CHRISTCHURCH STOCK SALES
A pen of nine Amberley ewes made as much as $191 each at livestock sales at Canterbury Agricultural Park, in Christchurch, this week.
The prime ewe market lifted $2 to $3 a head from last week.
Prime lambs
Values: Another light yarding sold on a par with previous weeks. The best lambs made $150-$160 with the odd sale to $177, medium $140-$150 and light $130-$140.
Sales included: G & C Palmer (Prebbleton) 40 lambs at $139-$143, RW & DA Johnson (Waiau) 23 lms at $131-$166, Kirwee Holdings (Kirwee) 42 lms at $129-$137, Trefusis Farm (Scargill) 45 lms at $155-$159, Ardamine (Ashburton) 22 lms at $171-$172, BWA Lee (Southbridge) 18 lms at $139-$148, KJ O’Loughlin (Rangiora) 23 lms at $121-$142, DW & BA Hoglund (Summerhill) 24 lms at $159-$164, Kawatea Farm (Okains Bay) 15 lms at $159, TD Gilbert (Christchurch) 24 lms at $132-$147, Bronsan Partnership (Rangiora) 78 lms at $141-$177, Lakeview Station (Blenheim) 43 lms at $151-$159. Prime sheep
Values: A light yarding met with an increase of $2-$3. Top ewes made $130-$150 with the odd sale to $191, medium $95-$125 and light $80-$93.
Sales included: PH & LL Lankow (Amberley) 9 ewes at $152-$191, PA & VM Waghorn (Little Akaloa) 25 es at $107-$139, JL & RH Catherwood (Charing Cross) 23 es at $159, David Waddy (Domett) 38 es at $129-$138, TD & SF Anderson (Claverley) 44 es at $83-$128, Blytheburn (Blythe Valley) 26 es at $115-$137, PNL & TJ Wright (Little River) 10 2th es at $107, PNL & TJ Wright (Little River) 61 es at $90-$119, JD & MJ McLauchlan (Birch Hill) 44 es at $80-$113, Island Bay P/ship (Island Bay) 18 es at $68-$111. Store lambs
Values: The best lambs made $110-$120, medium $100-$105 and light $90-$95.
Sale included: AR Hutchinson (Wainui) 257 lambs at $107-$116, Blytheburn (Blythe Valley) 26 lms at $116, D & P Harris (Kaikoura) 60 lms at $107-$111, M Weston (West Melton) 15 lms at $104.
Prime cattle
Values: Steers made $2.80/kg $2.95, heifers $2.75 - $2.90, cows $1.85 - $2.15 and bulls $2.20 - $2.40.
Sales included: Birchbrook (Ladbrooks) 2 steers at $2079-$2241, I & I Russell (Lincoln) 3 strs at $1352-$1494, R Taggart (Clarkeville) 5 strs at $1486-$1508, RJ Seifert (Swananoa) 2 strs at $1488-$1515, PA & DK Widdowson (Rangiora) 2 strs at $1572-$1640, R Taggart (Cust) 12 heifers at $1339-$1483, GW Bird (Ashburton) 8 strs at $1421 to $1945, 6 hfrs at $1440 to $1535, WJ & G Radford (Lincoln) 4 hfrs at $1239 to $1318, Blytheburn (Blythe Valley) 2 cows at $1496.
Store cattle
Sales included: R Taggart (Cust) 19 steers at $1320-$1460, JWA Thomson (Amberley) 4 strs at $1300, Ochiltree Farm (Belfast) 5 hereford friesian cross 2yr strs at $1180, Briar Grove P/ship, (Okuku) 12 fries bull calves at $395 to $460.