Stortford Lodge Sale: Short-term lambs still selling well

Sheep and lamb sales are still steady.

The easing tone of the past three of four weeks continued in the store lamb market at Stortford Lodge yesterday.

Fears of a lack of rain have meant longer-term lambs have eased up to $20/head in the past month.

However, short-term lambs continued to sell well.

A feature of the lamb sale was the more than 1800 lambs from the Claremont Trust, Awamate. The farm has been sold.

In the cattle sale quality cattle sold well. A feature of the sale of about 350 head was the number of Chatham Island cattle on offer.

Buyers were mostly from Hawke's Bay with some support from Taupo, northern Gisborne, Christchurch and Waihi.

PRICES

CATTLE

Cows: Wairua Dairies, Aorangi Rd, 29 empty fries, av weight, 572kg, 208c/kg, $1195/head; 21 the same, av weight, 494kg, 197c/kg, $975/head.

Heifers: 2yr, J and B Verry, Bay View, 11 here-fries, av weight, 521kg, 283c/kg, $1475/head; 11 ang-fries, av weight, 498kg, 274c/kg, $1365/head; Pleasant Valley Holdings, Waiwhare, 11 ang, av weight, 467kg, 278c/kg, $1330/head; J Harris, Sherenden, five here-fries, av weight, 489kg, 245c/kg, $1200/head. Yrling, Te Matarae, Chatham Island, 19 sth dev-cross, av weight, 300kg, 319c/kg, $950/head; seven crossbred, av weight, 253kg, 291c/kg, $740/head; Dollar Downs, Poukawa, eight ang, av weight, 338kg, 297/kg, $1005/head; Ohinemana, Chatham Island, 17 here-cross, av weight, 216kg, 31c/kg, $675/head; Oakdale, Raukawa, seven ang-cross, av weight, 280kg, 269c/kg, $755/head; Murison Fisheries, Chatham Island, five crossbred, av weight, 171kg, 266c/kg, $455/head; J Harris, Sherenden, five here-cross, av weight, 280kg, 246c/kg, $699/head; Longridge, Waipukurau, 12 here-fries, av weight, 329kg, 291c/kg, $960/head; Totara Valley, Ongaonga, five simm-cross, av weight, 248kg, 262c/kg, $652/head; Athenry Trust, Waipukurau, five wnr dairy-cross, av weight, 92kg, 315c/kg, $290/head.

Steers: Yrling, Te Matarae, Chatham Island, 11 sth dev-cross, av weight, 372kg, 323c/kg, $1205/head; 27 the same, av weight, 305kg, 327c/kg, $1000/head; 16 here, av weight, 260kg, 310c/kg, $810/head; Alexander P/ship, Wairoa, 24 ang and ang-here, av weight, 326kg, 343c/kg, $1120/head; Te Ngaio P/ship, Chatham Island, 26 here, av weight, 277kg, 398kg, $1105/head; Pleasant Valley Holdings, Waiwhare, 16 18mnth ang, av weight, 499kg, 314c/kg, $1570/head; 17 the same, av weight, 421kg, 321c/kg, $1355/head; Ohinemana, Chatham Island, 19 here-cross, av weight, 210kg, 383c/kg, $805/head; five the same, av weight, 190kg, 360c/kg, $695/head; Murison Fisheries, Chatham Island, seven here-cross, av weight, 273kg, 296c/kg, $810/head; 11 the same, av weight, 181kg, 330c/kg, $600/head; seven the same, av weight, 141kg, 335c/kg, $475/head; P and K Reid, Whirinaki, six ang, av weight, 345kg, 323c/kg, $1120/head; K Kirk, Poukawa, five fries-cross, av weight, 279kg, 258c/kg, $720/head; Totara Valley, Ongaonga, six crossbred, av weight, 266kg, 303c/kg, $808/head.

