Ram lambs fetch up to $156 at Tinwald

26-07-2010 | Not Specified

NORTHLAND
Mixed breed cattle dominated the smallest yarding of the year at KAIKOHE on Wednesday but what was there sold well, Vaughan Vujcich of PGG Wrightson said.
Prices for yearling heifers, which had been struggling, lifted.
Charolais-Belgian Blue 2-year steers $1.90-$1.94/kgLW, yearling beef steers $2-$2.10/kgLW, heavy yearling beef-cross bulls $2/kgLW, lighter yearling beef-cross bulls $2.40/kgLW, 2-year beef-cross heifers $1.82-$1.90/kgLW, yearling Angus heifers $2.18/kgLW, other yearling heifers down to $1.85/kgLW, boner cows $1.40-$1.55/kgLW.
Big cattle sold extremely well with more buyers in the market than expected for this
time of the year at WELLSFORD on Monday, PGG Wrightson agent Grant Pallister said.
Three-year steers 500-550kg, $2.01-$2.05/kgLW, 2-year steers 420-480kg, $1.96-$2.04/kgLW, 350-400kg, $1.96-$2.07/kgLW, 250-300kg, $1.70-$1.98/kgLW, 2-year heifers 450-470kg, $1.98-$2.03/kgLW, 280-320kg, $1.36 to $1.83/kgLW, 1-year steers 200-250kg, $1.99-$2.41/kgLW, 110-140kg, $3.10-$3.32/kgLW, 1-year bulls 140-220kg, $1.86-$2.32/kgLW, 1-year heifers 200-240kg, $1.92-$2.01/kgLW, 100-130kg $2 to $2.64/kgLW.
The numbers of prime cattle on offer on Tuesday made it hardly worth holding a sale, Pallister said.
Heavy heifers $1.81-$1.96/kgLW, medium $1.96-$2kg/LW. Heavy cows $1.42-$1.53/kgLW, medium $1.18-$1.27/kgLW, light $0.87-$1.07/kgLW.
There were fewer store lambs up for sale but the market was red hot for them. The prime lamb market was still strong, Pallister said.
Heavy prime lambs $103-$119, medium $84-$98, light $74-$79. Heavy store lambs $70-$72, medium $60-$64, small $51-$52. Heavy cull ewes $65-$80, medium $52-$60, light $20-$42.

AUCKLAND
A good number of quality store cattle were on offer at PUKEKOHE on July 17 and sold well, with heifers to $720 and R1 steers to $550, Chris Humphrey of Livestock Mart Auctions said.
The market continues strongly along on the fat cattle, with fewer on offer. The market for store cattle of lesser breeding is certainly more difficult but will improve strongly once grass starts to grow.
Two-year steers $895, 1-year steers $465-$550, weaner steers $352-$402, medium prime heifers $780-$900, good store heifers $665-$720, other store heifers $520-$640, weaner heifers $295-$380, boner cows $710-$750.
With not a lot of cattle on offer the market was reasonable at KUMEU last Monday, Chris Humphrey of Livestock Mart Auctions said.
Notable was the lack of enthusiasm for poorer quality stock as buyers are becoming very choosy. A pen of nice but small 15-month steers sold well to $570 as did some weaner heifers to $378.
Cattle: small 15-month steers $570, R1 steers $460-$490, weaner heifers $320-$378, weaner bulls $270-$360, cows$300.
Sheep: fat lambs $79-$106, store lambs $29-$44, ewes $68-$70.

