Christchurch stock sales

North Canterbury ram lambs broke through the $200 mark for the first time this season at livestock sales at Canterbury Agricultural Park, in Christchurch, this week. The Hawarden lambs made $203-$204, while good lambs made $180-$190.

A record was set for the top prime ewe price with three Dunsandel ewes making $286. Heavy prime ewes reached

$190-$230 in a strong market. The store lamb market lifted

$4-$5 in a light yarding.

Prime lambs

Values: Heavy lambs $200-$204, good $180-$190, medium $150-$170 and lighter $130-$150.

Sales included: JR & R Catherwood (Charing Cross) 22 lambs at $188-$194, NC & DM Greenwood (Ellesmere) 17 lms at

$180, PD Tobeck (Greenpark) 93 lms at $144-$180, AK Taylor (Doyleston)

12 lms at $196, J Mitchell (Hokitika)

62 lms at $143, ME Hopkinson (Ohoka) 35 lms at $156, AC Sidey (Hawarden) 15 lms at $203-$204, S E & A M Treleaven (Southbridge) 16 lms at $153-$183, F J West (Loburn)

15 lms at $147-$155, N A & V J Holmes (Ashley) 40 lms at $141-$174, Middleton Farm (Ohoka) 29 lms at $126-$141, T D Gilbert (Tai Tapu) 13 lms at $187.

Prime ewes

Values: A lighter yarding of prime sheep met with strong demand and the ewe market remained on a par with last week. Heavy ewes made

$190-$230, medium $140-$170 and light $110-$130.

Sales included: D Waddy (Domett) 11 ewes at $160, Trefusis Farm (Scargill) 57 es at $135-$162, JR Oakley (Glenroy) 27 es at $116, K & D Webster (Dunsandel) 3 es at $286, J & F M Burrows (Rangiora) 7 es at

$174-$193, J J M Burrows (Rangiora)

5 es at $198, Norwest Holdings (Christchurch) 13 1 shear es at

$130-$154.

Store lambs

Values: A small yarding of store lambs met with strong demand from Canterbury/Mid Canterbury buyers with $4-$5 lift again in value.

Sales included: Caledonian Farm (Greendale) 353 lambs at $124-$135, J Mitchell (Hokitika) 68 lms at $115-$133, DC Waddy (Cheviot) 32 lms at $136.

Prime cattle

Values: In a medium yarding well finished steers sold at similar values to last week. Cattle that were not in prime condition eased slightly, but cows improved by up to 10 cents a kilogram.

Sales included: Okuku Farm (Okuku) 7 steers at $1620-$1922, R Curle (Springfield) 3 strs at

$1393-$1680, P McLeod (Leefield) 1 Steer $2400, I & G Loffhagen (Sefton) 5 strs at $1445-$1553, Hawthorden (West Melton) 2 strs at

$1372-$1539, R & V Flynn (Greenpark) 3 strs at $1445-$1523, Sandy Knolls Estate (Kaiapoi) 6 strs at $1729-$2002, IB Deans (Cheviot)

41 strs at $1404 to $1491, R Fussey (Christchurch) 1 str at $1911, V & S Wigram (Akaroa) 1 str at $1632, 1 hfr at $1066, D Hope (Hawarden) 10 strs at $1129 to $1358, 7 hfrs at $1121 to

$1222.

Store cattle

Sales included: Milkit Enterprises (Mossburn) 21 limousin cross steers at $940-$1020 and 16 limousin x strs at $910-$990, Hyslop Partnership (Greenpark) 19 angus strs at $1180-$1195, IB Deans (Cheviot) 10 strs at $1315 to $1340, Grove Farm (Leeston) 24 strs at

$910 to $1000, 18 hfrs at $885 to

$1000.