Ashford Market Report – Tuesday 21st October 2025

Sheep Sales Reports

New Season Lambs – 969 Sold

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903

Top price per kilo – 365p – S Fagg, Kent.
Top price per head – £176.00 – C & J Georgetti & Sons, Kent.

A bit of a slow day in the sheep pens following on from Mondays downpours which certainly seemed to dampen the enthusiasm for the finished sheep this week.
Trade took a dip at the end of last week as a result of the lack of demand for the finished product on the shelves. We have seen this in the past as the catering and wholesale trade tighten up as many consumers are saving for Christmas. The overall average sat around 300p kg which is far from a bad trade in comparison to what we have seen in the past, but it is a bit lower than recent weeks trading. I have no doubt that this will firm up for the Christmas period but when this happens is anyone’s guess.  Top on the day was taken by S Fagg at 365p kg for some shapely Beltex crosses with the top price in the lump taken by C & J Georgetti & Sons at £176 hd.

32 – £115.00 (359p kg) – S Fagg
33 – £95.00 (288p kg) – K & E Dean
34 – £124.00 (365p kg) – S Fagg
36 – £113.00 (314p kg) – M Critcher & Partners
37 – £129.00 (349p kg) – N C & C G Hedges
38 – £120.00 (316p kg) – A J Down
39 – £128.50 (329p kg) – P J & P B Wade
40 – £120.00 (300p kg) – S G Barten
41 – £136.00 (332p kg) – N C & C G Hedges
42 – £131.50 (313p kg) – D Isaac & H Chandler
43 – £132.00 (307p kg) – H & J Noakes
44 – £149.00 (339p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
45 – £147.50 (328p kg) – N C & C G Hedges
46 – £143.00 (311p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
47 – £148.50 (316p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
48 – £144.00 (300p kg) – G B Richards & Son
49 – £150.00 (306p kg) – D Isaac & H Chandler
50 – £175.00 (350p kg) – A J Down
51 – £145.00 (284p kg) – Princess Christian Farm
52 – £157.00 (302p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
53 – £149.00 (281p kg) – G W & B Bridges
54 – £158.00 (293p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
55 – £162.00 (295p kg) – D Isaac & H Chandler
61 – £176.00 (289p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
65 – £173.00 (266p kg) – N A Balcomb & Son
Averages (p/kg)

Standard 32.1 to 39 kgs – 132 – Top 365, Ave. 300.8
Medium 39.1 to 45.5 kgs – 355 – Top 339, Ave. 301.6
Heavy 45.6 to 52 kgs – 324   – Top 350, Ave.293.8
Others 52.1 + – 131 – Top 304, Ave. 283.1

Cull Sheep – 565 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07780133678

Top price: £185.00 – J Wayman, Surrey. – Ave. £110.83

Similar numbers in the pens this week with trade on par and grazing ewes forward in force.
The best regularly £140 – £170 and to a top price of £185 for Suffolk crosses from J Wayman. Medium sorts £110 – £140 on most occasions with leaner grazing £70 – £100 throughout with only very few sold below these figures. Customers present every week for all grades so do not hesitate to get your ewes booked in.

Top prices included:

Suffolk cross to £185 – J Wayman, Crossbred to £174 – Princess Christian Farm, Texel to £170 – Laura Agley, Texel cross to £156 – Kinnear & Co, Romneys to £150 – D R Thompson.

 

Cattle Reports

Finished Cattle –  44 Sold
Auctioneer: Peter Kingwill 07795 200357.

Decent numbers overall but noticeable shorter of the best well fleshed cattle, and more from yards and grass that could do with more finish.
Quality Blue and Limousin heifers from W G Vant & Sons to 400p (3) £2277 with a good run of Blue and Angus heifers from A J Thompson & Sons to 391p, £2253 and 389p, £2059 respectively. Several heavyweights coming forward with Blue steers from K & P M Sinden to 376p, £2834 and Simmental steers 373p, £2719 J Berryman.
Alan Down`s well fleshed Limousin x Friesian steers 377p, 376p, 371p, £2279, £2259, £2234 but generally cattle a little leaner. A strong Blue x Friesian steer from W F Farms to 347p, £2824. A few commercial bulls sold well with Sussex x Friesian 343p, £2278 M W Goddard: Holstein Friesian 328p, £2080 R Scott.
Generally, trade very much on a level with recent weeks but it is the well finished cattle of all weights that the butcher really wants!

Top Steers

A J Down – Limousin cross – 377p (£2259)
K & P M Sinden & Sons – British Blue cross – 376p (£2384)
A J Down – Limousin cross – 376p (£2234)
J Berryman – Simmental cross – 373p (£2719)
A J Down – Limousin cross – 371p (£2279)

Top Heifers

W G Vant & Sons – British Blue cross – 400p (£2277)
W G Vant & Sons – Limousin cross – 400p (£2257)
W G Vant & Sons – Limousin cross – 400p (£2237)
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 391p (£2187)
A J Thompson & Sons – Aberdeen Angus cross – 389p (£2059)

Average prices

Steers 200 to 550 kg – 2 – Top 355p – Ave. 342p
Steers 551 to 650 kg – 9 – Top 377p – Ave. 367p
Steers 651 kg + – 3 – Top 373p – Ave. 352p
Heifers 300 to 500 kg – 4 – Top 376p – Ave. 368p
Heifers 501 to 590 kg – 20 – Top 400p – Ave. 370p
Heifers 591 kg + – 3 – Top 376p – Ave. 357p