COUNTIES
Only 200 cattle were yarded at TUAKAU last Thursday but a larger than usual bench of buyers ensured good competition, PGG Wrightson agent Roy Allen said.
Thirty-month whitehead steers 480kg sold at $1.95/kgLW or $940 and Friesian steers 544kg made $1.70/kgLW. Lighter 30-month whitehead steers 350-380kg traded at $1.96-$2.08/kgLW and 20-month whiteheads at 336kg earned $2.15/kgLW. Prices for the two pens of R1 whitehead steers were $80-$100 stronger than the previous week with 201kg steers returning $590 and 189kg steers $580.
Allen said the 20-month heifer market was also up by 10-20c/kgLW with whitehead heifers 400-410kg making $1.90-$1.96/kgLW and 330-350kg types $2-$2.08/kgLW. Yearling whitehead heifers at 193kg earned $475.
The yarding at last Wednesday's prime sale was also small with just 350 on offer but Allen said the market remained firm.
Heavy steers 700-800kg traded at $2.09-$2.15/kgLW and 630-680kg steers made $2.13-$2.18/kgLW. Charolais-cross steers at 687kg fetched $2.18/kgLW with other types at 580-620kg earning $2.05-$2.10/kgLW. Friesian steers lacking finish at 620-640kg sold at $1.97-$1.99/kgLW and a small number of trade-type steers made $1.97-$2.02/kgLW.
A lack of quality meant heifer prices were back on the previous week. Heifers at 500-530kg traded at $1.97-$2/kgLW with exotic heifers at 454kg returning $2.02/kgLW and others $1.93-$1.97/kgLW. The best of the empty Friesian heifers 480kg made $1.74/kgLW.
Beef cows 530-600kg traded at $1.46-$1.52/kgLW and lighter cows at $1.20-$1.35/kgLW. Heavy empty Friesian cows 500kg-plus returned $1.53-$1.62/kgLW and boners at 420-470kg made $1.35-$1.41/kgLW. An 835kg Angus bull sold at $1.99/kgLW and 635kg Hereford-cross bulls at $2.10/kgLW.
Around 1200 prime lambs were offered at last Monday's sheep sale and Allen said these lambs drew good competition. The best made $110-$130 with the next cut making $95-$105 and lighter lambs $85-$90.
Store lamb prices were slightly softer. Good shorn ewe lambs sold at $62-$87 and woolly wethers made $62-$72. Shorn blackface mixed-sex lambs earned $50-$77 and RWR ewes "looked good buying" at $50-$60. Heavy prime ewes sold up to $84 with lighter sorts making $30-$40.

BAY OF PLENTY
There was a sound market with no great changes in value for a relatively small offering at RANGIURU, Neill Penman of PGG Wrightson said.
Most of the heavier steers and heifers continue to sell to $2/kgLW and better while plainer sorts range between $1.90-$1.96kgLW. Cows with weight are making $1.30-$1.94/kgLW and low yielding lots, $0.96-$1/kgLW. R3 steers over 480kg brought $905-$1115, $1.87-$2.06/kgLW and 400-480kg lots realized $810-$845, $1.88-$1.94/kgLW.
Good yearling steers weighing just over 120kg made $390-$435, $2.73-$3.10/kgLW. A small line of 525kg heifers traded at $1050, $2/kgLW and another 472kg pen fetched $960, $2.03/kgLW. R2 heifers in the 400-480kg range brought $577-$725 according to quality, $1.54-$1.89/kgLW, while slightly smaller made $305-$608, $1.01-$2/kgLW.
Most bulls were below 350kg and the better ones sold at $400-$565, $1.19-$1.75/kgLW and others made $280-$330m $1-17-$2.01/kgLW. The heavier boner cows varied from $500-$1100, $0.96-$1.94/kgLW with those over 400kg making $560-$700, $1.28-$1.64/kgLW and light going at $270-$530, $1-$1.61/kgLW.
Good prime lambs topped at $116, averaging $87, while good ewes made to $82.

