An offering of about 4000 lambs sold well at yesterday's Stortford Lodge sale. Photo / File
Good cattle sold well but others were hard work at yesterday's store sale at Stortford Lodge.
Mahurangi Station bulls made up a big part of the yarding of fewer than 300 head. The station at Marumaru has given up the lease and there were 96 R2 bulls and steers in the sale which were in demand.
The station also had almost 500 five-year in-lamb ewes and 411 ewe lambs in the sale.
In the sheep section the best of the SIL ewe offering made $193. The Mahurangi ewes made between $162 and $189.
An offering of about 4000 lambs sold well.
The best of them made $177.50. There were a lot of ewe lambs in the offering and they averaged $130.
Prices
Cattle:
Steers: R3, Mahurangi Station, Marumaru, 17 ang and ang-here, av weight, 503kg, 314c/kg, $1585/head; J and S Greenslade, Havelock North, 18 here-fries, av weight, 557kg, 291c/kg, $1625/head.
Bulls: R2, Truebridge Contractors, Dartmoor, 22 fries, av weight, 487kg, 272c/kg, $1325/head; 19 fries, av weight, 483kg, 273c/kg, $1322/head; Mahurangi Station, 32 fries, av weight, 403kg, 285c/kg, $1150/head; 29 fries, av weight, 449kg, 282c/kg, $1270/head; 18 fries, av weight, 385kg, 286c/kg, $1105/head.
Heifers: R2, Tumuhau Trust, Maraekakaho, 20 ang, av weight, 438kg, 301c/kg, $1320/head; 14 ang, av weight, 397kg, 302c/kg, $1200/head; six ang, av weight, 377kg, 274c/kg, $1035/head; Black Stag Station, Tutira, 16 ang, av weight, 356kg, 275c/kg, $980/head; Wharekoa, Longlands, five here-fries, av weight, 360kg, 239c/kg, $862/head.
Sheep:
Ewes: (SIL)140 5yr, $189; 164 5yr, $188; 170 5yr, $162; Ngati Pahuwera, Putere, 178 5yr, $144; Mulroy Farming, Kotemaori, 118 m/a, $128; 40 m/a, $90; Tyrone Farm, Ongaonga, 37 5 and 6/yr, $194; 52 m/a, $193; Kardon Ltd, Weber, 169 5yr, 4150; J and S Olsen, Taupo, 118 5yr peren, $141; 40 m/a, $88.50; P Cork, Waimarama, 41 2/4th, rwr, $121; J Johansen, Chatham Island, 14 m/a, rwr, $128; 18 m/a, rwr, $85; J and D Helmore, Whanawhana, 10 m/a, rwr, $151.
Lambs: G and E Cameron, Chatham Island, 156 weth, $142; 53 weth, $140.50; G and R Horler, Chatham Island, 138 weth, $148; Ohinemana Farm, Chatham Island, 101 male, $145; P Holmes, Chatham Island, 121 weth, $138; Finch P/ship, Pourere Rd, 92 male, $137; Okare Station, Wairoa, 180 ram, $139; 134 ram, $130; 253 ewe, $132.50; 300 ewe, $129; 110 ewe, $111; Omakere Station, Omakere, 134 weth, $131; 170 weth, $120; 94 ewe, $100; Mahurangi Station, Marumaru, 256 ewe, $134; 155 ewe, $126; Glengyle Farm, Weber, 152 ewe, $120; 380 ewe, $105; 226 ewe, $75; S and A Cutbush, Porangahau, 125 ewe, $133.50; Maraetara Farm, Seafield Rd, 183 ewe, 4130; Est A M MacKay, Waikare, 104 ewe, $128; 38 male, $130; Ngawa Trust, Wanstead, 143 ewe, $128; Droxford Trust, Middleton Rd, 110 ewe, $127; Kayley Farm, Puketapu, 82 male, $130.50; I and P Reube, Te Awa Rd, 92 male, 4130; 81 m/s b/f, $134.50; R Tuuta, Chatham Island, 103 weth, $128; B Chrystall, Tutira, 66 ewe, $110; 44 ram, $130.50; 51 male, $112; 36 ewe, $121; S Norman, Chatham Island, 62 weth, $156.50; W Koberstein Taupo, 98 ewe, $114; Mt Erin Station, Middle Rd, 77 weth, $128.50; Rangatira E Trust, Taupo, 70 m/s, $115; Marotane Farm, Mangateretere, 41 c/o, $139.50; G Johansen, Chatham Island, 42 m/s, $120; Bauckham P/ship, Salisbury Rd, 39 ram, $177.50.
Prime sale
A yarding of 81 cattle sold well at Monday's sale while the best of the lambs and ewes also held their value.
However, smaller lambs and lighter ewes eased slightly.
Prices
Cattle:
Oxen: (Ang, crossbred) Av weight, 530kg to 587kg, 281c/kg to 298c/kg, $1533/head to 1748/head.
Cows: (Ang vic) Av weight, 700kg to 720kg, 206.5c/kg to 215c/kg, $1476/head to $1568/head.
Heifers: (Ang) Weight, 602kg, 286c/kg $1721/head.
Ewes: Shorn, good, $167 to $170.50; med, $152.50 to $156; lighter, $93.50 to $119; 2th, $129.50; Slipe, med, $141; light, $112.50 to $121; 2th, $91 to 4140.50; Woolly, good, $151, 2th, $141.
Lambs: Male, $148.50 to $217; b/f, 4186 to $200; Ewe, $134 to $208.