PRICES
Cattle
Cows: Wairua Dairies, Aorangi Rd, eight empty fries, av weight, 552kg,184c/kg, $1015/head.
Steers: 2yr, Stuart Trust, Crownthorpe, five ang, av weight, 499kg, 295c/kg, $1474/head; seven sth dev-cross, av weight, 559kg, 299c/kg, $1675/head. Yrling, D Hayes, Mangleton, 16 here-fries, av weight, 259kg, 366c/kg, $950/head; seven here-cross, av weight, 274kg, 315c/kg, $865/head; five ang-cross, av weight, 277kg, 375c/kg, $1040/head; five here-cross, av weight, 235kg, 310c/kg, $730/head; seven here-fries, av weight, 213kg, 346c/kg, $740/head; J Gilmore, Sherenden, six crossbred, av weight, 330kg, 258c/kg, $855/head.
Bulls: 2yr, Pickett Farming, Wairoa, 17 fries, av weight, 484kg, 303c/kg, $1470/head. Yrling, Mahurangi Ltd, Wairoa, 40 fries, av weight, 319kg, 300c/kg, $960/head; 32 fries, av weight, 307kg, 309c/kg, $950/head; Pickett Farming, Wairoa, 20 fries, av weight, 380kg, 291c/kg, $1110/head; 20 fries, av weight, 349kg, 295c/kg, $1035/head; Wairua Dairies, Aorangi Rd, six banded galloway, av weight, 199kg, 296c/kg, $590/head; Riverbank, Rissington, seven ang rigs, av weight, 378kg, 283c/kg, $1075/head.
Heifers: Yrling, Stonehenge, Whakapirau, 10 here-fries, av weight, 251kg, 286c/kg, $720/head; 10 here-cross, av weight, 232kg, 267c/kg, $620/head; D Hayes, Mangleton, eight here-fries, av weight, 254kg, 298c/kg, $758/head; five here-cross, av weight, 263kg, 254c/kg, $670/head; eight here-fries, av weight, 206kg, 265c/kg, $550/head; J Gilmore, Sherenden, nine crossbred, av weight, 298kg, 267c/kg, $800/head; Waikareao, Te Aute, five ang, av weight, 244kg, 311c/kg, $760/head; O Stanley, Te Awanga, five here-fries, av weight, 354kg, 279c/kg, $990/head; Jose Farm Trust, Maraekakaho, 12 wnr dairy-cross, av weight, 145kg, 429c/kg, $460/head.
Sheep
Ewes, lambs at foot: Sun Empress Trust, Hastings, 19 ewes, 31 lambs, $105 all counted.
Lambs: Millstone P/ship, Waimarama, 94 m/s, $136; 147 m/s, $112.50; Mangatapiri Station, Elsthorpe, 303 c/o, $127; Tyrone Farm, Blackburn Ridge, 119 m/s b/f, $113; 86 m/s b/f, $133.50; 82 m/s b/f, $100; 31 ewe, $96; R Tarrant, Takapau, 11 m/s b/f, $120; R Meredith, Hatuma, 83 m/s, $130; M Willis Family Trust, Porangahau, 176 c/o, $110.50; 53 c/o, 207 c/o, $98.50; 176 c/o, $97.50; 66 c/o, $84; Branksome Ltd, Tikokino, 160 m/s, $108; 123 m/s, $89.50; 82 ram, $100; 43 m/s b/f, $83.50; 38 ram, $82; Cricklewood Station, Wairoa, 171 ram, $120.50; Kaiwaka HB Ltd, Kaiwaka, 54 c/o, $119.20; 47 c/o b/f, $120.50; Freelands Farming, Wimbledon, 190 m/s b/f, $86; 77 m/s b/f, $79; Wairunga, Maraetotara, 67 m/s $96.
Prime sale
Ewe and lamb prices held up in the face of falling schedules at Monday's sale. The best of the ewes made $181.50 and lighter ewes held up well. A small mixed-quality yarding of lambs also sold well despite easing schedules.
In the cattle sale the yarding of 47 good quality, mostly female head sold on a strong market.
PRICES
Cattle
Heifers: (Ang here-fries, here) Av weight, 400kg to 614kg, 266c/kg to 299c/kg, $1064/head to $1795/head.
Oxen: (Here-fries, here-cross) Av weight, 612kg to 645kg, 295c/kg, 296c/kg, $1813/head $1902/head.
Bull: (Ang) Weight, 630kg, 271c/kg, $1707/head.
Sheep
Ewes: Shorn, heavy, $181.50; good, $152.50 to $165.50; med, $135 to $150; light, $119 to $128; Slipe, good, $141; med, $120.50 to $130.50. Woolly, good, $153; med, $124.
Lambs: Hoggets, l/t, male, $130 to $175; ewe, $155.50; m/s, $101, $184. New season, male, $1'55, $157; ewe b/f, $148; m/s, $75 to $170; b/f, $122 to $165.
