LIVESTOCK SALES
Store lambs rose $4 to $5 a head at livestock sales at Canterbury Agricultural Park in Christchurch, this week.
Prices were much the same as last week for prime lambs, with top lambs making $100 to $117.
Prime steers made 190c/kg to 205c with sales to 216c.
Prime lambs
Values: In a smaller yarding of prime lambs, prices were similar to last week’s sale. Top lambs made $110 to $117, medium $93 to $105 and lighter $70 to $85. Sales included: JE Blatchford (Amberley) 8 lambs at $70 to $114, ME Hopkinson (Ohoka) 26 lms at $93 to $105, GL & MA Smith (Tai Tapu) 8 lms at $95, Garrett Holdings (Springston) 17 lms at $65 to $90, Peter Mann (Cheviot) 3 lms at $92, CL McMaster (Stillwater) 20 lms at $115, T Symmers (Stillwater) 18 lms at $90, P &K O’Malley (Ikamatua) 23 lms at $86 to $117, JJ & NA Quinn (Lincoln) 18 lms at $100, Ochiltree Farm (Belfast) 18 lms at $99, PR Barrett (Greenpark) 16 lms at $71 to $82, Glenpark P/ship (Omihi) 12 lms at $110 to $114, BC McKay (Kaiapoi) 7 lms at $72 to $98, JR Oakley (Glenroy) 60 lms at $102, BWA Lee (Springston) 18 lms at $96 to $112, GW Hulston (Weedons) 16 lms at $105 to $112, T &N Stronach (Robinsons Bay) 20 lms at $86 to $89, Ron Stevenson (Waikari) 15 lms at $85, MI Jenkins (Port Levy) 16 lms at $81, Stokes Livestock (Oxford) 22 lms at $106 to $116, Lifestyle Farm Services (Leeston) 15 lms at $86 to $90, Ashley Bank Farming (Ashley) 108 lms at $87 to $116, BJ & TJ Ward (Leithfield) 25 lms $79 to $88, Maxwelton Stock Co Ltd (Scargill) 20 lms $80, Willesden Farm (Kaituna) 17 lms $86 to $90, IR & C Shatford (Balcairn) 27 lms $105 to $115, DR McKay (Oxford) 16 lms $80, JN & PL Ward (West Melton) 12 lms $115.
Store lambs
Values: A large yarding of store lambs met with strong demand with a $4 to $5 a head lift. Sales included: Kevin Boyd (Kaikoura) 144 mixed-sex lambs at $58 to $75, J Sowden (Kaikoura) 36 ms lms at $68, JR Oakley (Glenroy) 193 ms lms at $77 to $81, Mt Torlesse Station (Springfield) 196 ms lms at $50 to $58, Bardale P/ship (Kaikoura) 29 ms lms at $85, Ochiltree Farm (Belfast) 50 ms lms at $68 to $82, GE & SK Williams (Oxford) 44 ms lms at $62, AT Urquhart (Hickory Bay) 25 ms lms at $51 to $67, T Symmers (Stillwater) 17 ms lms at $73, The Rock P/ship (Omihi) 56 ms lms at $57 to $68, Mt Vulcan (Omihi) 84 ms lms at $62 to $75, Scrubby Gully Farm (Te Oka Bay) 321 ms lms at $37 to $61, J Sparks (Little River) 38 ms lms at $50 to $56, S Stevenson (Omihi) 44 ms lms at $55 to $61, T &N Stronach (Pigeon Bay) 88 ms lms at $70 to $71, CB Thacker (Okains Bay) 358 ms lms at $49 to $68, Wairewa P/ship (Little River) 33 ms lms at $41 to $60, Willesden Farm (Kaituna) 100 ms lms at $43 to $65, RAL & SM Mowat (Greta Valley) 93 ms lms at $43 to $70, The Willows (Amberley) 27 ms lms at $71, G &D Bevins (Loburn) 90 ms lms at $53 to $64, Fletcher Farms (Waikari) 55 ms lms at $74.
