Stortford Lodge Sale: Cattle still strong seller

Heavy cattle sold well at Stortford Lodge.

Heavy cattle continued to sell well at yesterday's Stortford Lodge store sale.

In a big yarding of about 1400 head a pen of 606kg south devon steers made $3.30c/kg or $2005/head.

Traditional-breed two-year-old steers also sold strongly in the face of concerns about the future of the beef market.

In the sheep pens much of the yarding of about 2000 head was ewes with lambs at foot from Wairoa.

They sold better than last week, especially those pens of well-grown, docked, terminal lambs.

Store lambs from the Chatham Islands and Wairoa also sold well as the rain falls and grass grows.

Buyers were from Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, Manawatu, Taupo, Taihape and Rangitikei.

PRICES

CATTLE

Cows with calves at foot: Kent Enterprises, Tikokino, 20 m/a crossbred with 20 calves, av weight, 610kg, 279c/kg, $1705/head; 15 here with 15 calves, av weight, 585kg, 294c/kg, $1720/head; Bay View Station, Eskdale, 23 empty 4yr/9yr ang, av weight, 495kg, 232c/kg, $1150/head; five the same, av weight, 426kg, 203c/kg, $865/head.
Steers: 3yr, G Chambers, Te Onepu, 10 ang-here, av weight, 454kg, 323c/kg, $1470/head. 2yr, Skovland Farm, Ashley Clinton, 27 ang, av weight, 563kg, 325c/kg, $1835/head; 22 ang-here, av weight, 551kg, 329c/kg, $1815/head; 21 ang, av weight, 530kg, 336c/kg, $1782/head; six ang-here, av weight, 493kg, 312c/kg, $1540/head; Windwalker Trust, Raukawa, 22 ang, av weight, 551kg, 334c/kg, $1842/head; Martin Farming, Porangahau, 28 ang-here, av weight, 530kg, 331c/kg, $1758/head; Glenfalloch, Maraekakaho, 16 sth dev, av weight, 606kg, 330c/kg, $2005/head; B and G Fox P/ship, 18 ang, av weight, 566kg, 331c/kg, $1880/head; Maraetara Farm, Eskdale, 22 ang, av weight, 313kg, 390c/kg, $1222/head; H and F McLean Family Trust, Kairakau, 15 ang, av weight, 410kg, 336c/kg, $1380/head; M and L Whittle, Puketitiri, 20 ang, av weight, 487kg, 333c/kg, $1625/head; J and K Mitchell, Eskdale, 15 ang-here, av weight, 518kg, 334c/kg, $1730/head; R Boon, Te Pohue, 19 charo-cross, av weight, 485kg, 317c/kg, $1540/head; six ang-here, av weight, 523kg, 309c/kg, $1620/head; five ang, av weight, 591kg, 280c/kg, $1660/head; Crownthorpe Heights, Crownthorpe, 17 ang, av weight, 502kg, 309c/kg, $1555/head; 12 here-fries, av weight, 479kg, 315c/kg, $1555/head; JNJ Farms, Ohuka, nine ang, av, weight, 435kg, 319c/kg, $1390/head; Belmount Farm, Craggy Range, 10 ang, av weight, 485kg, 333c/kg, $1615/head; Waiua P/ship, Raupunga, 13 ang, av weight, 431kg, 319c/kg, $1398/head. Yrling, Pouhokio, Waimarama, 18 sth dev, av weight, 446kg, 331c/kg, $1480/head; 27 the same, av weight, 416kg, 322c/kg, $1345/head; Chrystall Farming, Wakarara, 28 ang, av weight, 393kg, 340c/kg, $1340/head; 27 ang, av weight, 327kg, 384c/kg, $1255/head; Kentucky Farming, Waihau, 13 sth dev, av weight, 430kg, 325c/kg, $1400/head; 13 the same, av weight, 359kg, 350c/kg, $1258/head; Mangatapriri Station, Elsthorpe, 40 ang, av weight, 337kg, 382c/kg, $1290/head; Kohitane Farm, 31 ang, av weight, 351kg, 361c/kg, $1270/head; Awa Awanui Farming Co, Sherenden, 21 sth dev-cross, av weight, 410kg, 324c/kg, $1330/head; I and M Abernethy, Wallingford, 24 ang, av weight, 391kg, 334c/kg, $1310/head; Maungataniwha Station, Putere, 22 sth dev-cross, av weight, 306kg, 367c/kg, $1125/head; 20 the same, av weight, 268kg, 377c/kg, $1010/head; Mangaroa, Farm, Rosser Rd, 20 here-fries, av weight, 280kg, 362c/kg, $1015/head; Kent Enterprises, Tikokino, 17 ang and ang-cross, av weight, 295kg, 364c/kg, $1075/head; seven here-cross, av weight, 250kg, 384c/kg, $960/head; M Willis Family Trust, Porangahau, 11 ang-here, av weight, 255kg, 379c/kg, $970/head; 18 sth dev-cross, av weight, 318kg, 377c/kg, $1200/head; G Single, Rissington, five here-fries, av weight, 227kg, 313c/kg, $710/head.

