Stortford Lodge stock sale report

Soaring prices for all sorts of lambs were the feature of yesterday's store sale at Stortford Lodge.
Even smaller lambs were in hot demand as orchard grazers looked for stock. Top price was $111 for a pen of heavy male lambs sold by Leelands Partnership, Elsthorpe.
The yarding of 399 ewes and 3425 lambs sold to buyers from Hawke's Bay and Rangitikei.
The quality of the cattle yarding was mixed but prices were up to expectation. Heifers dominated the yarding of 130 head.
Prices
Heifers: Maaka Farm, Waimarama Rd, eight 18-month ang-here cross, average weight, 271kg, 232.2c/kg, $630/head; Te Waka p/ship, Te Pohue, six 18-month angus, av weight, 366kg, 231.8c/kg, $850/head; D Lemon, Waipawa, 12 18-month hereford-cross, av weight, 336kg, 222.8c/kg, $750/head; Leppard Family Trust, Poraiti, 10 18-month here-friesian cross, av weight, 312kg, 213.1c/kg, $665/head, Huiarau Station, Akitio, 12 20-month crossbred, av weight, 338kg, 213.2c/kg, $720/head, eight 20-month angus-cross, av weight, 298kg, 214.7c/kg, $640/head; P and B Warren, Waipukurau, five 18-month ang-here cross, av weight, 303kg, 217.8c/kg, $660/head; R C Hall, Pakipaki, 14 18-month here-friesian cross, av weight, 349, 216.8c/kg, $758/head (subject); five here-friesian cross, av weight, 335kg, 214.9c/kg, $640/head; K Duncan, Takapau, two friesian-cross weaners, av weight, 157kg, 228.6c/kg, $360/head.
Steers: C Ward, Otamauri, 13 crossbred, av weight, 360kg, 215.3c/kg, $775/head; Unknown vendor, four 2-year crossbred, av weight, 487kg, 217c/kg, $1058/head.
Bulls: K Duncan, Takapau, three hereford-cross bulls, av weight, 290kg, 179.3c/kg, $520/head; five crossbreed weaner, av weight, 170kg, 271.8c/kg, $462/head. Unknown vendor, two charolais weaner, av weight, 277kg, 243.2c/kg, $675/head; two here-friesian, av weight, $70kg, 208.5c/kg, $980/head.
Sheep
Ewes: Paparatu Station, Gisborne, 163 five-year romdale, $109; 77 the same, $103; 108 the same, $90, 51 the same, $89.
Lambs: Leelands p/ship, Elsthorpe, 104 male, $111; M O'Dwyer Family Trust, Tikokino, 98 male, $109.70; 166 the same, $102; 81 the same, $93; J and A Nicholas, Puketitiri, 145 b/f male, $107.50; 195 b/f ewe, $104.50; A W Parsons Trust, Wallingford, 41 ram, $106; 134 romney ram, $97.20; 73 ram, $$90; 51 ewe, $102; 149 the same, $90.50; 75 the same, $88; Williams Hill, Puketitiri, 84 ram, $105.20; 160 the same, $100; 108 ewe, $96.50; Homewood, Dannevirke, 39 m/s, $104.25; Colbrae P/ship, Ashley Clinton, 61 male, $103.50; 37 m/s, $87.50; Natusch P/ship, Maraekakaho, 100 ram, $100.20; Chipinga Farming Waitara Rd, Te Pohue, 61 cryptorchid, $102; 98 the same, $98.70; 113 romney ewe, $100.20; D J Mitchell, Eland, Te Pohue, 71 cryptorchid, $104.50; 128 the same, $100.50; 64 the same, $96; C and J Lee, Kaiwaka, 92 romney cryptorchid, $97.70; 119 romney ewe, $93; Snowden Farming, Ngatarawa, 81 m/s, $90.50; 83 m/s, $94; 82 m/s, $87.
Prime sale
Sheep prices again stole the limelight at Monday's prime sale with two pens of lambs breaking the $150 mark and others in the yarding of 365 not far behind. Ewe prices were also hot for the yarding of 1724 good quality sheep.
Cattle prices slipped slightly in line with an easing in the cattle schedule. The yarding of 284, made up of 135 cows, 77 heifers and 72 ox, was of good quality. A donated 585kg steer made $1348 for the Christchurch earthquake appeal.
Prices
Heifers: (Charolais, devon, friesian, angus, angus-cross and crossbred) Average weight, 675kg to 370kg, 240.5c/kg to 143.c/kg,
Cows: (Friesian, simmental, devon, hereford, angus-cross and crossbred) Average weight, 607kg to 375kg, 178.5c/kg to 140c/kg, $1148/head to $567/head.
Ox: (Angus and angus-cross, crossbred, hereford-friesian cross) Average weight, 740kg to 477kg, 249c/kg to 230.5c/kg, $1835/head to $1262.
Sheep
Ewes: 141 heavy slipe, $129; 112 the same, $134; seven heavy shorn, $126; 131 heavy slipe, $125.50: 51 the same, $125.50; 66 heavy slipe, $124; 54, heavy shorn, $123; 32 mixed-sex two-tooths, $120; 46 good slipe, $115.50; 151 heavy, $113.50; 40 the same, $112; 58 good slipe, $106; 33 heavy woolly, $103.50; 100 lighter, $102.50; 58 good woolly, $100; 35 heavy, $100; 68 lighter, $95.50; 40 light woolly, $82.50.
Lambs: Five heavy ram, $154; 35 good mixed-sex, $153.50; seven good ram, $143.50; three good ram, $137.50; five good b/f, $141; 30 b/f male, $131; 34 good male, $125,50; 19 good b/f ewe, $125.50; 23 good ewe, $123.50; 18 good b/f ram, $121; 10 good b/f, $120.50; 55 ewe, $117.50; eight good, $116; five the same, $116; 15 shorn male, $108; eight good woolly, $105; 22 good, $103; five woolly smaller, $90; 16 woolly, $87.