Ashford Market Report – Tuesday 14th October 2025

Sheep Sales Reports

New Season Lambs – 967 Sold

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903

Top price per kilo – 365p – G L Harris, Kent.
Top price per head – £179.00 – L E Humphreys & Sons, Kent.

A small entry of lambs this week as numbers are really beginning to tighten up now, with fed lambs few and far between and the number of sheep that can be drawn off green fields now being quite limited. The trade is still there for the better offerings and some good runs of sheep today really did “ring the bell”. One run of note from S J Reeve & Sons with 120 lighter weighted lambs averaging 340p kg. Heavier sheep this week were on a similar level of 300-320p kg and topped at £179 from L E Humphreys & Sons with others from T J Bignell and W G Watkins & Sons over £170. SQQ averages were at about 310p kg this week with a top price of 365p kg taken by a loyal seller each week and a new name for the top of the list, G L Harris.

34 – £124.00 (365p kg) – G L Harris
35 – £115.00 (329p kg) – D Thompson
37 – £126.00 (341p kg) – M & D Prebble
38 – £134.00 (353p kg) – S J Reeve & Son
39 – £134.50 (345p kg) – S J Reeve & Son
40 – £125.00 (313p kg) – E J Clough
41 – £135.50 (330p kg) – S J Reeve & Son
42 – £132.00 (314p kg) – H G Tompsett & Sons Ltd
43 – £142.00 (330p kg) – L Stevens & Sons
44 – £159.00 (361p kg) – S J Reeve & Son
45 – £143.00 (318p kg) – P Bates
46 – £165.00 (359p kg) – Frederick & Sons
47 – £154.00 (328p kg) – M L Wilson & Son Ltd
48 – £150.00 (313p kg) – D Wimble
49 – £160.00 (327p kg) – A J Skinner & Son
50 – £168.00 (336p kg) – M L Wilson & Son Ltd
51 – £150.00 (294p kg) – E J Stanford & Sons
52 – £168.00 (323p kg) – P Bates
53 – £176.00 (332p kg) – W G Watkins & Sons
54 – £167.00 (309p kg) – D Claffey
55 – £173.00 (315p kg) – W G Watkins & Sons
56 – £165.00 (295p kg) – D Claffey
57 – £179.00 (314p kg) – L E Humphreys & Sons
58 – £169.00 (291p kg) – W G Watkins & Sons
59 – £178.00 (302p kg) – T J Bignell
Averages (p/kg)
Standard 32.1 to 39 kgs – 187 – Top 365, Ave. 312.2
Medium 39.1 to 45.5 kgs – 430 – Top 361, Ave. 310.3
Heavy 45.6 to 52 kgs – 224   – Top 359, Ave.315.5
Others 52.1 + – 91 – Top 332, Ave. 312.7

Cull Sheep – 573 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07780133678

Top price: £235.00 – R & N Warnock, Kent. – Ave. £114.31

Similar numbers penned this week with grazing ewes a famous trade and all grades well in demand.
The best ewes regularly £140 – £180 and to a top price of £235 from R & N Warnock for cracking Texels. Medium sorts £110 – £140 on most occasions with leaner grazing types £80 – £110 throughout with only a very small few sold below these figures.
Buyers present every week for all grades so do not hesitate to get in contact if you have ewes to sell in the coming weeks.

Top prices included:

Texels to £235 – R & N Warnock, Suffolk cross to £192 – North Frith Farms, Charollais to £180 – N A Balcomb & Son, Romneys to £160 – Frederick & Sons, Crossbred to £160 – P J & P B Wade, Mules to £158 – S C Gammon.

Cattle Sales Reports

Finished Cattle –  67 Sold
Auctioneer: Peter Kingwill 07795 200357.

A good show of finished cattle on offer with more of the best bred and fed types catching the eye with more buyers present.
Top price of 407p, £2683 for a Blue x heifer from Brit Bros, whilst the steers were led by the Vant Bros with Limousin x and Blue x both at 403p, £2757 & £2475. Best cattle generally 370-400p with a quality run of heifers from A J Thompson & Sons to 396p, 394p, 392, etc. Strong Charolais x steers and heifers from R Haydon & Ptnrs, Arundel to 377p, £2652 and £2641 respectively. Blue x steers grossing up to £2805, 372p from K & P M Sinden & Sons.
Dairy bred Limousin steers from A J Down similar on the week topping at 376p, £2310 but leaner Hereford x, and Blue x steers from R C & J L Pickering strongly taken up to 384p, £2383.
Angus heifers from A J Thompson & Sons to 389p, 380p (2) £2409 with Angus steers to 378p, £2145 W S Furnival Ltd. Sussex heifers to 379p, £2460 J Berryman; steers to 368p, £2150 W S Furnival Ltd.
Young Bulls (8) Quite a mix of bulls this week but all wanted to kill or feed. Smart Limousin from M Williams to 398p, 396p, £2506; strong Charolais from Highfield Park to 378p, £2800; and Angus bulls from N & A Irwin, Alresford to 338p (2), £2599

