Ashford Market Report – Tuesday 22nd September 2026

1,180 Sheep and 212 Cattle Sold.
New Season Lambs to £212.00 – D Isaac & Holly Chandler & Cattle to £2679.23 from G L Boulden & Sons.

Sheep Sales Report

New Season Lambs –880 sold.

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903

Top Price Per Kilo – 385p – Miss Amy Hedges, East Sussex.
Top Price Per Head – £212.00 – D Isaac & Holly Chandler, Kent.

Again, a small entry of finished lambs but the quality and finish of those on offer was very good again this week, with a number of people now feeding coming to market with lambs that have been fed as a result of the lack of grazing in July and September.
Well fed sheep are at a premium price above the mid range types and many are selling from 350-370p/kg and even higher in the lighter weight brackets and topped today at 385p/kg by Miss Amy Hedges, a nice birthday gift for the vendor. Sheep are heavier now as a rule following the feeding and more pens at 50kg+ were on offer but the tremendous quality we have seen can still bring the best prices with the best from Dylan and Holly topping at £212/hd, with others from David Wade and C Koralty also breaking the £200 barrier. Can these prices sustain? That’s the question many are asking, but in the run up to Christmas with numbers likely to be tight it would suggest that we can, however big percentages of heavy sheep all fit at the same time will potentially have an impact, so please inform us of what you wish to send in advance.

36 – £121.00 (336p kg) – D Thompson
37 – £132.00 (357p kg) – R Douglas
38 – £138.00 (363p kg) – R Douglas
39 – £134.50 (345p kg) – J H & A H Godden
40 – £145.00 (363p kg) – S Jenner
41 – £138.00 (337p kg) – R Padfield
42 – £151.00 (360p kg) – R Douglas
43 – £147.00 (342p kg) – R Douglas, R Padfield & Chandler & Dunn Ltd
44 – £160.00 (364p kg) – D Wade
45 – £164.00 (364p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
46 – £177.00 (385p kg) – Miss Amy Hedges
47 – £181.00 (385p kg) – Miss Amy Hedges
48 – £173.00 (360p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
49 – £179.00 (365p kg) – D Wade
50 – £181.00 (362p kg) – Michael Keeley (Agri Services) Ltd
51 – £186.00 (365p kg) – T R Holt
52 – £184.00 (354p kg) – D Wade
53 – £197.00 (372p kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
54 – £190.00 (352p kg) – Miss Amy Hedges
56 – £198.50 (354p kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
57 – £201.00 (353p kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
58 – £203.00 (350p kg) – D Wade
59 – £191.00 (324p kg) – L E Humphreys & Sons
60 – £182.00 (303p kg) – L E Humphreys & Sons
63 – £202.00 (321p kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
66 – £212.00 (321p kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
67 – £200.00 (299p kg) – C Koraltay

Prime NSL SQQ – 342.16
Lambs 32.1 to 39kgs – 108 – Top 371, Ave. 350.1
Lambs 39.1 to 45.5 kgs – 269 – Top 364, Ave. 338.4
Lambs 45.6 to 52 kgs – 292 – Top 385, Ave. 352.2
Lambs 52.1 kgs – 172 – Top 372, Ave. 336.8

Cull Ewes & Rams – 300 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07780133678.

Top Price Ewes: £225.00 – Michael Keeley (Agri Services) Ltd, Kent. – Ave. £120.22

Trade on par with last week and a very mixed show which saw customers present for all grades.
The best regularly £150 – £180 and to a top price of £225 for a Dutch Spotted ewe from Michael Keeley (Agri Services) Ltd. Medium sorts £120 – £150 on most occasions with leaner grazing types £80 – £110 throughout with only 5 lots sold under £80 per head on the day. Numbers are much shorter than expected for the time of year which is the case nationally.
More numbers are wanted and would be of no concern or affect to the trade with buyers present every week for all grades.

Top prices included:
Dutch Spotted to £225 – Michael Keeley (Agri Services) Ltd
Charollais cross to £200 – D Wade
Texel cross – to £179 – A J Pynn
Border Leicester to £179 – E J Stanford & Sons
Suffolk cross to £174 – T R & J R Kirk
Mules to £168 – H F & J H Glover
Romney to £145 – H G Tompsett & Sons

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 – 53 Sold

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903.

