Sheep entries at yesterday's Feilding Prime Stock Sale eased from last week, which was not unexpected given this late stage of the hogget season.
Ewe numbers dropped back quickly from last week and new season's lambs are not exactly coming forward in any great numbers.
Hogget schedules are coming back a little and, combined with a couple less buyers operating this week, the sale prices for hoggets at this sale also eased. The majority of the hoggets were medium types, predominantly ewe hoggets, with very few heavy males offered.
The heavy males topped out at $184 for 11 from Hugh Winder and $183 for 7 from Holly Farm but all weight ranges eased back by a similar amount including the store hoggets. Most of the hoggets had no teeth left, so time is up.
The spring lambs remained quite steady. The sale began with a nice line of 85 from Blackburn and Sons, which sold for $164 and Kontiki Farm later exceeded that value with 21 selling for $170. These prices are a fraction less than last week but essentially steady all the same.