COALGATE STOCK SALE
Top ewes reached $160 as the prime ewe market climbed $2 to $3 per head at livestock sales at Coalgate. Prime lambs
Values: Prices stayed firm on previous weeks with good demand for lighter lambs. Tops made $120 $134, good $115 - $120, medium $110 $115 and light $100 - $110.
Sales included: Wilver Farm (Middlemarch) 397 lambs at $109 $126, Rangiora Nursery (Rangiora) 255 lms at $119 - $129, AK Stevens (Rakaia) 217 lms at $109 - $128, Raywell Farm (Leeston) 156 lms at $124 - $134, B Doig (Mitcham) 83 lms at $108 - $120, Jasama Farm (Mt Hutt) 71 lms at $127 - $140, High Country Horse Adventures (Coalgate) 71 lms at $101 - $104, AM Cameron (Darfield) 66 lms at $119 $125, R Gargett (Horreville) 48 lms at $91 - $99, Glencoe Downs P/ship (Amberley) 34 lms at $103 - $118, Seaview P/ship (Amberley) 36 lms at $100 - $115, RAJ & LM Wallace (Amberley) 30 lms at $125 $139McFall Transport (Ashburton) 16 lms at $94 - $133.
Prime ewes
Values: Prices moved again by $2 to $3 per head. Tops made $130 $160, good $110 - $125, medium $100 - $110 and light $75 - $90.
Sales included: SH Harris (Hororata) 72 ewes at $98 - $135, BW & LD Nell (Rakaia Gorge) 66 es at $85 - $146, Seaview P/ship (Amberley) 24 es at $101 - $111, Lisa Bullock Monthaven Farm (Oxford) 21 es at $70 - $91, EJ Cross (Hororata) 19 es at $90 - $115, GT & GN Deans (Homebush) 17 es at $95 - $96. Store sheep
Values: Store lambs met with similar demand. Tops made $100 $110, good $92 - $100, medium $85 $90 and light $65 - $75.
Sales included: RS Parsons (Parnassus) 542 lambs at $87 - $100, Holmbank Farm (Waianui) 532 lms at $104 - $111, CJ Todhunter (Rakaia Gorge) 266 lms at $84 - $103, Glencoe Downs (Scargill) 255 lms at $76 - $81, Roecombe Hill (Darfield) 195 lms at $80 - $99, CR MacFarlane (Parnassus) 166 lms at $86 - $94, Seaview P/ship (Amberley) 101 lms at $86 - $97, S Lawrence (Dunsandel) 88 lms at $60 - $88, P Shaw (Coalgate) 55 lms at $89, B Doig (Mitcham) 33 lms at $100.
Calves
Values: Prices for steer calves were $4/kg to $4.25 for heavy steers with medium and light calves selling for $4.50 to $5.
Sales included: Brooksdale Station (Springfield) 140 angus steer calves at $810 - $1105, 36 ang hfr clvs at $815 - $840, Melrose P/ship (Hawarden) 100 ang/hereford cross str clvs at $850 - $1080, 17 char x str clvs at $850 - $950, 18 herf str clvs at $835 - $1000, 31 char x hfr clvs at $800 - $860, 35 ang hfr clvs at $805 - $850, CM & MA Dalzell (Lees Valley) 50 ang/herf x str clvs at $1000 $1060, 28 herf str clvs at $910 $1030, 61 charolais x str clvs at $850 - $1130, 41 char x hfr clvs at $810 $950, 19 ang & ang/herf x hfr clvs at $850, Cribb Farming (View Hill) 50 ang str clvs at $1000 - $1190.