Cattle prices lift at Temuka sale

28-06-2010 | Not Specified

NORTHLAND
Two-year cattle were in strong demand at WELLSFORD on Monday with buyers showing more confidence with higher schedules forecast, PGG Wrightson agent Grant Pallister said.
Store cattle: 2.5-year steers 500-600kg, $1.980-$2.20kg/LW. 2-year steers 450-500kg, $1.80-$1.98kg/LW, 400-450kg, $1.80-$2kg/LW, 350-380kg, $1.72-$2.14 kg/LW, 1-year steers 200-270kg, $1.38-$2.20kg/LW, 150-200kg $1.92-$2.41 kg/LW
Two-year heifers: 350-380kg $1.80-$1.83kg/LW, 1-year heifers 200-250kg $1.73-$1.86kg/LW, 150-200kg, $1.75-$1.99kg/LW.
Cattle were again a much wanted commodity at the WELLSFORD prime cattle and sheep sale on Tuesday, Pallister said.
Steers: heavy $2.10-$2.16kg/LW, medium $2.02-$2.08kg/LW. Heifers: heavy $1.74-$1.82kg/LW, medium $1.85-$1.89 kg/LW. Cows: heavy $1.55-$1.74kg/LW, medium $1.21-$1.36kg/LW, light $1-$1.20kg/LW. Bulls: heavy $2.12-$2.19kg/LW.
All sheep prices continue to be strong with no drop off in sight, Pallister said.
Prime lambs: heavy $92 to $97 a head, medium $86 to $89, light $78 to $80.
Store lambs: heavy $67-$70 a head, medium $61-$64, small $39-$49. Cull ewes: heavy $75-$78, medium $53 to $63, light $35-$40.
The market at KAIKOHE on Wednesday was much the same as the previous week with about 600 head, many crossbred, for sale, PGG Wrightson agent Vaughan Vujcich said.
The best of the steers made $1.95-$1.96/kgLW with lesser types fetching $1.75-$1.85/kgLW. Smaller R1 beef steers $2-$2.20/kgLW. Yearling Friesians, beef and exotic cross bulls made $2-$2.15/kgLW, 2-year beef-cross heifers $1.75-$1.80/kgLW, yearling beef heifers $1.80-$1.90/kgLW.
Heavy empty cows made $1.50-$1.54/kgLW, medium cows $1.25/kgLW and lighter framed cows $1.05-$1.10/kgLW.

AUCKLAND
The cattle market at PUKEKOHE on Saturday June 19 continued on very strong recent trends with big steers fetching to $1830, heifers $1105 and cows $1100.
Demand is very strong at present with good buyer numbers making for keen bidding.
Young cattle in particular are selling exceptionally well compared to sales in some areas which have struggled recently.
The market has a very positive feel to it but this can be very weather dependent at this time of year.
Cattle: best steers $1070-$1830, medium crossbred steers $630-$880, small 15-month steers $515-$550, medium crossbred weaner steers $370-$410, other crossbred weaner steers $300-$388.
Best prime heifers $850-$1105, other heifers $560-$650, very light crossbred heifers $430-$500, medium weaner heifers $340-$402, small crossbred heifers $288-$330, boner cows $552-$1100, light cows $410.
With a mainly very average yarding in terms of quality at KUMEU last Monday, the sale was more subdued than usual with buyers keener to talk about the All Whites and All Blacks results than to focus on cattle.
While some cattle sold well enough the end result was probably another draw, both vendors and buyers feeling they had lost.
Cattle: very light crossbred 2-year steers $480-500, crossbred weaner steers $348, light prime heifers $740, light crossbred 15-month heifers $500-$510, medium weaner heifers $318-$360, small crossbred heifers $290-$320, very light cows $318.
Sheep: fat lambs $99-$107, other lambs $37-$72, ewes $60.

