Buyers were from Hawke's Bay, with support from Feilding, Pongaroa and Timaru.
PRICES
CATTLE
Cows with calves at foot: Okaharau Farm, Elsthorpe, 19 4yr sth dev with 19 calves, (cap stock) av weight, 783kg, 256c/kg, $2010/head; Marainarangi Station, Akitio, 21 2yr ang heifers with 19 calves, av weight, 472kg, 379c/kg, $1790/head.
Steers: 2yr, J Emmerson, Pakipaki, 23 ang, av weight, 578kg, 285c/kg, $1650/head; Hobson Farming, Ngawaka, 26 ang, av weight, 486kg, 285c/kg, $1390/head; 10 the same, av weight, 444kg, 282c/kg, $1255/head; 17 charo-cross, av weight, 532kg, 283c/kg, $1510/head; Mahurangi Station, Wairoa, 10 ang-here, av weight, 532kg, 278c/kg, $1482/head; 11 ang-here, av weight, 500kg, 285c/kg, $1430/head; Okaharau Farm, Elsthorpe, 17 sth dev-cross, av weight, 543kg, 274c/kg, $1490/head; Pukenoa Farm, Puketapu, 27 ang, av weight, 415kg, 295c/kg, $1225/head; Strathclyde, Waimarama, eight ang-here, av weight, 445kg, 280c/kg, $1254/head. Yrling, Emerald Hill, Waihau, 45 ang, av weight, 423kg, 292c/kg, $1240/head; Mangatapiri Station, Elsthorpe, 34 ang, av weight, 367kg, 299c/kg, $1100/head; Williams Hill, Puketitiri, 18 ang, av weight, 383kg, 302c/kg, $1160/head; Pukenoa Farm, Puketapu, 17 ang, av weight, 347kg, 301c/kg, $1050/head; Summit Farm, Ongaonga,, 26 ang and ang-here, av weight, 311kg, 312c/kg, $970/head; seven ang, av weight, 290kg, 309c/kg, $900/head; Glendale Station, Arapaoanui, 11 ang, av weight, 303kg, 320c/kg, $972/head; 20 the same, av weight, 255kg, 357c/kg, $912/head. Wnr, Hohepa Farm, Clive, seven dairy-cross, av eight, 134kg, 379c/kg, $510/head; IHC, three ang-cross, av eight, 135kg, 251c/kg, $340/head.
Bulls: 2yr, R Thompson, Nuhaka, 22 ang, av weight, 477kg, 283c/kg, $1355/head; 31 charo-cross, av weight, 451kg, 304c/kg, $1370/head; 17 ang-here, av weight, 456kg, 295c/kg, $1345/head; eight ang, av weight, 451kg, 284c/kg, $1280/head; Barnsdale Dairies, Makaretu, four here, av weight, 586kg, 277c/kg, $1625/head. Yrling, Awahuri Pastoral, Ohiti, 29 fries, av weight, 385kg, 256c/kg, $990/head; P Meredith, Ongaonga, 25 fries, av weight, 407kg, 243c/kg, $990/head. Wnr, IHC, five fries, av weight, 102kg, 245c/kg, $250/head.
Heifers: Pukenoa Farm, Puketapu, 25 ang-here, av weight, 448kg, 267c/kg, $1200/head; 24 ang, av weight, 390kg, 278c/kg, $1085/head; 10 here-cross, av weight, 433kg, 264c/kg, $1145/head; five ang, av weight, 317kg, 287c/kg, $910/head; P Frewin, Whakapirau, 10 here-fries, av eight, 530kg, 264c/kg, $1400/head. Yrling, Okaharau Farm, Elsthorpe, 19 sth dev, av weight, 400kg, 277c/kg, $1110/head; 15 the same, av weight, 375kg, 286c/kg, $1075/head; Summit Farm, Ongaonga, 13 ang, av weight, 320kg, 305c/kg, $980/head; Morunga P/ship, Wairoa, 20 here-fries, av weight, 308kg, 289c/kg, $890/head; Tennent Farming, Mangahei, eight ang, av weight, 317kg, 282c/kg, $8985/head; 10 here, av weight, 306kg, 308c/kg, $945/head; five ang-here, av weight, 298kg, 302c/kg, $900/head; G Marsh, Crownthorpe, eight here-fries, av weight, 305kg, 288c/kg, $880/head; P and V Hurlstone, Apley Rd, five ang, av weight, 294kg, 290c/kg, $855/head.
