FRANKTON SALE

Waikato Times, Volume 132, Issue 22137, 8 September 1943, Page 4

FRANKTON SALE

BEEF VALUES FIRM The auctioneers report as follows on the Frankton stock sale yesterday:— Sheep: A heavy yarding of sheep came forward comprising chiefly fat ewes and wethers which sold at prices slightly easier than recent rates. Good freezing and fat hoggets were in demand while in the store sheep section several pens of well-grown and well-woolled hoggets were keenly sought after, competition being keen throughout. Cattle: A larger entry of fat cattle was penned when values for both prime ox beef and prime cow and heifer beef remained firm at last week's quotations. Values for second quality beef were slightly easier. A large entry of boner cattle also- came forward and values in this section again remained steady. A medium yarding of fat calves met with steady competition values remaining firm. The entry of store cattle attracted a good bench of buyers and a total clearance was effected at prices slightly in advance of recent quotations. Pigs: A medium yarding of fat pigs and a light entry of stores and weaners came forward, prices for all classes remaining firm at last week’s quotations. Quotations: Sheep.—Heavy prime wethers, 44s 6d to 495; prime woolly wethers, 40s to 465; lighter and unfinished woolly wethers, 35s to 395: prime heavy woolly ewes, 29s 9d to 33s 3d; prime woolly ewes, to 275; freezing hoggets, 24s to 27s 6d; good Romney store h( ggets, 23s to 25s 6d; smaller, 19s to 21s; prime shorn wethers, 31s 6d to 335; lighter, 29s to 31s; fat shorn wethers, 20s to 23s 6d. Cattle.—Extra heavy prime bullocks, £l9 to £22 10s; heavy prime bullocks. £l6 15s to £lB 10s; medium. £l4 to £l6 10s; lighter, £l2 to £l3 10s; heavy prime cows and heifers. £l2 to £l4 12s 6d: medium, £9 15s to £ll ss; lighter, £7 to £9 10s; second quality cows, £5 15s to £6 18s; heavy boner cows. £4 to £5 ss; medium, £3 to £3 18s; lighter, £1 10s to £2 17s; potter bulls. £3 to £7 10s; heavy runners. £8 18s to £11; medium, £5 10s to £6 16s; good vealers, £3 to £4 ss; other vealers. £1 18s to £2 18s; smaller calves. 10s to 30s; 4-year store P.A. and Hereford bullocks, to £ll 14s; 3-year store P.A. and Hereford steers. £8 14s to £lO 11s; yearling P.A. steers, £5 12s to £6 3s. Pigs.—Choppers, £3 to £5 10s; prime heavy baconers, £4 18s to £5; heavy baconers. £4 10s to £4 16s; medium. £4 2s to £4 8s; light. £3 15s to £4; buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers, £3 to £3 12s; medium porkers, £2 12s to £2 18s; light, £2 4s to £2 10s; large stores. £2 6s to £2 15s; smaller. 38s to £2 4s; slips, 2&S to 3as 6d, weaners, 18s to 255.