Mostly stores in line-up

FIRST PEN: These lambs were the first of the store pens to be sold at Matawhero yesterday. These 208 quality cryptorchid store lambs from KJ and RE Fisher at Motu sold for $142. Picture by Trevor Brown

There were 2394 sheep sent for sale at Matawhero yesterday — almost all were store lambs and came from the Matawai and Te Karaka districts.

Waikohu Station sold pens of Wiltshire ewe lambs for $155, $140 and $120.

KJ and RE Fisher at Motu topped the store male lambs, selling a pen of 208 cryptorchid lambs for $142.

These quality, woolly lambs were of good size and carrying plenty of condition.

There were several pens of later-born lambs, selling from $80 down to $40, for those who wanted to buy lambs for slaughter in the early spring.

The best of the store male lambs were heavier this week, and prices paid rose accordingly.

A pen of 10 prime ewes sold for $117, while two small lots of store ewes fetched $80 and $71.

Best prices —

Store male lambs: KJ and RE Fisher, 208, $142, 257, $135, 103, $80; Kerley Agriculture Ltd, 69, $135, 94, $109.50; Holdsworth Paringahau, 110, $130; Bushy Knoll Forestry Ltd, 76, $124; RKB P/S, 14, $102, 65, $88.50, 48, $66; Waitangi Terrace Station, 2, $94, 23, $69, 38, $44.

Store ewe lambs: Waikohu Station, 25, $155, 54, $140, 24, $120; Holdsworth Paringahau, 138, $122; Bushy Knoll Forest Ltd, 121, $112; Kerley Agriculture Ltd, 67, $106; RKB P/S, 39, $100, 52, $75, 26, $50; Waitangi Terrace Station, 181, $93, 41, $80, 221, $76, 37, $40, 28, $40, 50, $40.