Buyers for the cattle and about 2500 sheep were from Hawke's Bay with one from Christchurch.
PRICES
CATTLE
Steers: L Harding, Tikokino, five 3yr ang, av weight, 526kg, 272c/kg, $1430/head. Yrling, AJ Arnold and Co, Kaiwaka, 20 charo-cross, av weight, 274kg, 385c/kg, $1055/head; 29 ang, av weight, 257kg, 410c/kg, $1055/head; J and M Kerr, Dannevirke, 19 ang, av weight, 268kg, 416c/kg, $1120/head; P Lloyd, Puketapu, five here-cross, av weight, 442kg, 287c/kg, $1270/head; Maunganui Station, Te Pohue, five ang, av weight, 220kg, 418c/kg, $920/head.
Bulls: 2yr, R Thompson, Mahia,13 charo-cross, av weight, 447kg, 320c/kg, $1340/head; 18 ang and ang-here, av weight, 458kg, 314c/kg, $1440/head; 17 fries, av weight, 425kg, 315c/kg, $1340/head; 24 the same, av weight, 447kg, 315c/kg, $1410/head; seven the same, av weight, 458kg, 305c/kg, $1400/head; Manarau, Nuhaka, eight fries-cross, av weight, 338kg, 290c/kg, $980/head; 12 fries, av weight, 327kg, 327c/kg, $1070/head; six ang, av weight, 301kg, 265c/kg, $800/head. Yrling, P Seymour, Chatham Island, 13 18-mnth here-cross, av weight, 260kg, 272c/kg, $710/head; T Jamieson, Waipawa, six fries, av weight, 225kg, 349c/kg, $785/head; A and B Morrison P/ship, Matapiro, five fries-cross, av weight, 259kg, 274c/kg, $710/head.
Heifers: Yrling, P Lloyd, Puketapu, eight here-cross, av weight, 106kg, 273c/kg, $290/head; P Seymour, Chatham Island, eight, here-fries, av weight, 196kg, 247c/kg, $485/head.
SHEEP
Ewes: (All SIL) Monarae Station, Putere, 104 m/a, 170%, $142; Forest Home Farms, Wakarara, 60 4/5yr, 300%, $120; Paige Hill, Mangatahi, 105 5yr, 200%, $149; D and M Wilson, Takapau, 34 m/a, $72; J Skudder, Mangaroa, 12 m/a, rwr, $139.
Ewes with lambs at foot: Paige Hill, Mangatahi, 13 ewes, 19 lambs, $86 all counted; R Kells, Eskdale, nine ewes, 10 lambs, $76.
Lambs: Waipiropiro, Kahuranaki, 110 c/o, $134; 27 m/s b/f, $142; 19 male, $135.50; M Pedlow, Korokipo, 250 ewe, $118; 173 ewe, $111; 63 m/s, $122.50; 29 m/s, $107; Smedley Station, Tikokino, 81 male, $137; 168 ewe, $121.50; 80 male, $130.50; 148 ewe, $117.50; 37 ewe, $104; Tahu P/ship, Porangahau, 103 male, $111; 68 male, $100.50; 30 male, $110; Lockwood Romney, Otamauri, 61 ram, $149; G and J McLennan, Oueroa, 184 ewe, $116; 234 ewe, $114.50; 173 ewe, $108.50; W Koberstein, Mangakino, 83 ewe, $107.50; 70 ewe, $99; Tukemokihi Station, Wairoa, 55 ewe, $101.50; 23 c/o, $118.50; 80 m/s, $72.50; Droxford Farm, Middleton Rd , 41 ewe, $100; 18 c/o, $108; Aramoana Station, Aramoana, 32 b/f m/s, $115.50; 36 m/s, $101; Mangarouhi, Te Awa Rd, 21 ewe, $104.50.
Prime sale
All classes of stock sold on a strong market at Monday's prime sale.
A small yarding of about 300 mostly quality ewes sold up to $145, while the best of the approximately 1300 lambs made up to $169.
The best 72 cattle on offer made $3.03/kg which was paid fo5r 12 charolais-cross oxen weighing 786kg.
PRICES
CATTLE
Cows: (Ang, here-fries) Av weight, 585kg, 680kg, 224c/kg, 227c/kg; $1311/head, $1543/head.
Heifers: (Fries, fries-cross, ang, ang-cross, sth dev-cross) Av weight, 390kg to 585kg, 266c/kg to 300.5c/kg, $1037/head to $1682/head.
Oxen: (Ang, charo-cross) Av weight, 649kg, 786kg, 300c/kg, 303c/kg, $1947/head, $2375/head.
Bulls: (Ang) Weight, 610kg, 890kg, 191c/kg, 276c/kg, 1683/head, $1699/head.
SHEEP
Ewes: Slipe, heavy, $144, $145; good, $123, $124; med, $111; 2th, $108, $109. Shorn, good, $103.50 to $108. Woolly, heavy, $145; good, $124.
Lambs: Male, $138 to $169, b/f, $152.50; ewe, $95 to $150.20; m/s, $127.50, b/f, $130 to $165.
