Addington market Easing of store lamb price

Press, 16 January 1986, Page 23

Addington market Easing of store lamb price

Most store lamb prices eased by $1.50 to $2 a head at the Addington market yesterday. Ram lambs with good frames, suitable for taking on to heavy weights, still fetched a premium over ewe lambs, but few sales exceeded $l6. Last week, top lambs made $l6 to $lB. A pen of heavy Corriedale rams made $17.10, but most good lambs were generally between $14.60 and $l6. The bulk of the yarding sold at $9 to $l5, with several pens of small, poor lambs making under $7. Buying power came from fanners in North and Mid Canterbury. The yarding was 17,100, compared with 11,000 last week. The adult sheep section contained only a small selection of ewes, although it included a line of 200 well-bred Corriedale two-tooths. Sold on behalf of Marley Farm, East Evreton, the shorn two-tooths fetched $24. Prices for store cattle were steady, although demand for younger cattle did not quite have the same strength as before Christmas. Good quality 15-month Simmental steers from P. Woodham, Ashburton, sold at $560 and most other good steers of similar age made between $440 and $5OO. Good 2%-year-old Hereford

steers reached $692 and forward condition Angus cross steers sold to $690. Buying power was widespread and included farmers from the West Coast, Blenheim as well as North and Mid Canterbury. The cattle yardings were 639 yearlings and 468 adults. Sales included:— Lambs: K. D. Hamilton (Blue Duck), 1604 Romney-Perendale cross mixed sex at $lO.BO to $14.90; Estate E. C. Trewin (Oaro), 624 Corriedale rams at $11.40 to $17.10; M. H. Molloy (Cairnbrae) 294 Perendale rams at $9.60 to $12.60; R. W. Stevenson (Oxford), 335 Perendale rams at $6.40 to $11; Estate C. B. Thacker (Okains Bay), 168 mixed sex at $10.50 to $l3; P. Van Alphen (Ngahere), 340 Romney wethers at $l2 to $l6; J. S. Rutherford (Waiau), 741 mixed sex at $ll.lO to $16.20; L. C. Gardiner (Waiau), 763 Down cross rams at $10.90 to $15.70, and 762 ewe lambs at $9.40 to Coleridge Downs (Lake Coleridge), 934 Corriedale wethers at $9.20 to $13.50; Estate S. Hall (Peraki), 387 Romney wethers at $13.80 to $15.20; Miss J. C. Swarbrick (Kaikoura), 638 Corriedale wethers at $8.50 to $12.60; Longreach Farm (Waiau), 270 Halfbred wethers at $lO.BO to $13.30; Gates Farm (Waiau), 229 Romney rams at $l3 to $15.70; J. a and L. H. Scott

(Oxford), 332 Romney rams at $14.80 to $l6; Limestone Glens (Cheviot), 312 Corriedale cross at $ll to $15.80; A. F. and M. J. Croft (Omihi), 801 Corriedale wethers at $13.40 to $14.70; R. L. and C. M. Clark (Waiau), 248 Corriedale rams at $13.50 to $14.60; A. M. and J. Harrison (Cheviot), 443 mixed sex Corriedales at $10.60 to S. G. and J. R. Mora (Tai Tapu), 349 shorn Romney ewes at $9.30 to $9.50. Fifteenth-month cattle: P. Woodham (Ashburton), 10 Simmental steers at $560; A. A. D. and E. M. Barker (Waiau), 28 Hereford steers at $336 to $442; Schroeder Brothers (Kaikoura), 18 Angus and Angus cross steers at $435 to $472; W. W. and J. A. Gray (Kaikoura), 20 Hereford and Angus cross steers at $470 to $478; J. Caldwell (Kaikoura), 12 Angus steers at $474; D. J. Scott (Brookside), 20 Angus and Angus cross steers at $4BO to $490; Reed Brothers (Culverden), 18 Angus cross and Hereford steers at $494 to $502; N. G. Harnett (Kaikoura), 21 Hereford steers at $474 to $500; J. and J. R. Earl (Springfield), 9 Hereford cross steers at $442; Dalethorpe (Springfield), 10 Angus heifers at $332; R. N. Davidson (Leeston), 13 Angus cross heifers at $390; Clarence Reserve (Kaikoura), 109 Angus, Angus cross and Hereford steers at $312 to $342; S. J. Crutchley (Rangitata Gorge), 20 Charolais cross steers at

$470; R. H. Steel (Culverden), 21 Friesian bulls at $342; B. McCulley (Temuka), 52 Angus and Hereford steers at $384 to $4lO, and 7 heifers at $324; J. W. Cottier (Waiau), 40 Angus and Hereford steers at $454 to $472, and 13 heifers at $370; L D. McLeod (Springston), 13 Hereford steers at $432; M. J. Hurford (Lakeside), 8 Hereford steers at $444, and 7 Hereford cross heifers at $3lO. Adult cattle: A. M. and G. B. Morton (Puhi Puhi), 43 2%year Hereford steers at $440 to $53(1, A. A. D. and E. M. Barker (Waiau), 15 2-year Hereford steers at $498 to $538; Frazer Land Company (Greta Valley), 10 Friesian bulls at $490, and 11 steers at $480; Lands and Survey (Cheddar Valley, Waiau), 18 2%-year Hereford steers at $6OO to $692; D. H. Watson (Greenpark), 10 steers at $416; D. L. Richards (Amberley), 19 steers at $4OB to $484; Estate F. H. Hillyer (Leeston), 48 2-year Hereford cross steers at $422 to $520; W. G. and S. E. Henderson (Waiau), 61 2-year Angus cross steers at $540 to $608; Glenthorne station (Lake Coler-.’ idge), 12 2-year Hereford steers, at $456 to $480; M. G. and M. J. Barker (Kaikoura), 75 2%-year Angus, Angus cross and Hereford steers at $534 to $690; D. S. Kennedy (Kaikoura), 18 2%-year Angus and Angus cross steers at $5BO to $634, and 28 heifers at $426 to $462.