WAIKATO
Small yardings are becoming the "norm" at FRANKTON as supplies dwindle and the entries on both days at were small said Lynn Collins of PGG Wrightson.
As has been the case for several weeks prices for the better finished stock have been very good with ox, heifers and cows all selling well.
Tuesday's prime sale saw all lots of ox traded making better than $2/kgLW with a range of $2.05-$2.23/kgLW. The very heaviest ox 705kg and over made $1476-$1580, $2.08-$2.11/kgLW and lots weighing above 600kg brought $1353-$1397, $2.10-$2.20/kgLW while those under 600kg returned $1113-$1237, $2.05-$2.23/kgLW. Prime heifers made $2-$2.18/kgLW, the top prices being $1016-$1075 while other good lots brought $919-$992, $2.03-$2.10/kgLW.
Prime cow returns were also very good with CPK rates of $1.39-$1.68/kgLW across the total entry. Top price was $1100, paid for a 655kg cow, $1.68/kgLW and other cows weighing better than 500kg made $735-$736, $1.39-$1.40/kgLW. $757 was highest price for boner cows which tipped the scales at 565kg, $1.34/kgLW and all the better covered lines made $1.25-$1.36/kgLW, $523-$579. A few light sorts sold at $366, $1.04/kgLW. A huge Shorthorn bull weighing 1015kg fetched $1481, $1.46/kgLW and Friesian bulls went at $645, $1.50/kgLW.
Lambs, both store and prime are still coming out in reasonable numbers, the best prime lambs selling at $145, the entry of more than 400 averaging $104. Butcher ewes drew final bids of $80 as did the best of the store lambs though small lambs were bought for less than $50.
Yearling cattle sold well at Frankton on Thursday and there was interest in feeder calves. Overall, it was another small yarding.
The top Angus yearling steers made $568, $2.26/kgLW while $430-$490 bought good mediums, $2.30-$2.55/kgLW. All yearling bulls returned $2.17-$2.35/kgLW selling at $360-$490 but autumn born Friesians fetched $3.16/kgLW, 125kg and $395. The best Angus yearling heifers went to $575, $1.91/kgLW and other good lots, same breed, made $350-$480, $2.11-$2.23/kgLW.
Small crossbred heifers made $320, $1.98/kgLW. One pen of 480kg R3 steers realised $910, $1.90/kgLW and 417kg R2 steers fetched $810, $1.94/kgLW. R3 Friesian heifers sold at $540 and $550, $1.57-$1.72/kgLW and a 371kg line of R2 heifers returned $750, $2.02/kgLW. The few other R2 heifers made $1.61-$1.69/kgLW. Good whiteface feeder bulls made $250-$320, mediums $150-$200 and small $130-$150. Friesian feeder bulls were $100-$145 for useful lots and the best of the whiteface heifers sold at $100.