Top Steers
W G Vant & Sons – Limousin cross – 403p (£2757)
W G Vant & Sons – British Blue cross – 403p (£2475)
R C & J L Pickering & Sons – British Blue cross – 384p (£2224)
W S Furnival Ltd – Aberdeen Angus cross – 378p (£2114)
R Haydon & Partners – Charolais cross – 377p (£2504)

Top Heifers
Brit Bros – British Blue cross – 407p (£2683)
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 396p (£2136)
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 394p (£2479)
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 392p (£2623)
A J Thompson & Sons – Aberdeen Angus cross – 389p (£2409)

Average prices
Steers 200 to 550 kg – 7 – Top 366p – Ave. 349p
Steers 551 to 650 kg – 20 – Top 403p – Ave. 366p
Steers 651 kg + – 6 – Top 403p – Ave. 372p
Heifers 300 to 500 kg – 5 – Top 388p – Ave. 342p
Heifers 501 to 590 kg – 8 – Top 396p – Ave. 379p
Heifers 591 kg + – 13 – Top 407p – Ave. 382p

OTM Cattle and Cull Cows – 66 Sold

Not the numbers or the overall quality of last week`s exceptional day but, nevertheless, another very strong trade for all grades of cows and a wide range of specs amongst the overage. Buyers again out in force and looking for meat but strongly for cows to fatten this winter. Book the scanner!!
Good cows, to feed or kill, up over 300p but none of the smart purebreds present this week.
Limousin x 315p, 278p, £2107, £1998 J Berryman, 288p, 282p, 272p, 270p, £1994, £1898 A J Bray; Sussex 304p, 294p, £1775 Chantry Habitat, Guildford, 298p, 293p, £2038, £1916 J Hooker, 273p, 263p, £1851 Bosney Farms; Simmental 292p, £2113 Brockhill Park; South Devon 280p, £2026 H & S Nesfield; Charolais 272p, £1955 R Murtagh; British Blue 272p, 268p, £1670 A J Bray; Angus 266p, £1766 A J Bray; Trad Hereford 249p, 243p, £1267, £1237 Grace Natural Foods; British White 248p, £1324 Wye Community.
More dairy culls about this week and certainly no let-up in the trade from the leanest to a few better fleshed types.
Holstein Friesian 270p, £1971 R C & J L Pickering; 269p, £2202 W F Farms; 264p, 259p, £1989, £1939 W G & T A Manford; 254p, £1622 P J Forknall; 238p, £1425 A Clifford Baynes; Ayrshire 219p, £1519 J Howie; Guernsey 214p, £1174 W G & T A Manford; Jersey 200p, 188p, 180p, £909 Hickson Bros.
Stock Bull (1) A well fleshed Hereford from Alpha Farms, Wickford well sold at 257p, £2206.
Overage (17) A bit of everything this week but all well sold for slaughter or feeding.
Charolais OTM heifer 360p, £1977 R Murtagh; British Blue x 3+ steers 317p, 306p £2342, £2322 J Berryman; Sussex OTM steer 306p, £1558 A B Jones & Ptnrs; Friesian OTM steers 305p, 304p, £1669 C Kearl; Blue x 3+ heifers 296p, £1866, steers 295p, £2076 Burnt Oak; Dexter 4+ steers 266p, 258p (2), £1221, £1146 A E Cawley & Ptnrs, Alton.

Beef Cows – 29 Sold – Top 315, Average 367.0
Dairy Cows – 20 Sold – Top 270, Average 225.4

Store & Breeding Cattle – 330 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07780133678

What a show of cattle in the pens with buyers forward from far and wide looking to fill their yards with quality stock.
We kicked off with bulls and first up were Sussex bulls 13 mths from J C & C Lewis selling to £1410, followed by Limousin cross bulls 11 mths from M L Williams to £1900. Brockhill Park YFC Hereford cross heifers 13 mths to £1210, and smart Limousin cross heifers 9 mths from T Hope to £1370. A well done run of Angus x Friesian steers 13 mths from R Haydon & Partners to £1700, £1680, and £1600, and Alpha Farms had their Herefords topping at £1730 for 17 mths steers. Sussex steers 14 mths from J C & C Lewis to £1740. A cracking run of Limousin x cattle 12 mths from H & S Nesfield saw steers to £2170 and 19 mth heifers from the same home to £2000. A super run from C & J Georgetti & Sons saw their 18 mth Limousin cross steers to £2400, £2380 and £2200 with their 13 mth steers to £2120, £2080 and £2070. Langrish Farmers had harder grazed sorts with Simmental cross heifers 16 mths to £1270 and Galloway cross steers 18 mths to £1360. J Hooker & Son had their Simmental cross steers 18 mths to £2100 and a super show from A J Bray of Limousin cross steers 18 mths topped at £2300, £2240 (twice), £2160 with Limousin cross heifers £1970, £1900 (twice) and £1880 from the same home. R & H Vincent 19 mths Limousin cross steers to £2380, £2200, £2130 and Sussex cross steers 22 mths from S H Gribble to £1680. Angus x Friesian steers 22 mths from D Lanham to £1980.
Overall a cracking show of cattle and a credit to all the vendors who had cattle forward on the day. There are 300 plus cattle already entered for 21^st October so if you have cattle to sell in the coming weeks then do not hesitate to get in contact.

