COALGATE STOCK SALE

Prime ewe prices came off the boil at livestock sales at Coalgate last week.

The best ewes made to $200 in an easing market.

Store lambs were also back slightly in price with better lambs at

$114. The prime lamb market had a solid sale with top lambs at

$150-$169.

Prime lambs

Values: In another solid sale tops made $150-$169, good $140-$150, medium $120-$140 and light $100-$120.

Sales included: Raywell (Irwell)

417 lambs at $146-$158, Fitzallan Park (Southbridge) 164 lms at $139-$145, Garrett Holdings (Springston) 127 lms at $150-$156, J & J Savage (Waikari)

111 lms at $116-$127, Lake Station (Hawarden) 86 lms at $125-$138, GC & PJ Smith (Waiau) 82 lms at $132-$138, Brooklands (Southbridge) 48 lms at

$145-$155, MP & DG McCormack (Cust) 43 lms at $140-$154, Essendon Farm (Darfield) 53 lms at $129-$142, Putiki Farm (Port Levy) 56 lms at

$153, A & A Prentice (Conway) 46 lms at $127-$150, Alpine Horizons P/ship (Darfield) 32 lms at $154, Wemalla (Hinda) 30 lms at $90-$158, MD & JH Wason (Sheffield) 26 lms at

$138-$158, KJ & HM Gallagher (Lincoln) 29 lms at $131-$153, GE Morris (Leeston) 25 lms at $143-$160, R MacFarlane (Oxford) 20 lms at

$140-$150, B Ellis Holdings (Hororata)

23 lms at $133-$147, Jarva Lee (Irwell)

15 lms at $159-$160.

Prime ewes

Values: The prime ewe market eased. Tops made $160-$200, good

$120-$160, medium $100 - $120 and light $70-$90.

Sales included: BW & LD Nell (Rakaia Gorge) 208 ewes at

$127-$167, AW & RE Preece (Motukarara) 168 es at $109-$150, Ian Lucas Farm (Mt Hutt) 51 es at

$100-$117, NW & RE Owers (Hororata)

62 es at $95-$142, Putiki Farm (Port Levy) 45 es at $98-$114, Iona Trading (Cheviot) 35 es at $134-$140, MJ & JK Smith (Sheffield) 34 es at $110-$189, NJ Moorhead (Southbridge) 30 es at

$115-$159, GE Morris (Leeston) 24 es at $145-$181, Wemella (Hinda) 24 es at $100-$154, JW & KA Adams (Rangiora) 17 es at $163.

Store sheep

Values: Lamb prices eased with lighter lambs harder to sell.

Sales included: A & A Prentice (Conway) 188 lambs at $70-$99, Whyte Farm (Ashburton Gorge) 174 lms at $93-$110, Red Oak Stud (Weka Pass) 164 lms at $105-$114, Daniel Wheeler (Kaiapoi) 137 lms at $30-$96, MO & LJ Bowler (Cheviot) 88 lms at $106, Rosehill P/ship (Mt Hutt) 75 lms at $58-$99, Mt Paul (Waiau) 59 lms at

$92-$102, Noramy (Hawarden) 63 lms at $91-$107, Lake Station (Hawarden) 61 lms at $90-$106, ML & KE Crampton (Cheviot) 51 lms at

$70-$90, Linda Pike Trust (Tinwald)

47 lms at $114.

Prime cattle

Values: Steers made $2.60/kg$2.72, heifers $2.35-$2.66, beef cows

$1.80 and dairy cows $1.35-$1.54 and bulls $2.86-$3.20. Sales included: HG&EE Paget (Amberley) 8 steers at

$1425, Queenlea (Leeston) 9 strs at

$1516-$1754, J Cochrane (Leeston) 6 strs at $1552, M Gunn (Darfield) 5 strs at $1537, L&M Herreman (Oxford) 4 strs at $1749, Abilene (Leeston) 4 strs at $1531-$1916, KG&BA Wakelin (Carleton) 2 strs at $1917, G&L Elvines (Ashburton) 1 str at $1523, Peak Hill (Rakaia Gorge) 11 heifers at

$1307-$1633, Misty Downs 14 hfrs at

$697-$1066, JO&AJ Clarkson (Greendale) 4 hfrs at $1352, DA&SM Paulin (Rangiora) 3 hfrs at $1478, Lindan P/ship (West Melton) 2 hfrs at

$1559.