CHRISTCHURCH LIVESTOCK SALE
The prime sheep market had another good gain with ewe prices rising $3-$5 at livestock sales at Canterbury Agricultural Park, in Christchurch, this week.
Prime lambs were unchanged from last week with the best lambs at $125. Better store lambs made $80-$89. Prime lambs
Values: A large yarding of prime lambs sold on par with last week. Heavy lambs made $118-$125, medium $110-$115 and light $95-$105.
Sales included: Davaar Ltd (Greta Valley) 15 lambs at $98, JC Douglas (Amberley) 20 lms at $107-$122, Co’Keefe Farming (Irwell) 19 lms at $62-$83, RT Todd (Broadfields) 12 lms at $114, B& M Dimbleby (Halkett) 16 lms at $100, A& S Kane (Mandeville) 17 lms at $80-$105, Grove Farm (Irwell) 61 lms at $108-$114, Four Winds (Oxford) 39 lms at $103-$110, Highgrove Farm (Culverden) 16 lms at $105-$120, RD G & P A McIntosh (Culverden) 14 lms at $103-$118, AF & J M Clark (Darfield) 16 lms at $93, R McFarlane (Little River) 13 lms at $95-$105, CL & G R Dowie (Kaiapoi) 12 lms at $82-$98, Beechbank Farm Ltd (Hawarden) 27 lms at $89-$114. Prime sheep
Values: Prices rose $3-$5 per head across all ewe classes. Top ewes made $100 - $120 with the odd sale to $136, medium $85-$95 and lighter $60-$70.
Sales included: Corner Farm (Little River) 23 ewes at $94-$104, M& M Herlihy (Little River) 19 es at $67-$91, Co’Keefe Farming (Irwell) 19 es at $62-$83, D Patullo (Peraki) 16 es at $73-$87, D& J McKenzie (Culverden) 22 es at $98-$136, Garrett Holdings (Springston) 40 es at $76-$89, Blackrock Poll Dorset (Lakeside) 29 es at $92-$106, , Waipara South Branch Station (Whiterock) 222 es at $77-$106, A Nicholson 27 2th es at $65-$100 and 35 es at $73, Ben Nevis Partnership (Hanmer Springs) 39 es at $106-$111, Beechbank Farm (Hawarden) 28 es at $73-$104.
Store lambs
Values: The market remained on par with last week. Good lambs made $80-$89, medium $70-$78, lighter $60-$69 and small $52-$58.
Sales included: O’Keefe Farm (Irwell) 70 mixed sex lambs at $75, Davaar Ltd (Greta Valley) 270 m/s lms at $60-$73, R Sutherland (Oaro) 184 m/s ls at $61-$71, RIA Mowat (Ward) 232 ram lms at $60-$85.50, 74 ewe lms at $56-$71, R& B Pammett (Whataroa) 70 m/s lms at $69-$76, Living Springs (Teddington) 64 m/s lms at $61-$79, Waipara South Branch Station (Whiterock) 365 m/s lms at $60-$89, Nikki Coleman 47 m/s lms at $64-$75, Beechbank Farm (Hawarden) 58 m/s lms at $60-$81, Waiau Reserve Board (Waiau) 69 m/s lms at $65-$74.
Prime cattle
Sales included: DF & A A Templeman (Teddington) 7 steers at $1503 - $1652, Mont Cooke Ltd (Christchurch) 14 strs at $1456 $1725, The Bridge Farm (Doyleston) 5 strs at $1536 - $1949, Chiltern Hills (Omihi) 3 strs at $1420 - $1631, M I Jenkins (Port Levy) 15 strs at $1271 - $1344, L P Stratford (Rolleston) 3 strs at $1624 - $2095, R Giltrap (Leeston) 10 strs at $1405 - $1466 D Frapwell (Cheviot) 2 strs at $1827 to $1906, H Mercer (Leeston) 3 strs at $1638 to $2037. CAS Trust (Tai Tapu) 4 strs at $1362 to $1536, MG & J Lancaster (Springston) 10 strs at $1410 to $162.