Primes’ prices remained steady

These 100 scanned in lamb ewes from R&J Utting in the Waimata Valley, sold today for $143. They were freshly shorn, in good condition, with one year mouths and had been mated to a Poll Dorset ram from February 1. Picture by Trevor Brown

There were 1365 sheep sent for sale at the Matawhero Yards yesterday, comprising 50 prime sheep, 1004 store lambs and 266 store ewes of which 131 had been scanned in lamb.

Prime prices remained steady.

The lamb schedule rose 15 cents/kg at the beginning of this week, but with the current wet weather and market uncertainty, prices paid declined slightly, though the lambs were generally smaller this week.

Te Wera Station topped the store lambs, $127.50 being paid for a pen of 21 mixed sex lambs.

R&J Utting had 2 pens of freshly shorn ewes, in good condition with one year mouths and 100 sold for $143 and 11 for $110.

They had been scanned in lamb with singles and multiples and had been mated to a Poll Dorset ram from 1st February.

Best prices: store mixed sex lambs: Te Wera Station: 21, $127.50, 51, $125, 42, $117, 20, $100; Poututu Station, 47, $116, 96, $100, 37, $76; RR & MA Sherratt, 7, $111.

Store ewe lambs: Piritaha P/S, 15, $120; Pakihiroa Farms Ltd, 100, $111, 401, $107, 155, $81.

Store ewes: R & J Utting, 100 SIL, $143, 11 SIL, $110; Te Wera Station, 15, $91; RKB P/S, MA ewes RWR, 31, $91, 60, $86, 49, $72.

Caption

These 100 scanned in lamb ewes from R andJ Utting in the Waimata Valley, sold at the Matawhero sheep sale yesterday for $143.  They were freshly shorn, in good condition, with one year mouths and had been mated to a Poll Dorset ram from the 1st February.  They were carrying both single and multiple lambs.

Picture by Trevor Brown