BEEF VALUES RISE

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20726, 9 February 1939, Page 13

BEEF VALUES RISE

SHEEP STEADIER KEEN COMPETITION FOR PIGS WESTFIELD FAT STOCK SALE AUCKLAND, Wednesday Another small entry of ox beef re- i suited in a sharp rise in values at the I Westfield fat stock sales yesterday, I competition for all classes being keen. I Cows and heifers made late rates. For j sheep buyers were less active than at the last sale. Lambs sold steadily. A shortage of prime quality in the calf entry caused bright bidding at the start of the sale, but the demand later slackened and late-sale calves were hard to quit. Rates for both bacon and pork were unchanged. A smaller yarding and consequent keen competition resulted In a rise in values for ox beef of all classes equal to about Is per 1001 b. Prime medium and light-weights also were affected. Quality cows and heifers firmed in price, but medium and inferior sorts were hard to quit, average values generally remaining unchanged. The best steer price was £ls 2s 6d, compared with £ls a week ago, and four other lines equalled the latter figure. Cows and heifers reached a top of £lO 12s 6d, the same as the previous best. Bidding was steady throughout the sheep sale, competition for the average entry being less keen than last week, ‘ when prices rose. Wethers sold to 23s 6d, fractionally less than before, and ewes reached a top of 14s, against 15s 9d. Competition for an average entry of lambs was only steady, and they lost some ground, compared with the sale last week. The best price was 265, against 27s 6d, while unfinished lambs sold to 14s 6d. There was a shortage of good quality runners and vealers in the calf sale, the major proportion of an average yarding being poor and rough sorts. The demand for prime quality was keen early in the sale and values improved considerably on last week’s depressed rates. Competition slackened later, and average prices were only slightly better all round. Runners sold to £8 3s, which was 3s better than before, and vealers again sold to £6. Prime baconer and porker values showed an improving tendency in a small average yarding of pigs, competition being keen. Average quotations were unchanged at 6sd to 6sd per lb. for baconers, and Gsd to 7d per lb. for porkers. Top prices inboth sections were the same at £3 18s and £3 Is, though in the case of porkers the range was wider. Quotations Compare* The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the Westfield fat stock sales: — This Week Last Week BEEF (per 1001 b) Ex. choice ox 38/- 87/Ghoice and prime ox .. 33/-to 37/- 32/-to 36/Choice and prime cow and heifer . 28/-to 33/- 28/-to 33/Boner rough 19/-to 27/- 19/-to 27/SHEEP (per head) Prime wethers: Shorn .. 15/-to 23/6 16/-to 24/3 Unfln. wethers: Shorn ... 12/- to 16/- 7/-to 15/9 Prime ewes: Shorn ... 7/-to 14/- 7/-to 15/9 Unfinished ewes: Shorn ... 0/6 to 7/9 0/6 to 7/6 Prime lambs 17/6 to 26/- 18/-to 27/6 Uniln. lambs 5/-to 14/6 7/-to 17/6 CALVES (per head) Runners .. 50/-to 163/- 60/-to 160/Vealers .. 5/-to 120./- 5/-toi2o/-PIGS (per head) — Baconers .. 62/-to 78/- 62/-to 78/Porkers .... 26/-to 61/- 34/-to 61/Weaners 'B/6 to 23/6 10/-to2o/-Slips 20/- to 26/- 20/- -to 28/Largc stores 24/- to 36/- 27/- to 38/South Auckland Consignment Top price for steers was £ls 2s 6d, made by a line from Mr W. Wakelin, Whangarei. A line from Mr H. G. McLennan, Tikitere, reached £l3. Cows and heifers traded on behalf of Mr J. Pholen, Matamata, brought bids to £lO 12s 6d, and a consignment from Mr W. Main. Tirau, sold to £lO 10s. A line from Mr H. Windsor, Matangi, made to £9 15s and a lot from Mr H. G. McLennan, Tikitere, sold to £9 10s. Offers to £8 17s 6d were forthcoming for a line of cows from Mr J. A. Hill, Ohinewai. A consignment from Stonex Brothers, Ohinewai. made to £B. Dalgety and Company Dalgety and Company, Ltd., reports on the sale as follows: At our weekly- Westfield fat stock market our yarding of beef totalled 152 head, comprising 43 steers and 109 cows and heifers, against 149 head last week. The smaller yarding accounted for an improvement in the demand for ox beef and values showed a rise of fully Is per 1001 b. Cow and heifer beef sold steadily with no variation to values from the last report. Extra choice ox sold to 38s per 1001 b; choice and prime. 35s to 375; just killable, ■ 31s to 345; prime young cow and , heifer beef, 30s to 335; just killable. 19s to 245. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £l4 12s 6d to £ls 2s 6d for steers from Messrs W. Wakelin and Sons. Whangarei: heavy, £l3 10s to £l4 10s: lighter, £l2 10s to £l3s ss: light. £ll 10s to £l2 ss; small and unfinished steers. £8 5s to ■ £lO 15s: extra heavy prime young 5 cows and heifers. £9 10s to £!0 10s 1 for cows from Mr W. Main. Tirau; f heavy, £7 15s to £9; lighter. £6 5s to t £7 10s: light cows. £5 to £6; other i killable cows. £3 10s to £4 10s. We had an average entry of sheep, which sold under steady competition at values on a par with last week. Extra heavy prime wethers made £1 Is 9d to £1 2s 9d: heavy, 19s to £1 is 6d: medium. 17s 6d to 18s 6d: light- and unfinished. 16s 3d to 17s r 3d; heavy prime ewes. 11s 3d to 16s " fid; lighter, 10s to 11s: other ewes, 1 6s to 9s. 1 Lambs were offered in average num- ” hers, and sold freely at full late rates. 1 Heavy prime lambs sold at £1 to £1 0s 9d: medium. 18s to 19s 6d: light, e 16s to 17s 6d; small and plain. 11s to 15s 6d. Calves were penned in average numbers. the yarding comprising mostly small and rough calves. The demand was not keen, and we have to report e prnvement on last week’s quotations. Plain runners realised £5 to £0 ss: heavy vealers, £4 15s to £5 10s: d j medium. £i to £4 Ifis: light. £2 10s to £fi 6s: smaller, £! 15s fo £2 8s: small. £1 2s to £1 12s: unfinished and bucket fed. 15s to £1 : hobby calves. 8s to 14s. Pics ramp fnrwnrrl in small nuinhers. Competition was kern, with d i values for both haeonpr and prime pork showing an improvement on last i week's sales. Heavy baconers brought

