It was good news for cattle breeders at the all-breeds weaner heifer fair at Stortford Lodge.
The good news for cattle breeders continued at last week's all-breeds weaner heifer fair at Stortford Lodge.
The quality of the yarding of more than 600 head was a feature of the fair which attracted an almost full bench of buyers from Hawke's Bay, Waikato, Christchurch and Feilding.
Top price was $1012/head paid for a line of 32 charolais-cross heifers from Waireka Farm, Mangaorapa.
The 269kg animals made $3.88/kg. Last year's top price was $1080/head, $3.82c/kg for simmental-cross heifers from the Rangiora Farming Trust, Tutira.
This year's offering of the same cattle made $1010/head, or $3.61/kg. This year's top per kg price was $4.51/kg for 10 138kg hereford heifers from Rangiora Farming Trust.
Rangiora Farming Trust, Tutira, 32 simm-cross, av weight, 279kg, 361c/kg, $1010/head; 34 ang and ang-here, a v weight, 204kg, 408c/kg, $835/head; 10 here, av weight, 138kg, 451c/kg, $625/head; Prins Tullyfergus, Maraetotara, 31 simm-cross, av weight, 265kg, 2360c/kg, $955/head; three the same, av weight, 191kg, 365c/kg, $700/head; G and S Fisher, Pakuratahi Rd, 13 ang-here, av weight, 209kg, 367c/kg, $770/head; Waireka Farm, Mangaorapa, 32 charo-cross, av weight, 260kg, 388c/kg, $1012/head; 11 the same, av weight, 195kg, 404c/kg, $790/head; Two Peaks Station, Mangatarata, 24 charo-cross, av weight, 259kg, 382c/kg, $992/head; 13 the same, av weight, 213kg,m 395c/kg, $845/head; Keirunga Farms, Maraekakaho, 36 ang, av weight, 179kg, 440c/kg, $790/head; C and G Jacobs, Porangahau, 29 simm-cross, av weight, 261kg, 373c/kg, $975/head; 12 the same, av weight, 219kg, 384c/kg, $842/head; Te Tohe Station, Mangaorapa, 30 ang-cross, av weight, 233kg, 380c/kg, $887/head; nine the same, av weight, 216kg, 390c/kg, $845/head; Totara Hills, Tikokino, 21 ang-here, av weight, 247kg, 374c/kg, $925/head; nine the same, av weight, 194kg, 406c/kg, $790/head; 26 here-cross, av weight, 250kg, 365c/kg, $912/head; 12 the same, av weight, 218kg, 363c/kg, $792/head; five the same, av weight, 164kg, 408c/kg, $670/head; 20 ang, av weight, 189kg, 418c/kg, $792/head; 14 ang and ang-cross, av weight, 161kg, 425c/kg, $685/head; Kent Enterprises, Tikokino, 13 ang-here, av weight, 203kg, 391c/kg, $797/head; 12 here-cross, av weight, 229kg, 364c/kg, $825/head; five ang-cross, av weight, 199kg, 379c/kg, $755/head; B Patterson P/ship, Patoka, 13 charo-cross, av weight, 252kg, 376c/kg, $950/head; Waipapa Farm, Argyll, 13 ang-here, av weight, 252kg, 372c/kg, $940/head; McNeill Trust, Waimarama, 19 ang, av weight, 211kg, 421c/kg, $890/head; Netherton Station, Elsthorpe, 16 ang, av weight, 230kg, 386c/kg, $890/head; 13 the same, av weight, 201kg, 433c/kg, $870/head; three the same, av weight, 165kg, 400c/kg, $670/head; J and G Sherratt, Argyll, 14 shthrn-cross, av weight, 266kg, 374c/kg, $995/head; 10 crossbred, av weight, 224kg, 355c/kg, $795/head; seven here-fries, av weight, 286kg, 340c/kg, $975/head; Prins Family Trust, Puketapu, 15 ang, av weight, 256kg, 368c/kg, $945/head; three the same, av weight, 187kg, 385c/kg, $720/head; Ardlussa Farming, Waihau, nine charo-cross, av weight, 154kg, 435c/kg, $670/head; Te Hiwi Station, Omakere, 11 ang, av eight, 266kg, 363c/kg, $970/head; G Gardiner, Puketapu, 12 ang and ang-cross, av weight, 223kg, 373c/kg, $835/head; six the same, av weight, 181kg, 390c/kg, $705/head; P Thompson, Kahuranaki, 10 ang, av weight, 189kg, 426c/kg, $805/head; J and K Scheele, Elsthorpe, nine sth dev fries-cross, av weight, 201kg, 383c/kg, $770/head; three fries-cross, av weight, 215kg, 318c/kg, $685/head; Raupatu, Shanley Rd, seven ang and ang-cross, av weight, 253kg, 363c/kg, $920/head; J Gilmour, Sherenden, six simm-cross, av weight, 193kg, 349c/kg, $675/head; Gibb Aero Ltd, Maraetotara, five here-fries, av eight, 196kg, 382c/kg, $750/head.