Prime ewes
Values: In a smaller yarding of prime sheep, prices remained on par with last week. Top ewes made $82 to $96, medium $65 to $74 and lighter $40 to $53. Sales included: AT Urqhart (Hickory Bay) 87 ewes at $56 to $60, Garrett Holdings (Springston) 14 es at $45 to $82, HTE & AS Reid (Aylesbury) 47 es at $72 to $86, JW Rivers (Rangiora) 18 es at $70 to $98, The Rock P/ship (Omihi) 17 es at $42 to $65, DH & GDS Grigg (Rotherham) 28 two-tooth es at $56 to $69, Paua Bay Farm (Paua Bay) 20 1st-shear es at $65 to $80, Te Oka Farm (Little River) 36 2th es at $54 to $69, DJ & SC Innes (Pigeon Bay) 87 es at $42 to $56, Fletcher Farms (Waikari) 23 es at $69 to $83, A Stewart (Magnet Bay) 12 es at $64 to $70, Paua Bay Farm (Paua Bay) 17 es at $56 to $77, TJ & CA Masefield (Goughs Bay) 23 es at $40 to $68, IP Chamberlain (Norwood) 14 es at $78 to $88, Willesden Farm (Kaituna) 57 es at $53 to $77, Stokes Livestock (Oxford) 62 es at $59 to $107, Te Oka Farm (Little River) 72 es at $49 to $77, Earnscleugh Station (Cust) 26 es at $69 to $85, RV & MK Masefield (Goughs Bay) 20 es $70 to $75.
Prime cattle
Values: Prices for good-quality cattle were firm against the last sale but lesser-quality cattle struggled to hold their value. Steers made 190c/kg to 205c with sales to 216c, heifers 185c to 200c with sales to 205c, cows 136c to 145c and bulls 161c to 206c. Sales included: R Taggart (Cust) 4 steers at $1309 to $1424, Wairewa P/ship (Little River) 1 str at $1166, IP Chamberlain & Co (Norwood) 17 strs at $945 to $1198, LN & DM Curry (Lincoln) 8 strs at $887 to $1105 and 2 heifers at $1075 to $1122, K& K Griffiths 2 strs at $1035 to $1049, RT Alexander (Marshlands) 8 strs at $1005 to $1256, Wyndarra Farm (Tai Tapu) 6 strs at $1030 to $1331 and 2 hfrs at $1188, M Jones (Amberley) 2 strs at $860, IJ Russell (Lincoln) 1 hfr at $975, JG Findlay (Sefton) 8 hfrs at $771 to $1010, Didsbury Ltd (Rangiora) 2 hfrs at $858 to $1045, B Manson Ltd (Kaituna) 2 strs at $1494, S Walker (Leeston) 1 str at $1230, Chamonix Enterprises Ltd (Leeston) 4 strs at $1005 to $1123 and 2 hfrs at $815 to $865, J Edwards (Oxford) 1 str at $1513, R Bur- rows (Rakaia) 1 str at $1008 and 1 hfr at $783, R Leonard (Ladbrooks) 1 str at $1043, JH & LG Neas (Prebbleton) 3 strs at $729 to $948, WJ & G Radford (Lincoln) 1 str at $853 and 1 hfr at $756, R& R Fussey (Rolleston) 5 hfrs at $1119, Wavering Flat (Oxford) 2 hfrs at $877 to $1066.
Store cattle
Values: In a yarding of 150 store cattle, some good cattle met good demand. Sales included: Wairewa P/ship 13 angus and ang-cross steers at $745 to $875, LN & DM Curry (Lincoln) 4 hereford-cross strs at $825, L Molloy 6 ang and ang-cross strs at $550 and 7 herf-cross heifers at $520, Childrens Bay (Akaroa) 4 ang strs at $410 and 17 ang hfrs at $400 to $445, Floridale Angus (Courtenay) 14 ang rising 2-year-old hfrs at $755 to $805 and 36 ang yearling hfrs at $325 to $470, WGS Chisnall (Amberley) 5 ang 18-month-old hfrs at $745.