Demand and prices were strong for all classes of stock at yesterday's Stortford Lodge store sale.
Store lambs were about $10 up on last week and good in-lamb ewes also made good money.
The first of the ewes with lambs at foot appeared and made $80.50.
Demand for a yarding of about 250 store cattle was also good with R2 steers particularly strong.
Agents were surprised by the rise and put it down to the promise of rain and the influence of outside buyers.
Buyers were from Hawke's Bay, Waikato, Rangitikei and Levin.
Cows: vic, Glendale Station, Aropaoanui, 24 m/a ang and ang-here, av weight, 541kg, 258c/kg, $1400/head; Opuahi Station, Tutira, five R2 ang, av weight, 448kg, 259c/kg, $1160/head; P Janssen, Norsewood, eight 4yr-7yr fries, rwb, av weight, 462kg, 198c/kg, $915/head; Halliwell Trust, Patoka, 10 m/a ang, (mt) av weight, 408kg, 196c/kg, $802/head.
Steers: R2, Seaview Station, Patoka, 38 ang, av weight, 454kg, 308c/kg, $1402/head; Carswell Farm, Puketitiri, 10 ang and here-cross, av weight, 415kg, 301c/kg, $1250/head; five crossbred, av weight, 383kg, 291c/kg, $1115/head; Whakamarumaru Station, Crownthorpe, seven ang, av weight, 381kg, 280c/kg, $1070/head; T Berg, Otane, five here-cross, av weight, 442kg, 280c/kg, $1240/head; R1, M Kinney, Bridge Pa, 14 here-fries, av weight, 188kg, 377c/kg, $720/head; five the same, av weight, 158kg, 395c/kg, $625/head; seven, sth dev-cross, av weight, 166kg, 339c/kg, $565/head; Taihoa, Tutira, 13 ang, av weight, 303kg, 321c/kg, $975/head.
Bulls: R1, D A Clark and Co, Wanstead, 17 ang, av weight, 229kg, 345c/kg, $792/head; S and P Baker, Omakere, 14 fries, av weight, 163kg, 363c/kg, $595/head; Parkhill Est, Te Awanga, seven fries, av eight, 116kg, 303c/kg, $385/head; 10 the same, av weight, 98kg, 318c/kg, $312/head; eight dairy-cross, av weight, 102kg, 223c/kg, $228/head; A Scott, Crownthorpe, five fries, av weight, 321kg, 258c/kg, $830/head.
Heifers: R2, L Donovan, Valley Rd, 15 here-fries, av eight, 374kg, 290c/kg, $1085/head; Lock Family Trust, Crownthorpe, 12 ang, av weight, 382kg, 272c/kg, $1040/head; A W Parsons Trust, Wallingford, four ang, av weight, 278kg, 260c/kg, $725/head. R1, Opouahi Station, Tutira, 11 ang, av weight, 176kg, 324c/kg, $570/head.
Ewes: (SIL) Mahurangi Ltd, Marumaru, 151 5yr, $134.50; 150 5yr, $136; 172 5yr, $127.50; Kentucky Farming, Puketapu, 144 5yr, $125; P and C Nesdale, Mangaorapa, 100 5yr, $71; Hinerangi Station, Takapau, 56 3/4yr, $124; S Thompson, Puketapu, 17 m/a, $91; Kaimata P/ship, Bay View, 12 b/f, rwr, $110.
Ewes with lambs at foot: Lowe Properties, Havelock North, 21 ewes, 28 lambs, $80.50.
Lambs: Waipiropiro Station, Poukawa, 194 c/o, $89.50; 56 c/o, $103.50; 32 ewe, $79.50; Ardfert P/ship, Omakere, 139 ewe, $84.50; 72 c/o, $89; Springvale Station, Puketapu, 76 ewe, $88; 44 b/f ewe, $88.20; 31 m/s, $69; Opouahi Station, Tutira, 67 male, $82; 61 ewe, $75; Horiana Downs, Waimarama, 63 m/s, $76; S and P Baker, Omakere, 57 c/o, $86.20; 25 c/o, $90; Mulligan Farm, 60 male, $87.50; Taihoa, Tutira, 94 c/o, $89; 22 c/o, $82.25; Belmont Farm, Tukituki, 52 ram, $87.50; 92 male, $83.50; 45 ram, $76; G Lawrence, Glenross, 65 ewe, $73; 33 ewe, $69.50; KCRB Farming, Tamumu, 39 ewe, $75; J Emmerson, Pakipaki, 30 m/s, $108; K and J Farquharson, Puketitiri, 27 c/o, $89.50; Kentucky Farming, Puketapu, 26 ewe, $72.50; Girvan Farm, Wanstead, 40 ewe, $78.
Cattle sold well at Monday's prime sale while ewes were steady on previous weeks. There is no lamb sale report.
Oxen: (Ang, ang-here,) av weight, 410kg to 686kg, 259c/kg to 285c/kg, $1096/head to $1957/head.
Cows: (Fries, fries-cross) Av weight, 465kg to 657kg, 186.5c/kg to 200c/kg, $868/head to $1315/head.
Heifers: (sth dev) Weight, 485kg, 273.5c/kg, $1326/head.
Ewes: Shorn, good, $76 to $80; med, $66.50 to $73.50; lighter, $51 to $65. Woolly, good, $73.50 to $79.50. Slipe, good, $73.50 to $79.50.