COUNTIES
Thursday's store cattle sale at TUAKAU was a cold and wet affair but quality steers and heifers sold at similar rates to the previous week, PGG Wrightson agent Roy Allen said.
However, lesser quality animals in the yarding of around 700 were much harder to sell.
Thirty-month whitehead steers at 530kg traded at $1.87/kgLW or $990 with R2 whitehead steers 435-478kg making $1.96-$2.01/kgLW or $810-$950. Angus-cross 2-year steers 430kg returned $2.04/kgLW and lighter Hereford-cross cattle 330-350kg earned $1.84-$1.90/kgLW. Lesser crossbreds sold at $1.40-$1.55/kgLW.
The best of the yearling whitehead steers made $610 with beef yearlings at 203-245kg earning $490-$510 and whitehead steers at 140-200kg $450-$470. Lighter crossbred steers sold at $270-$350.
Twenty-month heifers at 350-380kg made $1.86-$1.90/kgLW and yearling Angus heifers 217-236kg returned $1.96-$2.02/kgLW or $430-$460.
Good Hereford-Friesian heifers at 174kg earned $440 and other whiteheads 121-155kg made $330-$390. Good quality yearling Friesian bulls at 250-270kg fetched $500-$520.
Allen said prices at last Wednesday's prime sale were on a par with the previous week although some of the yarding of almost 500 head lacked finish because of the hard season.
Extra heavy prime steers 750-885kg traded at $1.96-$2.13/kgLW or $1569-$1739 with 600-670kg steers returning $2.03-$2.17/kgLW and 530-585kg steers $2.00-$2.15/kgLW. Lighter steers were discounted by 5-10c/kgLW.
The bulk of the heifer offering consisted of Hereford-Friesians in the 500-580kg range making $1.92-$2.04/kgLW or $970-$1184. Heifers at 420-450kg returned $1.91-$2.00/kgLW and plainer types $1.85-$1.89/kgLW.
Heavy beef cows traded at $1.43-$1.66/kgLW and lighter cows at $1.21-$1.35/kgLW. Heavy Friesians 500kg-plus earned $1.50-$1.53/kgLW with medium boners making $1.25-$1.35/kgLW and lighter Friesians $1-$1.10/kgLW. Jersey cows returned 85c-95c/kgLW and some Charolais bulls 575-627kg made $2.07-$2.14/kgLW.

BAY OF PLENTY
Wintery conditions across the Bay of Plenty kept stock at home and the yarding at RANGIURU on Tuesday was very small, PGG Wrightson Stu Langdon said.
About 270 cattle and 320 sheep were offered.
Cattle with condition sold well with ox returning up to $2.18/kgLW and in the sheep pens lambs made to $100 and in-lamb ewes $85.
A small line of heavy steers weighing over 580kg sold at $1345, $2.16/kgLW and $1075-$1205 bought other solid steers at $2.09-$2.13/kgLW. Medium R2 steers 350-400kg realised $565-$640, $1.56-$1.77/kgLW and 136kg yearling steers fetched $450, $3.30/kgLW.
The heaviest heifers made $1050, $2.10/kgLW and good heifers weighing better than 400kg fetched $640-$850, $1.56-$1.98/kgLW depending on quality. R2 heifers made $650-$705, $1.66-$1.91/kgLW while good R1 heifers topped at $435, $$1.98/kgLW.
Very few boner cows came out but those that did sold well, all making $1.05-$1.57/kgLW. One pen of extra heavy cows made $1160, $1.79/kgLW.
Heavy bulls fetched 1180-$1600, $1.64-$2.10/kgLW while the best of the prime heifers made $980-$1190, $1.93-$2.09/kgLW.

WAIKATO
Wintery conditions are putting a damper on markets, reported Cam Heggie of Allied Farmers after a very small store sale at FRANKTON on Wednesday.
Top quality cattle were okay but for lesser sorts it was a case of ho-hum, he said.
Good heavy older steers sold at $995-$1220, $2-$2.18/kgLW while R2 steers weighing 400-480kg sold at $805-$945, $1.91-$1.99/kgLW. Smaller steers the same age tended to sell at $2/kgLW for better sorts, making up to $770 but lesser lots fetched $620, $1.68/kgLW.
The best of the R1 steers made to $620, selling from $530 at $1.58-$1.92/kgLW. A pen of 413kg R2 heifers made $745 at $1.80/kgLW and 350-400kg heifers brought $585-$770, $1.65-$1.98/kgLW.
R1 heifers, weighing up to 250kg made to $550, the better quality lots selling around $2.27/kgLW while poorer lines went at $300, $1.47/kgLW.
Most bulls offered were in the 150-250kg range and they traded at $355-$470, $1.90-$2.29/kgLW. Light young bulls were $2.43-$3.18/kgLW selling at $345-$390.