TARANAKI
Despite no schedule lift prime and boner cattle sold well at STRATFORD on Tuesday.
Three-year Saler-cross heifers 485kg, $1.815/kgLW, prime Hereford-cross ox 655kg, $2.08/kgLW, prime Shorthorn-cross steers 585kg, $2.07/kgLW, prime Murray Grey-cross steers 550kg, $2.055/kgLW, prime Hereford-cross steers 550-596.7kg, $2.055-$2.07/kgLW, prime Friesian steers 557.5kg, $1.98/kgLW, prime Hereford heifers 445-507.5kg, $1.91-$1.965/kgLW, prime Hereford-cross heifers 537.5kg, $1.96/kgLW, prime Hereford/Fiersian heifers 486.3-501.7kg, $1.865-$1.95/kgLW, prime Belgian Blue heifers 470kg, $1.935/kgLW.
Prime Simmental-cross heifers 445-470kg, $1.88-$1.96/kgLW, prime Angus heifers 532.5-645kg, $1.99-$2.065/kgLW, prime Angus/Friesian heifers 507.5kg, $1.965/kgLW, 2-year Hereford/Friesian steers 405-534.3kg, $1.75-$2.01/kgLW, 2-year Meuse Rhine Issel-cross heifers 415kg, $1.91/kgLW, 20-month Angus heifers 375kg, $1.81/kgLW, 20-month Hereford/Friesian heifers 375kg, $1.81/kgLW.
In-calf Hereford-cross heifers 390kg, $1.77/kgLW, Hereford/Friesian cows 505kg, $1.28/kgLW, Angus-cross cows 360-544kg, $1-$1.30/kgLW, Hereford cows 540kg, $1.39/kgLW, RWB Hereford/Friesian cows 438.1-489.4kg, $1.24-$1.275/kgLW.
Prime Friesian cows 650kg, $1.50/kgLW, empty Friesian heifers 390-465kg, $1.50-$1.78/kgLW, empty Ayrshire cows 445kg, $1.20/kgLW, empty Friesian cows 380-575kg, $1.09-$1.40/kgLW, empty crossbred cows 420-460kg, $1.24-$1.395/kgLW, store Friesian cows 485-620kg, $1.30-$1.48/kgLW, store Friesian-cross cows 505kg, $1.32/kgLW, Meuse Rhine Issel cow and calf 390kg, $1.20/kgLW, Friesian-cross cow and calf 505kg, $1.30/kgLW.
Dairy shed: in-calf Friesian heifers $950, in-calf Jersey heifers $650-$675, in-calf crossbred heifers $800-$875, in-calf Friesian cows $475-$1100, Jersey cow and calf $875, Jersey heifer and calf $725-$875, Friesian heifer and calf $700-$975.
A yarding of 330 cattle saw rising yearling steers and heifers sell very well at STRATFORD on Wednesday.
The rising 2-year steer and heifer market was steady and capital stock sold well up to $905.
RWB Hereford/Friesian cows 366.7kg, $480, RWB Angus-cross cows 554-580kg, $760-$905, RWB Angus cows 386.8-587.1kg, $535-$905, RWB Friesian-cross cows 392.5kg, $525, RWB Friesian cows 580kg, $760, RWB purebred Highland cows 353kg, $350, RWB 30-month Angus heifers 451.4kg, $862, RWB 20-month Angus heifers 359.6kg, $570, RWB purebred Highland heifers 416.7kg, $370, 2-year Friesian-cross heifers 420kg, $655.
Twenty-month Hereford/Friesian steers 421-550kg, $810-$1130, 20-month Hereford-cross steers 485kg, $900, 20-month Angus/Friesian steers 425-434kg, $780, 20-month Friesian steers 367.5kg, $620, 20-month crossbred steers 350kg, $660, 20-month Belgian Blue-cross steers 360kg, $700, 20-month Hereford/Friesian heifers 322.5-460kg, $550-$845, 20-month Angus-cross heifers 322.5kg, $550, 20-month Hereford/Friesian rig 405kg, $718, 20-month empty Friesian heifers 365kg, $540, 20-month empty Friesian-cross heifers 292.5kg, $410, 15-month purebred Highland heifers 222.5kg, $305, R1 Hereford/Friesian steers 213.1kg, $575, R1 Angus steers 203.8kg, $538, R1 Friesian bulls 136.3kg, $260, R1 Hereford/Friesian bulls 285kg, $510, R1 Simmental-cross heifers 240kg, $495, R1 Hereford/Friesian heifers 185-350kg, $402-$510, R1 Hereford-cross heifers 140-212.5kg, $260-$470, R1 Angus-cross heifers 210kg, $375.
Mixed age ewes $76.50, dry 2-tooth ewes $71.50, 2-tooth ewes $73.50, RWR 4-tooth ewes $28, prime wethers $70.50, wethers $73.50, wether lambs $58-$72.50, prime lambs $110-$146, mixed sex lambs $71, ewe lambs $30.50-$51.50, Romney ewe lambs $40.

POVERTY BAY
Another day of full sunshine appeared to loosen the purses of store lamb buyers who were offered just 1145 head at MATAWHERO on Friday.
The better conditioned lambs sold well, fully firm to a shade stronger than the previous week and $79.50-$89 was needed to take lines in that class.
Only three pens held more than 100 lambs with many very small lines.
The meatier sorts tended to sell at $2.44-$2.50/kgLW and some middle-of-the road types went up to $2.86/kgLW.
Sex was not a factor as there were only three lines of males displayed, most of the rest being mixed sex.
A decent sized line of 250 high country ewe lambs did make $77.50-$78 and well covered ewe lambs were $76.50.
Small lambs made as little as $44-$66.
Prime ewes sold better because finish was better and they made $78-$80.25 for good and $73-$75.25 for others. $100 was paid for the only prime lambs penned.
Well bred Romney type ewes, scanned singles sold at $201. They were mainly 4/6-tooth ewes.
Another lot scanned 165% fetched $89 and a third lot sold for $92. Well covered store ewes made $63-$64 and medium weights $54-$58. 1751 total sheep came forward

