COALGATE STOCK SALE
Prime lambs lifted $1-$2 at livestock sales at Coalgate last week.
Prime lambs
Values: Prime lambs were up $1 to $2. Tops made $130 - $146, good $115 - $130, medium $105 - $115 and light $95 - $100.
Sales included: Hiluve P/ship (Burnham) 274 lambs at $120 - $138, LJ & AA Sandrey (Dromore) 56 lms at $105, Loch Ard (Hawarden) 59 lms at $122 - $137, Cora Lyn (Arthurs Pass) 43 lms at $107 - $120, AP Heslop (Leeston) 45 lms at $146, Tara Holdings (Oxford) 37 lms at $138, Fitzallen (Southbridge) 37 lms at $125 - $140, Lyn Lea (Lakeside) 35 lms at $138 - $144, AG Ramsay & KR Morris (Hawarden) 31 lms at $124 - $130, , DG Feast (Charing Cross) 22 lms at $126 $138, MC Ryan (West Melton) 10 lms at $146.
Prime ewes
Values: Prices were on par with previous weeks. Tops made $150 $160, good $130 - $150, medium $100 - $120 and light $70 - $85.
Sales included: CJ Todhunter (Rakaia Gorge) 87 ewes at $90 - $137, Cora Lyn Station (Arthurs Pass) 76 es at $40 - $71, P Thomas (Kirwee) 52 es at $91 - $129, MS & LA Harmer (Mt Somers) 57 es at $102 - $137, Taylor Estate (Mayfield) 30 es at $70 - $151, AJ Doig Trust (Ashburton) 10 es at $159, Hilvue Farming P/ship (Burnham) 10 es at $128, Beau Lill (Kirwee) 5 es at $150.
Store sheep
Values: A line of in-lamb ewes made $154 each. Tops made $100 $105, good $90 - $100, medium $80 $90 and light $55 - $75.
Sales included: Taylor Est (Mayfield) 231 lambs at $94 - $101, R Gargett (Horrellville) 122 lms at $99, Gleneyre (Waiau) 119 lms at $70 $106, Loch Ard (Hawarden) 91 lms at $50 - $103, LJ & AA Sandrey (Winchmore) 74 lms at $103, Hilvue P/ship (Burnham) 55 lms at $98 $105, Rotoiti (Scargill Valley) 189 breeding es at $154, CD & JA Lill (Irwell) 16 es at $156.
Prime cattle
Values: Steers made $2.82/kg $3.13, heifers $2.02 - $2.94, cows $1.69 - $2 and bulls $2 - $2.68.
Sales included: BD Russell (West Melton) 14 steers at $1255 - $1311, Queenlea Farms (McQueens Valley) 12 strs at $1790 - $1887, Eskhead Station (Hawarden) 5 strs at $1304, BS & RM Pilbrow (Cust) 5 strs at $1480 - $1522, L& M Herreman (Oxford) 6 strs at $1832, C Edwards (Cust) 2 strs at $1427, Cargill Farming (Culverden) 1 str at $1765, C Elvines (Ashburton) 1 str at $1380, Landsdowne Farming (Halswell) 49 hfrs at $570 - $980, Fairleigh Farm (Waddington) 23 hfrs at $1148 $1407, K& R Duncan (Rangiora) 16 hfrs at $1407 - $1476.
Store cattle
Values: Some pens made close to $5/kg..
Sales included: Connesh (Leeston) 5 R2 steers at $1280 & 6 R2 heifers at $1140, N Pringle (Kaiapoi) 2 R2 strs at $1060, K& K Cowan (West Melton) 2 R2 strs at $1170, High Peak (Rakaia Gorge) 5 R2 hfrs at $1060, C Elvines (Ashburton) 4 R2 hfrs at $1060.