Ashford Market Report – Tuesday 16th August 2022

Sheep Sales Reports

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903

New Season Lambs – 927 Sold

Top price per kg: 289p – Miss J Davies
Top price per head: £145.00 – S & D Butler

A smaller entry of lambs this week and quite mixed in terms of the quality on offer. Best meated types this week were still selling to a good premium with the majority of these £120 plus per hd with a top price of £145 form S & D Butler for some heavy weights. Other runs of note from P N & C Burden, L E Humphreys, C & J Georgetti & Sons, H V Link Partnership and M R Woodroofe all sold in excess of £125 hd. Leaner grass fed lambs are still selling over store prices provided they show a touch of meat, but lean types would be on a par with the store trade last Friday.

Top Prices

33kg – £94.00 (285p/kg) – P Ashlee
34kg – £75.00 (241p/kg) – R Sturges
35kg – £70.00 (200p/kg) – A J Thompson & Sons
36kg – £85.00 (236p/kg) – R Price & Son
37kg – £89.00 (241p/kg) – R Sturges
38kg – £110.00 (289p/kg) – Miss J Davies
39kg – £102.00 (262pkg) – P Ashlee
40kg – £99.00 (248p/kg) – T R & J R Kirk
41kg – £108.00 (263p/kg) – C R & G Daws
42kg – £116.00 (276p/kg) – S Goodsell
43kg – £120.00 (279p/kg) – Miss J Davies
44kg – £120.00 (273p/kg) – M R Woodroofe
45kg – £119.00 (264pkg) – J R Lilley
46kg – £131.00 (285p/kg) – S & D Butler
47kg – £125.00 (266p/kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
48kg – £128.00 (267p/kg) – S & D Butler
49kg – £126.00 (257p/kg) – P N & C Burden
50kg – £130.00 (260p/kg) – L E Humphreys & Sons
51kg – £132.50 (260p/kg) – P N & C Burden
52kg – £135.00 (260p/kg) – H V Link Ptnsp
53kg – £145.00 (274p/kg) – S & D Butler

Averages (p/kg)

Standard 32.1 to 39 kgs – 190 – Top 289, Average 233.4
Medium 39.1 to 45.5 kgs – 452 – Top 279, Average 242.0
Heavy 45.6 to 52 kgs – 262 – Top 285, Average 259.1
Over 52.1 kgs – 23 – Top – 274, Average 257.9

Cull Sheep – 986 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook O’Connell 07712246474

Ewes: Top £145 – C R & G Daws, Average £71.39
Rams: Top £103 – Bungehurst Farms Ltd, Average £86.62

A larger show this week with the majority leaner grazing sorts pushing overall averages down. The best fleshed ewes were less money, than they have been, but good competition kept rates regularly at £90-£120 to a top price of £145 from C R & G Daws for some well fleshed Texel cross ewes. Medium sorts £70-100 with the leaner ewes £50-£70. Little being sold below these figures.

Top prices included:

Texel cross to £145 – C R & G Daws, Charollais to £141 – D J Morphett, Texel to £138 – V McDonald, Suffolk cross to £125 – L E Humphreys & Sons, Romneys to £121 – R H Kingston, Mules to £107 – G Dixon

Store & Breeding Sheep Sale – Friday 12th August – 3,494 Sold, Ave £75.00

Auctioneer: Elwyn Davies 07710 803901

A much improved trade for store lambs with prices up some £5 per head on the previous sale.

The best stores sold readily around £85 and topped at £93.50 for a pen of Texel cross from H G Tompsett & Sons Ltd while medium sorts sold around £80 and only small long keeping lambs below £70. Buyers in attendance from both the North and the West Country in addition to a few more local customers ensuring competitive returns throughout.

If drought conditions continue and trade maintains at these levels store lamb vendors would be well advised to sell in the forthcoming sales rather than wait until later when lambs have lost condition.

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

Principal store lamb prices included

Suffolk cross – £86.50 – D Howard Farms
Suffolk cross – £84.00 – G McKie
Suffolk cross – £83.50 – L Wheeler & Sons
Charollais cross – £85.00 – D Howard Farms, A Pynn
Charollais cross – £83.00 – Ross Farms
Beltex cross – £89.00 – L Wheeler & Sons
Texel cross – £93.50 – H G Tompsett & Sons Ltd
Texel cross – £85.50 – R Mair & Son
Texel cross – £85.00 – G J Duncanson Ltd
Texel cross – £84.50 – K Wheeler & Sons
Texel cross – £84.00 – R Woods, L F Crisford & Son
Romney wether – £78.00 – Hampshire Sheep & Forestry