TARANAKI
The market continued in line with the schedule at STRATFORD last Tuesday.
Thirty-month Hereford-Friesian heifers 497.5kg, $1.80/kgLW, prime Hereford-Friesian heifers 457.5kg, $1.84/kgLW, prime Hereford-cross heifers 475kg, $1.905/kgLW, prime Hereford heifers 535kg, $1.815/kgLW, prime Angus-Friesian heifers 490kg, $1.76/kgLW 2-year Angus heifers 421.3kg, $1.86/kgLW, 2-year Devon-cross heifers 410kg, $1.87/kgLW, 2-year Hereford-cross heifers 400kg, $1.70/kgLW, RWB Meuse Rhine Issel (MRI)-cross heifers 295kg, $1.105/kgLW, RWB Jersey heifers 257.5kg, $0.98kg, empty Friesian heifers 410-445kg $1.52-$1.63/kgLW. Empty crossbred heifers 370kg, $1.39/kgLW, in calf Friesian heifers $950.
Prime Simmental-Hereford-Friesian ox 638.3kg-722.5kg, $2.01-$2.08/kgLW, prime Simmental-cross ox 708kg, $2.09/kgLW, prime Hereford/Friesian ox 610kg-707.5kg, $2.01-$2.08/kgLW.
Prime Simmental-Hereford/Friesian steers 582kg, $1.98kg, prime Hereford/Friesian steers 554kg-588.3kg, $1.95kg-$1.99/kgLW, 2-year Angus steers 485kg $1.73/kgLW, 2-year Hereford-Friesian steers 455kg-540kg, $1.84-$1.91/kgLW, 2-year Hereford steers 565kg, $1.93/kgLW, 2-year Hereford-cross steers 487.5-515kg $1.80-$1.88/kgLW, 2-year Murray Grey-cross steers 470kg, $1.71/kgLW.
Angus-Hereford/Friesian cows 565kg, $1.56/kgLW, RWB MRI-cross cows 379.2kg, $1.28/kgLW, Jersey cows 250kg, $0.63/kgLW, store Friesian cows 400-601.7kg $1.19-$1.40/kgLW, in-calf Friesian cows $700-$1000, in-milk Friesian cows $950.
There was a steady market for the 300 cattle offered at STRATFORD on Wednesday.
Two-year Hereford/Friesian steers 535kg, $1060, 20-month Angus/Friesian steers 395kg, $700, 20-month Angus-cross steers 350-448.3kg, $710-$830, 20-month Friesian steers 385kg, $675, 20-month Hereford-Shorthorn steers 373.3-401.7kg, $755-$780, 20-month Hereford/Friesian steers 374.5-379.4kg, $770-$780, 18-month Simmental-cross steers 382.5kg, $780, 1-year Angus steers 295kg, $590, 1-year crossbred steers 255kg, $515, 1-year Hereford/Friesian steers 180kg, $540, autumn-born Hereford-cross steers 255kg, $490, autumn-born Hereford-Friesian steers 297kg, $632, autumn-born Friesian-cross steers 248.3kg, $425, weaner Simmental-cross steers 145kg, $410, weaner Hereford/Friesian steers 121-225kg, $450-$595.
RWB Hereford-cross cows 395kg, $500, RWB Angus-cross cows 335-395kg. $395-$500.
Twenty-month Friesian-cross bulls 305kg, $450, 20-month Hereford/Friesian bulls
395kg, $730, 1-year Friesian bulls 170kg, $420, weaner Hereford/Friesian bulls 205kg, $490, weaner Friesian bulls 135-142.5kg, $260-$340, weaner crossbred bulls 105kg, $100, weaner Jersey bulls 91.7-115kg, $100-$240.
Eighteen-month Hereford-Friesian heifers 230-320kg, $390-$535, 18-month Simmental-cross heifers 285kg, $430, weaner Shorthorn-cross heifers 122.5-185kg, $310-$540, weaner Hereford-Friesian heifers 130kg, $310, weaner Hereford-cross heifers 250kg, $510.
Sheep: prime lambs $101, prime Romney lambs $32-$56, Romney wether lambs $51-$59, Romney ewe lambs $46-$59, in-lamb ewes $28, mixed age ewes $23.
Weaner pigs $35-$105, store pigs $160.

