Stortford Lodge: Lamb prices ease as buyers hold back

Ewe prices are up at Stortford Lodge.

A big supply of store lambs ran into a reduced demand at Stortford Lodge yesterday.

A number of the bigger buyers were absent for the more than 5000 lambs on offer so prices eased.

Ewe lamb prices were back by up to $5 on last week and $8-$10 on the week before. Male lambs eased less.

Agents said some of the regular buyers were stocked up and needed to lighten the load before they could buy again.

A feature of the sale was the 961 mixed-age and older ewes offered by Tom Couper's Pinecroft farm, Middle Rd.

The ewes were all scanned in-lamb and were about $5 down on last week.

The R2 friesian bulls in an offering of about 220 head of cattle sold well but other lines were harder work.

Buyers were from Hawke's Bay with one from Dargaville.

PRICES

CATTLE

Heifers: Omana Agriculture, Porangahau, 28 R3 ang, vic, av weight, 472kg, 267c/kg, $1260/head; nine R3 fries, vic, av weight, 460kg, 219c/kg, $1010/head. R2, Maungataniwha Station, Putere, 18 red dev-cross, av weight, 345kg, 249c/kg, $860/head; N Chittock, Kahuranaki, seven ang-cross, av weight, 395kg, 227c/kg, $900/head; A Ayres, Havelock North, five here-cross, av weight, 393kg, 262c/kg, $1030/head. R1, Maungataniwha Station, Putere, five red dev-cross, av weight, 253kg, 219c/kg, $555/head.

Steers: R2, Springfield Joinery, Maraekakaho, 12 here-cross, av weight, 366kg, 224c/kg, $820/head; Maungataniwha Station, Putere, three red dev-cross, av weight, 260kg, 196c/kg, $510/head.

Bulls: R2, R Thompson, Nuhaka, 20 fries, av weight, 398kg, 272c/kg, $1085/head; 20 fries, av weight, 396kg, 273c/kg, $1085/head; 26 fries, av weight, 423kg, 271c/kg, $1075/head; 16 fries, av weight, 407kg, 274c/kg, $1120/head; 18 fries, av weight, 396kg, 271c/kg,$1075/head; R Watene, Te Hauke, five ang, av weight, 296kg, 199c/kg, $590/head.

SHEEP

Ewes: (all sil) T Tennant, Paget Rd, 137 5yr, $188; Pinecroft, Middle Rd, 200 m/a, $187; $160 m/a, $186; 420 m/a, $180; 86 1yr, $155; Netherton Station, Elsthorpe, 37 dry, $123; Mulroy Farming, Tutira, 18 dry, $120.

Lambs: Corson Farming, Kereru, 225 c/o, $140.50; 115 c/o, $137; Tangihau Station, Rere, 140 male, $132; 134 male, $124; 291 ewe, $116.50; 245 ewe, $111; 59 c/o, $120; 107 b/f ewe, $112; 72 ram, $126; Blue Creek Station, Whanawhana, 163 male, $129; 120 c/o, $144; 114 m/s, $136.50; 48 m/s, $118; M and L Whittle, Puketitiri, 137 c/o, $136; Hobson Farming, Ngawaka, 335 male, $133; 325 ewe, $127.50; Mt Erin Station Middle Rd, 258 wether, $136; Te Awa Farm, Highway 50, 208 ram, $120; 55 ewe, $95; I and M Abernethy, Bush Rd, 211 ewe, $130; 45 c/o, $149; 45 ewe, $133; 40 c/o, $116; Williams Hill, Puketitiri, 142 ewe, $104; 67 m/s, $121; Belmount Farm, Craggy Range, 70 ewe, $100; 49 male, $120; Glendowie Farm, Patoka, 89 ewe, $120; 59 ram, $148; Rangiora Trust, Tutira, 48 ewe, $100; 56 ewe, $112.50; Forest Home Farm, Wakarara, 65 ewe, $101; Oanui, Elsthorpe, 44 male, $140.50; 57 male, $120; Cave Farming, Bay View, 62 ram, $139; Braesomar, Tutira, 38 ewe, $115; Waipapa Station, Taupo, 47 c/o, 4100; 66 ewe, $94.50; Mulroy Farming, Tutira, 42 m/s, $95.50; Glenora Holdings, Takapau, 47 m/s b/f, $123.50.