CATTLE
Heifers: Te Awanga Downs, Te Awanga, six crossbred heifers with six calves at foot, av weight, 542kg, 248c/kg, $1345/head; five 2yr sth dev, av weight, 483kg, 275c/kg, $1330/head; R Kempster, Eskdale, two yrling ang, av weight, 302kg, 258c/kg, $780/head.
Bulls: 2yr, T and R Moore, Puketitiri Rd, 12 fries, av weight, 558kg, 277c/kg, $1550/head; three here, av weight, 642kg, 295c/kg, $1900/head; three jersey, av weight, 473kg, 265c/kg, $1255/head; Barnsdale Dairies, Makaretu, 20 ang, av weight, 595kg, 294c/kg, $1750/head; six the same, av weight, 542kg, 287c/kg, $1560/head.
Steers: 2yr, Te Awanga Downs, Te Awanga, five ang, av weight, 530g, 280c/kg, $1487/head; Jose Farming, Maraekakaho, five dairy-cross, av weight, 519kg, 266c/kg, $1385/head
SHEEP
Lambs: Motere Station, Omakere, 176 weth, $100; 156 ewe, $88.50; 326 weth, $94; 269 weth, $85; 146 ewe, $79; 49 m/s, $91; 39 ewe, $68; 36 m/s, $68.50; Glendale Station, Aropaoanui, 98 weth, $106; 343 weth, $96; 171 weth, $82.50; 68 weth, $103; 223 weth, $79; 93 weth, $63.20; 198 ewe, $77; 122 ewe, $65.50; 53 ewe, $106; 84 ewe, $58.50; 46 ewe, $75; R and R Thompson, Crownthorpe, 57 m/s b/f, $86; G Charteris, Gwavas, 37 m/s b/f, $116; Puro Puro P/ship, Takapau, 23 ewe, $80.50.
Prime sale
Small yardings of sheep and cattle sold on a solid market at Monday's prime sale.
Agents said good forward orders for ewes were keeping the market up.
There were five cows and one bull, all south devon, on offer in the cattle sale with about 1100 ewes and 242 lambs in the sheep section.
PRICES
CATTLE
Bulls: weight, 965kg, 202c/kg, $1949/head.
Cows: Av weight, 631kg, 685kg, 193c/kg, 1219/head, $1322/head.
SHEEP
Ewes: Shorn, heavy, $163; good, $120 to $133; med, $105 to $118; lighter, $88.50 to $99.50; light, $73 to $85. Woolly, good, $120; med, $102 to $105; light, $90.50.
Lambs: Hoggets, l/t, three ram, $100. Spring, m/s, $111 to $128.50; b/f, $110.50 to $145.50; male, $108; ewe, b/f, $124.50.
