Stag fetches $52,000 at strong sale

Buyers from throughout New Zealand attended Foveran Deer Park's 29th annual elite sire stag sale....
Buyers from throughout New Zealand attended Foveran Deer Park's 29th annual elite sire stag sale. Photo by Glenn Hopkinson.
Eleven helicopters ferried buyers to Foveran Deer Park's 29th annual elite sire stag sale in the Hakataramea Valley last week.

The sale incorporated a commercial and trophy sale.

The 29th sale attracted buyers from throughout New Zealand.

There were 158 stags offered and a top price of $52,000 was achieved for a 2-year-old son of Windsor, out of a Salvador daughter which was bought by Mt Cecil Trophy Deer in South Canterbury.

It was a strong sale throughout and the stags were presented in very good order, carrying exceptional heads.

A 3-year-old son of Heathrow, out of a Cameron daughter, sold to E.J. Gordon, of Awapuni, for $26,000.

A 2-year-old pure German son of Amadeus sold to North Island buyers J.K. and L.M.Elder for $22,000.

A 2-year-old son of Amadeus fetched $14,500.

The balance of the sire offering sold from $3000 to $7000.

In the commercial sale, a 6-year-old by a son of Motsumi sold for $20,000 to Canaan Farming Ltd on the West Coast, while the balance fetched from $1800 to $3000.

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