BEEF VALUES HOLD DESPITE BIG ENTRIES

Northern Advocate, 2 December 1936, Page 8

BEEF VALUES HOLD DESPITE BIG ENTRIES

RANGE OS' VALUES AT WESTFIELD

I Special to “Northern Advocate •U AUCKLAND, This Day.

Another big entry of fat cattle was offered at Westfield fat stock sale today, arid prices held last week’s level, ranging up to 34/ per lOOlbs. for extra prime ox.

A feature, of the sale was the quantity of High class ox beef yarded. Best in this section was a line of steers from Mr G. Hastie, Papatoetoe, which made up to £ls, and averaged £1? 11s 3d. Another lot of prime and heavy steers coming from the farm of Messrs Blackett Bros., Te Kowlfhi, made an average price of £l3 10s 4d. Quality among the cows and heifers was not up to the same standard. A good entry of calves had a ready sale at late rates. The N.Z. Loan, and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:— Beef.—Our yarding was an average one. Competition was steady, with values on a par with those ruling lc*st week. Extra choice ox sold to 34/ per lOOlbs.; choice and prime, 29/ to 33/; secondary and plain, 25/ to 28/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 27/ to 33/; secondary, 20/ to 26/; no exira heavy prime steers were yarded. Heavy prime steers ranged in price from £l2 to £l2 15/; lighter, £ll 2/6 to £ll 17/6; light, £lO to £ll/; small and unfinished, £8 to £9 15/. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 10/ to £9 15/; heavy, £7 7/6 to £8 5/; lighter, £6 to £7 5/; light, £4 to £5 17/6; others, £2 10/ to £3 15/.

Calves.—Our entry of calves was a large one. Bidding was keen, and last week’s rates were well maintained. Runners, £2 10/ to £5 17/; heavy vealers, £4 10/ to £5 1/; medium vealers, £3 16/ to £4 8/; light vealers, £3 to £3 12/; small vealers. £2 5/ to £2 18/; rough calves, £1 to £1 15/; small'calves, £1 5/ to £1 18/; fresh- dropped. 8/ to £1 1/.