Stortford Lodge stock sale: Demand drives up store stock prices

Stock sold well yesterday at the Stortford Lodge Sale

All classes of store stock sold to strong demand at yesterday's Stortford Lodge sale.
Ewe lambs were particularly strong as the need to meet contracts grows after supply falls. Two-year-old bulls also sold on a strong market.

There was a big yarding of ewes with lambs at foot of varying quality and they sold accordingly. The best pen of docked, terminal lambs made $107 all counted.

The yarding of about 550 cattle and 3600 sheep sold to buyers from Hawke's Bay with plenty of outside support from Waikato, Rangitikei, Taupo, Wairarapa, Gisborne and Feilding.

Prices:

Cattle. Steers: 2yr, Awakeri Drainage, Hastings, seven ang-here, av weight, 508kg, 309c/kg, $1575/head; six ang, av weight, 400kg, 311c/kg, $1370/head; Halliwell Trust, Patoka, nine ang, av weight, 353kg, 334c/kg, $1180/head; M Stassen, Awamate, 12 ang and charo-cross, av weight, 420kg, 329c/kg, $1382/head; C Speers, Te Aute Rd, five here-fries, av weight 522kg, 293c/kg, $1530/head. Yrling, Mount Erin Station, Middle Rd, 34, ang and ang-here, av weight, 329kg, 368c/kg, $1210/head; 16 ang, av weight, 308kg, 363c/kg, $1115/head; Kowhai Downs, Kaiwaka, 29 ang, av weight, 295kg, 378kg, $1115/head; Brancott Farm, Waiwhare, 14 ang-here, av weight, 395kg, 329c/kg, $1300/head; nine the same, av weight, 346kg, 324c/kg, $1120/head; Awakeri Drainage, Hastings, 11 ang-here, av weight, 254kg, 378c/kg, $960/head; five the same, av weight, 305kg, 323c/kg, $985/head; 14 ang and ang-cross, av weight, 381kg, 329c/kg, $1255/head; Alton Farm, Wairoa, 15 ang, av weight, 224kg, 395c/kg, $885/head; C Waldrom, Waipawa, eight sth dev-cross, av weight, 237kg, 306c/kg, $725/head; R Mitchell, Bay View, six crossbred, av weight, 277kg, 298c/kg, $825/head.
Bulls: 2yr, R Thompson, Nuhaka, 18 charo-cross, av weight, 426kg, 330c/kg, $1410/head; 24 here, av weight, 426kg, 338c/kg, $1445/head; 17 fries, av weight, 405kg, 323kg, $1410/head; 11 the same, av weight, 387kg, 325c/kg, $1260/head; I and P Reube, Te Awa Rd, 12 fries, av weight, 410kg, 319c/kg, $1310/head; Halliwell Trust, Patoka, 10 fries, av weight, 404kg, 317c/kg, $1285/head; six ang, av weight, 400kg, 328c/kg, $1312/head; seven the same, av weight, 344kg, 322c/kg, $1105/head. Yrling, T Jenkinson, Kotemaori, five fries, av weight, 175kg, 400c/kg, $700/head; five the same, av weight, 146kg, 417c/kg, $610/head; five fries-cross, av weight, 188kg, 327c/kg, $615/head.

Heifers: 3yr, Te Oha Farm, Okawa, five ang, av weight, 418kg, 265c/kg, $1110/head; Awakeri Drainage, Hastings, six here-cross, av weight, 446kg, 275c/kg, $1230/head. 2yr, The Heath, Aorangi Rd, 11 ang-here, av weight, 449kg, 302c/kg, $1355/head; six ang, av weight, 395kg, 304c/kg, $1185/head; I Lowe, Railway Rd, seven here-cross, av weight, 476kg, 281c/kg, $1340/head; G Jarden, Te Aute Rd, five here-cross, av weight, 375kg, 272c/kg, $1020/head. Yrling, Brancott Farm, Waiwhare, seven ang and ang-here, av weight, 296kg, 330c/kg, $975/head; Awakeri Drainage, Hastings, 11 here-cross, av weight, 220kg, 324c/kg, $710/head; six sth dev-cross, av weight, 213kg, 363c/kg, $775/head; five the same, av weight, 281kg, 303c/kg, $850/head; Scoular Farming, Poukawa, 11 here-cross, av weight, 186kg, 393c/kg, $730/head; Alton Farm, Wairoa, 15 ang and ang-cross, av weight, 241kg, 364c/kg, $880/head; 10 here-cross, av weight, 225kg, 351c/kg, $790/head; C Waldrom, Waipawa, five ang, av weight, 224kg, 344c/kg, $770/head; Woodstock Farm, Takapau, 22 ang and here-cross, av weight, 180kg, 357c/kg, $642/head; 18 here-fries, av weight, 206kg, 330c/kg, $680/head; Hauiti Farm, Middle Rd, six ang, av weight, 202kg, 362c/kg, $730/head.