£3 15s to £fi 18s; medium, £3 9s to £3 13s; light, £3 4s to £3 8s; heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3 Is; medium, £2 8s to £2 13s; light, £2 to £2 6s; store pigs, £1 5s to £1 16s: slips. £1 Is to £1 4s; weaners, 8s 6d to £1 3s 6d. Loan and Mercantile The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, 'Limited, reports j on the sale as follows: At the Westfield fat stock market our yarding of ox beef was less than an average one, cow and heifer b6ef being penned in average numbers. Medium and light-weight ox sold to a keen demand, with quotations for these Is per 1001 b better. ! Cow and heifer beef sold at late rates. Extra choice ox sold to £1 18s per 1001 b; choice and prime, £1 13s to £1 17s; ordinary and plain, £1 6s to £1 12s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 8s to £1 12s; ordnary, £1 to £1 7s. No extra heavy prime steers were penned. Heavy prime steers brought £l2 10s” to £l2 2s 6d; lighter, £ll 2s 6d to £l2 7s 6d; light, £lO to £ll ; pfain and small, £7 to £9 15s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £9 2s 6d to £lO 12s 6d; heavy, £8 to £9; lighter, £6 12s Od to £7 17s 6d; light, £5 to £6 10s; aged and plainfinshed cows, £3 to £4 17s 6d. An average yarding of sheep met a steady demand, with values on a par with last week’s sale. Heavy prime wethers sold at £1 2s to £1 3s; medium, 19s to £1 Is 9d: light, 15s to 18s 9d; small and unfinished. 12s to 14s 9d; heavy, 12s to 13s; medium, 10s 6d to 11s 9d; light, 9s to 10s 3d; just killable, 7s to 8s 9d; interiorly fatted, Is upward. Lambs in average numbers sold readily at late quotations. Extra heavy prime realised £1 4s to £1 6s; heavyprime, £1 2s Gd to £1 3s 9d; medium, £1 to £1 2s 3d; Light, 18s to 19s 9d; smaller, 15s to 17s 9d; unfinished, best, 10s to 14s 6d; others, 5s upward. We had an average yarding of pigs. There was a steady sale with porker values firm on last week’s quotations, bacon values being firmer. Choppes” sold from £2 to £i 3s: heavy and medium baconers - from £3 12s to £4: light baconers and heavy porkers from £2 16s to £3 10s: medium porkers and light porkers from £2 8s to £2 14s; small, £1 16s to £2 6s. Store pigs sold at late rates. Large stores, £1 8s to £1 14s; slips, £1 to £1 6s; weaners. 10s to 19s. Our entry of calves was a large one and with a good yarding of quality vealers exceeded Ihe demand. Values were easier, especially for late sale calves. Runners realised £2 10s to £‘s 12s 0d; heavy vealers, £4 to £5 2s; medium, £3 to £3 16s; light, £2 8s to £2 18s; smaller. £1 16s Lo £2 6s: small. £1 to £ I 10s; rough calves, 10s to £1 ss; fresh dropped to three weeks old 5s to 19s. Alfred Buckland and Sons Alfred Buckland and sons. Limited, reports on 1 lie sale as follows: Beef.—At our weekly Westfield fat stock market our total yarding of fat r.dtle numbered 256 head, as ag.iinst 322 head last week, comprising 78 steers and 178 cows and liejfers. A smaller yarding of ox beef suld under

