CHRISTCHURCH STOCK SALES
Heavy lambs rose $3 a head with the rest of the yarding unchanged at livestock sales at Canterbury Agricultural Park, in Christchurch, this week.
The best prime lambs made to $168.
Heavy prime ewes made $115-$130 in a market ranging from steady to strengthening compared with last week.
The best store lambs made $100-$113 in the smallest yarding of the season.
Prime lambs
Values: A large yarding sold strongly with heavy lambs increasing by $3 a head, making to $168.
Values were unchanged from last week for the rest.
Heavy lambs made $150-$169, medium $130-$149 and light $100-$129.
Sales included: Warren Partnership (Oxford) 12 lambs at $144-$160, Iffley Partnership (Scargill) 76 lambs at $116-$140, DJ Black (Hawarden) 25 lambs at $144-$154, N & A Petrie (Fernside) 25 lambs at $167-$169, Grove Farm (Irwell) 174 lambs at $144-$151, H& M Pain (Cheviot) 22 lambs at $148-$154, R Thomas (Blenheim) 36 lambs at $120-$160, P& K McCormick (Blenheim) 41 lambs at $111-$151, GS Draper (Grovetown) 10 lambs at $131, D Casey (Weedons) 12 lambs at $133, AJ Ferguson (Hawarden) 32 lambs at $142-$149, Maple Tech (Rolleston) 6 lambs at $166, Glenmark Springs (Waipara) 45 lambs at $123 - $140, B R &C A Dalzell (Hawarden) 27 lambs at $125 - $160, The Gums Partnership (Cheviot) 9 lambs at $149 - $168, G E Morris (Southbridge) 21 lambs at $110 - $138, CD P & E M Smith (Cust) 24 lambs at $164 - $166, Beachcroft Farm (Southbridge) 38 lambs at $128 - $140, J R Fleming (Culverden) 53 lambs at $107 - $118, R Carter (Rangiora) 14 lambs at $124, JF & J M McPhee (West Melton) 26 lambs at $102 - $129, R W Burgess & Son (Rotomanu) 35 lambs at $107 -$124, Central Deer Freighters (Halkett) 16 lambs at $150 - $161, P Scott (Blenheim) 52 lambs at $104 - $128. Prime sheep
Values: A good yarding of quality ewes met with good demand with prices unchanged to strengthening from last week.
Heavy ewes made $115-$130, medium $90-$110 and light $70-$85.
Sales included: TC Farming (Le Bons Bay) 68 ewes at $70 - $119, Kaihope Farm (Port Levy) 95 ewes at $74-$115, Hamilton Glens (Omihi) 50 ewes at $75-$124, Nickel Partnership (Aylesbury) 58 ewes at $82-$125, B & C Bruce (Templeton) 26 ewes at $100-$120, Antrim Hills (Cheviot) 23 ewes at $109-$150, Mt Fyffe (Kaikorua) 42 ewes at $113-$123, D& J McKenzie (Culverden) 53 ewes at $101-$130, Rural Vision (Charteris Bay) 20 ewes at $83-$116, R Thomas (Blenheim) 32 ewes at $104-$126, Pigeon Bay Farming (Pigeon Bay) 12 2th ewes at $85 -$106, Pigeon Bay Farming (Pigeon Bay) 19 ewes at $96 - $135, AP & A E Laing (Parnasus) 19 2th ewes at $83 - $92, AP & A E Laing (Parnasus) 157 ewes at $83 - $119, PN &T J Wright (Little River) 32 ewes at $93 - $110, Glen Rannoch Farm (Waddington) 18 ewes at $94 - $101, Brosnan Partnership (Fernside) 10 ewes at $107 - $133, Wilson & Hay (Pigeon Bay) 16 ewes at $92 - $125, Comhluadar Farm (Robinsons Bay) 13 ewes at $91 - $136, DJ & B Hay (Pigeon Bay) 34 ewes at $69 - $113, Mt Palm (Rotherham) 50 ewes at $87 - $128, Mitch Six (Fernside) 44 ewes at $119 - $133, CD P & E M Smith (Cust) 16 ewes at $123 - $164, M P Smith (Hanmer) 18 2th ewes at $85 $117, M p Smith (Hanmer) 17 ewes at $95 - $112, Tinline Downs Farming Company (Waiau) 18 ewes at $53 $114. Store sheep
Values: In the smallest yarding of store lambs for the season prices were on par with last week.
The best lambs made $100-$113 and medium $87-$93.
Sales included: G Lewthwaite (Little River) 22 lambs at $108, Ferniehurst Station (Parnassus) 30 lambs at $109-$113, Waikino Station (Waiau) 34 lambs at $85-$100, P Barrett (Greenpark) 17 lambs at $104, D J Bulman (Little River) 27 m/s lambs at $99, Nape Nape Holdings (Cheviot) 16 m/s lambs at $99, Stonybay Point (Akaroa) 32 in lamb ewes at $125.
Prime cattle
Values: Steers made $2.90 - $3.10 a kilogram, heifers $2.90 - $3.09, cows $1.75 - $2.28 and bulls $2.20.
Sales included: Brosnan Partnership (Fernside) 12 steers at $1618 - $1886 & 2 heifers at $1555 $1618, Brosnan Partnership (Fernside) 3 cows at $1326 - $1402, Rushbrook Farm (Leeston) 2 cows at $989, Teraki Farms (Gebbie Valley) 9 cows at $686 - $1375, 8 store steers at $900 - $1030 & 10 yearling bulls at $680 - $900, WL & JM Wilson (Sheffield) 5 steers at $1631 to $1750, DR Harvey (Rangiora) 9 steers at $1727 to $2035.