Principal prices include:
Continentals:
Limousin cross steers 20 mths – £2400 – C & J Georgetti & Sons
Limousin cross steers 20 mths – £2380 – R & H Vincent
Limousin cross steers 20 mths – £2300 – A J Bray
Limousin cross steers 13 mths – £2170 – H & S Nesfield
Simmental cross steers 19 mths – £2100 – J Hooker & Son
Limousin cross heifers 20 mths – £2000 – H & S Nesfield
Limousin cross heifers 20 mths – £1970 – A J Bray
Limousin cross heifers 17 mths – £1800 – C & J Georgetti & Sons
Limousin cross heifers 9 mths – £1370 – T Hope
Native:
Aberdeen Angus x Friesian steers 22 mths – £1980 – D Lanham
Aberdeen Angus cross steers 17 mths – £1840 – R & H Vincent
Sussex cross steers 14 mths – £1740 – J C & C Lewis
Hereford steers 19 mths – £1730 – Alpha Farms
Aberdeen Angus x Friesian steers 13 mths – £1700 – R Haydon & Partners
Shorthorn heifers 18 mths – £1600 – Mrs H Harmer
Sussex cross heifers 20 mths – £1440 – S H Gribble
Aberdeen Angus x Friesian heifers 26 mths – £1360 – J P J Wanstall
Hereford cross heifers 13 mths – £1210 – Brockhill Park College
Hereford heifers 17 mths – £1200 – Alpha Farms

Calves – 43 Sold

Auctioneer: Peter Kingwill 07795 200357.

Unsurprisingly calf numbers are hard to find, and we had another short entry of calves. No shortage of customers for all grades and another very positive trade throughout. Confidence in the long term cattle outlook is very strong and rearers, rightly, wish to secure numbers for the future.
Fresh calves saw Blue cross bulls generally around £400, topping at £440 from J W Boyd & Sons whilst the Blue cross heifers sold to £470 from Andrew Clifford-Baynes. Others to £455 and £445 from W G & T A Manford, and generally others £300-£370. Short of Angus cross bulls selling to £410 from PJ Forknall, £390 from Goddard & Son; heifers £200-£300, topping at £295 from PJ Forknall, £275 R & J Ledger. Charolais cross twin heifers to £275 and £270; Black & Whites to £200 from Kingcott Dairy.
A nice show of weaned calves from B J Goodsell & Son. Limousin cross steers 3 mths £570; Angus cross 3 mths bulls £480; Limousin cross 3 mths heifers £480; Angus cross 3 mths heifers £400. Holstein Friesian 6 mths stirks to £460 from J C & S K Williams.

Bull Calves
British Blue – 4 – Ave. £371.25 – Top £440.00 – J W Boyd & Sons.
Aberdeen Angus cross – 5 – Ave. £296.00 – Top £410.00 – P J Forknall.
British Friesian – 2 – Ave. £137.50 – Top £200.00 – Kingcott Diary.
Holstein Friesian – 2 – Ave. £142.50 – Top £150.00 – Goddard & Son.
Heifer Calves
British Blue cross – 5 – Ave. £381.00 – Top £455.00 – W G & T A Manford.
Charolais cross – 2 – Ave. £272.50 – Top £275.00 – P J Forknall.
Limousin cross – 1 – Ave. £130.00 – Top £130.00 – B J Goodsell & Son.
Aberdeen Angus cross – 9 – Ave. £235.56 – Top £295.00 – P J Forknall
Bull Weanlings
Limousin cross – 3 – Ave. £570.00 – Top £570.00 – B J Goodsell & Son.
Aberdeen Angus cross – 3 – Ave. £480.00 – Top £480.00  – B J Goodsell & Son.
Holstein Friesian – 2 – Ave. £460.00 – Top £460.00 – J C & S K Williams.
Heifer Weanlings
British Blue cross – 1 – Ave. £470.00 – Top £470.00 – M S Clifford-Baynes
Limousin cross – 2 – Ave. £480.00 – Top £480.00 – B J Goodsell & Son.
Aberdeen Angus cross – 2 – Ave. £400.00 – Top £400.00 – B J Goodsell & Son.

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.

Tuesday Livestock – 21st October 2025

Regular Weekly Market with a sale of Store and Breeding Cattle

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