COALGATE STOCK SALE

Heavy ewes making up to $256 were the exception in a market retreating $8-$10 a head at livestock sales at Coalgate last week.

Prime lambs were back $5-$6 with tops at $160-$185.

Prime lambs

Values: The market was back $5 to

$6 a head in a large yarding. Tops made $160 - $185, good $140 - $160, medium $125 - $140 and light $110 $125.

Sales included: AH & JR Wilkinson (Chertsey) 509 lms at $113 - $139, AJ Doig Trust (Chertsey) 167 lms at $128 $156, Wendrum Farm (Southbridge)

102 lms at $154 - $167, ML & DK Hide (Oxford) 95 lms at $143 - $158, Mt Pleasant Farm (Southbridge) 93 lms at

$120 - $133, KC & JE Serra (Aylesbury)

72 lms at $159 - $167, MP & DG McCormack (Cust) 75 lms at $131 $140, KB & DH Ford (West Melton) 51 lms at $134, MR & SA Rutherford (Hawarden) 50 lms at $126, Elrae Lodge (Charing Cross) 50 lms at $127 $151, Maple Tech (Rolleston) 53 lms at

$117 - $140, Lochlyn Farm (Lakeside)

54 lms at $105, GA Fergus (Irwell) 42 lms at $131 - $145, ND & KA Penny (Te Pirita) 44 lms at $137 - $166, BG & CM Murdoch (Mayfield) 25 lms at $143 $167, BM & KM Forrester (Hawarden)

27 lms at $124 - $161, BD & TA Holden (Amberley) 11 lms at $167.

Prime ewes

Values: A big yarding of ewes and the market eased by $8 to $10 per head. Heavy ewes still made good money. Tops made $180 - $256, good

$150 - $180, medium $130 - $150 and light $90 - $125.

Sales included: Putiki Farm (Port Levy) 417 ewes at $80 - $145, JR Wigley (Broomfield) 356 es at $137 $164, DG Feast (Charing Cross) 156 es at $132 - $155, VN & KM Thomas (Dromore) 119 es at $140 - $183, BD & TA Holden (Broomfield) 102 es at $90 - $160, Savage P/ship (Waikari) 128 es at $90 - $173, JDS & NA Watherston (Loburn) 92 es at $90 - $144, ML & KE Crampton (Cheviot) 121 es at $100 $148, MP & DG McCormack (Cust) 76 es at $113 - $159, Kapauranga (Springston) 65 es at $121 - $174, JP & FJ Reardon (Te Pirita) 68 es at $186, Rakahuri Farming (Okuhu) 69 es at

$165, Seaton Farming (Aylesbury) 53 es at $147 - $212, HG Gilbert (Southbridge) 44 es at $186 - $196, Kimberley Holme Farm (Kirmberley)

57 es at $186, NJ & RM Hodges (Darfield) 43 es at $139 - $180, GR & RW Wilson (West Melton) 46 es at

$186, Raywell (Irwell) 37 es at $192, Parkfields Farm (Waterton) 27 es at

$196, Terracefields Farm (Rakaia) 11 es at $222.

Store sheep

Values: Smaller type lambs made up the yarding in a sticky market for them.Tops made $85 - $100, good

$70 - $85, medium $60 - $70 and light

$50 - $60.

Sales included: Spencer Farming (Hawarden) 612 lambs at $63 - $90, ML & KE Crampton (Cheviot) 190 lms at $83 - $100, Lochlyn Farm (Lakeside) 168 lms at $87 - $94, MR & SA Rutherford (Hawarden) 119 lms at

$59 - $99, Mt Pleasant Farm (Southbridge) 114 lms at $87 - $99, NJ & RM Hodges Trust (Darfield) 88 lms at $85 - $88, KW Reilly (Amberley) 55 lms at $60 - $81, Kinvara Farm (Coalgate) 17 es with 11 lms at $80.

Prime cattle

Values: The James family topped the prime cattle market with a pen of limousin heifers at 518 kilograms selling at $3.25/kg - $1680 per head. Steers made $2.94 - $3.11, heifers $2.86 - $3.25, cows $1.70 - $2.40 and bulls

$2.30 - $2.81.

Sales included: PG & IM Campbell (Methven) 10 steers at $1816 - $1894, ID Starkey (Cust) 7 strs at $1621 $1746, L Morris (Kaituna) 5 strs at

$1603 - $1817, Queenlea Farm (McQueens Valley) 5 strs at $1625 $1885, Abilene Farm (Southbridge) 4 strs at $1637 - $1794, NL Winter (Rangiora) 3 strs at $1596 - $1884, Willowlodge Run (Darfield) 2 strs at $1714, G Taege (Oxford) 1 str at $1621, Queenlea Farm (McQueens Valley) 11 hfrs at $1377 - $1854, W & C James (Whitecliffs) 3 hfrs at $1683 & 6 cows at $1024 - $1406.

Store cattle

Values: The top draft of 29 yearling limousin heifers sold for $1540 per head. Yearling steers made $800 $1300 , yearling heifers $700 - $1200, yearling bulls $880 - $900, steer calves $860 and bull calves $360 $465.

Sales included: Willowrun Lodge (Darfield) 21 yearling hereford friesian cross steers at $1000 - $1300, R Blake (Ashubrton) 19 yrlg herf/fries x strs at

$750 - $850, ID Starkey (Cust) 7 yrlg strs at $1140, K Watson (Oxford) 13 yrlg strs at $860 - $920, R Blake (Ashburton) 58 yrlg herf/fries x hfrs at

$690 - $780, W & C James (Whitecliffs) 29 yrlg limousin hfrs at

$1300 - $1540, CP & AA Taylor (Leeston) 6 yrlg hfrs at $820, Springhill Farm (Waiau) 10 yrlg herf/ fries x m/sex at $970, Church Farm (Totara Valley) 21 cows with clvs at foot at $1560, Harptree Farm (Hororata) 6 hfrs with clvs at foot at

$1220.