HAWKE'S BAY
A small bench of local buyers competed for a small offering of cattle at STORTFORD LODGE and quality varied amongst the small lots penned, reported Ian MacEwan, Elders.
Good quality yearlings did sell freely, two lines of 209kg and 242kg Angus realising $560 and $608, $2.68 and $2.51/kgLW. A useful line of Charolais R2 steers traded at $760, $2.22/kgLW and three small lots of R3 steers made $850-$950, $1.60-$1.86/kgLW. R2 Angus bulls 416kg brought $785, $1.89/kgLW and slightly heavier whiteface bulls made $750 at $1.50/kgLW. A pen of empty cows returned $690, $1.48/kgLW.
In the sheep section a much reduced entry of under 3500 store lambs, mainly medium style, brought quite good prices as signs of grass growth start to appear and the few breeding ewes displayed also attracted strong bidding. $81-$86.70 took useful male lambs with smaller sorts making $66-$76 and ewe lambs followed a similar pattern, the best making to $83 and others at $58-$68. Near-killable mixed sex fetched to $97, mediums $80 and smaller $50. Attractive five year Perendale ewes, scanned 151%, returned $$92 and similar Romney ewes, $88.50 and solid 4/5-year ewes RWR also drew a final bid of $88.

MANAWATU
Lamb prices improved on previous weeks at Feilding on Friday and lack of number might have contributed to the rise, PGG Wrightson agent Dan Flanagan said.
The quality of the offering was mostly second and third cuts.
The better top end lambs fetched $90 with Romney males making $92-$95.
Most of the yarding was in the early 30kg range or under so good lambs approaching 40kg sold very well.
The ewe market was not strong with a lack of feed not helping, Flanagan said.
The yarding was certainly down on previous weeks with good SIL ewes making $95 and medium and lesser types SIL $75-$80.

CANTERBURY
Steers 151-250kg made $2.39/kgLW at CANTERBURY PARK on Tuesday. Steers 251-350kg, $1.72/kgLW, 351-400kg $1.89-$1.98/kgLW, 401-480kg $1.78-$2. Heifers 251-350kg $1.36-$1.70/kgLW, 351-400kg $1.33-$1.80/kgLW, 401-480kg $1.75/kgLW. Bulls 121-150kg $1.40/kgLW, 151-250kg $1.23/kgLW, 351-400kg $1.29-$1.48/kgLW.
Prime steers 351-400kg $1.84/kgLW, 401-480 $1.95-$2.01/kgLW, 481-580kg $1.95-$2.04/kgLW, 581-650kg $2.07/kgLW. Prime heifers 401-480kg $1.85/kgLW. Prime cows 401-480kg $1.20/kgLW, 481-580kg $$1.22/kgLW, 651-1000kg $1.25-$1.30/kgLW.
Prime lambs made $62.50-$150, prime rams $16-$56, prime wethers $70, prime ewes $16-$104.

MID CANTERBURY
A similar yarding of prime lambs to the previous week was offered at TINWALD with very heavy ram lambs fetching up to $156 while a small yarding of end of season store lambs held firm in the market, PGG Wrightson livestock representatives reported.
Heavy prime lambs earned $140-$150, medium types $115-$130 and lighter lambs $90-$100.
The best of the heavy prime ewes returned $93 with good cutting one-shear ewes selling from $80-$90. The top of the heavy butcher ewes realised $105 while medium sorts returned $60-$75 and lighter types $45-$55. Overall the quality of the ewes was back on earlier winter sales.
A small yarding of end of store lambs saw prices remain on a par with previous sales
with crossbred shorn lambs earning $70 and lighter lambs selling from $45-$58.