keen bidding at values in advance of late quotations. Cows and heifers of quality showed an improvement on late sales, while medium and inferior were hard to quit. Extra choice ox sold to £1 18s per 1001 b; choice and prime, £1 15s to £1 17s; secondary and plain, £1 11s to £1 14s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 its to £1 13s; ordinary, 19s to £1 4s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £l4 10s to £ls, the latter price being obtained for steers from Mr H. E. Reed, Waerenga, Messrs Matthews, Paengaroa, and Mr W. J. Mills, Rangiriri, and Mr K. D. Orr, Tuakau; heavy, £l3 10s to £l4 ss; lighter, £l2 10s to £l3; light, £ll 10s to £l2; small and unfinished, £7 10s to £lO 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £9 to £9 10s; heavy, £7 ! to £8 ss; lighter, £6 to £6 10s; other killable cows, £4 to £5. Sheep.—Sheep were penned to the ( number of 923 and sold freely at prices j showing little or no alteration on last I week’s sale. Extra heavy prime ! wethers brought £1 2s fd to £1 3s 6d; j heavy, £1 Is to £1 2s; medium to heavy, 18s 6d to £1; light to medium, J7s to 18s; unfinished, 14s to 16s; extra heavy prime young ewes, 12s 6cl to 14s; heavy, 11s to 12s; lighter, 9s 6d to 10s 6d; other killable, 7s to 'Bs 6d; other ewes, 6d to 6s. Lambs.—Lambs were yarded to the number of 565. Competition was steady and late rates were maintained. Extra heavy* prime lambs sold at £1 2s 6d to £1 4s; heavy, £1 Is to £1 2s; lighter, £1 to £i 0s 6d; light, 17s 6d to 19s; small and plain, 6s 6d to 15s. Calves.—We had a smaller yarding of calves, and good quality vealers and runners were in short supply. The demand for these was very keen and values showed considerable improvement on last week's quotations. Plain unfinished and late sale calves were hard to dispose of, and sold at late rates. Heavy prime runners realised £7 to £8 3s; plain and unfinished runJ ners. £i to £6 ss; heavy prime veal- > ers. £5 5s to £6: medium. £4 5s to I £5 3s; lipht, £3 8s lo £4 Is; smaller, j £2 6s to £3 3s; small, 18s to £2 2s; , unfinished and bucket-fed, 18s to £1 . 10s; bobby calves. 5s to 15s. A total i of 206 calves was sold. * Pigs.—There was an average offerI ing of pigs. Competition was steady j for all prime fat pigs with values fully J firm. Prices for unfinished sorts and i f'»r stores and weaners were lower. ; Choppers made £2 5s to £4 3s: heavy j prime baconers. £3 13s to £3 18s; medium. £3 9s to £3 11s; light, £3 2s to £3 6s: heavy porkers, £2 14s to £2 19s; medium* £2 6s to £2 9s; | light. £1 19s to £2 2s; unfinished and small, £1 6s to £i 14s; stores, £1 is to £i 14s: sips. £1 to £1 2s; weaners, 10s to 15s; baconers sold from to 6id per lb. and porkers fid to 7d per lb. A total of 541 pigs was sold.