Ashford Market Report – Tuesday 13th September 2022

Sheep Sales Reports

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903

New Season Lambs – 837 Sold

Top price per kg: 267p – A M & S J Lerwill
Top price per head: £133.00 – M Keeley (Agri Services Ltd)

A bigger entry this week but the general quality of lambs certainly not as good as we have been used to, with fewer hard fed and well finished lambs. Several store types on offer that were selling on a trade that was in line with Friday prices, and the best fleshed were selling from 240-265p kg to a top of 267p from A M & S J Lerwill. Several pens of stronger lambs over £130 hd form H V Link Partnership, M Keeley (Agri Services Ltd), P N & C Burden and C & J Georgetti & Sons.

Top Prices

27kg – £72.00 (267p/kg) – A M & S J Lerwill
34kg – £90.00 (265p/kg) – G H Dean & Co
35kg – £84.00 (240p/kg) – D Thompson
36kg – £94.00 (261pkg) – G H Dean & Co
37kg – £90.00 (243p/kg) – J Howie
38kg – £93.00 (263p/kg) – I Hobden
39kg – £90.00 (231p/kg) – G L Harris
40kg – £96.00 (240p/kg) – P Ashlee
41kg – £92.00 (224p/kg) – C B Hope
42kg – £105.00 (250p/kg) – Bungehurst Farms Ltd
43kg – £105.50 (245p/kg) – Bungehurst Farms Ltd
44kg – £116.00 (264p/kg) – P N & C Burden
45kg – £115.00 (256p/kg) – D Thompson
46kg – £120.00 (261p/kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
47kg – £118.00 (251p/kg) – I Hobden
48kg – £123.50 (257p/kg) – H & J Noakes
49kg – £120.00 (245p/kg) – J Howie
50kg – £130.00 (260p/kg) – P N & C Burden
51kg – £130.00 (255p/kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
52kg – £133.00 (256p/kg) – M Keeley (Agri Services Ltd)
56kg – £131.00 (234p/kg) – P N & C Burden

Averages (p/kg)

Standard 32.1 to 39 kgs – 180 – Top 265, Average 229.2
Medium 39.1 to 45.5 kgs – 278 – Top 264, Average 230.1
Heavy 45.6 to 52 kgs – 251 – Top 261, Average 245.6
Over 52.1 kgs – 35 – Top 256, Average 254

Cull Sheep – 657 Sold

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557392903

Ewes: Top £154 – H V Link Partnership, Average £73.40
Rams: Top £129 – A J Harrison, Average £121.00

A slightly improved trade on last week. Again, very few well fleshed ewes in the entry. Those better types sold very well to a top price of £145 from H V Link Partnership and £139 from C & J Georgetti & Sons. A very high percentage of the ewes on offer would be suited to further grazing and were selling from £45-70 head, depending on condition, to a stronger company of buyers with recent rains no doubt helping.

Top prices included:

Texel cross to £145 – H V Link Partnership, Suffolk cross to £135 – C & J Georgetti & Sons, Romney to £122 – Lee House Farm, Charollais cross to £121 – Ross Farms, Poll Dorset to £100 – A M Stickells, Goats to £144, Romney ram to £129 – A J Harrison, Poll Dorset ram to £114 – Wye Community Farm

Store & Breeding Sheep – Friday 9th September

5,831 Sold

The recent rain throughout the country encouraged more potential buyers to ringside and trade improved marginally on recent weeks. Fleshed lambs topped at £107.50 for a pen of Charollais cross from J C Loveridge while strong stores sold readily around £90, medium stores ranged in the £75 to £80 bracket and only small long-term sorts below £70.The show and sale of Suffolk x Mule ewe lambs attracted similar numbers to recent years although the general quality was not of the usual standard with several runs having suffered from the drought conditions. D Howard Farms, again, presented a superb run of 500 taking 1^st prize and topping the market at £126 and a favourable average of £119.66 for their run. Generally, the best sold at prices around £110 while the medium and bottoms of runs all attracted a premium above store value. The first real entries of breeding stock sold very much as expected, and at levels reported at other markets around the country. Most Mule ewe tegs sold in excess of £150 and up to £157 from T Crick while Suffolk x Mule with more size and condition topped at £172 from C W Bull. Flock aged ewes sold to £140 for Suffolk x Mule 1 lambs from J C Loveridge.