Bulls: Yrling, Woodstock Farm, Takapau, 13 dairy-cross, av weight, 168kg, 415c/kg, $700/head; eight wnr here-fries, av weight, 138kg, 468c/kg, $650/head; The Brow Dairies, Norsewood, 10 dairy-cross, av weight, 207kg, 345c/kg, $715/head; five the same, av weight, 227kg, 343c/kg, $780/head; 10 the same, av weight, 208kg, 317c/kg, $660/head; seven the same, av weight, 171kg, 350c/kg, $600/head; M Jones, Kotemaori, five jersey, av weight, 241kg, 238c/kg, $575/head.

Heifers: 2yr, Marotane Farm, Mangatarata, 17 ang, av weight, 463kg, 313c/kg, $1455/head; R Boon, Te Pohue, 20 ang, av weight, 404kg, 299c/kg, $1210/head; 12 the same, av weight, 383kg, 297c/kg, $1140/head; 11 charo-cross, av weight, 410kg, 320c/kg, $1315/head; 19 here-cross, av weight, 362kg, 290c/kg, $1055/head; 14 ang-here, av weight, 353kg, 287c/kg, $1015/head; Claremont Trust, Awamate, 20 ang, av weight, 407kg, 321c/kg, $1310/head; 14 ang-here, av weight, 363kg, 328c/kg, $1192/head; L Cooper, Takapau, 12 fries, av weight 383kg, 251c/kg, $965/head; G Chambers, Te Onepu, six ang and ang-here, av weight, 328kg, 251c/kg, $985/head; G

Morton Family Trust, St Georges Rd, five here-cross, av weight, 477kg, 288c/kg, $1375/head; Johnson Distributors, Whakapirau, five ang, av weight, 447kg, 318c/kg, $1425/head; Kaweka Farming, Mangateretere, eight here, av weight, 463kg, 323c/kg, $1510/head; Emerald Hill, Waihau, 18 here-fries, av weight, 502kg, 288c/kg, $1450/head. Yrling, Pouhokio, Waimarama, 30 charo-cross, av weight, 369kg, 326c/kg, $1205/head; Libya Farming, Co, Putorino, 25 ang, av weight, 265kg, 333c/kg, $885/head; JNJ Farms, Ohuka, 13 ang, av weight, 298kg, 352c/kg, $1050/head; Maunganui Station, Te Pohue, 24 ang, av weight, 280kg, 345c/kg, $970/head; Claremont Trust, Awamate, 21 ang, av weight, 301kg, 350c/kg, $1055/head.

SHEEP

Ewes with lambs at foot: Tukemokihi Station, Wairoa, 92 ewes, 127 b/f lambs, $88 all counted; 22 ewes, 27 b/f, $88.50; Tahaenui Station, Nuhaka, 96 ewes, 88 b/f, $98; 41 ewes, 46 b/f, $98.50; 45 ewes, 43 b/f, $102.50; Kotare Station, Marumaru, 36 ewes, 57 lambs, $80; 48 ewes, 70 lambs, $79; Gibb Aero, nine ewes, 25 b/f, $70; Maungatawhiti Station, Ohuka, 83 ewes, 124 b/f, $103.50; 29 ewes, 53 b/f, $96; Four Kings, Kairakau, 37 ewes, 71 b/f, $89; Paranui Farm, Otamauri, eight hoggets, eight lambs, $69.

Lambs: J and S Paterson, Dartmoor, 88 male, $164; 90 ewe, $157.50; B and E Tuanui, Whakapirau, 100 c/o, $156.20; 76 ewes, $148; J Johanson, Chatham Island, 74 m/s, $125; Bay View Station, Eskdale, 77 ewe, $114; 34 ewe, $90; Te Matarae, Chatham Island, 38 m/s, $150; M Willis family Trust, Porangahau, 119 ewe, $100; 58 ewe, $109.50; Kayley farm, Meeanee, 36 m/s, $147.50; J Geary, Wairoa, 37 ewe, $131.50; 46 male, $143; Okare Station, Wairoa, 39 ewe, $125.

Prime sale

A big yarding of store lambs sold strongly in the pouring rain at Monday's prime sale.
More than 900 lambs were on offer and continued to sell well.

The 21 cattle on offer were heavy cows and oxen and they sold on a strong market. Ewe prices were in line with the last few weeks.

PRICES

CATTLE

Cows: (Ang-here, here-fries, ang) Av weight, 478kg to 702kg, 203c/kg to 220c/kg, $970/head to $1545/head.

Oxen: (Sth dev, here-fries, here, here-cross) Av weight, 685kg to 767kg, 311c/kg to 320c/kg, $2192/head to $2425/h

SHEEP

Ewes: Slipe, good, $140; med, $124 to $131; lighter, $108.50 to $117. Shorn, heavy, $145, good, $131, $132. Woolly, good, $142; med, $110, $129.50.

Lambs: Male, $109 to $193; b/f, $161; ewe, $135.50 to $163.50; b/f, $162; m/s, $121 to $186.