Addington Market Some calf classes show easier trend

Press, 20 April 1979, Page 20

Addington Market Some calf classes show easier trend

More than 2<xmj calves wert yarded at Addington yesterdaj and they met a somewhat vanable market. The best of the selection held to recent good rates, but prices for medium and smaller types eased a? the sa:e progressed bj. up to SlO to sls a head and more, but later in the sale the market picked up again. Outstanding SimmentaJ cross calves in the selection brought to $260 for steers and $217 for heifers. These cattle from O. J. Os* borne 'Leeslon. who has had the distinction of topping the market for at teas-t three years now. The offering of store sheep exceeded 10,000 head and comprised mainly lambs, which tended to be a little easier than last week. After the alterations to market dates this week because of Easter. there will be further manges next week because of Anzac Day. Aii prime stock, pigs and dairy cattle will be sold on Monday; store sheep and adult store cattle on Tuesday, and store calves on Thursday. * Store cattle There was another big offering n: calves and the sale went on into the late afternoon. The yarding totalled 2060 head, compared with !820 last week While the top selections of cai'.es continued to sell strongly at late rates an easier trend became evident for the medium and -mailer calves and these looked to be cheaper by fully $lO to Slj a bead and in cases even more, but later in the sale, whenl the smaller pen lots reached themarket, recovered again and ini the opinion of some observers! even returned to late rates.

The easier turn in the market uas attributed by some to the size of the offering and also to an excessively high price level being set last month, possibly because of some buyers wishing to reduce their tax commitments before the end of their financial year. The best of the steer calves brought from about $165 to S2OO. with odd sales up to $260, which was paid for some Simmentalj cross from Leeston. Medium sorts sold from about $l3O to I SI6O, and light and small down to! about §77. In the heifer calf section the; beat made from about 8150 to’ §lB6 — once again the Simmental ‘ cross bringing to $217 - while! average ranged from about $l2O. to 5145. and others down tot about S7O. Figures taken out for the sale 1 snowed that quotable lines of stee calves averaged 556; com-i pared with $l7O last week, and' heifer calves $132 compared with $149.50 at the last sale Sales of calves included: Steer Calves.— Lynton Downs, Ltd iKaikoura*, 53 Hereford at $126 to Sl iu. 12 Hereford-Angus cross at $170: Department of Lands and Survey fWaipara), 48 Hereford at 5146 to §l9! 12 Here-ford-Angus cross at 5173 and 98 Angus at 5143 to $215: D Saun-' <iers North Loburn). 9 Shorthorn cross at sill to §236; J P Snushall -Kaikoura.. 98 at 5137 to *187; Estate oi Mrs ’A ?»] Matfarlar.e 'Hawarden), 127 at 5136 to $170; J L. Clark-Hall 'Hawarden;.. 20 at Sl3O to $155; A. D. Sidey Hawarden), 13 at $152; Wedderburn Farm Southbi idge), 12 at 8146 to §157; Scargill Hills fScargillj. 53 Angus and AngusHereford cross at SIBU to 5236; J. J O’Carroll (Hawarden). 16 Angus at $144. I? T Innes

(Hawarden). 70 Hereford at $lO6 y to $161; Eva Price Partnership (Little River), 22 Hereford-Short-horn cross at $l5O to $169; Te i Tin! Pastures, Ltd (Amberley), 27 j s Angus cross at $156 to $172; s W. Bayley (Birdlings Flat), 18 . Angus at $163; Estate of S. Hall; i Perakl), 116 Angus and Angus ? cross at $122 to $175: A. G Har-i per and Son (Te Oka), 74 Angus-; s<cross and Hereford at 8121 to| > *182; Sir John McAlpine 'Spye),i 63 Hereford at sll2 to $142; O. J. • Osborne (Leeston), 95 Sinunental • cross at SIBO to $260; L. K. Sloss] Omihi), 26 Angus and Angus; cross at $133 to S 181; M. C. Feary : and Company (Oxford), 10 Angus J cross at sl3! to $169; E. O. Carr I (Waikari) 19 Hereford at $lO3 to 5129; Pinegrove Farm (Amber- ’ 'ey), 5 Murray Grey-Hereford cross at $230 Heifer calves.— Lynton Downs,

Ltd Kaikoura), IO Hereford- . Angus cross at $121; J. J. Robinson Kumara Junctions, 13 Mur'.ray Grey cross at $126: 10 Simmental cross at 5144: D Saunders 'North Loburn), 4 Shorthorn .'cross at sill to $136: J. P. Snushall (Kaikourab 61 at SllO to £147; Mount Vulcan. Ltd, Omihi), 60 at $147 to $158; A. D. • Sidey (Hawarden), 20 at sl2l to $139; Wedderburn Farm iSouth- . bridge.', 27 at $124 to $154; Scarg'll Hills Scargill), 52 Angus cross; a: S’ss to si 70; R. T. Innes! Hawarden), 65 Hereford at SB2 j to $142; J. J. O’Carrol] (Hawar-1 den-. 40 Angus at SI 13; Eva Price Partnership (Little River). 12: , Shorthorn-Hereford cross at sl36;' Tc Tini Pastures (Amberley; 35Angus and Angus cross at $l3O to $140; Estate S. Hall (Peraki). 82;