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

Principal prices included

Suffolk x Mule – £126 – D Howard Farms (1^st Prize)
Suffolk x Mule – £113 – R Price & Sons (2^nd Prize)
Suffolk x Mule – £112 – M A & F W Owen
Suffolk x Mule – £110 – H J Hecks & Son
Suffolk x Mule – £104 – E & M E Brundrett (3^rd Prize)

Principal store lamb prices included

Principal averages – £ per head 

Charollais cross – £107.50 – J C Loveridge
Charollais cross – £87 – H F Brown & Daughter
Charollais cross – £85.50 – M Hooker & Son
Texel cross – £94.50 – Miss J J Butcher
Texel cross – £93 – G Lawrence & Son
Texel cross – £92 – H G Tompsett & Sons
Texel cross – £92 – G J Duncanson Ltd
Texel cross – £91 – Ben Foy Ltd
Texel cross – £86 – T Crick
Beltex cross – £101 – T crick
Beltex cross – £85 – P Ashlee
Romney wether – £83 – Langrish Farmers
Romney wether – £79 – Lovejoy Farm Partnership

 

Principal averages – £ per head

 Suffolk x Mule – 1,769 – Top £126, Ave £100
Suffolk cross – 833 – Top £86, Ave £76.40
Beltex cross – 106 – Top £101, Ave £77.20
Charollais cross – 500 – Top £107.50, Ave £82.60
Texel cross – 1,253 – Top £94.50, Ave £78.50
Crossbred – 102 – Top £72, Ave £65
Romney wether – Top £83, Ave £74.40
Mule ewe teg – Top £157, Ave £150
Suffolk x Mule ewe teg – £172, Ave £152

Breeding ewes – 260 – £140, Ave £85.70

 

Cattle Sales Reports

Finished Cattle – 43 Sold

Auctioneer: Elwyn Davies 07710 803901

Best Continental cross beef bred cattle around 250p with a superb British Blue cross steer topping the market at £1554 (278p) from S Marsh and smart Limousin cross heifers £1445 (261p) and £1459 (250p) from D W Ferguson Ltd.
Other top prices included Limousin cross steers £1524 (248p) and £1607 (244p) from R F & E A Simmons and £1575 (236p) from A J Thompson & Sons, and the pick of the Limousin x Friesian steers from A J Down up to £1664 (240p) and £1622 (234p).
An increased number of native bred cattle on offer with pick including an Aberdeen Angus cross heifer £1508 (237p) from W S Furnival Ltd, Hereford cross steer £1308 (228p) from J Farrant and Sussex heifer £1352 (244p) from K & P M Sinden & Son.
Pure bred Friesian steers around 200p and grossing up to £1080 from B J Goodsell & Son.

Top Steers

S Marsh – British Blue cross – 278p/kg (£1554)
R F & E A Simmons – Limousin cross – 249p/kg (£1478)
R F & E A Simmons – Limousin cross – 248p/kg (£1524)
R F & E A Simmons – Limousin cross – 248p/kg (£1410)
W Alexander (Shoreham) – Limousin cross – 247p/kg (£1303)

Top Heifers

D W Ferguson Ltd – Limousin cross – 261p/kg (£1445)
W Alexander (Shoreham) – Limousin cross – 254p/kg (£1363)
D W Ferguson Ltd – Limousin cross – 250p/kg (£1459)
W Alexander (Shoreham) – Limousin cross – 250p/kg (£1409)
W Alexander (Shoreham) – Limousin cross – 249p/kg (£1389)

Average Prices (p/kg)

Steers up to 650kg – 21 sold – Top 278 – Ave 226p
Steers over 651kg – 8 Sold – Top 247p – Ave 230p
Heifers up to 500kg – 9 Sold – Top 261p – Ave 240p
Heifers over 501kg – 4 Sold – Top 242p – Ave 231p
Bull – 1 – 220p