Sheep.

Ewes with lambs at foot: Poututu Station, Te Karaka, 82 ewes, 113 b/f lambs, $92.50; 52 ewes, 68 b/f lambs, $91; 28 ewes, 40 b/f lambs, $87.50; 29 ewes, 42 b/f lambs, $90.50; Mangakuri Station, Kairakau, 39 ewes, 61 lambs, $86; 48 ewes, 71 lambs, $88; 40 ewes, 63 lambs, $83; J R Trust, Maraekakaho, six ewes, 11 lambs, $92.50 all counted; Glen Innis Station, Wanstead, 51 ewes, 91 lambs, $84; 34 ewes, 68 lambs, $80; B McLay, Twyford, 14 ewes, 17 b/f lambs, $107; T and P Rasmussen, Pakipaki, 17 ewes, 21 lambs, $90; Awakeri Drainage, Hastings, 19 ewes, 20 b/f lambs, $73; 13 ewes, 20 lamb, $71; I and W Jeffrey, Waipukurau, five ewes, seven lambs, $84.50; four ewes, five lambs, $70.50; Farndon Lodge, Clive, six ewes, 10 lambs, $91; Ata Waiora, Twyford, 17 ewes, 20 b/f lambs, $92.

Lambs: Martin Farming Co, Porangahau, 140 male, $140; Wilson Farming, Waipukurau, 180 male, $141; 200 ewe, $137; Hilton Station, Middle Rd, 99 c/o, $142.50; 128 c/o, $133.50; 112 ewe, $138; 122 ewe, $137; 44 ewe, $117.50; C Nicholson, Roys Hill, 169 male, $147.50; B and E Tuanui, Whakapirau, 256 c/o, $145; E Chisholm and B Tuanui, Chatham Island, 196 b/f weth, $141.50; Belmont Station, Eskdale, 99 ewe, $143.50.201 ewe, $138.50; 90 ewe, $135.50; Waikareao Station, Te Aute, 301 ewe, $134; 370 ewe, $129; 314 ewe, $128.50; R and M Sherratt, Hatuma, 185 ewe, $142; Morice Hakowhai Trust, Dartmoor, 72 ewe, $137.50; A and D Delugar, Waipawa, 143 ewe, $147; 49 ewe, $141.50; G and E Cameron, Chatham Island, 90 m/s, $145.50; 92 b/f m/s, $139.20; G and R Horler, Chatham Island, 95 weth, $145; Johnson Distributors, Whakapirau, 110 ewe, $150; Kaiwaka vendor, 76 ewe, $116.50; 42 ewe, $97; P and E Seymour, Chatham Island, 106 m/s, $100.50; J and K O'Sullivan, Te Onepu, 85 m/s, $133; 39 ewe, $119.50; A and C Milligan, Pakipaki, 48 ewe, $146; Glenlyon Trust, SH50, 55 ewe, $121; C Preston, Wakarara, 34 m/s, $145.50; Taramoa, Puketitiri, 32 ewe, $139; C Hyde, Matawai, 98 m/s, $121; 58 m/s, $90; M Stassen, Awamate, 45 ewe, $127.50; 19 male, $155.50.

Prime sale

A big yarding of about 1800 lambs sold on a very strong market at Monday's prime sale.
The best of them made $184 paid for three pens of male lambs.

Ewes also sold strongly while the heavy cattle in the yarding of 15 head were also in good demand.

Prices:-

Cattle.

Heifers: (Ang, sth dev, fries-cross) Av weight, 380kg to 625kg, 160c/kg to 296c/kg, $608/head to $1843/head.

Oxen: (Sth dev) Av weight, 612kg, 640kg, 301c/kg, 304c/kg, $1862/head, $1926/head.
Sheep.

Ewes: Woolly, med, $117 to $126; light, $69.50. Slipe, heavy, $150; good, $130 to $139; med, $121.50 to $127; lighter $81 to $114.40. Shorn, good, $136.50; med, $103.
Lambs: Male, $136 to $84; b/f, $167.50 to $184. Ewe, $126 to $162.50; b/f, $148. M/s, $50 to $167; b/f, $12.