COALGATE SALES
Prime lambs rose in price with the best lambs making $120 at Coalgate sales last week.
Prime lambs
Values: The very heavy butchers’ lambs were $6-$10 stronger, medium lambs were also $6-$8 dearer. Tops made $105-$120, good $95-$102, medium $86-$92 and light $74-$82. Sales included: Scottville Farm (Rangiora) 151 lambs at $95-$99, GP & KH Bell (Dunsandel) 145 lms at $101-$105, CR & SM Buttle (Darfield) 116 lms at $94-$109, LJ & BR Manera (Ross) 107 lms at $89-$119, Eskvale Station Ltd (Amberley) 83 lms at $80-$110, AJ Doig Trust (Chertsey) 79 lms at $109, JE & RM Christie (Leeston) 72 lms at $99-$116, FDC & IC Brown (Coalgate) 53 lms at $83-$88, Abilene Farm (Leeston) 51 lms at $86-$109, Glenelg Farm Ltd (Hawarden) 58 lms at $47.50-$95, HF & DL Butterick (Ashburton) 53 lms at $95-$107, SA & SJ Sinclair (Springston) 44 lms at $86-$119, Iffley Land Ltd (Waikari) 42 lms at $110, Rosehill (Rangiora) 41 lms at $80-$89, Taiaroa Benny Farms (Sheffield) 36 lms at $92, PD Harris (Waipara) 30 lms at $112, T Abbott (Glenroy) 28 lms at $72, MJ Stanbury (Ladbrooks) 22 lms at $103, MS Abrahamson (Aylesbury) 22 lms at $105-$110, Thorndale Farm (Springfield) 25 lms at $104-$109, PW Reid (Leeston) 20 lms at $87-$91, PJ & SJ Thomson (Amberley) 19 lms at $92-$106, R& S Saunders (Darfield) 20 lms at $92, NC & KME Stott (Darfield) 19 lms at $85, Tenterden Downs (Hawarden) 17 lms at $118, AP Burger Farm Ltd (Oxford) 17 lms at $105, Coaltrack Farm Ltd (Waikari) 15 lms at $81, SP & PA Hillson (Hororata) 16 lms at $89, AJ Ferguson (Hawarden) 13 lms at $85-$87, Wendrum Farm (Southbridge) 13 lms at $86, Sinai Ltd (Oxford) 13 lms at $119, Awapuni P/Ship (Waikari) 3 lms at $123.
Prime ewes
Values: Heavy shorn ewes made up to $90. Good two-tooth ewes were $65-$75. Tops made $80-$90, good $70-$78, medium $60-$68 and light $50-$56. Sales included: Organic Farm Holdings Ltd (Waipara) 129 ewes at $63-$77, AJ & PJ Cockburn (Rolleston) 88 es at $45-$90, Spye Farming Ltd (Omihi) 83 es at $52-$77, Manahune P/Ship (Waipara) 83 es at $69-$81, Sinai Ltd (Oxford) 59 es at $59-$80, Awapuni P/Ship (Waikari) 57 es at $40-$85, RW Mander (Waikari) 53 es at $50-$96, Hillview Enterprises (Waiau) 36 es at $59-$83, Spye Farming Ltd (Omihi) 36 2th es at $48-$66, Putiki Farm (Port Levy) 37 es at $65-$73, Hemingford Ltd (Culverden) 29 es at $66-$87, Wendrum Farm (Southbridge) 28 es at $59-$73, BM & KM Forrester (Hawarden) 27 es at $56-$77, HF & DL Butterick (Ashburton) 31 es at $40-$79.
Store sheep
Values: A sound store lamb market. Tops made $64-$69, good $58-$62, medium $50-$56 and light $44-$48. Sales included: AJ Ferguson (Hawarden) 355 lambs at $46-$66, Benmore Graziers (Whitecliffs) 91 lms at $53, Eskvale Station Ltd (Amberley) 62 lms at $12-$64, Kapuranga Farm (Springston) 10 lms at $65, Waimere P/Ship (Waikari) 2 lms at $58, F Bennington Estate (Ashburton) 2 lms at $45, Wattslea Pastures Ltd (Winchmore) 550 in lamb es at $107-$126, M& S Abrahamson (Greendale) 153 in-lamb es at $80, Letham Farms (Mitcham) 74 in-lamb es at $88.
Prime cattle
Values: Prime cattle prices lifted across all classes by 5-10 cents/kg. Steers made $2.05/kg-$2.15, heifers $1.90-$2.05 and cows $1.30-$1.50. Sales included: IJ & DJ McGiffert (Sefton) 12 steers at $1000-$1290, F McKenzie (Montalto) 9 strs at $1085-$1110, L Topp (Staveley) 7 strs at $610-$930, JWA Smith & Co (Sefton) 6 strs at $910-$1220, S &S Sinclair (Springston) 6 strs at $1110-$1300, I& B Frazer (Amberley) 5 strs at $945-$1240, Douglas Cox Ltd (Amberley) 4 strs at $900-$1020, Est FR Bebbington (Ashburton) 3 strs at $450-$970, SL Govenlock (Oxford) 1 str at $1200, I& B Frazer (Amberley) 13 hfrs at $980-$1000, Est FR Bebbington (Ashburton) 3 hfrs at $870-$1020, RJ & HE Gardiner (Leeston) 1 hfr at $900, Benmore Graziers (Whitecliffs) 1 hfr at $1300.
Store cattle
Values: Mainly calves had a sound sale. Twoyear-old steers made $2/kg, steer calves $1.90-$2.20 and heifer calves $2. Sales included: R& L Armstrong (Conway) 7 R2 steers at $650-$740, RJ & HE Gardiner (Leeston) 6 mth heifers at $580, ML Hoban (Hawarden) 7 yrlg bulls at $460, Letham Farm (Ashburton) 4 yrlg bulls at $640, R& L Armstrong (Conway) 19 str calves at $300-$410, R& L Armstrong (Conway) 13 hfr clvs at $325-$370, RJ & HE Gardiner (Leeston) 1 hfr calf at $300, Dorman P/ship Ltd (Dorie) 2 bull clvs at $50, ML Hoban (Hawarden) 1 bull calf at $250.