SHEEP
Ewes, lambs at foot: B and E Tuanui, Whakapirau, 27 ewes, 28 lambs, $53 all counted; B knight, Poukawa, 10 hggts, 10 lambs, $52.
Lambs: B and E Tuanui, Whakapirau, 15 male, l/t, $91. Spring, B Bowie, Pongaroa, 210 male, $85.70; 215 male, $71; 214 male, $59.50; 281 ewe, $63.50; 286 ewe, $50.50; 225 c/o, $47.50; 194 ewe, $41; Brancott Farm, Waiwhare, 401 weth, $85; 402 weth, $71.70; Mangatuara Station, Wakarara Rd, 214 m/s b/f, $85; 190 ram, $77; 358 m/s b/f, $66; 218 ewe(cap stock), $73; 140 ram, $64.60; 189 ewe, $60.80; 174 m/s, $50.50; Glendale Station, Arapaoanui, 178 male, $84; 250 male, $70; 65 weth, $64.50; Ardfert P/ship, Omakere, 202 c/o, $64.50; Tyrone Farm, Blackburn Ridge, 179 m/s b/f, $80; Tennent Farming, Mangahei, 207 m/s b/f, $76; 61 c/o, $65.50; Motonui Station, Elsthorpe, 164 m/s, $65; 86 m/s, $37; Glenview HB Ltd, Tangoio, 166 c/o, $72; Wallingford Station, Wallingford, 198 ewe, $61; 195 ewe, $52; 119 m/s b/f, $60.50; 161 m/s b/f, $55; C and J Lee, Kaiwaka, 141 c/o, $74.50; Sunnyside Station, Martinborough, 81 c/o, $70; 200 c/o, $57.50; 196 c/o, $51; Dermer P/ship, Takapau, 43 m/s, $79; Camot Farming, Te Uri, 94 ram, $82; 87 m/s $69.50; 184 ram, $70; 87 m/s, $56; N Symonds, Havelock North, 59 m/s b/f, $61.60.
Prime sale Ewe prices dropped again at Monday's prime sale as processing space tightened further and meat schedules dropped.
The best of the shorn ewes made $120.50, down as much as $35 on a month ago. Some pens were passed in when they failed to reach their reserve.
Lamb prices also eased on a small yarding of varying quality.
Prices for a yarding of 97 head of cattle were back on earlier weeks. A feature of the cattle offering was the big weights of many of them. One pen of south devon cows weighed in at 737kg, another at 733kg while a pen of hereford oxen tipped the scales at 800kg.
PRICES
CATTLE
Cows: (Ang, sth dev, here-fries, jersey) Av weight, 570kg to 737kg, 175c/kg to 205c/kg, $997/head to $1506/head.
Heifers: (Ang, here-fries)A v weight, 486kg to 660kg, 230c/kg to 256c/kg, $1235/head to $1518/head.
Oxen: (Ang-cross, here, ang) Av weight, 663kg to 800kg, 255c/kg to 310c/kg, $1784/head to $2252/head.
SHEEP
Ewes: Shorn, good, $117 to $120.50; med, $90 to $106; light, $69.50 to $85.50. Woolly, med, $95 med, $72, light, $67. Slipe, good, $100 to $112; med, $87 to $96; light, $80.
Lambs: Hoggets, l/t, male, $90, $116; m/s, $116. Spring, m/s, $112, 116.50; b/f, $85 to $121; male, $76 to $90; b/f, $155; ewe, $135.