POVERTY BAY
It was an early lunch at MATAWHERO on Friday as continuing wet weather contributed to a much reduced offering of just 1310 sheep.
Store lamb values appreciated, the short numbers no doubt contributing to the rise though there was nothing dramatic about that.
Top price of $81.20 was paid for a small line of mixed sex lambs and 200 attractive wether lambs, three weeks off-shears, brought $78.50 at $2.53/kgLW.
The final bid was $75.50 for 102 male lambs, one of only two lines to exceed 100 head. They were weighed at 28kg and made $2.69/kgLW. A couple of small lots of ewe lambs made $68 and $54.
A decent entry of prime ewes regained the ground they lost the previous week with quality and weight very good and these top ewes sold at $$90-$92.50. Good medium weight made $80-$89 and plainer ewes, $77.50.
Just 331 breeding ewes were offered. Good useful 5-year ewes, scanned-in-lamb, made $82 and bulky 4th/6th ewes, RWR sold at $84.
Topping the day, a small line of mixed age ewes, scanned twins fetched $95, a second cut of the same sheep selling at $84.
Store ewes followed the prime sheep values, making $59-$69.

HAWKE'S BAY
Store lamb values lifted a shade at STORTFORD LODGE on Wednesday where a much reduced yarding of just over 4000 was offered.
Some of the lambs are showing the effects of wet and cold weather though many lines had reasonable body weights.
It would appear sheer shortage triggered the lift in prices per kilogram.
A small line of heavy, mixed sex lambs topped the sale at $100, $2.32/kgLW but no other lots made more than $88.
Good medium lambs were bought for $80-$87.50 with some selling at $2.31-$2.49/kgLW.
The lighter lambs, those weighing less than 30 kg, made the most per kilogram. Ewe lambs in this category fetched $2.53-$2.84/kgLW to sell for $63-$74 but mixed sex were easier at $2.29-$2.49/kgLW.
In-lamb ewes are still popular. A line of six-year ewes, scanned 172%, made $102 and similar five-year ewes $93. RWR ewes made $69-$80 according to quality.
A short offering of 400 cattle was taken up by mainly local buyers and prices were generally pleasing as was the overall condition of the cattle.
R2 steers are in demand and most lots achieved more than $2/kgLW. Two good lines weighing close to 500kg fetched $1000-$1030, $2.04-$2.06/kgLW while $1055 was paid for 503kg South Devons at $2.10/kgLW. $805-$930 was needed to buy Angus or Angus cross lots, $2.02-$2.17/kgLW and Hereford/Friesian-crosses fetched $800-$852, $1.93-42.17/kgLW.
R1 steers also sold freely. Good lines over 200kg traded at $600-$615, $2.31-$2.56/kgLW. In fact, all lots made better than $2.18/kgLW and up to $2.61/kgLW.
Good medium steers made $472-$555 and plainer went at $375. The two pens of R3 steers put up sold at $1035 and $1152, $1.97-$2.11/kgLW. Fewer than 30 R2 heifers were offered and the best, 426kg Hereford-Friesian made $780 at $1.83/kgLW and a couple of pens of Hereford heifers fetched $725 and $548 at $2.14-$1.84/kgLW. R1 heifers weighing 200kg and above made $455-$530 at $2.08-$2.36/kgLW and those under 200kg brought $250-$425, $1.79-$2.35/kgLW.
Big Friesian cows, 546-559kg went at $768-$855, $1.41-$1.53/kgLW and R3 Angus heifers 1130kg, $2.06/kgLW.

