Store and Breeding Sheep Sale report – Friday 28th October 2022

Store & Breeding Sheep – Friday 28th October

6,793 Sold

Auctioneers: Elwyn Davies: 07710 803901, Peter Kingwill 07795 200357 and James Cook-O’Connell 07712246474

A big entry of store lambs and breeding sheep late in the season attracted the biggest attendance of buyers of the season.
Store lambs were a good trade throughout with an overall average of £75. A small selection of ewe lambs topped at £100 for a pen of Suffolk x Mule from G B Richards & Son while a pen of meat lambs topped the market at £101 from the top run of the day with 267 mainly Charollais cross stores averaging a favourable £85.80 from James Wayman. Medium crossbred stores generally sold in the £75 to £80 bracket and majority of small long term sorts £60 to £70. Again, the best of the Romney wethers looked well sold in excess of £80 and an overall average of £71.
A selective breeding trade with the best of the ewe tegs around £150 but generally buyers looking for average quality at handy money. Plenty of customers for the breeding ewes on offer and while no exceptional high figures attracted prices in excess of feeding and slaughter value.
Rams were an absolute flying trade with the sheep alleyways packed with potential buyers. Best Continental rams in excess of £500 and topping at £790 for quality Charollais teg from B J Baker while Suffolk’s topped at £560 from J Hammond.
The Charollais rams took the pick of the trade with 31 tegs averaging £510.

Please keep in touch and call to discuss future marketing of store lambs, Elwyn Davies 07710 803901

Average prices: Store lambs 5,810 sold to Ave £75.00

Ewe lambs – 374 – to £100 – Ave £80
Texel cross – 1,519 – to £96 – Ave £75
Charollais cross – 1,105 – to £101 – Ave £81
Beltex cross – 192 – to £87 – Ave £82.30
Suffolk cross – 408 – to £90.50 – Ave £80
Crossbred – 637 – to £89.50 – Ave £66
Romney wether – 1,575 – to £85.50 – Ave £71

Ewe tegs – 272 – to £156 – Ave £118

Breeding ewes – 587 – to £115 – Ave £83.50

Rams – 105 – to £790 – Ave £350

Principal store lamb prices included

Suffolk x Mule ewe – £100 – G B Richards & Son
Suffolk x Mule wether – £90.50 – G Lawrence & Son
Suffolk x Mule wether – £85.50 – N H Burrows
Suffolk x Mule wether – £85 – H J Hecks & Son
Texel cross ewe – £96 – Mrs V McDonald
Texel cross ewe – £96 – G Lawrence & Son
Texel cross – £92 – S Haydon
Texel cross – £89.50 – M R J Francis
Texel cross – £88 – S J Edmed & Son
Texel cross – £87 – Sir R Halstead
Beltex cross – £87 – Maytham Wharf Farm
Charollais cross – £101 – J Wayman
Charollais cross – £88 – T Lyle & Ptnrs
Charollais cross – £87.50 – N Hacking
Romney ewe – £90 – Mrs V McDonald
Romney wether – £85.50 – H G Tompsett & Son Ltd
Romney wether – £85.50 – G L Boulden & Son
Romney wether – £85.50 – E J & A I Fenton
Romney wether – £84.50 – S G & G T Orpin

Ewe tegs

Lleyn – £150 – Agripal Ltd
Suffolk x Mule – £156 – G Hosmer & Son
Romney – £130 – G L Boulden & Son 

Breeding ewes flock ages

Texel cross – £115 – Mrs C Smith
Suffolk x Romney – £110 – J Prior & Son
Romney x Lleyn – £98 – Porchester Farms
Lleyn – £96 – Agripal Ltd
Romney – £77 – Wright Farm Ptnsp

Ram tegs

Charollais – £790 – B J Baker
Charollais – £590 – N C & C G Hedges
Texel – £690 – P H & P E Skinner
Suffolk – £560 – J Hammond
Romney – £430 – N A Balcomb & Son