Manawatu Stock Sales

Feilding Store Stock Sale Friday July 29

The local region has become saturated with the continuous rain over recent weeks.

Strictly speaking, the overall quality of the hogget yarding was a little less than last week but sale prices for most sections were buoyed by Hawke’s Bay interests. The top sale price was $125 for 43 woolly cryptorchids from M & T Frame, Dannevirke, although these hoggets were much heavier than the rest, and the Sue Bros, Ohakune, sold 206 woolly cryptorchids for $114. The ewe hoggets continue to sell at a slight discount to the male hoggets, maybe 10 cents/kg, but still firmed overall with top money being $102 for a good line of 353 shorn ewe hoggets from A & S Goldsbury, Wanganui. The longer term hogget section probably firmed.

The cattle sale began with a larger entry of vetted in calf cows. Although mostly all were only in medium condition.,

The steer offering was a little patchy, as might be expected in the middle of winter, but quality steers sold to good demand. 9 angus and angus/hereford cross rising three year steers from D & S Sweet, Kimbolton, sold for $1955 and 9 two year old angus/hereford steers from JJ Farms, Cheltenham, sold for $1905 ($3.12).

Only one pen of two year old bulls was offered – 19 friesians from Parkes Farming, Ohingaiti, which sold for $1640 ($3.23). This contrasted with a very large yarding of 454 yearling bulls and these were firm with the oldest (and heaviest) attracting attention. l

The heifer offering was mostly of a medium type this week and both the older heifers and yearling heifers were reasonably firm on a reduced size yarding also.

The mild winter, even though wetter than preferred, is helping the cattle market.

Sheep (13,420): ewes (23) with LAF (30), $55-$77; ewes SIL (822), $110.50-$163; dry ewes (675), $45-$77; hoggets (11,870); 36-44 kg, $108.50-$125, $2.84-$3.11, firm; 31-35 kg, $89-$106, $2.78-$3.14, firm; 25-30 kg, $77.50-$96, $2.95-$3.20, lift.

Cattle (1,183): steers; R3 yr (106), 482-643 kg, $1440-$1955, $2.90-$3.23, lift; R2 yr (144), 353-609 kg, $1050-$1905, $2.85-$3.34, firm; R1 yr (140), 159-410 kg, $570-$1335, $3.25-$4.42, steady; bulls; R2 yr (19), 507 kg, $1640, $3.23, lift; R1 yr (454), 104-315 kg, $555-$1050, $2.96-$5.33, firm; heifers; R2 yr (150), 211-403 kg, $640-$1265, $2.50-$3.31, firm; R1 yr (99), 134-245 kg, $510-$825, $2.89-$3.80, firm; cows VIC (211), 412-581 kg, $670-$1340, $2.02-$2.47.

Rongotea Sale Report July 27

There was a big yarding of in calf cows and heifers at Rongotea this week with solid prices across all classes of cattle.

White face 2 year steers 451 kg made up to $1420 ($2.88), Cross breed steers 307 kg made $655 ($2.13) and friesian steers 300 kg made $740 ($2.47).

2 year jersey bulls 375 kg made $860 ($2.29).

White face 2 year heifers 452 kg - 465kg made $1320 ($2.39 - $2.92) and 315 kg-395 kg made up to $990 ($2.09-$2.69). Cross breed heifers 335 kg – 360 kg made up to $835 ($1.96 - $2.49).

White face yearling steers 182 kg – 213 kg made up to $720 ($3.34 $3.96) and 133 kg – 160 kg made up to $650 ($3.80 - $4.88). Jersey steers 375 kg made $890 ($2.49) and cross breed steers 207 kg – 225 kg made up to $680 ($2.60 - $3.02).

Friesian yearling bulls 308 kg made $830 ($2.69) and 153 kg – 223 kg made up to $680 ($3.05-$3.56). White face bulls 150 kg - 253 kg made up to $740 ($2.62 - $2.92) and cross breed bulls 235 kg made $510 ($2.17).