MANAWATU
The lamb market was a bit stronger at Feilding on Friday with good demand from local and Hawke's Bay buyers, Elders agent Damian Clarke said.The ewe market was also firm.The yarding attracted up to 8000 lambs and 3000 ewes.
A very good line of 5-year ewes, scanned twins, fetched $114 with other good SIL ewes going for $95-$105, medium SIL $82-$88 and lighter sorts $70-$78.
Very good male lambs sold for $97 with other better males making $85-$92 and medium males $78-$82.
Very good Romney ewes lambs sold for $86 with other good lines fetching $75-$82, medium $65-$72 and small $48-$55.

CANTERBURY
There was a big yarding of prime stock at last week's CANTERBURY PARK sale but prices eased slightly reflecting a fall in quality.
Values for prime lambs fell by $4-$5 with the top lines making $115-$120 while the next cut fetched $107-$109. Medium prime lambs realised $90-$96 and lighter types sold for $83-$87.
Good heavy butchers' ewes were auctioned for $105-$108, the next cut fetched $85-$93, medium prime ewes earned $70-$76 and store type ewes made $55-$61.
There was a small yarding of good quality store lambs and the best of those earned $75-$80 while medium types realised $66-$71. Lighter store lambs were auctioned for $60-$64.
In the cattle section prices for prime steers lifted by 6c-7c/kg with good quality heavy steers 540-600kg selling for $2.03-$2.06/kgLW while very heavy steers 620-720kg made $1.92-$1.95/kgLW.
Crossbred and off-type steers were auctioned for $1.80-$1.84/kgLW.
There was no change in the heifer market with heavy heifers 480-540kg making $1.80-$1.82/kgLW while the next cut 440-470kg fetched $1.75-$1.77/kgLW. Off-type heifers went under the hammer for $1.65-$1.68/kgLW.

MID CANTERBURY
Prime lambs continued the strong market trend of previous weeks at TINWALD with prime sheep also having another good sale
while store lambs begin to markedly dwindle in numbers, PGG Wrightson agent Emmett Sparrow said.
Good heavy lambs earned $120-$135 while medium types returned $100-$119 and lighter lambs $85-$95.
The best of the heavy prime ewes returned $90-$110 while medium types earned $70-$85 and lighter sorts $53-$69.
A very small yarding of store lambs was sold at an average of $55 a head.

SOUTH CANTERBURY
Cattle had a strong sale at TEMUKA with both steers and heifers lifting 5c/kg while store cattle on Thursday also strengthened an average 10c/kg on a smaller yarding that attracted good demand, PGG Wrightson livestock manager Joe Higgins said.
Prime steers 600-750kg earned $1.92-$2.04/kgLW, 480-600kg $1.84-$1.95/kgLW, 400-480kg $1.74-$1.82/kgLW and dairy types 450-680kg $1.70-$1.90/kgLW. Heifers 500-650kg returned $1.82-$1.98/kgLW, 450-500kg $1.78-$1.82/kgLW, 380-450kg $1.70-$1.74/kgLW and dairy sorts 400-500kg $1.45-$1.75/kgLW.
Bulls 550-890kg realised $1.62-$1.94/kgLW.
Beef cows 480-750kg returned $1.17-$1.43/kgLW, 400-480kg $1.05-$1.14/kgLW while dairy types 500-700kg realised $1.10-$1.33/kgLW and lighter types 350-500kg 60c-$1.13/kgLW.
A medium sized yarding of store lambs met good competition with prices lifting an average $2 a head. Good forward lambs fetched $70-$82.50, medium types $62-$69 and smaller lambs $50-$60.
A big yarding of prime lambs held firm with good heavy lambs earning $115-$141, medium $96-$114 and lighter lambs $83-$95.
The best of the one-shear ewes returned $90-$108 while medium types realised $80-$89 and light $50-$70. Good heavy adult butcher ewes fetched $100-$135, medium types $80-$98, light $66-$75 and stores $51-$62.
The store cattle returned prices 10c/kg up on the previous sale with R2 steers fetching $625-$1000 (315-552kg) and R2 heifers $470-$670 (271-377kg). Yearling bulls earned $270-$520 (152-257kg) yearling steers $335-$605 (127-260kg) and yearling heifers $265-$485 (108-252kg).
The annual round of bull sales finished on June 18 with a mix of sales recorded over the three weeks.
The Angus sales stood out as the in-fashion breed attracting good demand that resulted in good sale clearances. The Herefords proved harder to sell with neither sale recording a total clearance while the Charolais had a disappointing sale with less than half the yarding sold. The South Island Shorthorn sale fared better with several stud bulls sold.
Angus sales realised $2500-$20,000 with better quality bulls averaging $6000 and lighter bulls $3500. Hereford bulls ranged from $2500-$10,000 with the sale average from $3500-$4000. The best of the Charolais sold at $3000 with the average sale price at $2355 while the Shorthorn bulls ranged from $2500-$6200 with the average at $3600.

