Saleyards jumping as spring market arrives
Five-year averages have been falling like flies with demand responding to tightening supply.
A lot can depend on how ewe look at it
A year-on-year comparison of in-lamb ewe sales may make for depressing reading, but a clearance of ewes for breeding rather than processing is a good result.
Packed to the rafters at Feilding saleyard
The store lamb throughput was significant on its own, but the addition of 2600 in-lamb ewes made it the largest yarding at Feilding since May 2014.
Riding the store lamb rollercoaster
Quick thinking needed to guide the balance sheet through weather and financial challenges.
Stream of calves moves north to buyers
As the dry bit hard, South Island vendors found support and keen buyers across the strait for their crop of calves.
Store lambs close out dry summer season
High costs meant it was never going to be a cracking season but the drier summer created some extra challenges for lamb traders and those selling store.
A correction for sure, but a solid result for ewe fairs
South Island ewe fairs return solid values in the context of the current market as relative scarcity plays its part.
Calf-rearing perseverance is paying off
Those who stuck it out against the odds have scored a small and well-deserved win at the saleyards
Good year for rearers of autumn-born calves
There are no signs of any shortage of calf numbers coming through the yards – in fact, some yards have had a busier year in this department.
Calf-rearing squeeze shows up in bullpen
With fewer willing to take on calf rearing there is now, as predicted, a shallower pool of Friesian bulls for finishers.