The Country
  • The Country home
  • Latest news
  • Audio & podcasts
  • Opinion
  • Dairy farming
  • Sheep & beef farming
  • Rural business
  • Rural technology
  • Rural life
  • Listen on iHeart radio

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • Coast & Country News
  • Opinion
  • Dairy farming
  • Sheep & beef farming
  • Horticulture
  • Animal health
  • Rural business
  • Rural technology
  • Rural life

Media

  • Podcasts
  • Video

Weather

  • Kaitaia
  • Whāngarei
  • Dargaville
  • Auckland
  • Thames
  • Tauranga
  • Hamilton
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Tokoroa
  • Te Kuiti
  • Taumurunui
  • Taupō
  • Gisborne
  • New Plymouth
  • Napier
  • Hastings
  • Dannevirke
  • Whanganui
  • Palmerston North
  • Levin
  • Paraparaumu
  • Masterton
  • Wellington
  • Motueka
  • Nelson
  • Blenheim
  • Westport
  • Reefton
  • Kaikōura
  • Greymouth
  • Hokitika
  • Christchurch
  • Ashburton
  • Timaru
  • Wānaka
  • Oamaru
  • Queenstown
  • Dunedin
  • Gore
  • Invercargill

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / The Country

Second day of Hawarden Ewe Fair 'more fluent', despite rain

By David Hill
Otago Daily Times·
16 Feb, 2022 03:12 AM3 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

Photo / File

Photo / File

Sheep from far and wide were up for sale at the Hawarden Ewe Fair.

Around 20,000 ewes and rams went under the hammer over two successive Fridays at the Hawarden Saleyards.

PGG Wrightson Marlborough livestock manager Pete Barnes sold more than 2500 ewes on behalf of clients on the second day of the Hawarden Ewe Fair on February 4.

The northern contingent included capital stock from Ragged Point Station on D'Urville Island.

Ragged Point Station was selling 1200 ewes as it makes the switch from Perendale to Wiltshire sheep, following the trend away from wool.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Barnes also sold Romney ewes from Ward and Romney-cross ewes from Woodbank Angus at Clarence Valley.

"The Marlborough Ewe Fair has dwindled with the uptake of vineyards, so we've made the decision to send the sheep to the market," he said.

"I'm pretty impressed with the presentation here today, it's a very strong line-up of crossbred sheep and they're in good condition."

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Unlike the sunny opening day on January 28, attendees at the ewe fair's second day were greeted by showers but that failed to deter the small, but enthusiastic crowd who came to support the event, amid the restrictions of the Red traffic light settings.

Things got off to a strong start with pen one selling for $280, matching the top price from day one.

Pen one comprised 166 Romney two-tooth ewes vendored by Millton Farm Ltd, of Birch Hill, near Oxford.

While that proved to be the top price of the day, PGG Wrightson livestock agent Kevin Rowe said the second day was "a bit more fluent", with a slightly bigger crowd and an average price of about $180.

Discover more

Lift in venison returns a boost for farmers

16 Feb 04:00 PM

Southlanders clean up at dog trials

16 Feb 01:00 AM

Rogue ram's rampage comes to an end

10 Feb 02:30 AM

Labour shortage hitting shearers in the South

08 Feb 10:15 PM

"People were still competing to the last pen which is always a good sign.

"It was a good trading day for both sides. The farmers would be happy with the prices they got and most of the buyers went home with what they wanted."

The increased interest on the second day may have been due to the demand for strong wool sheep, whereas the opening day featured fine wool sheep, Rowe said.

Hazlett Livestock auctioneer Allister Orchard said ewes travelled from Marlborough, north and central Canterbury.

The capital lines of stock on sale included Millton Farming Ltd, which fetched between $238 and $280 for its pens of two-tooth Romney ewes.

Woodbank Angus sold 1000 mixed aged "Romdale" and "Romtex" ewes for between $169 and $216.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Save

    Share this article

Latest from The Country

The Country

Three killed on 'death-trap' road - locals want action on Waiuku's 'rollercoaster' route

The Country

MenzShed revitalises historic dairy factory for community

The Country

Go fishing with Scott Barrett and Kaiwaka Clothing


Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from The Country

Three killed on 'death-trap' road - locals want action on Waiuku's 'rollercoaster' route
The Country

Three killed on 'death-trap' road - locals want action on Waiuku's 'rollercoaster' route

'I tried. I tried my best'. Waiuku local unable to open door of crashed car.

15 Jul 07:08 PM
MenzShed revitalises historic dairy factory for community
The Country

MenzShed revitalises historic dairy factory for community

15 Jul 03:00 AM
Go fishing with Scott Barrett and Kaiwaka Clothing
The Country

Go fishing with Scott Barrett and Kaiwaka Clothing

15 Jul 02:00 AM


Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

06 Jul 09:47 PM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • NZ Herald e-editions
  • Daily puzzles & quizzes
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Subscribe to the NZ Herald newspaper
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP