Northland livestock sale

Weather has made little to no impact on stock prices.

Three fine drying days and then back into the mud again. Farm land was just starting to recover somewhat - but now it's back to square one. It has not made any difference to cattle prices.

Numbers are very light except for Wellsford and Kaikohe. There is still a big demand for cattle that are in short supply. Feeder calf numbers are increasing as the first of the spring calves come forward.

Dargaville Sale:

Dargaville had a medium entry of 97 feeder calves and forty four cattle. Values remain very steady. 18-month steers made $885 to $930, to $905. Weaner bulls fetched $520 to $680 and weaner steers $400 to $550.

18-month heifers made $700. Weaner heifers made $550 down to $400 to $500. Good feeder calves sold for $280 to $301, then $200 to $275. Medium calves made $150 to $180 and light calves $110 to $150.

Maungakaramea Sale:

Maungakaramea had a good little sale on Saturday 15th with 18-month Charolais steers selling for $845 to $850. 2-year Short horn bulls made $1320. 1-year Friesian bulls made $550 to $800. 1-year small Angus steers made $200 to $400.

18-month Angus heifers sold for $900. 15-month Whiteface heifers sold for $700 to $770. Jersey in-calf dairy heifers recorded made $675. Autumn born Whiteface heifers fetched $510.

Sheep: Ewe hoggets sold for $72. Black face lambs sold for $70 to $90.

Pigs: Porkers made $150; very small weaner pigs made $28 and good mediums $70.
Wellsford Sale:

Steers eased a little at Wellsford on Monday 17th but the heifers sold well. Good 20-month steers made $1200 to $1315 (2.87c-2.81c) then $1178 to $1190 (2.74c-2.93c) and $1045 to $1090 (2.57c-2.90c). Good 1-year steers made $900 to $905 (7.70c-9.00c) then $600 to $770 (3.05c-3.42c) down to $545 to $595 (3.05c to 3.86c).
Weaner bulls sold for $510 to $710 (2.83c-5.08c). Heavy prime 2-year heifers sold for $1605 (2.96c) then $1100 to $1120 (2.78c-2.95c) down to $1045 to $1090 (2.79c-2.90c). Good 1-year heifers made $795 to $975 (3.23c-4.02c) then $575 to $640 (3.03c-3.32c).

Tuesday:

Prime cattle sold well and so did in-calf cows. Prime ox fetched $2180 to $2420 then $1657 to $1849 (2.81c-2.93c) down to $1099 to $1506 (2.65c-2.79c). Prime in-calf cows made $1008 to $1004 (1.92c-1.97c), then $1225 to $1332 (2.02c-2.38c) $1433 to $1538 (2.41c-2.43c) then $730 to $827 (1.90c-1.97c).

Sheep: Prime lambs made $120 to $135 then $110 to $120 extra heavy prime lambs made $135. Top store lambs made $111 to $113 then $100 to $105 down to $73 to $96 and $63 to $70. Prime hoggets made $101 to $150. Good mixed age ewes made $102 to $110, then $65 to $98.

Feeder Calves: Feeder calf numbers have started to increase with top calves selling well for $245 to $420, then a lot for $160 to $190 down to $100 to $105.

Kauri Sale:

Kauri had an increasing number of feeder calves on Tuesday 18th with 353 calves sold.

The market was quite firm. Good calves sold for $260 to $280, then $200 to $250, with mediums $150 to $180 down to $100 to $140 and small calves $10 to $100.
Kaikohe Sale:

Kaikohe on Wednesday 19th was much the same as previous weeks a partial report saw a light yarding and firm market. 2-year steers made $1320 (2.80c-3.02c) down to $1075 to $1000 (2.80c-2.85c). 1-year steers made $600 to $780 (1.77c-3.97c).

Heavy bulls sold for $1690 (2.77c). 18-month bulls made $710 to $830 (2.55c-3.56c) and 1-year bulls $500 to $555 (2.63c-3.93c) to $405 (4.00c). Cows and calves made $710 to $1050 (4.15c-5.56c).

Heavy heifers fetched $1240 (2.77c) then $920 to $1000 (2.23c-2.70c) down to $750 to $795 (2.10c-2.70c). Heavy cows made $1000 to $1205 (1.99c-2.06c) then $875 to $930 (1.90c-2.00c) medium cows made $722 to $805 (1.67c-1.84c).