COALGATE STOCK SALE
Smaller store lambs rose in value as prime lambs eased at livestock sales at Coalgate last week.
Prime lambs
Values: Prices eased. Tops made $115 - $126, good $100 - $110, medium $90 - $100 and light $85 - $90.
Sales included: AH & JR Wilkinson (Rakaia) 265 lambs at $90 - $113, Butterick Farm (West Melton) 162 lms at $86 - $115, R Hughes (West Melton) 131 lms at $100 - $112, AJ Doig Trust (Ashburton) 78 lms at $118 - $126, KC & JE Serra (Aylesbury) 47 lms at $122, Homebush Leases P/ship (Homebush) 44 lms at $95 - $108, PG Ross (Mayfield) 46 lms at $92 - $98, Whitestone Livestock (Oamaru) 50 lms at $112 - $123, MP & DG McCormack (Cust) 34 lms at $94 $102, JG & LM Murchison (Amberley) 32 lms at $121, Milmore Downs (Amberley) 30 lms at $127, R Berry (Greymouth) 30 lms at $120, G Taege (Oxford) 11 lms at $124.
Prime ewes
Values: Tops made $100 - $120, good $90 - $100, medium $80 - $90 and light $60 - $70.
Sales included: Apsley Farm (Darfield) 700 ewes at $76 - $111, DG Feast (Charing Cross) 340 es at $84 $98, GR & PA Woods (Leithfield) 209 es at $80 - $99, Putiki Farm (Port Levy) 148 es at $70 - $97, PJ & LM Pankhurst (Norwood) 143 es at $79, HA Faulkner (Springfield) 111 es at $86 - $106, Ythan Farm (Mayfield) 94 es at $60 - $80, NA & MA Johns (Oamaru) 90 es at $70 $107, Glenmark Farms (Omihi) 78 es at $91 - $99, Homebush Leases P/ship (Homebush) 93 es at $89 - $91.
Store lambs
Values: Smaller lamb prices increased. Tops made $80 - $90, good $70 - $80, medium $60 - $70 and light $55 - $60.
Butterick Farm (West Melton) 394 lambs at $67 - $77, Westland Processors (Dobson) 235 lms at $60 $77, Spye Farming (Omihi) 144 lms at $66, Mick Woz (Greta Valley) 125 lms at $65 - $75, NA & MA Johns (Oamaru) 91 lms at $74.50 - $78, R Berry (Dobson) 67 lms at $80.50 - $89.
Prime cattle
Values: Steers made $2.70/kg $2.91, heifers $2.64 - $2.90, cows $1.66 - $1.94 and bulls $2.55 - $2.92.
Sales included: W Dawson (Glentui) 7 steers at $1473 - $1742, PA & KD McIllraith (Ellesmere) 6 strs at $1714 $1929, Harwood & Knox (Rangiora) 3 strs at $1777, M Larter (Tai Tapu) 3 strs at $1433, GP & KH Bell (Dunsandel) 2 strs at $1571, MR & GC Woods (Rangiora) 1 str at $1495, Doyle Farm (Montalto) 1 str at $1740, SH Harris (Hororata) 10 heifers at $1355 - $1373, GP & KH Bell (Dunsandel) 7 hfrs at $1501 - $1540, Paisley Farm (Ashburton) 13 hfrs at $1217 - $1290. Store cattle
Values: Two year old steers made $2.80/kg - $3, yearling steers $2.95 $3.50, yearling heifers $2.70 - $3.30 and yearling bulls $2.50 - $2.80. Steer calves made $420, heifer calves $490 and bull calves $400 - $470.
Sales included: Harptree (Hororata) 2 2yo hfrs at $460, BD Wilkinson (Cheviot) 8 R2 m/grey x strs at $1145, 6 R2 hfrs at $1115, W Dawson (Glentui) 10 18mth strs at $1230 - $1300.