the cattle, which fetched a New Zealand record price, was Mr J. D. Graham, of Parnassus. Cold winds and drenching rain did not deter buyers or sellers from the market. A large yarding of cattle sold for realistic prices owing to the particularly dry season in Canterbury and the amount of outside competition.

Most of the cattle went to buyers from Nelson, Marlborough, the West Coast, and South Canterbury. The shortage of feed locally resulted in very little local buying competition. Other good sales were made by the Poplars station, Lewis Pass, and the Beltana Estate, Parnassus. The former sold an exceptionally good line of 115 2Vz-year-old Hereford steers for prices ranging from $6OB to $BBO. The latter sold 322 cattle of various breeds for prices ranging from $4BB to $664. Molesworth steers will be offered next week.

The total cattle yarding was 1643 compared with 1008 last week.

An average yarding of store sheep attracted selective interest from local buyers. Buyers were mainly interested in the good condition annual draft ewes rather than those of light to medium condition. Prices remained fairly firm on past sales. The quality of lambs offered in a relatively small yarding was lower than in recent weeks. Although the sale was described as sound, most lambs sold for less than $2O.

The total sheep yarding was 14,427 compared with less than 9000 last week. Sales included.—

Two-tooths: C. and C. G. Hill (Greenpark), 30 Romneys at $31.20; David Hay (Pigeon Bay), 74 Romneys at $2B; I. C. Stanbury (Hilltop), 40 Romneys at $28.40; G. Duncan (Yaldhurst), 50 Corriedales at $31.20; H. R. Woods (Motukarara), 100 Romneys at $21.20 to $24.80; M. J. Morrison (Culverden), 69 Corriedales at $3O; V. W. Reid (Omihi), 111 Corriedales at $24.80. „ , Adult sheep: O. G. Jenkins (Port Levy), 200 adult draft Romneys at $l9; W. D. Latham (Wairewa), 375 annual draft Romneys at $l4 to $17.40; K. J. and H. W. Dalgleish (Le Bons Bay), 49 annual draft Romneys at $18.60; I. C. Stanbury (Hilltop), 140 annual draft Romneys at $19.40; D. L. Mason (Little River), 98 annual draft Romneys at $18.40; Glenroy Farm (Hororata), 240 Coopworths at $2O to $20.60; A. A. Anderson

(Amberley), 337 woolly Halfbreds at $lB to $20.60; P. G. Harmer (Alford Forest), 429 Corriedales at $13.10 to $13.80; J. G. White (Mt Possession), 616 Merinos at $20.20. Store lambs: A. Dowle (Kaikoura), 200 Romney at $17.10 to $l9; W. W. and J. A. Gray (Kaikoura), 600 shorn Coopworths at $15.20 to $18; E. L. Gibb (Motunau), 130 Corriedales at $20.10; G. Millest (Amberley), 156 Corriedale wethers at $16.20 to $l9; W. H. Croft (Omihi), 70 Corriedales at $20.20; B. R. Kiddy (Okuku), 207 Romney ewes at $16.80; J. S. Rutherford (Waiau), 1370 at $12.20 to $18; Okuku Hills (Lees Valley), 1199 at $16.60 to $2l; N. M. Turnbull (Amberley), 276 at $lB.BO to $22; D. R. Shipley (Harewood), 158 at $l7 to $20.20; V. W. Reid (Amberlev), 40 at $14.80 to $lB.BO. Adult cattle: Alex McLean (Omihi), 77 mid-aged Hereford, Hereford shorthorn cross and Angus cows at $540 to $628; Stewart and Rae (Waiau), 49 3‘.i-year Hereford steers at $590 to $658; J. G. Laidlaw (Oaro), 8 2%-year Hereford steers at $520 and 12 18-month Angus steers at $460; S. G. Rutherford (Culverden), 43 18month Hereford steers at $460 to $520; G. H. McClintock (Cheviot), 33 18-month Sim-mental-Hereford cross steers at $506 to $530 and 20 18-month Simmental-Hereford cross heifers at $382 to $398; A.F. and W. H. Rutherford (Culverden), 85 18-month Hereford and Hereford-Angus cross steers at $5BB to $660; Leslie Hills Station (Culverden), 63 18month Hereford steers at $474

to $6OO and 58 18-month Hereford heifers at $376 to $418; A T. and A. W. Black (Culverden), 66 18-month Hereford steers at $540 and $588; Conway Down (Kaikoura), 90 18month Angus and Angus-cross steers at $390 to $550 and 18 18-month Angus cross heifers at $436; Calder Farming Co (Hawarden), 33 18-month Hereford Shorthorn cross heifers at $390 to $430 and 37 18-month Hereford-Shorthom cross at $528 to $570; M. W. Burberry (Christchurch), 18 18-month Hereford steers at $492; H. M. and J. R. Inch (Hororata), 12 Angus steer calves at $400; Poplars Station (Lewis PassL 115 2*4-years Hereford steers at $6OB to $880; J. J. and J. R. Smith (Kaikoura), 70 18-montti Angus and Angus cross at $472 to $558, and 48 Herefords at $476 to $548; D. K. Rutherford (Hawarden), 14 18-month Shorthorn at $572; R. M. Ensor (Hanmer Springs). 30 20-month Charolais cross steers at $570 to $632; J. R. Wilson Partnership (Hanmer Springs), 16 20month Hereford-Angus cross steers at $558; Beltana Estate (Parnassus), 187 20-month Hereford steers at $4BB to $6OB, 29 20-month Hereford-Angus cross steers at $572 to $5BB, 54 20-month Angus steers at $5lO to $612, 21 20-month Charolaiscross at $650 to $664, and 21 20-month Charolais-cross heifers at $520 to $540; J. Hurward and Son (Irwell), 24 20-month Hereford-Friesian cross steers at $4lB to $472. M. Lucas (Parnassus), 23 Simmental steer calves at $3lO to $370 and 16 Simmental heifer calves at $266 to $2BB.