Prices hold on better-quality lambs
STOCK SALE: After falling prices over past month, the market steadies itself, Rose Harding reports.
Store lamb prices were steady at Stortford Lodge yesterday. Store lamb prices have been falling over the past month or more. Yesterday’s yarding was better quality than last week so prices at least held for the better pens. There were still some bargains to be had among the longer-term lambs in the yarding of about 5500 head.
The cattle yarding of about 300 head was mostly of good quality yearling stock. They sold on a par with the last few weeks.
Buyers were from Hawke's Bay with one from Auckland, one from Taupo and 15 registered on the Bidr on-line platform.
PRICES
Cattle. — cows, calves at foot:
Doohan Bros, Tangoio, four ang, four claves, weight, 575kg, 245c/kg, $1410/head.
Heifers: 2yr, Rawai, Takapau, 27 ang and ang-here, weight, 574kg, 330c/kg, $1900/head; M Bishop, Te Aute Rd, 12 here-fries-ang, weight, 517kg, 309c/kg, $1670/head; S Canning, Porangahau, five here-fries, weight, 340kg, 285c/kg, $970/head; The Plains Farms, Takapau, seven here, weight, 418kg, 301c/kg, $1260/head. Yrling,
Bremner Properties and Pastoral, Kinloch, 23 ang, weight, 300kg, 346c/kg, $1040/head; 21 ang, weight, 265kg, 350c/kg, $930/head; 12 ang, weight, 210kg, 333c/kg, $700/head; C Hutchinson, Te Aute, 10 here-fries, weight, 403kg, 293c/kg, $1185/head; S August, Elsthorpe, eight ang-here, weight, 359kg, 331c/kg, $1190/head. Steers: Yrling, Est H Hutana, Porangahau, 27 ang, weight, 315kg, 357c/kg, $1130/head; G and Y Brown, Dannevirke, 25 ang, weight, 328kg, 378c/kg, $1240/head; A and C Milligan, Pakipaki, 13 here-fries, weight, 307kg, 358c/kg $1100/head; five here-fries, weight, 282kg, 365c/kg, $1030/head; S August, Elsthorpe, six ang and anghere, weight, 420kg, 333c/kg, $1400/head; Roto-a-kiwi Farm, Pukehou, six ang, weight, 3712kg, 323c/kg, $1200/head.
Bulls: Yrling, Est H Hutana,
Porangahau, 19 ang, weight, 350kg, 325c/kg, $1140/head; seven ang, weight, 267kg, 318c/kg, $850/head; Lightning Ridge, Porangahau, eight ang, weight, 277kg, 326c/kg, $905/head; Burnside Dairies, Takapau, 11 dairy-cross, weight, 102kg, 428c/kg, $440/head; C Nicholls, Seafield Rd, six fries, weight, 229kg, 346c/kg, $795/head.
Sheep — ewes, lambs at foot: Reef Station, Mahia, 12 2/4ths, 14 lbs, $60 all counted; Waterford, Wanstead, 19 hgts, 18 lbs, $70; P and C Nicholls, Meeanee, 14 ewes, 12 lbs, $116. Hoggets, l/t, B and E Tuanui, Whakapirau, 65 c/o, $152; 129 ewe, $135. Spring lambs, Mt Erin Station, Middle Rd, 291 m/s b/f, $109; 400 m/s b/f, $87.50; 120 m/s b/f, $80; Hebron Ltd, Wairoa, 163 male, $95; 165 male, $87; 141 ewe, $85; 264 ewe, $74; 150 ewe, $75.50; 358 ewe, $66.50; 77 male, $68; 143 ewe, $60; 125 male, $62; 155 ewe, $60; Maraetara Farming, Seafield Rd, 222 c/o, $98; 196 c/o, $85.50; Droxford Farm, Middleton Rd, 97 c/o, $111; 155 c/o, $89; Stonehenge Trust, Whakapirau, 160 m/s, $85; J Powdrell, Putere, 95 m/s, $98; 169 m/s, $80.50; 62 m/s, $68; Larsen Farming, Ruakituri, 50 ram, $100; 49 ewe b/f, $84; 75 ram, b/f, $90; 54 ewe b/f, $70; 37 m/s b/f, $61;m Kaiwaka Hawke's Bay Ltd, Kaiwaka, 155 c/o, $87.50; Wallace and Holmes, 144 m/s, $95; Pakowhai Farm, Frasertown, 183 ram, $102; 332 ram, $80; 271 ram, $67.50; P Muir, Raukawa, 26 m/s, $157; Carlyon Station, Farm Rd, 153 c/o, $86.
Prime sale
The steady decline in ewe and lamb prices continued at Monday’s sale.
Clogged processing plants and export uncertainties have seen prices fall every week as spring lambs begin to arrive at the saleyards
The sheep yarding of more than 2000 head was mostly of medium quality. The lamb yarding of more than 200 head was of good quality.
PRICES
Lambs: Hoggets, l/t, male, $130 to $186; ewe, $149; m/s, $149. Spring, m/s, $143 to $175; b/f, $143 to $196; ewe, $179.
Ewes: Slipe, good, $125 to $130; med, $100.50 to $108; light/med, $96. Woolly, good, $121; med, $100 to $109. Shorn, good, $124; med, $110 to$116;light/med,$87.