OTM Cattle and Cull Cows – 39 Sold

Auctioneer: Peter Kingwill 07795 200357

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Certainly, dearer this week as numbers remain short nationally, and demand from consumers for a cheaper product remaining positive.
All grades sharper with buyers requiring more numbers every week.
Only a handful of beef cows but tidy commercial types readily 175-195p kg. A few older cows 130-150p but all well sold.
Hereford cross 196p, £1544 A J Thompson & Sons; Limousin cross 186p, 184p, £1229, £1122 A J Thompson & Sons; British Blue cross 183p, £1079 A J Thompson & Sons; Aberdeen Angus cross 184p, £1163 (Non FA) S J Taylor.
A few more dairy culls this week and a terrific trade for all grades. An outstanding Guernsey cow sold to £1447 (178p). A few lean maiden heifers 175-185p; Meat cows close to 180p; and some plain strong cows 130-160p kg. Holstein heifers 183p, 180p J E Scutt & Sons; Holstein Friesian cows 178p, £1471 P J Forknall; 174p, £1062 J E Scutt & Sons; 155p, £1134 J Howie; Guernsey 178p, £1447 W G & T Manford; Brown Swiss 172p, £1379 Kingcott Dairy.
Overage steers and heifers a “full on” trade with aged Sussex steers (4-6 yrs.) to 195p, 194p, 190p, £1712, £1673, £1633 – all Non Assured but a grand sight to behold! Aberdeen Angus x Jersey steers and heifers 160-190p pushing close to £1000 head.
Stock bulls wanted. Limousin 178p, £1491, 145p, £1445.

Beef Cows – 14 Sold – Top 196, Average 170.8
Dairy Cows – 14 Sold – Top 183, Average 159.6

 

 

Calves – 102 Sold

Auctioneer: Tom Hamplett 07966 104532

79 Claves

A similar trade to a fortnight ago with the same slightly subdued feel. The entry of, generally, younger smaller looking calves adding further to reducing the averages. This is not surprising with sky high input costs combined with a strong milk price making it harder to justify putting size into calves rather than milk in the tank. The best still a strong trade but second grades and smaller types harder work in all areas, except for the dairy bulls which seem fairly stable for the minute. Bulls to £290 (x2) from H O Champneys Ltd for a good run of Simmentals, British Blues to £255 for a smart British Blue from R & J Ledger with others from Hickson Bros to £240 twice. Aberdeen Angus bulls to £205, £185 and £170 from Parrett & Son. Heifers topped at £300 for a lovely British Blue from D Murdoch & Sons with other Blues to £270 from W G & T A Manford and £265 from Hickson Bros. Aberdeen Angus heifers topped at £150 and £145 from Parrett & Son. Dairy bulls remain relatively buoyant with the, as ever, well followed Flekviehs topping at £150 from J E Scutt & Sons. Stronger rearing types of mainly Holstein Friesian and Friesians £60 – £100 with second grades £40 – £50 and Bobbies £5-£20.

Weanlings – 23 sold

Younger cattle with a long winter ahead are certainly facing a more cautious trade with input costs and fodder supplies of serious concern to buyers. A real mix of cattle on the wall today with bulls to £370, heifers to £380 for Aberdeen Angus from H O Champneys Ltd.

Bull Calves

British Blue – 15 – Top £255 – Average £154.33
Simmental – 4 – Top £290 – Average £263.75
Aberdeen Angus – 11 – Top £205 – Average £163.18
Flekvieh – 1 Top £150 – Average £150
Beef Shorthorn – 1 – Top £145 – Average £145
British Friesian – 3 – Top £140 – Average £105

 

Heifer Calves

British Blue – 17 – Top £300 – Average £170.29
Aberdeen Angus – 13 – Top £150 – Average £95

Bull Weanling

British Blue – 2 – Top £345 – Average £317.50
Limousin – 2 – Top £340 – Average £340
Simmental – 2 – Top £345 – Average £345
Aberdeen Angus – 2 – Top £370 Average £370

Heifer Weanling

British Blue – 1 – Top £370 Average £370
Simmental – 1 – Top £370 Average £370
Aberdeen Angus – 3 – Top £380 Average £380

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