Angus cows fetched top prices at Stortford Lodge's annual fair.
A big yarding of more than 1200 in-calf cows sold on a strong market at yesterday's annual fair at Stortford Lodge. The yarding was double last year's fair tally of 626 head.
The quality of this year's offering reflected the good season with plenty of big heavy cows sold.
Many of the pens topped the $3/kg mark with the top price being $3.58/kg or $1630/head for 27 mixed-age angus cows from Moeangiangi Station, Waikare.
The top per-head price was $1910 paid for eight 556kg capital-stock south devon stud R3 heifers from Okaharau Station, Elsthorpe. The farm has been sold. Last year's top price was $1750/head for a pen of angus heifers.
In the sheep section the return of some big buyers kept the store lamb prices strong for an offering of about 2400 mostly good-quality stock.
Buyers were from Hawke's Bay, with plenty of outside support from Gisborne, Bay of Plenty, Wairarapa, Feilding, Taupo and Kaitaia.
PRICES
Cows: All VIC, Moeangiangi Station, Waikare, 48 4/6yr ang, av weight, 564kg, 302c/kg, $1705/head; 44 4/6yr ang, av weight, 498kg, 353c/kg, $1760/head; 46 7yr ang, av weight, 511kg, 324c/kg, $1660/head; 27 m/a, ang, av weight, 454kg, 358c/kg, $1630/head; 27 7yr ang, av weight, 432kg, 319c/kg, $1380/head; Okaharau Station, Elsthorpe, (cap stock) eight R3 sth dev, av weight, 556kg, 343c/kg, $1910/head; 3/4yr sth dev, av weight, 628kg, 288c/kg, $1810/head; 26 5/6yr, av weight, 663kg, 252c/kg, $1670/head; 19 7/8yr, av weight, 676kig, 263c/kg, $1780/head; Maraetara Farming Co, Seafield, 20 4/7yr ang, av weight, 536kg, 298c/kg, $1600/head; 12 m/a ang, av weight, 557kg, 237c/kg, $1310/head; Hautope Land Co, Elsthorpe, 30 5/10yr ang, av weight, 557kg, 271c/kg, $1510/head; 22 7yr ang, av weight, 506kg, 288c/kg, $1460/head; 14 m/a ang, av weight, 507kg, 262c/kg, $1330/head.
Matapiro Station, Crownthorpe, 45 3/7yr ang, av weight, 590kg, 298c/kg, $1760/head; Mahanga Station, Wairoa, 44 ang, av weight, 447kg, 315c/kg, $1505/head; 16 m/a ang, av weight, 435kg, 296c/kg, $1290/head; W Feetham, Roys Hill, 20 m/a ang, av weight, 612kg, 261c/kg, $1600/head; Smithsix Farming, Wairoa, (cap stock) 27 m/a, av weight, 555kg, 298c/kg, $1660/head; 21 m/a simm-cross, av weight, 466kg 308c/kg, $1430/head; 21 4/8yr here-fries, av weight, 495kg, 248c/kg, $1230/head; Mangatapiri Station, Elsthorpe, 20 4/6yr ang, av weight, 577kg, 278c/kg, $1610/head.
Pouhokio Station, Waimarama, 28 R2 ang, av weight, 476kg, 342c/kg, $1630/head; 31 R2 ang, av weight, 430kg, 341c/kg, $1470/head; 14 R2 ang and ang-here, av weight, 449kg, 329c/kg, $1480/head; Gannon Pastoral, Tutira, 40 R3 ang-here, av weight, 517kg, 329c/kg, $1705/head; Taimaha Holdings, Te Onepu, 10 R2 ang, av weight, 384kg, 356c/kg, $1370/head; Waipoapoa Station, Maraetotara, 20 R3 ang, av weight, 460kg, 333c/kg, $1535/head; 18 R3 ang, av weight, 453kg, 330c/kg, $1500/head; S Franklin, Dannevirke, 25 R3 ang, av weight, 480kg, 337c/kg, $1620/head; Est R A Wellwood, Puketapu, five R3 here-cross, av weight, 551kg, 295c/kg, $1630/head; 12 m/a here and here-cross, av weight, 563kg, 232c/kg, $1310/head; D and J Yule, Dartmoor, 25 m/a here, av weight, 574kg, 303c/kg, $1740/head; Te Tiki Station, Wairoa, 43 8yr ang, av weight, 599kg, 273c/kg, $1640/head; Woodstock Farm, Takapau, 39 m/a dairy-cross, av weight, 504kg, 201c/kg, $1015/head; 18 m/a dairy-cross, av weight, 508kg, 167c/kg, $850/head; 19 m/a dairy-cross, av weight, 440kg, 170c/kg, $750/head.
ArdLussa, Patoka, 21 m/a here-fries, av weight, 480kg, 259c/kg, $1245/head; Waipapa Farm, Argyll, 17 7/8yr here-fries, av weight, 557kg, 216c/kg, $1205/head; Rangatira E Trust, Taupo, six crossbred, av weight, 509kg, 265c/kg, $1350/head; five m/a sth dev-cross, av weight, 661kg, 208c/kg, $1380/head; Highland View, Sherenden, 13 3yr ang, av weight, 444kg, 320c/kg, $1425/head; 13 m/a here, av weight, 500kg, 280c/kg, $1570/head.
Rangiora Farming Trust, Tutira, 21 5/9yr, ang and ang-here, av weight, 639kg, 254c/kg, $1625/head; Taramoa Farm, Puketitiri, 19 m/a sth dev-cross, av weight, 692kg, 201c/kg, $1395/head; J and J Haldane, Taupo Rd, 22 m/a fries, av weight, 496kg, 168c/kg, $835/head; Omaha Farm, Manutuke, 12 m/a ang and ang-here, av weight, 430kg, 260c/kg, $1120/head; nine m/a here, av weight, 572kg, 271c/kg, $1430/head; 12 m/a shthrn-cross, av weight, 474kg, 210c/kg, $1000/head; nine crossbred, av weight, 520kg, 232c/kg, $1210/head; 17 4/6yr here-fries, av weight, 479kg, 267c/kg, $1288/head; Ouepoto Station, Aramoana, 10 m/a ang-here, av weight, 580kg, 220c/kg, $1280/head; Freethlands, Salisbury Rd, 10 m/a ang, av weight, 611kg, 229c/kg, $1400/head.
SHEEP
Lambs: Waikare Station, Kairakau, 285 c/o, $131; 98 c/o, $120.50; 96 ewe b/f, $117.50; Glenview, Tangoio, 204 c/o, $117.50; 91 ewe, $107; Kaiwaka Hawke's Bay Ltd, Kaiwaka, 179 c/o, $127.50; 26 c/o, $111.50; Oanui, Elsthorpe, 170 c/0, $116; 92 ewe, $109.50; A and C Milligan, Pakipaki, 127 male, $112.50; 42 male, $115.50; 40 ewe, $108.50; B Kent, Bay View, 61 m/s, $132.50; K2K Trust, Tikokino, 72 ram, $122; 46 ram, $115.50; 59 ram, $124; 53 ewe, $113; 67 ewe, $106; 64 ewe, $117; 31 ram, $122.50; S and P Baker, Omakere, 73 ewe, $111; M O'Dwyer Trust, Tikokino, 118 ewe, $95.50; 42 ewe, $106; 58 ewe, $80; Northbrook Farm, Tutira, 71 m/s, $80; 52 m/s, $75; Est R A Wellwood, Puketapu, 37 ewe, $103.50; C Hyde, Frasertown, 31 m/s, $117.