Stock sales

WAIAREKA STOCK SALE

LAMB and ewe numbers were up at this week’s Waiareka stock sale and prices held well.

A good lineup of mainly medium store lambs were yarded and met reasonable demand. A small number of cattle met limited demand.

Top prime lambs, $135$152; medium, $125$134; lighter, $100$118; top store lambs, $85$106; medium, $60$80; heavy ewes, $142$168; medium, $118$141; lighter, $60$100; rams, $77.

Store ewes — mixedaged Romney ewes, $125.

Prime cattle — HerefordFriesian steers, 657kg at $2.43.

Store cattle — R2 HerefordFriesian cross steers, 470kg at $1150; R2 AngusFriesian cross heifers, 420kg at $520; R2 Friesiancross heifers, 415kg at $500; R1 HerefordFreisian cross steer calves, 135kg at $385; R1 HerefordFriesian cross heifer calves, 146kg305kg at $380$500; R1 AngusFriesian cross steer calves, 170kg at $425; R1 AngusFriesian cross heifer calves, 156kg at $380; R1 Friesiancross bulls, 283kg at $500; R1 Friesiancross steers, 232kg at $425; R1 Friesiancross heifer, 235kg at $400.

OAMARU CALF SALE

THE Oamaru calf sale followed on in much the same way as many other calf sales this year, values being well back on the previous two years.

Steers — Angus, range $710$1075, top price to John Dodd; Anguscross, range $670$975, top to Longview 2006 Ltd; Simmentalcross, range $770$1030, top to R B and A C Fox; Charolaiscross, range $63$1060, top to C C Robinson; Devoncross, range $690$895, top to Torach Farm; Hereford, range $710$750, top to Corcesus Farm; Herefordcross, range $660$945, top to R W and E Robertshaw.

Bulls — Hereford, range $580$1240, top to L R Kirk.

Heifers — Angus, range $540$870, top to John Dodd; Anguscross, range $570$885, top to Longview 2006 Ltd; Simmentalcross, range $860$900, top to R B and A C Fox; Charolaiscross, range $560$905, top to M Anderson; Devoncross, top to Torach Farm at $795; Hereford, range $510$785, top to Davidson and Maxwell; Herefordcross, range $620$800, top to M G Elliott.