Ashford Market Report – Tuesday 12th August 2025

Sheep Sales Reports

New Season Lambs – 1,471 Sold

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903

Top price per kilo – 403p – G H Dean & Co, Kent.
Top price per head – £193.50 – C & J Georgetti & Sons, Kent.

Another good entry of lambs with just under 1,500 penned, slightly more than we expected but lambs are now travelling further to Ashford, being drawn by the very attractive prices achieved. Well finished, and consequently fed lambs are the order of the day as they are going short all over the country with buyers fearing a real shortage in the coming months. A few more vendors today who are not generally lamb feeders and have sold as stores but on today’s prices, it is easy to see why they are making extra efforts. A super run of quality lambs from C & J Georgetti & Sons topped the day at £193.50 though PN & C Burden and L E Humphreys & Son were not far behind taking joint second at £189 head. Handy weight meat lambs were of very good quality today with a lot of these approaching £4 kg and this was broken 3 times on the day by G H Dean & Co topping at 403p kg and C & J Georgetti & Sons and Snowfields Academy realising 402p and 400p kg respectively. The trade is very good for finished lambs at the moment with no real signs of it easing back as numbers certainly look like they will be tight for some time.

32 – £108.00 (338p kg) – David Thompson
33 – £125.00 (379p kg) – Lucy Chantler
34 – £110.00 (324p kg) – Miss V Wade
35 – £132.00 (377p kg) – Catherine Cox
36 – £125.00 (347p kg) – S Jenner
37 – £148.00 (400p kg) – Snowfields Academy
38 – £151.00 (397p kg) – G H Dean & Co
39 – £157.00 (403p kg) – G H Dean & Co
40 – £151.00 (378p kg) – G H Dean & Co
41 – £157.00 (383p kg) – G H Dean & Co
42 – £159.50 (380p kg) – Frederick & Sons
43 – £159.50 (371p kg) – S T Phillips
44 – £166.00 (377p kg) – G H Dean & Co
45 – £175.50 (390p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
46 – £178.50 (388p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
47 – £189.00 (402p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
48 – £175.00 (365p kg) – P N & C Burden
49 – £188.50 (385p kg) – Frederick & Sons
50 – £183.00 (366p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
51 – £193.50 (379p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
52 – £189.00 (363p kg) – P N & C Burden
53 – £184.00 (347p kg) – H J Hecks & Son
54 – £185.00 (343p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
60 – £189.00 (315p kg) – L E Humphreys & Son
61 – £185.00 (303p kg) – L E Humphreys & Son       

Averages (p/kg) 

Standard 32.1 to 39 kgs – 206 – Top 400, Ave. 343.1
Medium 39.1 to 45.5 kgs – 635 – Top 403, Ave. 341.8
Heavy 45.6 to 52 kgs – 463 – Top 402, Ave. 352.5
Others 52.1 + – 124 – Top 363, Ave. 333.5

Cull Sheep – 668 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07780133678

Top price ewe: £219.00 – Masters Farms, East Sussex. – Ave. £116.23

More numbers in the pens taking advantage of this strong trade with weaning well under way in most regions. All grades wanted with meat and grazing customers out in force. The best ewes regularly £150 – £180 and to a top price of £219 from Masters Farms for strong Suffolk crosses. P J & P B Wade close behind with Charollais to £210. Medium Sorts £110 – £140 with leaner grazing types £70 – £100 throughout with only a very few sold below these figures. With the current trade it is certainly worth getting your ewes better fleshed but there is no doubt that the trade for all grades is strong.

Top prices included:

Suffolk cross to £219 – Masters Farms, Charollais to £210 – P J & PB Wade, Texels to £208 – N A Balcomb & Son, Texel cross to £179 – G H Dean & Co, Mules to £168 – Masters Farms, Romneys to £159 – H G Tompsett & Sons.

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Cattle Sales Reports

Finished Cattle –  28 Sold
Auctioneer: Peter Kingwill 07795 200357.

A small show on a blistering hot day met continued strong demand.
A more commercial entry overall with plenty of cover again on the stock but no best bred continental beef cattle. More natives and dairy bred on offer. A good attendance of buyers.
Alan Down`s smart Limousin x Friesians topped the day at 383p £2372 with a strong Sussex steer from Messrs Wheeler & Sons just behind at 380p, £2505. A nice Bazadaise cross from
W S Furnival Ltd led the heifers at 382p kg, £2308.
A nice selection of natives with Aberdeen Angus steers from Stephen Furnival to 378p, £2529; Sussex steers from K & P M Sinden & Sons to 370p, £2088; Red Poll steers to 346p, £2004 Trenchmore LLP.
Young bulls (2) Wagyu young lean bulls selling well to 321p, £1768 from Trenchmore LLP.

Top Steers

A J Down – Limousin cross – 383p (£2372)
A J Down – Limousin cross – 380p (£2258)
K Wheeler & Sons – Sussex – 380p (£2505)
W S Furnival Ltd – Aberdeen Angus – 378p (£2529)
A J Down – Limousin cross – 377p (£2221)

Top Heifers

W S Furnival Ltd – Bazadaise cross – 382p (£2308)
W S Furnival Ltd – Simmental cross – 375p (£2359)
W S Furnival Ltd – Aberdeen Angus cross – 366p (£2138)
P W & P Sim & Son – Hereford cross – 359p (£2097)
K & P M Sinden & Sons – Sussex – 359p (£1828)

Average prices

Steers 551 to 650 kg – 15 – Top 383p – Ave. 362p
Steers 651 kg + – 3 – Top 380p – Ave. 370p
Heifers 501 to 590 kg – 4 – Top 366p – Ave. 357p
Heifers 591 kg + – 4 – Top 382p – Ave. 362p

OTM Cattle and Cull Cows – 24 Sold

Auctioneer: Peter Kingwill 07795 200357.

A right mix on offer today with the sun blazing down and many farmers see their priority as being behind the combine rather than coming to market!
Commercial beef cows with flesh regularly 250-270p kg with only the smallest or plainest below 200p kg. Black & White youngsters to 305p, £2056 from M A & F W Owen.
Stock bulls (4) Holding a very strong trade Limousin to 270p, 254p, £2412, £1965; Simmental 227p, £2242; Wagyu 256p, £1814.

Beef Cows – 14 Sold – Top 330, Average 247.6
Dairy Cows – 2 Sold – Top 305, Average 295.5

Cattle Passports
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If details are incorrect return and advise BCMS or advise the auctioneers on market day without writing on the passport.

Store & Finished Pigs – 53 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07780133678

Great to report a larger show of generally better quality pigs, and with plenty of buyers in attendance a good buzz around the pig pens.
Top call going to C K Guest for his smart white pigs topping at £154.80 and 172p per kg. Brockhill Park saw their 80kg gilts to 158p per kg and M K Wilson had well finished Saddlebacks 93kg to 135p per kg.
Weaners from Donna Ashlee topped at £52.
A level trade all round with the best results seen from those 80kg plus well finished and well-bred types.
Please inform me of any pigs you have to sell for the next sale on Tuesday 26^th August.

 

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