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Quality key to high prices in store cattle

By Rose Harding
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10 Aug, 2016 11:10 PM4 mins to read

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The quality store cattle in a small offering of about 240 head sold well at Stortford Lodge yesterday.

Store lambs continued to sell strongly, with ewe lambs selling particularly well.

Chatham Island lambs comprised a good part of the offering of about 6000 head.

Buyers were from around Hawke's Bay, and Feilding.

PRICES

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Cows: vic, A J Arnold and C o, Kaiwaka, 14 m/a here-fries, av weight, 570kg, 247c/kg, $1410/head; five charo-cross, av weight, 484kg, 281c/kg, $1360/head.

Steers: R2, Meadows Children's Trust, Blackhead Rd, 16 here-cross, av weight, 403kg, 307c/kg, $1240/head. R1, Glenview Farming, Tangoio, 13 ang and ang-here, av weight, 220kg, 403c/kg, $890/head; 25 ang, av weight, 258kg, 368c/kg, $950/head; Lockwood Romney, Otamauri, five sth dev, av weight, 240kg, 360c/kg, $865/head; T and R Thomson, Waipukurau, five crossbred, av weight, 206kg, 327c/kg, $675/head.

Bulls: R Seymour, Chatham Island, eight yrling here-cross, av weight, 275kg, 291c/kg, $800/head.

Heifers: R2, Meadows Children's Trust, Blackhead Rd, 18 sth dev, av weight, 451kg, 288c/kg, $1300/head; 14 ang, av weight, 417kg, 295c/kg, $1235/head; Te Ngahue , Sherenden, 10 dairy-cross, av weight, 307kg, 191c/kg, $590/head. R1, R Seymour, Chatham Island, 15 here-cross, av weight, 209kg, 306c/kg, $642/head.

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SHEEP

Ewes: Homewood, Dannevirke, 176 m/a, rwr, $118; S and P Rogers, Wanstead, 36 m/a, sil, $107.

Ewes with lambs at foot: Paige Hill, Maraekakaho, 44 ewes, 73 b/f lambs, $71.20 all counted; 45 ewes/ 81 b/f, $70.50; D Scott, St Georges Rd, 19 ewes, 31 b/f, $69.50; Kaweka Farming, Havelock North, 21 ewes, 21 lambs, $64.50; Rosemount Farm, Puketapu, 13 ewes, 20 b/f, $69.

Lambs: Springvale Station, Puketapu, 184 male, $121; 63 male, $115; Okare Station, Wairoa, 143 ram, $114; 134 ewe, $98.50; 107 ewe, $93.50; 69 ram, $98.25; M and K Riddle, Kopua, 121 male, $117; Te Maire, Tourere, 97 c/o, $95.50; 119 ewe, $94.50; B and E Tuanui, Whakapirau, 84 c/o, $127.50; Colbrae, Takapau, 102 b/f ewe, $108; 209 ewe, $95.50; 171 ewe, $92; Chesterhope Station, Pakowhai, 216 ewe, $102; 78 ewe, $90.50; 39 male, $104.50; Riverview Farm, Umataroa, 269 ewe, $100; 115 ewe, $86.50; Rangitoto Farm, Takapau, 246 ewe, $92.50; Ferguson Pastoral, Kahuranaki, 52 m/s, $98.50; Ohinemana, Chatham Island, 199 wether, $102.50; R Tuuta, Chatham Island, 157 male, $97; Te Awatapu Downs, Chatham Island, 94 m/s, $104.50; 65 m/s, $114.50; 28 m/s, $94; E Chisholm and B Tuanui, Chatham Island, 145 wether, $95.50; 51 wether, $90; G and J McLennan, Oueroa, 139 male, $89.50; 193 ewe, $85.50; 208 ewe, $91, 50; 98 ewe, $82; Porthkerry, Sherenden, 87 male, $97.50; G Lawrence, Glenross, 106 male, $98.50; Longrange, Waipukurau, 96 wether, $91.50; 104 ewe, $89; J Spall, Kereru, 47 ewe, $95; Wynne-Lewis Farming, Porangahau, 62 ewe, $80; Rangitoto Station, Takapau, 81 ewe, $89.50; G Johansen, Chatham Island, 115 male, $96; 92 ewe, $88; D and M Farming, Blackburn Rd, 58 ewe, $99; Willowbank Orchard, Meeanee, 85 m/s, $128.50; Snowden Farming, Mangatahi, 73 m/s, $103; 71 ewe, $85; E Dix, Chatham Island, 62 wether, $91; 21 m/a wether, $67.50; I and M Abernethy, Bush Rd, 77 m/s, $88; Hokonui, Maraetotara, 51 b/f ewe, $96.50; B Kent, Bay View, 51 m/s, $88.50; Longview, Patoka, 66 ewe, $71; Trigham Station, Patoka, 57 ewe, $74.50.

Prime sale

A small yarding of ewes sold on a par or slightly below the last few weeks at Monday's prime sale.There was good demand for a big yarding of 980 lambs which was reflected in the prices.

For the second time in three weeks there is no cattle sale report because none was offered.

SHEEP

Ewes: Shorn, good, $75.50 to $79.50; lighter, $53 to $58.50. Slipe, 2th, $63 to $70.50.

Lambs: Male, $80 to $125.50; b/f, $111.50 to $134.75; ewe, $96.50 to $118, b/f, $94; m/s, $103, b/f, $80.50.

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