Hereford yearling heifers 197 kg made $685 ($3.49), white face yearling heifers 285 kg - 350 kg made up to $900 ($2.32 - $2.57) and 152 kg - 170 kg made up to $510 ($2.97 - $3.28). Friesian yearling heifers 205 kg – 275 kg made up to $615 ($2.09 - $2.86) and cross breed heifers 166 kg - 266 kg made up to $465 ($1.74-$2.14).

In calf friesian cows made $610 $1210 depending on figures and in calf cross breed cows made $1015.

Well grown in calf friesian heifers made $1000 - $1070 and smaller heifers made $550 - $860. Cross breed heifers made $820 $980 and jersey heifers made $470.

Friesian cows with calves at foot made $860 - $1160.

Friesian boner cows 625 kg – 631 kg made up to $1250 ($1.82 - $1.98) and 467 kg – 550 kg made up to $1000 ($1.69 - $1.86). Cross breed cows 490 kg – 575 kg made up to $1050 ($1.71 - $1.83) and 340 kg – 441 kg made up to $755 ($1.16 - $1.71).

Porkers made $120 and weaner pigs made $60 - $80.

Mixed age ewes made $35 - $46 and mixed sex lambs made $50 $73.

Good friesian bull calves made $180 - $210, medium calves made $130 - $170 and smaller calves made $80 - $120. White face bull calves made $300 - $360, medium calves made $220 - $280 and smaller calves made $150 - $200. Cross breed bull calves made $50 - $60. Good white face heifer calves made $200 - $235, medium calves $180 - $190

Feilding Prime Stock Sale Monday July 25

This Monday prime sheep sale is becoming a victim of its own success with over 11,330 sheep entered, of which 8782 were hoggets. This made it the biggest Monday sale that anyone could remember and such a large yarding must influence sale prices. And so it was with prime lamb sale prices down about 20 cents/kg on a schedule basis or about $5-6/head. That should be regarded as a healthy adjustment. This sale was still a viable option for prime lamb sellers. The headline money was $164 for 9 huge blackface male lambs from Mt Curl, . Whereas last week, many big male lambs sold over $140/head, this week saw the best of the male lambs like those from D Schnell, D Kellick and Nikau Partnership sell for $136 or $137.

The sale became top heavy with store hoggets, even though many were forward store, and the store hogget section of nearly 3,000 head also eased .

2523 ewes were offered and held up reasonably well. All the ewes seemed to be selling to a constant market with most making around the $3/kg equivalent. T

The return of a main buyer resulted in a firming in the cow market. Yarded numbers are continuing to drop away and the good cows did improve. There were no beef cows entered as all the cows were from the dairy herds.

No steers at all came forward and only a handful of heifers of which the beef heifers, which were lighter this week.

Only two bulls were offered .

Sheep (11,331): hoggets (8,782); prime (5,961), 40-60 kg, $105.50-$144, $2.30-$2.70, ease; store (2,821), 30-37 kg, $75-$110, $2.30-$3.00, slight ease; ewes (2,080); good, heavy, 26 kg, $78-$80, $3.00-$3.05, steady; medium, 21-25 kg, $60-$77, $2.85-$3.05, steady; lighter, 18-20 kg, $52-$58, $2.90-$3.05, steady; 2ths (443), $57-$73; male sheep (26), $38-$48.

Cattle (75): heifers (11); 405-420 kg, $1016-$1096, $2.51-$2.61, steady; lesser sorts, 230-410 kg, $391-$906, $1.68-$2.21; cows (62); good, heavy, 450-595 kg, $1001-$1309, $1.89-$2.36, lift; boners, 368-560 kg, $624-$1069, $1.58-$1.99, lift; lesser sorts, 430 kg, $344, $0.80; bulls (2), 560-630 kg, $1478-$1814, $2.64-$2.88.

Manfeild Park Calf Sale Monday July 25

Calf entries doubled to 200 mixed sex calves as the season gets underway to a good bench of buyers.

Bulls: friesian; good, $200-$245; medium, $150-$180; white face good, $300-$350; medium, $230-$285; charolais/friesian cross, $395; angus cross, $240.

Heifers: White face good, $260-$300; medium, $195-$230.