! Angus and Angus cross at SIOB to ;$140; A. G Harper and Son (Te ;Oka», 30 Angus cross at $134 to $155: Sir Joint McAlpine (Spye), :21 Hereford at $110; O. J Osborne (Leestonh 41 Simmental cross at $145 to $217; L. K. Sloss fOmihii. 35 Angus and Angus cross at Sl2B to $146; M. C. Fearv

’.and Company (Oxford). 23 Angus J’cross at $134 to $155: E. O. Carr J (Waikari). 23 Hereford at $33 to liSlO4. ’; Store sheep The store sheep offering total- , led 10,680 compared with 11.937 , I last week. It included 8173 lambs, >5 309 two-tooth ewes and 2198 I older ewes. • The store lamb sale was not as! i good as last week’s. I- The offering was still a fairly; big one at 8173 head, compared I ■ with 9554 a week ago and ini eluded some useful lines of • lambs, but the gallery following the sale was much smaller. For ‘jgood lambs there was still a good isale but in the main the trend J was easier. The better woolly Romney we-1 ther lambs made from about! 514.60 to $l6. and average to /good about $l3 to ?14.60. Shorn) Romneys made to 519.20, but soldi mainly from about $l4 to $l5. Shorn Coopworths brought from' I about $’3.30 to $16.20, and Down l • cross lambs ranged up to $l7. » Quotable fine-wool wether' -' iambs made similar money to thej i Romneys, woolly lambs making - to about 516.20 and shorn from; > about Sl4 to $l5 for useful offer- : -iings. 5 Fine-wool ewe lambs brought to 516.80 and shorn Romneys re.iaiised from about $l5 to $15.60 ;‘tor the best of the .selection. Sales of lambs included: - s Wether lambs.— P G. Fitz->-.geraJd ‘Wainihinihii. 97 Romney .i cross at $14.60 to $14.30; D. j. 5: Potts «Greenpark). 246 shorn s'Coopworth at $13.30 to $14.20;

I-Orton Bradley Park (Charter’s '(Bay, 131 Romney,at $15.30 to •| 815.80, 119 Down cross at $16.20 ij to sl7; G. D. King (Hororata), 300 at sl3 to $14.80; Tara Farms | (Coalgalei. 259 at 13.50 to $15.60; IlGlenalton Partnership (Clarence (Bridge), 50 at $16.20; A. D. H. ' Scott tCoalgate), 115 at $13.60 to i $16.20; D. L. Mason (Little River), 1314 shorn Romney at sls to ($17.60; J. R. Stanbury (Little) IRiver), 105 shorn Romney at: ($19.20; M'illesden Estate (Prices; Valley), 284 shorn Romney at sl4i to $14.60; A. G. McLachlan (SuminerhiU), 128 shorn Romney at I i $11.20 to sls; Mount Cass Station i (Waipara). 142 shorn Corriedale I at 514.50 to $15.20; P. 11. Montgomery (Southbridge), 387 shorn' Corriedale at $13.60 to $14.50; LJ Couper (Little River), 203 shorn I Coopworth at 515.60 to $16.20. I Ewe iambs.— Mendip Hills Sta-( tion 'Parnassus', 243 Corrieda'e' at sl4 to $16.80; Tara Farms (Coalgate). 274 at $11.70 to $13.20; Glenalton Partnership (Clarence)

Bridge), 191 at $11.40 to $16.30; A. G. McLachlan (Summerhill), 92 shorn Romney at $l5; Leabrook . Partnership (Waiau), 193 shorn Romney at $l5 to 515.60; D. R. Hunt (Pigeon Bay), 44 shorn Romney at 515.10 Mixed-sex lambs.— A. J. | Adams I'lnchbornie), 72 at $15.40 j, to 516.50; R. G. Stoddart (Kait--' luna), 98 at $12.60 to $13.80. i Apart from the lambs, there {were only about 309 two-tooth', ‘ewes and 2198 older ewes. Quotable Romney ewes, some I of which have been running with;, ■the ram, brought from about; ‘ • $13.60 to BJ6. and fine-wool ewes I' ; also made to similar money. i \ Among sales of oldei ewes; ( iwere: M. J. Heslop (Leeston), 55-, : Corriedale running with ram at;' S 15.80; J. L-‘. I-I. Wilkinson (Spots- ( wood). 299 Romney running with ' j rants at $15.70 to $l6; Mrs D. L.u ’Chaney (Kaikoura). 215 annual; 1 .draft Romney at $13.60 to $14.60.