Cows: R and K Mitchell, Eskdale, seven here-cross, av weight, 503kg, 181c/kg, $910/head; six crossbred, av weight,413kg, 186c/kg, $770/head.
Heifers: Yrling, Stonehenge Trust, Whakapirau, 20 here-fries, av weight, 269kg, 291c/kg, $785/head; 12 here-fries, av weight, 243kg, 287c/kg, $700/head; April 24 Trust, Te Hauke, 18 sth dev, av weight, 321kg, 311c/kg, $1000/head; 11 charo-cross, av weight, 312kg, 304c/kg, $950/head; Paritu Enterprises, Maraekakaho, eight here-fries, av weight, 318kg, 282c/kg, $900/head; seven ang-cross, av weight, 321kg, 256c/kg, $825/head; R and K Mitchell, Eskdale, seven crossbred, av weight, 318kg, 265c/kg, $845/head; Oakdale Farm, Raukawa, six here-fries, av weight, 347kg, 271c/kg, $945/head; Hot Springs, Otane, seven dairy-cross, av weight, 311kg, 228c/kg, $710/head. Wnr, Jose Farm, Maraekakaho, 14 here-fries, av weight, 162kg, 336c/kg, $545/head; nine here-fries, av weight, 120kg, 383c/kg, $460/head.
Steers; R and K Mitchell, Eskdale, five 2yr ang-here, av weight, 396kg, 290c/kg, $1150/head. Yrling, Paritu Enterprises, Maraekakaho, seven here-fries, av weight, 394kg, 279c/kg, $1100/head.
Bulls: Yrling, Five Freedoms, Putere, 13 here, av weight, 361kg, $1025/head; Rocket Adventures, Ongaonga, five fries-cross, av weight, 349kg, 225c/kg, $945/head; Top Run, Waipunga, five crossbred, av weight, 198kg, 272c/kg, $540/head. Wnr, Jose Farm Trust, Maraekakaho, 12 here-fries, av weight, 174kg, 396c/kg, $690/head; six here-fries, av weight, 148kg, 431c/kg, $640/head; seven crossbred, av weight, 116kg, 429c/kg, $500/head.
Sheep
Ewes: Kay Farm P/ship, Pakipaki, 95 5yr, $146.50. Ewes with lambs at foot, R and J Kells, Eskdale, 13 m/a, 18 lambs, $96 all counted; S Magee, Mangateretere, 24 hgts, 25 lambs, $90; Awanui, Pakipaki, 47 hgts, 51 lambs, $90; Stonehenge Trust, Whakapirau, seven ewes, eight lambs, $88.
Lambs: Millstone P/ship, Waimarama, 73 m/s b/f, $120.50; 122 m/s b/f, $104.50; 77 m/s b/f, $84.50; Mangatapriri Station, Elsthorpe, 253 c/o, $120.50; D J Whitfield and Sons, Sherenden, 89 m/s, $109.50; Glenview, Tangoio, 82 m/s b/f, $98; 143 m/s b/f, $88.50; 80 m/s b/f, $74; B Hanna, Longlands, 54 m/s, $115; W4 Farming, Highway 50; 130 ram, $97; 107 ewe, $88.50; D and J Willis, Porangahau, 100 c/o, $91; 110 c/o, $88; 108 c/o, $80; 120 c/o, $70; 57 c/o, $49; Kay Farm P/ship, Pakipaki, 58 m/s, $125;
Prime sale
Cows sold very well at Monday's sale as did the best of the lambs.
Prices eased for a big yarding of about 5000 ewes but the news was better in the lamb pens. The best of the new-season lambs made $206 but most of them were between $100 and $180.
The yarding of 84 cattle was mostly cows with one pen of angus oxen and the rest heifers.
PRICES
Cattle
Cows: (Ang, sth dev, fries, jersey, jersey-cross) Av weight, 415kg to 752kg, 165.5c/kg to 225c/kg, $688/head to $1699/head.
Heifers: (Ang, here, fries) Av weight, 520kg to 680kg, 234c/kg to 298c/kg, $1380/head to $1992/head.
Oxen: (Ang) weight, 650kg, 302c/kg, $1963/head.
Sheep
Ewes: Shorn, heavy, $175; good, $140, $141; med, $130; light, $90; slipe, heavy, $155 to $166.50; good, $138 to $151.50; med, $114 to $128; light, $89; woolly, good, $144.50; med. $118 to $136.
Lambs: Hoggets, l/t, male, $167 to $196; ewe, $161, $181; b/f, $167; m/s, $133 to $186. New-season, m/s, $93 to $178; b/f, $127 to $206; male, $124 to $202; ewe, $107.
