Addington market Demand for cattle remains high

Press, 25 May 1989, Page 22

Addington market Demand for cattle remains high

Cattle continued to sell well from a reduced yarding at yesterday’s Addington store stock sale. Lambs were up $2 and sheep up 51.50 on last week’s sale. Smaller numbers of stock were offered. Next week’s sales would be the last before the combined one-day sales began, the agents said. Lambs The agents said prices were up S2 as the market reflected increased prices from this ‘ week’s fat-stock sale. Light lambs also rose $l. It was a smaller yarding of reasonable quality with a small buying gallery but bidding was active, as farmers bought up stock for winter. About 1300 lambs were yarded, compared with 3300 last week. The sales included: O. Craw (Pigeon Bay), m/s lambs 68 at $2l; N. Shipley (Harewood), 166 Corriedale from $9 to $14.00; J. Allen (Greenpark), 102 Romney from $16.80 to $22.60; D. De Pass (Kaituna), 84 Perendale from $12.80 to $17.20; G. Langridge (Greymouth), 52 Romney from $2BO to $24.80; C. Le Cren (Parnassus), 254 from $lB to $2l; T. Jenkins (Sheffield), 167 shorn lambs from $14.60 to $17.40. Sheep A very strong sale for

sheep caused prices to increase $1.50 on last week's sale, a small yarding pushing up demand. A total of 800 sheep were yarded, compared with 2800 last week. The sales included: M. Shadbolt (French Farm), 124 Romney at $2O; G. and R. Fowler (Glen Rye), 94 Romnev Coopworth April shorn at $l6. Cattle The good demand for store cattle continued from last week with a smaller yarding of good quality adult" cattle. About 1000 cattle including calves were yarded, compared with 1500 last week. The values were: Adult steers up to $640, medium tussock adult steers $450 to $4BO, 20-month-old best steers $420 to $460, medium $360 to $4OO, small $320 to $350; no adult heifers were offered; best 20-month-old heifers $3OO to $320, medium $260 to $290, small $220 to $250. The sales included: Adults, Hawkswood Est. (Parnassus), 45 steers from $370 to $450; Erewhon Station (Ashburton Gorge), seven Hereford at $636; A. L. Pawsey (Waiau), 15 Angus at $454; High Peak Station (Rakaia Gorge), 26 cows from $3OO to $402; A. Evans (Hororata), 12 Friesian steers at $420, and 14 Angus at $460; R. and A. Williams

(Leeston). 35 Angus bulls from $312 to $376; J. and V. Whyte (Mt Possession). 250 mated Hereford cows from $250 to $486. Calves The bulk was made up of tussock-bred smaller animals, isolated sales of bigger steer calves making up to $3OO. The values were: Medium to good steer calves $250 to $280; small to medium $2OO to $240, small steer $l7O to $200; best heifer calves up to $250, medium to good $l9O to $230, small to medium $l6O to $lBO, small $llO to $l3O. The sales included: Mt Potts Station (Ashburton Gorge), 26 Hereford from $2OB to $292 and 21 from $162 to $248; Horsford Downs (Whiterock), 25 Angus from $lBO to $262, and 15 at $202; Erewhon Station (Ashburton Gorge), 10 Hereford at $292. and nine at $226; B. W. Page (Whiterock), 24 Hereford from $2OO to $262; High Peak Station (Rakaia Gorge), 13 at $l7O and 27 from $l6O to $164; Hawkswood Estate (Parnassus), 33 Angus from $l6O to $186; R. C. Kimber (Kaiapoi), 10 from $250 to $296; The Poplars Station (Hanmer), 33 from $l5O to $184; Legg and Co. (Lakeside), 8 bulls at $240; CabeLeigh Farm (Omihi), nine at $194.