Again about 50 finished cattle on offer with good entries from regular supporters but some better quality cattle on offer this week, nearly breaking the 400p/kg barrier but just falling 1p short this week at 399p/kg from Birt Bros for a very smart Limousin cross heifer. 400p/kg is in my sights and we will break this one day soon…. More cattle traded from 360-390p/kg this week with top quality on offer from A J Thompson & Sons that topped at 391p/kg and averaged 370p/kg. Finished cattle with a little more dairy in their breeding from Alan Down topped at 377p/kg with most of these types trading from 350- 360p/kg.

Leading Steer Prices
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 391p (£2480)
G L Boulden & Sons – Blonde D’Aquitaine – 386p (£2679)
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 382p (£2423)
G L Boulden & Sons – Blonde D’Aquitaine – 378p (£2171)
A J Down – Limousin cross – 376p (£2197)

Leading Heifer Prices
Birt Bros – Limousin cross – 399p (£2491)
Birt Bros – Aberdeen Angus cross – 382p (£2270)
Birt Bros – British Blue cross – 376p (£2103)
W S Furnival Ltd – Limousin cross – 370p (£2069)
M A Piper & Son Farms Ltd – Limousin cross – 363p (£1958)

Average prices
Steers 200 to 550 kgs – 3 – Top 370p, Ave. 355p
Steers 551 to 650 kgs – 22 – Top 391p, Ave. 359p
Steers 651 kgs + – 7 – Top 386p, Ave. 344p
Heifers 300 to 500 kgs – 2 – Top 334p, Ave. 328p
Heifers 501 to 590 kgs – 9 – Top 376p, Ave. 355p
Heifers 591+ kgs – 7 – Top 399pm, Ave. 352p

OTM Cattle & Cull Cows – 15 Sold

Auctioneer: Peter Kingwill 07795 200357.

Disappointing not to see more cows coming forward to meet a very firm level of trade. Competition fierce throughout and more cows, of all descriptions required.
Sussex 297p, 290p, £2113, £2001 Chandler & Dunn Ltd; 287p, £2077 Torry Hill; Hereford 288p, 278p, £2040, £1696 N Ridge; Limousin 269p, £1853 L Palmer & Son, 255p, £1885 J Batchelor & Ptnrs., 247p, £1319 Hawkfibre Ltd.
Few dairy culls with lean Holstein Friesians to 208p, £1587.
Stock bull (1) Lean Aberdeen Angus 200p, £1666.
Overage (1) Aberdeen Angus 4+ yrs. heifer 274p, £1518.

Beef Cows – 10 Sold – Top 297, Average 265.1
Dairy Cows – 3 Sold – Top 208, Average 175.7

Store & Breeding Cattle – 144 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07780133678.

The store cattle ring was on fire with customers far from short for all shapes, ages and sizes.
Top call on the day went to Hawkfibre Ltd for a tremendous pen of Limousin cross steers 27 mths topping at £2440 with R & H Vincent in close attendance for a Limousin cross steer 19 mths to £2380. Younger sorts from R Brown topped at £1220 for Aberdeen Angus cross steers 10 mths with the heifers to £1050 from the same home and a pair of tidy Aberdeen Angus cross steers from P J Goldsmith 13 mths to £1460. A run from Hall Place Farms topped at £1800 for Aberdeen Angus x Friesian steers 15 mths with Holstein Friesian steers 18 mths from the same home to £1460. Stronger sorts from B Sutton topped at £1880 for British Blue x Friesian steers 19 mths and a pen of 10 British Blue x Friesian heifers just behind to £1870. S J F Agriculture had Shorthorn cross heifers 24 mths to £1760 and J Gray & Son topped at £2100 for Charolais x Friesian steers 30 mths with the heifers from the same home to £1810.
Buyers are keen to secure numbers early so do not hesitate to get in contact if you have store or breeding cattle to sell.
We have our next catalogued sale on Tuesday 6^th October with plenty already entered.

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.

Store & Finished Pigs – 18 Sold