Stortford Lodge Sale: Sheep, cattle sell well on strong markets

Sheep are currently selling well.

Small yardings of store sheep and cattle sold on strong markets at yesterday's Stortford Lodge sale.

The best of the approximately 200 head of cattle broke the $3/kg mark.

New-season lambs appeared in good numbers and sold very well.

In the ewes with lambs at foot, good ewes with terminal lambs made the best money.
Buyers were from Hawke's Bay with one from Waihi.

There was no prime sale this week.

PRICES

CATTLE

Steers: B Webster, Bay View, five 2yr ang-here and fries-cross, av weight, 546kg, 308c/kg, $1685/head. Waipuka Holdings, Waimarama, six yrling ang, av weight, 257kg, 371c/kg, $955/head; Udders at Work, Taupo road, 12 wnr dairy-cross, av weight, 144kg, 325c/kg, $470/head.

Bulls: Yrling, Bayfruit, Maraetotara Rd, six here-fries, av weight, 213kg, 347c/kg, $740/head; M Young, Tutira, four ang, av weight, 327kg, 290c/kg, $950/head;.

Heifers: 2yr, A and T Smith, Tikokino, 12 ang, av weight, 426kg, 310c/kg, $1325/head; 16 the same, av weight, 371kg, 315c/kg, $1170/head; Waiau P/ship, Wairoa, 18 sth dev and ang-cross, av weight, 391kg, 319c/kg, $1250/head; Needham Family P/ship, Te Ranga Rd, eight here-fries, av weight, 472kg, 299c/kg, $1410/head; four sth dev-cross, av weight, 432kg, 294c/kg, $1275/head; Otarata Farm, Whakapirau, 10 charo-cross, av weight, 392kg, 309c/kg, $1215/head; B Webster, Bay View, five ang, av weight, 466kg, 300c/kg, $1400/head. Yrling, Waipuka Holdings, Waimarama, six ang, av weight, 271kg, 357c/kg, $970/head; Telfer Gosling P/ship, Maraekakaho, seven here-fries, av weight, 268kg, 321c/kg, $860/head; Udders at Work, Taupo road, 13 wnr ang-cross, av weight, 134kg, 365c/kg, $492/head; eight dairy-cross, av weight, 138kg, 360c/kg, $590/head.

SHEEP

Ewes with lambs at foot: Tauwharetoi Station, Ruakituri, 87 ewes, 167 b/f, $98; 69 ewes, 115 b/f, $105.50; 92 ewes, 159 b/f, $101; 96 ewes, 173 b/f, $99; Drummond Contractors, Takapau, 34 ewes, 512 b/f, $120; Kopanga Station, Havelock North, 28 hoggets, 29 lambs, $79.50; Waiau P/ship, Wairoa, 93 ewes, 170 lambs, $81; Tukemokihi Station, Wairoa, 70 ewes, 112 lambs, $94; Waiwhenua Farm, River Rd, 14 ewes, 16 lambs, $78.70; Highland View, Sherenden, 10 hoggets, 10 lambs, $79.50; Wellwood, Puketapu, five hoggets, six lambs, $84.20; W Ballantyne, Poraite, three ewes, five b/f, $87.50.

Lambs: New season, Kopanga Station, Havelock North, 329 m/s PDx, $113.50; 323 m/s PDx, $104; Kingston Farming, Te Awanga, 108 m/s b/f, $104; 63 m/s b/f, $92; W and M Robinson, Hastings, 25 m/s, $80.50.

Hoggets: lambs' teeth, Motere Station, Omakere, 167 ewe, $132.25; B and E Tuanui, Whakapirau, 162 c/o, $148; 123 ewe, $140.20; Kaiwaka Hawke's Bay Ltd, Kaiwaka, 31 ewe, $127; Ardfert, Omakere, 38 ewe, $135.