Feilding Live Stock Sale

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 208, 2 September 1944, Page 6

Feilding Live Stock Sale

FAT SHEEP MARKET EASIER

The fat sheep market at the Feilding live stock sale yesterday was easier owing to the absence of outside operators. No representation from the Auckland area tended to cause a slackening in demand and medium sorts dropped back. Store sheep sales revealed that the market continues firm, all good quality hoggets selling at late rates. Beef experienced a good sale and in the case of dairy stock competition was very strong with relatively high values operating. Fat Sheep. In the absence of outside competition the tone of the fat sheep market was not so strong and wether mutton was neglected. Prices weakened for medium to good sorts while small pens of prime mutton realised to within a few pence of recent top prices. Under 1500 head were sold, ewe mutton accounting for 1000 head. The realisations were: Fat wethers, 70 at 35s 4U, 32 at 3Ss 4d, 11 at 38s lOd, 4 at 37s 4d, 2 at 36s lOd, 6 at 37s lOd, 9 at 37s 4d, 2 at 37s lOd, 9 at 31s 7d, 45 at 29s 4d, 5 at 39s 7d, 2 at 35s 7d, 2 at 38s lOd, 3 at 38s 7d, 15 at 36s lOd, 18 at 295, 13 at 3-is lud; hoggets, 7 at 30s lOd, 21 at 28s lOd, 6 at 36s 4d, 3 at 27s lOd, 2 at 33s 4d, 4 at 36s lOd, 14 at 28s 7d, 12 at 29s lOd, 24 at 26s 4d, 24 at 28s 7d, 5 at 28s lOd, 9 at 25s Id, 25 at 24s Id, 27 at 24s lOd; ewes, 8 at 23s 7d, 12 at 24s 7<l, 20 at 26s lOd, 75 at 25s lOd, 21 at 24s 7d, 22 at 23s lOd, 26 at 22s 4d, 29 at 23s 4d, 14 at 23s Id, 13 at 255, 28 at 25s lOd, 16 at 22s lOd, 16 at 26s 7d, 10 at 29s lOd, 20 at 24s 4d, 20 at 24s Id, 15 at 28s 7d, 10 at 2Ss 4d, 17 at 27s 4d, 17 at 29s lOd, 30 at 19s lOd, 35 at 25s 4d, 30 at 29s 7d, 27 at 29s Id, 21 at 29s 7d, 14 at 26s 4d, 23 at 245, 55 at 27s Id, 55 at 27s lOd, 18 at 225, 12 at 26s 7d, 30 at 265, 33 at 25s 7d, 23 at 19s 7d, 25 at 25s 4d; blackfaces, 12 at 36s 4d, 13 at 32s Id, 2 at 34s 4d, 5 at 36s Id, 10 at 32s 7d; maiden ewes, 34 at 34s 4d, 5 at 20s 7d, 3 at 31s lOd, 24 at 34s lOd. \ i Store Sheep. Values in the case of hoggets were in the main unchanged, all well bred lines selling firmly. The realisations included the following: Ewe hoggets, 73 at 27s 9d, 19 at 27s 3d, 95 at 325, 41 at 27s Id, IS3 at 325; wether do., 65 at 29s Id, 71 at 265, 41 at 275, 35 at 265, 115 at 26s 6d, 70 at 29s lOd, 40 at 26s 4d, 100 (shorn) at 23s 6d, 24 at 31s, 19 at 31s; mixed aged wethers, 50 at 32s 9d, 140 at 35s Id. Fat Cattle. Station beef was offering in good numbers in the fat cattle pens but no heavy weight cattle were included. Prices were firm with realisations as follow: Bullocks, to £l2 17s 6d; heifers, £9 7s 6d, £9 17s 6d, £lO 12s 6d, £lO 17s 6d, £ll 2s 6d to £ll 17s 6d; cows, £7 12s 6d, £9 2s 6d, £9 12s 6d, £9 17s 6d to £lO 2s 6d; exdairy cows and heifers, £5 17s 6d, £6 12s 6d to £S 2s 6d; runners, £7 12s 6d. Station Cattle. Only two small pens of station cattle were disposed of, a pen of four A.A. heifers realising £4, and two yearling steers £6 3s Gd. Store Cattle. There .was a better selection with heavier weights offering in the boner cow section when the realisations were: £3 6s, £3 10s, £4, £4 7s, £4 10s, £4 15s, £4 16s, £4 17s 6d, £5, £5 ss, £5 7s Od, £5 10s, £6 4s, £6 5s to £6 10s; empty heifers, £6. Dairy Cattle. The competition in the dairy section was as strong as ever and the mixed offering witnessed high prices paid. The realisations included the following: Springing heifers, £6 ss, £6 17s 6d, £7 ss, £7 15s, £B, £8 ss, £8 17s 6d, £9, £9 ss, £9 10s, £lO, £lO ss, £lO 10s, £ll, £ll 10s, £l2, £l2 ss, £l3, £ls, £ls 10s to £l7; springing cows, £6 ss, £7 10s, £7 15s, £B, £9, £9 ss, £lO ss, £lO 15s, £ll, £ll 10s, £l2, £l2 10s, £l2 15s; heifers in milk, £5 to £lO 10s; heifers calved, £4 15s, £6, £6 10s, £7, £7 10s, £8 15s, £9; weaner Jersey heifers, £4 2s 6d, £5 2s 6d, £6; yearling heifers, £4 16s. BULLS STOCK SALE Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on the stock sale at Bulls: A yarding of approximately 1600 store sheep and 120 head of mixed cattle and two pens of pigs was submitted to a large attendance. Competition was keen in all sections and we report a total clearance, realisations being the best recorded so far this season. In the store sheep section the entry comprised principally ewe and wether hoggets, with several pens of fat sheep, and a pen of ewes and lambs. Competition was steady throughout, with values fully firm at late rates. The fat sheep were keenly competed for by local butchers, wethers in particular selling extremely well at prices ranging from 32s to 38s. In the cattle section some good fat bullocks and heifers were offered on account of Mr. D. V. Ross and realised £l3 7s 6d and £9 15s respectively; the balance of the fat cattle on offer were ex-dairy sorts which met with a free sale. Mr. R. G. Gray's annual di'aft of yearling T*.A. steers and heifers also commanded keen attention. These cattle came forward in excellent order and condition; 32 yearling P.A. steers realised £6 17s ana the heifers £4 6s. The balance of the large offering of cattle was made up of dairy cows and heifers for which there was a strong inquiry, prices showing a definite improvement on recent sales. Quotations; Ewes and lambs, 17s (all counted); ew« hoggets, 26s to 32s Id; wether hoggets, 23s 7d to 28s; b.f. hoggets, 245; fat ewes, 20s to 245; fat wethers, 30s to 375; fat hoggets, 24s 3d to 30s; porkers, £3; fat bullocks, £9 15s to £l3 7s 6d; fat P.A. heifers, £9 15s; fat cows ex-dairy, £4 15s to £8 10s; dairy heifers r.w.b., £7 10s to £l3 2s 6d; dairy cows, £8 to £l2 10s; store cows, £3 to £4 10s; yearling P.A.. steers, £5 10s to £6 17s; P.A. heifers, £4 6s; Jersey steers, £6 ss.