OTAGO
Some quality prime lambs sold on a par with recent sales at the BALCLUTHA prime sheep sale on Wednesday but prime ewes had a very strong sale, according to Murray McLean of PGG Wrightson.
Very heavy ewes lifted $10 to $20 a head.
Lambs, heavy $$126-$135, medium $107-$118, light $85-$95, two-tooths, good quality $94-$102, medium $75-$83, light $48-$63.
Ewes, heavy $90-$124, medium $78-$84, light $65-$71, lower condition $40-$48.
Heavy local trade rams sold $68-$71, medium $50-$59 and light $31.
A small entry of store lambs was on a par with last week.
Top woolly store lambs $77, medium $64-68, light $40-$45. Tail end lambs $31.
A small offering of store cattle received good demand considering the very wet conditions throughout the area.
Mixed age Hereford cows with calves at foot $290 all counted, yearling Friesian bulls 278kg, A$520 at $1.87/kgLW, R2 Red Poll heifers 490kg, $810 at $1.65/kgLW.

SOUTHLAND
A large yarding of prime lambs met with firm demand at last week's LORNEVILLE sale.
PGG Wrightson livestock representatives say heavy prime lambs fetched $130, medium lambs realised $110 and lighter types earned $90.
Good quality two-tooths sold for $95, the next cut made $80 and lighter two-tooths fetched $70.
Heavy woolly ewes were auctioned for $110, medium ewes realised $80-$90 and lighter lines made $50-$60.
The best forward store lambs went under the hammer for $60-$75, medium lambs sold for $53-$58 and lighter lambs earned $50-$52. Tail-end lambs made $30-$40.
A line of Coopworth cross mixed-age ewes fetched $125.
In the cattle pens heifers 420-500kg sold for $1.60-$1.74/kgLW, cows 550-600kg fetched $1.20-$1.40/kgLW and steers 500-600kg made $1.55-$1.65/kgLW.
Prime cows 400-450kg were auctioned for 80c/kgLW.
In the store section 2-year Hereford cross steers 427kg earned $680, 2-year Hereford-cross heifers 360-400kg made $560-$600 and 2-year heifers 330-360kg realised $490-$550.
Yearling Hereford-cross steers 160kg were auctioned for $320 and yearling heifers 167kg fetched $290.
There was strong demand for store lambs at last week's CHARLTON sale.
PGG Wrightson livestock representative Greg Clearwater says the top store lambs fetched $77.50, medium lambs earned $63-$68 and lighter types sold for $50.
Heavy prime lambs realised $131, medium lambs made $90-$96 and lighter types fetched $80-$86.
Good quality two-tooths sold for $100 and medium two-tooths earned $85-$95. Heavy woolly ewes made $102, the next cut realised $68-$75 and lighter ewes were auctioned for $55-$60. Very light ewes fetched $30.

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