Thursday, 06 November 2014 14:40

Record cattle sale

Written by Rural News Group

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Tony Patridge presented with the Supreme Champion of Show award.

ORGANISER OF the annual Prime Cattle competition, John Honeybone from Rural Livestock says that he has not seen such high prices and quality cattle since he started running the competition in the mid 1990's.

"All yard records for price per head and per kilo were broken during the sale. All cattle sent for sale were judged and the quality of the yarding was a credit to the vendors, " says Honeybone.

Supreme Champion of the show went to a steer from Tony Partridge, which later sold for 319 cents per kilo. Partridge, who also won first prize in the Best Pair of Steer's class, was presented with a trophy and prize ribbon from Canterbury A&P Association president, Richard Parkes.

A Charolais steer weighing 1260 kilogram, from John and Jack McDrury, won heaviest steer. The steer sold for $3276 dollars. The same vendors also picked up best single class and best single local trade class.

Complete Prime Cattle Competition Results:

Heaviest Steer

1st J&J McDrury
2nd Delpot Angus
3rd Warwick Seaton

Best Single Steer

1st A T Partridge
2nd B&A Fisher
3rd Karen Winter

Best Pair Steers

1st A T Partridge
2nd D & S Hight
3rd Rockford Farm

Best Single Heifer

1st J&J McDrury
2nd E J & GG Smith
3rd Geo Timperley

Best Pair Heifers

1st B&A Fisher
2nd J & J McDrury
3rd Geo Timperley

Best Single Local Trade

1st J & J McDrury
2nd and 3rd Sheat & Wilson

Best Pair Local Trade

1st D&S Hight
2nd Stony Bay Farm
3rd Sheat & Wilson

This is the last prime cattle sale before the annual Canterbury A&P Show. Work has now started on preparing the saleyards for the influx of livestock who will call the Vero Livestock Pavilion home for the three days of the Show.

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