Kaikohe Beef Bull Sale

Northern Advocate, 4 October 1947, Page 7

Kaikohe Beef Bull Sale

The Kaikohe annual beef bull sale, conducted by the North Auckland Farmers’ Coop. Ltd, Wright, Stephenson and Co. Ltd, Dalgety and Co. Ltd, and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd, drew a good attendance of buyers. The offering comprised 65 bulls and approximately 50 of them changed hands. Many of the bulls showed the effects of the previous unfavourable season and were low in condition. Good quality bulls in proper sale condition made satisfactory prices but others of inferior quality and condition were not wanted. Mr H. Kay, of Motatau, topped the market with 80gn for a nicely put together 2-year Polled Angus single entry bull and he also obtained the second best price of GOgn for a 5-year stud bull. Both of these animals were purchased by Mr W. A. McDonald, Houtu. Grade bulls offered by Mr Kay were keenly sought throughout and sold from 40 to 56gn. Other sales were: Polled Angus bulls. 30 to 42gn; Polled Angus bulls in light condition and of inferior quality, 12 to 25gn: 2-year Polled Hereford bulls, 12 to 25gn; 2-ycar horned Hereford bulls, 3 to 16gn. At Kamo, where the principal firms operated, entries for the weekly fixtures were small. Realisations for dairy and store cattle were up to late rates. v hile

a small offering of fat and store pigs sold well at prices on a par with last week. Allred Buckland and Sons Ltd and Walter Wakelin Ltd reported that the advertised entries came forward at their spring cattle fair at Kamo, where a good number of buyers were in attendance. Competition was keen throughout and a good sale resulted. Four heavy prime Shorthorn bullocks on account of Mr J. P. McLennan, of Kauri, sold lor £27, the highest price obtained lor this class of stock in Northland lor some considerable time.

Two heavy prime Shorthorn cows offered by the same vendor made £lB. Other quotations were: Light to medium prime bullocks, £l3/7/6 to £l6/5/-; light to medium prime cows, £ll to £l4; 3-year Hereford and Shorthorn steers, in forward condition, £l4/3/- to £l4/8/-; other 3-year steers, £ll/17/6 to £l3; smaller and backward, £9/10/- to £11; yearling steers, £4/13/- to £7/9/-; empty Shorthorn cows, £5/7/- to £6/16/-; yearling Polled Angus heifers, £6/16/ ; Shorthorn and Hereford heifers, £4/5/- to £6/1/-; 2-ycar Jersey heifers. £6/1/- to £7 The same firms conducted a bull and dairy cattle sale at Kamo where good entries came forward and practically a total clearance was effected. Dairy cows and heifers were yarded in average numbers and met a ready sale. Pedigree yearling Jersey bulls made from 10 to 31gn, 2 and 3-year-olds realising from 15 to 30gn, while grade bulls sold from £4 to £l7.