Ashford Market Report – Tuesday 14th July 2026

Sheep Sales Reports

New Season Lambs –1,585 sold.

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903

Top Price Per Kilo – 423p – G H Dean & Co, Kent.
Top Price Per Head – £198.00 – C & J Georgetti & Sons, Kent.

A few less on offer and one of the most two tiered selections of lambs we have seen for some time, with a £100/hd spread in the pricing from the best finished creep fed lambs down to what are really grass fed strong stores now. The best on offer are still very well sold and £4/kg is commonplace, but the super heavies did ease maybe £5-10 compared to last week’s flying trade to a more reasonable level. Top on the day was taken by C & J Georgetti & Sons at £198/hd, which was the leading pen of a superb run of 230 finished lambs. A marvellous run of Beltex crosses from G H Dean & Co topped at 423p/kg with the whole entry of nearly 300 averaging well over £4/kg. With the weather relentlessly hot for the past week, many lambs are showing signs of the conditions and the prices achieved for these leaner types are still very favourable, however it is becoming apparent that we really need some rain by the ned of the month to maintain these prices for the store sales.

35 – £130.00 (371p kg) – E J Clough
36 – £137.00 (381p kg) – Lovejoy Farm Partnership
37 – £149.00 (403p kg) – G H Dean & Co
38 – £157.00 (413p kg) – G H Dean & Co
39 – £165.00 (423p kg) – G H Dean & Co
40 – £165.00 (413p kg) – G H Dean & Co
41 – £167.00 (407p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
42 – £170.00 (405p kg) – G H Dean & Co
43 – £170.00 (395p kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
44 – £181.00 (411p kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
45 – £182.00 (404p kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
46 – £179.00 (389p kg) – G H Dean & Co
47 – £184.00 (391p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
48 – £187.00 (390p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
49 – £194.00 (396p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
50 – £190.00 (380p kg) – L E Humphreys & Sons & P N & C Burden
51 – £190.00 (373p kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler & L E Humphreys & Sons
52 – £198.00 (381p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons

Averages (p/kg)

Prime NSL SQQ – 378.2

Light 32.1 to 39kgs – 188 – Top 413.0, Ave. 386.8
Medium 39.1 to 45.5 kgs – 704 – Top 423.0, Ave. 376.1
Heavy 45.6 to 52 kgs – 404   – Top 396.0, Ave. 380.2
Over 52.1 kgs – 6 – Top 369.0, Ave. 369.0

Cull Sheep – 467 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07780133678

Top Price Ewes: £270.00 – Kingswood Farmers Ltd. – Ave. £137.92

The best regularly £150 – £180 and to a top price of £270 for a pen of cracking Texels from Kingswood Farmers Ltd. Medium sorts looking well sold and the most desirable with these £120 – £150 on most occasions. Leaner grazing types £90 – £120 throughout with only very few sold below these figures.
If you have ewes to sell, then take advantage of this current trade with customers present every week for all grades.

Top Prices Included:

Texels to £270 – Kingswood Farmers Limited, Beltex to £208 – C B Hope, Charollais to £200 – W F Kirk, Texel cross to £186 – Miss H Challis, Suffolk cross to £185 – D Thompson, Romneys to £172 – T D L Bird, Mules to £161 – D Howard Farms Ltd.

Ear Tags in Sheep
Please be aware of your responsibilities with regard to the tagging of sheep of all ages and in all sections of the market.

Cattle Reports

Finished Cattle –  48 Sold

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903.

Trade a touch easier than last week with one or two customers not present but still an acceptable level that compare well to other selling methods. Best on the day was a superb steer that had done the show circuit this summer from Birt Brothers at £2,675/hd, with the same vendor taking 388/kg for another similar style of steer. Heifers on the day topped at 375p/kg from Dan Mackleden Ltd. A smart run of young bulls from C R Cook topped at 378p/kg which was approaching £2400/hd, a super price when you look at the ages of these and a testament to the finisher.

Leading steer prices

Birt Bros – Aberdeen Angus cross – 388p (£2189)
Birt Bros – Limousin cross – 362p (£2675)
Birt Bros – Limousin cross – 356p (£2257)
P W & P Sim & Son – Limousin cross – 354p (£1891)
A J Down – Limousin cross – 347p (£2322)

Leading heifer prices

Dan Mackleden Ltd. – Limousin – 375p (£2490)
Red Barn Farm – Sussex cross – 358p (£2056)
R F & E A Simmons – White Park cross – 349p (£1882)
A J Down – Limousin cross – 343p (£1969)
W S Furnival Ltd – Sussex – 339p (£1642)

Average prices

Steers 200 to 550 kgs – 3 – Top 354p, Ave.318p
Steers 551 to 650 kgs – 15 – Top 388p, Ave. 336p
Steers 651 kgs + – 10 – Top 362p, Ave. 337p
Heifers 300 to 500 kgs – 3 – Top 339p, Ave. 331p
Heifers 501 to 590 kgs – 5 – Top 358p, Ave. 341p
Heifers 591+ kgs – 3 – Top 375p, Ave. 345p

OTM Cattle & Cull Cows – 9 Sold

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903.

Hardly any for me to get warmed up on but the few dairy cows on offer sold to a superb trade, dearer than they have been for some time with these all over £2/kg and up to £1800/hd for the heavier types.

Beef Cows – 2 Sold – Top 250, Average 248.0
Dairy Cows – 3 Sold – Top 234, Average 217.3

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, any stock that are incorrectly tagged may not be offered for sale. Local authority inspectors will be taking note as stock comes to market.

Pigs – 24 sold

Auctioneer: Peter Kingwill 07795 200357.

A very nice show of good quality, well covered pigs from J & S Harmer, C K Guest and C Higgins met a good, positive trade with the stronger, thicker pigs ideally suited to the hog roast season.
Strong gilts 170-174p, £173 – £181, with boars to 156p, £165 from J & S Harmer, Lewes.
No trade for cull sows, we will remind all vendors to liaise with us if you wish to move sows or boars and we will advise on dates.

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