CHRISTCHURCH STOCK SALES

Heavy lambs made $160-$175 in a steady market at livestock sales at Canterbury Agricultural Park, in Christchurch, this week.

Ewes were in strong demand again with the best of them at $175.

Prime lambs

Values: The market remained firm from last week. Heavy lambs made

$160 to $175, good $140 to $155, medium $125 to $137 and lighter $115 to $122.

Sales included: LN & DM Curry (Greenpark) 9 lambs at $167, BL Woodhouse (Amberley) 10 lms at

$148, Emunna P/ship (Killinchy) 9 lms at $175, C Greaves (Ladbrooks) 31 lms at $129, BJ Adamson (Hari Hari) 41 lms at $147-$166, A Moorhead (Broadfields) 7 lms at $157, Thisledew (Kaiapoi) 22 lms at $137-$159, CJ Hall (Sefton) 9 lms at $130-$155, EJ Brown (Woodend) 15 lms at $130-$156, NA & VJ Holmes (Sefton) 41 lms at

$125-$137, Hemingford (Waiau) 16 lms at $126-$140, JM & PL Ward (West Melton) 15 lms at $151, BL & DJ Haylock (Greenpark) 9 lms at $167.

Prime sheep

Values: In a steady market heavy ewes made $140 to $170, medium

$110 to $130 and light $80 to $100. Sales included: Rosevilla (Tai Tapu)

26 ewes at $97-$144, PL & BS Philpott (Oxford) 49 es at $153, BR & CL Bruce (Templeton) 108 es at $114-$175, Hamilton Glens (Omihi) 81 es at

$99-$126, GG Meyer (Ladbrooks) 135 es at $93-$140, ME Bedford (Darfield)

10 es at $122-$156, Vessa Holdings (Whataroa) 8 es at $141-$159, BJ Adamson (Hari Hari) 15 es at

$141-$195, Broomleigh Farm (Cheviot)

15 es at $98-$147, Acheron Holding (Greta) 21 es at $94, Island Bay (Wainui) $45 es at $110-$146, Raeburn Farm (Springfield) 70 es at $103-$145, JM & JB Morton (Puhi Puhi Valley) 35 es at $103-$147.

Store lambs

Values: Forward lambs made $105 to $113, good $90 to $95, medium

$80 to $88 and lighter $64 to $78. Sales included: Grange Hill Deer Farm (Kaikoura) 184 lambs at

$77-$106, GG Meyer (Ladbrooks) 66 lms at $82-$113, RW & KJ Watson (Purau) 108 lms at $77-$96, B Ellis (Ross) 85 lms at $70-$99, FW Graham (Whataroa) 34 lms at $75-$98, DJ & B Hay (Pigeon Bay) 70 lms at $79, Swyncombe (Kaikoura) 112 lms at

$82-$98, JA Ranby (Cheviot) 125 lms at $71-$93.

Prime cattle

Values: Steers made $2.70/kg$3.41, heifers $2.80/kg-$2.90, bulls

$2.30/kg-$3.06, cows $2.04/kg-$2.23.

Sales included: B R & C A Dalzell (Hawarden) 2 angus steers at

$1883-$2102, Puhi Downs (Kaikoura)

25 ang, hereford ang herf x & charolais $1646-$2160, Broomleigh Farms (Chevoit) 1 ang str at $2293, Vaico (Rangiora) 1 herf x str at $1804, Sinai (Rangiora) 1 limousin str at

$1585, M W Johns (Dunsandel) 1 herf x hfr at $1682, A Wormsley (Rangiora) 1 herf x hfr at $1795, B R & C A Dalzell (Hawarden) 1 ang bull $2069, NA Sharpe (Springston) 20 strs at $1795 to $2067, RW McFelin (Kaiapoi) 5 strs at $1810 to $1928, R Taiaroa (Southbridge) 4 strs at $1843to $1555, MA Ridden (Irwell) 3 hfrs at $1680.

Store cattle

Sales included: B A & J S Stewart (Rotomanu) 13 angus & hereford cross steers at $1080-$1200, J Korostchuck (Darfield) 13 ang x & murray grey x strs at $870-$945, CD Sparks (Springston) 45 ang x 2yr strs at $970 to $1500, D & S Fowler P/ship (Leeston) 18 fries 2yr strs at $1000 to

$1365, Riki Taiaroa (Southbridge) 4 belgium blue 2yr strs at $1010, S Hills (Greenpark) 6 herf x 2yr strs at $1170,

6 Hfd 2yr hfrs at $1080, Tara Holdings (Hororata) 9 herf x 2yr strs at $1020 to $1050, MJ & MC King P/ship (Rangiora) 14 char x 2yr hfrs at $915 to $1120.