Mixed quality stock offered for sale

Press, 10 March 1988, Page 29

Mixed quality stock offered for sale

Store lambs and sheep had an unspectacular sale at Addington yesterday with little top line stock presented for sale.

The quality of the stock' that was offered was mixed and many lambs showed signs . of stress from drought. The bottom end of the lamb market was stronger than Tuesday’s prime lamb in spite of large numbers being yarded. .Most shorn lambs at the bottom end made between SlO and SI2. Those of better condition made Sl3 to Sl5. Buyers were still willing to pay a premium for woolly Romney rams with up to 515.20 being paid for a line from S. M. and E. D. Johns. Kaikoura. A total of 7145 lambs were yarded, compared with 4975 last week. Adult sheep values were on a par with last week although the market lacked extra good quality stock.'. Better prices ranged from ($l5 to $l9. Two-tooth {prices also reflected the lack of top line stock, ranging from SIS to $26. ’ The yarding for adult sheep was (8676 compared with 11,990 last week. The cattle (market did contain some better quality stock but buyers were cautious and prices were realistic. The Belta’na Estate. Parnassus. soldi-IS month Simmental steers up to $5OO and Charolais up, to 5492. The Poplars Statiion. Lewis Pass, sold adult Herefords up to $576. | A total ofi 150.3 cattle were yarded compared with 1244 last week, i

Goats again attracted a small gallery of buyers but prices were a little better than the last sale two weeks ago. Prices reached S2O for G 4 mixed age does and a pen of 11 G 4 wether kids made Sl2. A total of 64 goats were yarded compared with 149 at the last sale. Sales included.— Store lambs A. L. and S. W.' Adams (Glenroy). 201 Romney ewes at 514.60 to $14.80; B. Churchwood (Swannanoa). 233 Corriedale rams from 513.50 to 514.60; D. R. Clayden (Lyttelton). 253 Perendale rams and wethers at SlO to 514.20. 267 Perendale ewes at $8.40 to $13.60; S. M. and E. D. Johns I (Kaikoura). 243 Romney ram lambs at $14.40 to 515.20; R. E. Menzies (Menzies Bay). 347 Perendales at SlO to $12.20: Weathaven Partnership (Culverden). 10$ at $11(40 to $l3; A. D. J. Innes (Pidgeon Bay). 100 cryptorchids (at $10.40 to $l3. ’ Store sheep

Adults. R. J. Boleyn (Stony Bavi.;loS mixed age Perendale. cross at $19.25; H. W. P. and A. V. Cox (Greymouth), 568 mixed age .Romney cross at $ll to $l6; J. and S. Topp (Leeston). 57 two and three shear! Romneys at $18; D. R. Clayton (Lyttelton). 753 mixed age Perendales at $lO to $l9; T. J. Brocherie and Son (French Farm). 2291 five year (Romneys at $l6; A. D. H. and N. B. Tripp (Rakaia Gorge). 208 mixed age Perdendales at $l5; Mt Mason Partnership (Hawarden), 692 Halfbreds at $15.50 to S 18.50; P. J.i Hope (Hawarden). 270 annual draft Corriedales atsll; | D. J. Jenkins (Port Levy), 175 annual draft Hom-

neys at $14.25: J. J. :and J. R. Smith (Kaikoura). 199 annual draft Corriedales at $13.25 to SI 8.70. , Two tooths: S. M. and E. D. Johns (Kaikoura), 113 Romneys at 515.25 to 519.50; A. O. H. and N. B. Tripp (Rakaia Gorge). 49 Perendales at 523.50. 33 Romneys at 526.75: P. J. and J. A. Hoban (Culverden). 40 Corriedales at $24.50; A. M. Spencer-Bower and Sons (Swannanoa). 141 Halfbreds at SIS to S2O. Store cattle B. H. and H. K. Frost (Summerhill). 7 Angus-Here-ford cross mated cows at 5360; S. P. Hastings (Irwell), 7 20 month Friesian-Hereford cross at $470; D. S. Morris (Cheviot). S steers at 5450; W. D. Croft (Ohoka). 11 steers at 5320 to 5364; J. J. and J. R. Smith (Kaikoura). 86 steers at $364 to $440; M. B. Chamberlain (Darfield), 21 steers at $292 to $320; Poplars station (Lewis Pass). 143 Herefords at $364 to $576; Beltana Estate (Parnassus). 67 18 month Simmental steers at $360 to $5OO. 38 18 months Charolais at $420 (to $492. 92 IS month. Aberdeen .Angus at $362 to $478. 32l 18 month Herefords at $368 to $390. 120 18 month Angus (at $338 to $426; Mt Possession (Ashburton Gorge). 5001 IS month Herefords at $324 to $382; Leadervale (Parnassus). 37 18 month Simmental cross steers at $374 to ($3BB. Goats

Mrs M. Lough (Hanmer Springs), 18 Cashmere does at $12.50, 5 Cashmere kids at $9; P. C. Boon (Killinchy). 13 G 4 mixed age does at $2O; D. Carter (Diamond Harbour). 17 feral wethers! at $5.50 to $9.