It seemed growing grass beat falling schedules at yesterday's Stortford Lodge store sale.
The best lines in the cattle yarding of more than 500 head sold right up with previous sales despite easing meat schedules. Good store lambs were also in good demand in a much smaller yarding than usual.
The first of the new-season's lambs appeared and sold well. Buyers were from Hawke's Bay, Taupo, Feilding, Gisborne and Te Awamutu.
CATTLE
Cows: Ninniach Farm, Whakapirau, six m/a empty crossbred, av weight, 474kg, 178c/kg, $845/head.
Steers: 2yr, Martin Farming, Porangahau, 30 ang, av weight, 435kg, 330c/kg, $1435/head; Tukuwaru Farm, Waipawa, 14 ang, av weight, 405kg, 328c/kg. $1330/head; 18 the same, av weight, 390kg, 317c/kg, $1240/head; Campden Farm, Waiwhare, seven charo, av weight, 347kg, 318c/kg, $1105/head; five here-cross, av weight, 347kg, 308c/kg, $1070/head; E and M Simpson, Kereru Rd, six jersey, av weight, 375kg, 200c/kg, $750/head; W Forrest, Takapau, five here-fries, av weight, 539kg, 284c/kg, $1530/head; seven the same, av weight, 479kg, 295c/kg, $1415/head; D and J Willis, Porangahau, four ang, av weight, 446kg, 283c/kg, $1265/head; Ninniach Farm, Whakapirau, 19 here-cross, av weight, 370kg, 319c/kg, $1180/head. Yrling, Pouhokio Station, Waimarama, 22 sth dev, av weight, 450kg, 327c/kg, $1472/head; 12 the same, av weight, 382kg, 337c/kg, $1290/head; M Willis Family Trust, Porangahau, 22 ang and ang-cross, av weight, 285kg, 357c/kg, $1020/head; 11 the same, av weight, 229kg, 366c/kg, $840/head; Y-Wuri, Taupo, 10 here-fries, av weight, 213kg, 368c/kg, $785/head; 10 here-cross, av weight, 231kg, 311c/kg, $720/head; 10 sth dev-cross, av weight, 234kg, 343c/kg, $805/head; 17 wnr crossbred, av weight, 117kg, 374c/kg, $440/head; eight wnr ang-here, av weight, 125kg, 449c/kg, $562/head; JNJ Farms, Wairoa, eight ang, av weight, 233kg, 373c/kg, $870/head; N Wood Farming, Ongaonga, five sth dev-cross, av weight, 233kg, 274c/kg, $640/head; Te Awa Farm, SH 50, 13 ang, av weight, 264kg, 372c/kg, $985/head; Horiana Downs, Waimarama, eight here-cross, av weight, 232kg, 394c/kg, $915/head.
Bulls: R And H Pastoral, Wanstead, 18 2½yr fries, av weight, 550kg, 298c/kg, $1645/head. Yrling, Glenora Holdings, Takapau, 19 shthrn-cross, av weight, 331kg, 325c/kg, $1080/head; eight the same, av weight, 267kg, 317c/kg, $850/head; Y-Wuri, Taupo, 12 fries-cross, av weight, 291kg, 269c/kg, $785/head; five fries, av weight, 230kg, 250c/kg, $575/head; nine wnr fries, av weight, 135kg, 366c/kg, $497/head; Reriti Whanau Trust, Chatham Island, nine crossbred, av weight, 176kg, 267c/kg, $470/head.
Heifers: 2yr, Pouhokio Station, Waimarama, 20 ang, av weight, 426kg, 314c/kg, $1340/head; eight sth dev, av weight, 461kg, 303c/kg, $1400/head; 12 the same, av weight, 412kg, 318c/kg, $1315/head; R Boon Farming, Te Pohue, 21 ang, av weight, 454kg, 296c/kg, $1350/head; 12 the same, av weight, 426kg, 298c/kg, $1275/head; 12 the same, av weight, 395kg, 308c/kg, $1220/head. Yrling, Horiana Downs, Waimarama, 11 here-cross, av weight, 212kg, 350c/kg, $745/head; five the same, av weight, 156kg, 339c/kg, $530/head; Cooper Family Trust, Mutiny Rd, 15 here-fries, av weight, 290kg, 295c/kg, $860/head; Reriti Whanau Trust, Chatham Island, seven crossbred, av weight, 181kg, 250c/kg, $455/head; Ninniach Farm, Whakapirau, seven sth dev-cross, av weight, 230kg, 251c/kg, $580/head; JNJ Farms, Wairoa, eight simm-cross, av weight, 292kg, 299c/kg, $875/head; five ang-cross, av weight, 248kg, 316c/kg, $785/head; M Cranswick, Mangaroa, six here-fries, av weight, 313kg, 290c/kg, $910/head; S and P Wright, Puketapu, five here-fries, av weight, 246kg, 316c/kg, $778/head.