SOUTH CANTERBURY
Prime cattle held their values of previous weeks while sheep and lamb markets also remained firm with just medium to light butcher ewes gaining $3/head on the previous week at TEMUKA, PGG Wrightson livestock manager Joe Higgins reported.
Prime steers 600-750kg earned $1.90-$2/kgLW, 480-600kg $1.85-$1.89 and dairy types 500-620kg $1.85-$1.94/kgLW. Heifers 500-650kg returned $1.70-$2.02/kgLW, 450-500kg $1.73-$1.86/kgLW and dairy types 380-500kg realised $1.10-$1.47/kgLW.
Bulls 900-100kg fetched $1.40-$1.47/kgLW while lighter types 550-890kg earned $1.94-
$1.99/kgLW. Beef cows 500-750kg returned $1.15-$1.46/kgLW, 400-500kg $1-$1.18/kgLW and dairy types 500-750kg $1.10-$1.31/kgLW and lighter dairy sorts 99c-$1/kgLW.
Store lambs held firm in the market with forward types earning $75-$89, medium $65-74 and smaller lambs $50-$62. Heavy prime lambs had a good sale with top prices up to $158, good heavy lambs $125-$150, medium $105-$120 and light $85-$104.
One shear prime ewes sold on a par with the previous week with heavy ewes earning $85-$100, medium types $78-$84 and light $65-$75. Heavy adult butcher ewes sold from $98-$130, medium types $76-$92, light $69-$75 and stores $56-$65.

OTAGO
A big yarding of both prime lambs and ewes was offered at BALCLUTHA and sold well with good demand, Barry Osborne of PGG Wrightson said.
Heavy prime lambs $128-$148, medium $110-$126, light $90-$108. Good quality 2-tooths $92, medium 474, light $59. Heavy ewes $100-$116, medium $88-$98, light $75-$86. Lower condition ewes $25.
A bigger than usual yarding of store lambs sold similarly to the previous week. Top woolly store lambs $83, medium $72, light $63. Top shorn store lambs $80.50, medium $70, light $61. Tail end lambs $45. Full mouth Highlander-cross in-lamb ewes $80.
A big yarding of store cattle was highlighted by capital stock breeding cows. There was good demand and values on all categories.
Good 20-month Simmental-cross steers 394kg, $790 at $2.01/kgLW, good Hereford-Friesian 20-month steers 422kg, $805, $1.91/kgLW, good 20-month Angus-cross heifers 425kg, $760, $1.79/kgLW, good 20-month Hereford-cross heifers 420kg, $750, $1.79/kgLW. Mixed age Hereford cows $680-$750, mixed age Shorthorn cows $740, mixed age Angus and Angus-cross cows $680-$710.

SOUTHLAND
A large yarding of prime sheep met with firm demand and prices on a par with the previous week at LORNEVILLE on Tuesday.
Heavy lambs $115-$132, medium $100-$110, light $85-$95. Good quality 2-tooths $80-$90, medium $65-$78, light $50-$60. Heavy ewes $90-$110, medium $70-$85, light $50-$68, lower condition $11-$35.
Top woolly store lambs $70-$80, medium $60-$70, light $50-$60. Tail end lambs $30-$40. Mixed age Romney breeding ewes $98.
A medium yarding of prime cattle sold on a firm market. Medium steers 480-520kg, $1.70-$1.80/kgLW, good heifers 480-625kg, $1.70-$1.86/kgLW, medium heifers 400-450kg, $1.50-$1.68/kgLW, medium cows 500kg, $1.10-$1.20/kgLW.
A small yarding of store cattle sold on a good market. Good R1 Brahman-cross bulls 331kg, $615, R1 medium beef-cross steers 220kg, $450, medium R1 beef-cross steers 131kg, $280, medium R1 beef-cross heifers 127kg, $220kg.
Scanned ewes were in strong demand and store lambs also sold well at CHARLTON.
Prime sheep: heavy lambs, $120-$144, medium $100-$110, light $88-$95. Good quality 2-tooths $78-$88, medium $73-$76, light $62-$70. Heavy shorn ewes $110-$120, medium $90-$100, light $80-$88. Lower condition ewes $40-$50. Heavy local trade rams $60-$68, medium $50-$55.
Store sheep: top shorn store lambs $80-$89, medium $70-$78, light $50.

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