FAT STOCK AT FEILDING

Northern Advocate, 17 September 1934, Page 10

FAT STOCK AT FEILDING

SHEEP VALUES LOWER. CATTLE PRICES GO UP. (Special to ‘‘Northern Advocate.”) FEILDING, This Day. Sheep and cattle values were at variance at the Feilding sale, fat sheep going back and store sheep up, while a decided rise took place for fat cattle also. The following are details of the sale:

Fat Cattle. —The yarding comprised practically all station-fattened cattle, which were mainly in extra prime condition. Business was brisk from the outset and butchers had to pay up to 10/ per head higher for supplies. Heifer beef advanced above schedule rates to about 26/ per 1001 b, while ox beef sold readily at round about 24/ per 1001 b. Good dairy breed cow beef made better values, but buyers preferred the station lines. Extra prime P.A. bullocks, £8 5/ to £8 15/; prime lighter, £7 5/ to £7 17/6; heavy prime P.A, heifers, £7 to £7 3/; extra good, £6 15/ to £6 19/; medium weights, £5 5/ to £5 17/6; prime P.A. cows, £6 19/; good, £5 10/; first-class dairy breeds, £4 12/6 to £4 15/; plain, £3 7/6; vealer, £1 12/6.

Fat Sheep.—The entry was a little heavier than usual, but quality in the main was very good. Butchers, however, operated within more restricted limits and values fell by 1/ to 1/6 per head for adult sheep, hoggets making a slight appreciation in value. Heavy prime ewes, 25/G to 26/; finished sorts, 24/1 to 24/7; fair to medium, 22/3 to 23/6; lighter, 20/; best heavy wethers, 26/3 to 27/3; good weights, 25/; others, 20/8 to 23/6. Store Sheep.—Although only of moderate dimensions, some very nice young sheep were penned in this section and for these business was good. Both ewe and wether hoggets showed an uplift where quality was what was required, but indifferent lines were difficult to quit at reserve figures. Choice ewe hoggets, 26/6 to 27/9; good, 24/6 to 25/3; small sorts, 21/2 to 21/8; poor, 19/8; well-grown wether hoggets, 22/6 to 23/3; well conditioned, smaller, 20/10 to 21/2; fair lots, 18/6 to 19/10; plain, 17/; best black-faced hoggets, 22/; others, 18/; good young ewes, with 100 per cent lambs, 28/9; fat and forward ewes, best, 16/3 to 17/; others, 14/. Store Cattle.—Except for run cattle there was little to attract in the store cattle pens, the usual odd lots of cull stock being on offer. Station lines, however, were of quality and the best sorts made good values. Wellforward P.A. cows, running with P.A. bulls, £4 4/; good mixed P.A. and Hereford empty cows, £3 7/; mixed cows, r.w. P.A. bulls, £2 5/; wellgrown three-year P.A. heifers, £46/; good yearling Jersey heifers, £2 1/; others, 22/ to 36/; fair-sized 15-month heifers, £2; forward empty heifers, £1 8/6; potter cows, best weights, 30/; others, 17/ to 24/. Dairy Cattle.—The using of the new cattle pavilion did not stimulate the demand for dairy cattle, a large yarding of which was offered. Cows were particularly ragged in quality, which the condition of the bulk of the heifers had a disastrous effect on the demand. Choice Jersey, heifers, £6 to £6 2/6; good, £5 15/; average lines, £3 15/ to £4 10/; best heifers, in milk, £3 2/6 to £3 5/; others, £2 to £2 17/6; best springing cows, £4 12/6; average run, £3 10/ to £3 15; poor sorts, £2 5/ to £2 12/6. I