CAPACITY SHEEP YARDING

Chronicle (Levin), 9 July 1947, Page 4

CAPACITY SHEEP YARDING

VALUES FIRM AT LEVIN , A capacity yardipg of sheep was entered at the Levin stock" sale yesterday, when values were fiilly sustained. The top price Of the season for wethers was realised in a pen, which made 50s ld. Somp exeellent quality P.A. heifers camg forward, selling up to £14 12s 6d. A fair yarding of dairy cattle; mainly of backward' sorts, did not excite much interdst?' A very smalj entry of pigs came 'forward with values appreciatihg accordingly. ' Following is a range of realisations: — Sheep: Extra prime wethers, 50s ld; prime do,, 44s ld to 44s 7d; medium do., 40s ld to 43s lOd; unfinished do., down to 38s'; maiden ewes, t.o 41s ld; prime do,, 33s lOd to 34s ld; medium do., 29s 7d to 32s lOd; unfinished do., down to 26s ld; extra prime lambs, 37s lOd to 40s 4d; prime .do., 35s lOd tp 37s 4d; medium do., 32s 4d to 34s lO.d; light unfinished do., down to 29s lOd; 2 and 4-tooth ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, 32s ld; 5 and 6-yeaf ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, to 34s; w.f. hoggets, 25s 4d to 27s 9d; good b.f. hoggets, 30s; small do., 22s 6d; fat and forward do., 38s. Cattle: prime P.A. heifers, £1# 12s 6d; medium do., £13 '7s 6d. to £14 2s 6d; light do., to £12 17s 6di heavy P.A. cows, £13 17s 6d to £14 ' 7s 6d; medium do., £11 17s 6d to £12 I7s 6d; light do., £10 12s 6d to £1J 12s 6d; extra prime vealers, to £8 12s 6d; prime do., £6 2s 6d to £7 7e ,6d; fight unfinished do„ do-wn, tp £4 2s 6d; prime fat ex-dairy cows, * on a par with late saies. Pigs; Baconers, £5 11s to £5 19s; heavy porkers, £4 14s to £5; "liglif; do., down tp £2 14s; choppers, ££ 10s to £8 7s 6d; sow to farrow, £9; light stores, £1 Is to £1 15s.