OTM Cattle and Cull Cows – 98 Sold

Nothing like a seriously wet day to concentrate minds, housing plans, and feed questions for the coming season. More cows forward, and a decent fleshed entry of beef cows but a lean collection of culls from the dairy section in general. Rates holding strong with customers keen for both feeding and slaughter stock which reflects industry concerns over how much stock is to come this autumn. Certainly, with housing, scanning and weaning around the corner we shall see more numbers, nationally, begin to come forward.
The best beef cows, meat, or feed, still well over 300p with the best heavyweights up over £2500, topping at £2885 from A J Strand & Sons. Demand for feeding cows will continue strongly with buyers eager to get cows onto the grub now to be ready early in the New Year.
Simmental 322p, £2395 J Berryman; Angus 326p, £2295 J Berryman, 318p, £1794 PJ Forknall, 262p, £2537 M W Goddard; Limousin 314p, £1552 L Palmer & Son, 309p, £1635 R Coleman & Sons, 286p, £2227 R Martin, 282p, £2885 A J Strand & Sons, 276p, £1834 R F & E A Simmons; Sussex 310p, £1563 F Henderson, 308p, 293p, £2150, £2091 J C & C Lewis, 288p, 280p, £1955, £1901 H W Richards, 286p, £2113 Farrant Bros; Beef Shorthorn 296p, 294p £2216, £1891 Kinnear & Co, Lurgashall; British Blue 292p, £2128 J Berryman, 278p, £1500 R Carr Ptnrs; Devon 275p, 273p, £2210, £2153 Farrant Bros; Hereford 266p, £1659 R Carr Ptnrs, 260p, £1726 Farrant Bros.
Again, very strong interest in the well fleshed minority breeds.
Dexter 270p, 254p, £1415, £1217 K Doran; Trad Hereford 266p, 247p, 241p,£1301, £1257, £1239 Grace Natural Foods, 259p, 243p, £1784, £1285 E Matebalavu.
Stock Bulls (3) Continue a strong trade. Angus, under 48 mths 306p, £2322; Limousin 294p, £1908; Red Poll 224p, £1687.
Overage (10) No stopping demand for meat or feeding cattle in this section.
Fed heavyweight OTM Simmental steers 343p, £2963 J Berryman; Welsh Black OTM heifers 340p, 338p, 330p, £2631, £2488, £2244 W Alexander; Simmental OTM steer 332p, £2254 A Smith & Son; Sussex x 3+ steers 291p, 290p, £2266, £2142 J H & A H Godden.

Beef Cows – 49 Sold – Top 332, Average 270.0
Dairy Cows – 37 Sold – Top 270, Average 213.9

Store & Breeding Cattle – 377 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07780133678

A large show again this week with more native cattle in the pens proving to be wanted just as much as the continentals.
A super start to the day with 13 mth Limousin cross steers from A J Down to £1700 (3) followed by A G Dodd with Hereford cross steers 16 mths to £1360. W J Hurley had their 17 mth Sussex steers to £1580 with Limousin cross steers from the same home to £1710 and A J Strand Limousin cross steers 16 mths to £1910 with the heifers to £1950 from the same home. A large run of Limousin cross heifers 16 – 18 mths and harder sorts from E W & R E Hanks topped at £1820 with majority of the others £1500 – £1800 per head and J Hooker & Son Limousin cross heifers 18 mths to £1680. W K Gutsell saw their 17 mth Angus cross steers to £1920 with a super run of Angus cross steers 16 – 18 mths from J & H Robinson (Iford Farms) Ltd topping at £2320 with others £2090 and £1980. Top call on the day went to Masters Farms with superb 17 mths Limousin cross steers to £2350 followed by Angus cross steers 18 mths from C W Jones to £1970 with the heifers to £1470 from the same home. S J Edmed had their Simmental cross steers 18 mths to £1920 with Beef Shorthorn steers 20 mths from H S Nicholls to £1800.
All in all, another successful day with more cattle wanted and entries being taken for Tuesday 28^th October. If you have cattle to sell and are seeking advice on the best week for your cattle then please do not hesitate to get in contact.

Principal prices include:
Continental:
Limousin cross steers 17 mths                          £2350    Masters Farms
Limousin cross steers 23 mths                          £2040    E W & R E Hanks
Simmental cross steers 19 mths                       £1920    E J Edmed & Sons
Limousin cross heifers 20 mths                        £1950    A J Strand & Sons
Limousin cross heifers 17 mths                        £1820    E W & R E Hanks
Limousin cross heifers 17 mths                        £1700    Masters Farms
Native:
Aberdeen Angus cross steers 18 mths            £2320    J & H Robinson (Iford Farms) Ltd
Aberdeen Angus cross steers 18 mths            £1970    C W Jones
Shorthorn cross steers 17 mths                        £1910    A J Strand & Sons
Sussex heifers 19 mths                                      £1800    M J & C W Barnes
Aberdeen Angus cross heifers 21 mths           £1590    A Smith & Son
Shorthorn cross heifers 18 mths                       £1500    A J Strand & Sons

Ear Tags
Producers are reminded that all cattle require two ear tags with at least one large distance readable tag. Please inspect stock in good time to order replacement tags as, regrettably, the local immediate option at Denimex no longer exists. Local authority inspectors will be taking note as stock comes to market.

Store & Finished Pigs – 12 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07780133678

Report on trade: A smaller show this week with finished pigs from R Padfield to 152p pk and £157 per head with others to £143 from the same home. Sows to 40p pk from East Sutton Park with no stores or weaners in the pens on the day.
For the best results ensure that pigs are well fleshed and 85-100kg with the next sale on Tuesday 4^th November.

 

Tuesday Livestock – 28th October 2025

Regular Weekly Market with a sale of Store and Breeding Cattle

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