Bulls: I Ludeman, Meeanee, 11 yrling fries, av weight, 386kg, 281c/kg, $1085/head. Wnr, C and B Blatchford, Patoka, five fries-cross, av weight, 112kg, 379c/kg, $425/head; five the same, av weight, 89kg, 449c/kg, $400/head; J R Trust, Maraekakaho, 14 fries-cross, av weight, 86kg, 434c/kg, $375/head.

SHEEP

Ewes: G and E Cameron, Chatham Island, 51 m/a, $122; Taramoa Farm, Puketitiri, 24 5yr, $82;
Ewes, lambs at foot: Baystock, Pakipaki, six hggts, six lambs, $80 all counted.

Lambs: B and E Tuanui, Whakapirau, 141 ewe hggts, l/t, $130; M Willis Family Trust, Porangahau, 162 c/o, $95.50; 195 c/o, $82; 190 c/o, $71.50; Mangatapiri Station, Elsthorpe, 470 c/o, $96.50; Te Puna Station, Wairoa, 176 ram, $90; 432 ram, $81.50; 223 ewe, $64; 129 ewe, $64; Est D B Wilson, Waimarama, 244 m/s b/f, $91.50; 116 m/s b/f, $116.50; 75 m/s b/f, $85; Claremont Trust, Awamate, 27 ram b/f, $105.50; 36 ewe, b/f, $95; 52 ewe b/f, $53; 107 male, $88.50; 280 male, $74; 111 ewe, $75.50; 174 ram, $85; 79 male, $69; 309 ewe, $65; 138 ewe, $77.20; 94 ram, $65.50; 186 ewe, $50; 154 male, $50; 103 ewe, $39; Glenview, Tangoio, 97 m/s b/f, $98.50; 89 m/s b/f, $88; 65 m/s b/f, $76.50; Kowhai Falls, Maraetotara, 63 m/s, $111.50; 110 ram, $92.50; 45 wether, $89; 124 m/s, $77.50; 69 weth, $70.50; Glen Innis Station, Wanstead, 153 m/s, b/f, $66; D and J Maxwell, Cricklewood, 65 c/o, $98.70; 92 ram, $89; D Whitfield, Sherenden, 103 m/s, $117; 30 m/s, $149.50; A and S Mackenzie, Dartmoor, 75 m/s, $66; 28 male, $94; Sun empress Trust, Waverley Rd, 41 m/s, $112; B McDougal, Elsthorpe, 33 m/s, b/f, $125.

Prime sale

A shortage of processing space and increasing supply meant an easing of ewe prices at Monday's prime sale.

Medium-quality ewes made up much of the yarding of more than 4000 ewes and prices eased from the highs of the last few weeks.

Prices held up for a smaller lamb yarding despite easing schedules. The quality was more consistent than the last few weeks.

The cattle yarding of 90 head was mostly female and the prices reflected the quality.

PRICES

CATTLE

Cows: (Ang, sth dev, fries, fries-cross, ang-here) Av weight, 436kg to 678kg, 208c/kg to 237c/kg, $908/head to $1712/head.

Heifers: (Sth dev, here-fries, fries-cross) Av weight, 500kg to 538kg, 261c/kg to 283.5c/kg, $1387/head to $1502/head.

Oxen: (Here-fries, fries) Av eight, 599kg to 675kg, 283c/kg to 288c/kg, $1725/head to $1927/head.

Bulls: (Ang), Weight, 575kg, 284c/kg, $1633/head.

SHEEP

Ewes: Woolly, good, $115 to $121; med, $100 to $114; lighter, $99. Slipe, good, $127.70 to $132.50; med, $108 to $120.50; light, $87.50 to $103. Shorn, good, $129 to $135.50; med, $115 to $121.50; lighter, $97.50 to $110.

Lambs: Hoggets, l/t, male, $165.50; ewe, $126, $141. Spring, male, $130; ewe, $105, $129; b/f, $145.50; m/s, $100 to $160; b/f, $85 to $181.