Principal averages – £ per head

Suffolk cross – 352 – Top £86.50, Ave £78.00
Charollais cross – 484 – Top £85.00, Ave £73.70
Beltex cross – 374 – Top £89.00, Ave £73.60
Texel cross – 1,339 – Top £93.50, Ave £78.00
Crossbred – 687 – Top £78.00, Ave £70.00
Romney – 203 – Top £78.00, Ave £68.50
Ewes – 55 – Top £94.00, Ave £70.00

Cattle Sales Reports

Finished Cattle – 30 Sold

Auctioneer: Elwyn Davies 07710 803901

A strong trade on the week with more cattle wanted to satisfy demand. The best Continental cross beef bred cattle selling readily around 250p with a Limousin cross steer £1648 (258p) and Charolais cross heifer £1559 (254p) from W Alexander (Shoreham) and Limousin cross steer £1528 (250p) R F & E A Simmons. The quality consignment of Limousin x Friesian steers from A J Down sold exceptionally well in the 230 to 250p bracket and grossing up to £1652,and averaging a favourable £1518 for the run of 10 cattle.

Native bred cattle keenly sought after with purebred Sussex steers £1471 (234p) G W Payne and £1442 (235p) E T Ledger & Son Ltd whilst a Friesian heifer looked well sold at £1305 (208p) from T Castle & Son.

Top Steers

W Alexander (Shoreham) – Limousin cross – 258p/kg (£1648)
A J Down – Limousin cross – 250p/kg (£1459)
A J Down – Limousin cross – 249p/kg (£1550)
R F & E A Simmons – Limousin cross – 249p/kg (£1528)
A J Down – Limousin cross – 247p/kg (£1572)

Top Heifers

W Alexander (Shoreham) – Charollais cross – 254p/kg (£1559)
W Alexander (Shoreham) – Limousin cross – 251p/kg (£1400)
W Alexander (Shoreham) – Limousin cross – 247p/kg (£1390)
R F & E A Simmons – Limousin cross – 245p/kg (£1442)
T Castle & Son – British Friesian – 208p/kg (£1305)

Average Prices (p/kg)

Steers up to 650kg – 22 sold – Top 258p – Ave £237
Steers over 651kg – 1 Sold – Top 240
Heifers up to 590kg – 3 Sold – Top 251 – Ave £247
Heifers over 591kg – 2 Sold – Top 254 – Ave £230
Bulls – 2 Sold – Top 221 – Ave 217

OTM Cattle and Cull Cows – 42 Sold

Auctioneer: Peter Kingwill 07795 200357

A small show of cull cattle met another fabulous trade with fleshed cows particularly firm; confidence high in the feeding sector; and plainer cows, from beef or dairy, holding their rates despite the arid conditions in much of the country.

Limousin cross 218p, £1181 (Non FA) Will Agri, 207p, £1454 Chandler & Dunn, 190p, £1165 (Non FA) J Latham; Sussex 207p, £1074 Chandler & Dunn, 200p (2), 184p, £1264, £1047 (2) (Non FA) J Muscat, 189p, 186p, £1150, £1007 K & P M Sinden.

Strong British Friesian fed cows 170-190p kg with good Holsteins to 178p, £1491, whilst the lean steakers looking well sold at 120-150p, £800 – £1100.

British Friesian 191p, 187p, 174p, 168p, £1268, £1162, £1114 Debden Court; Holstein Friesian 178p, 168p, £1491, £1307 J W Boyd & Sons.

Bulls wanted. Murray Grey 139p, £942; Dexter 104p, £585.

Overage wanted. OTM Hereford heifer (Non FA) 202p, £1304; OTM Aberdeen Angus cross steer 192p, £1101; Over 36 mths British Blue cross steers 169p, 162p, 160p, £1001.

Beef Cows – 15 Sold – Top 218p, Average 181.1
Dairy Cows – 17 Sold – Top 191p, Average 148.5

Store Cattle – 95 Sold

Auctioneer: Elwyn Davies 07710 803901

Plenty of customers in attendance ensuring competitive returns for the entry of dairy bred stores. A pair of Limousin cross heifers topped the market at £960 from F Henderson closely followed by a 24 mths Brown Swiss cross steer from C Kearl. A run of 15-18 mths mixed dairy breeds in the 350 to 400 kg bracket from A Lavender sold well with the Sussex x Friesian steers and heifers attracting the best prices at £840 and £800 respectively.

A run of Aberdeen Angus and Sussex x Friesian 6-7m youngsters topped at £500 for the steers and the heifers to £433 from R Winstone.

Customers in attendance for the store cattle despite the continuing dry weather and drought conditions.

Please ask if cattle to sell. Now looking for entries for Tuesday 6^th September.

Calves – 64 Sold

Auctioneer: Tom Hamplett 07966 104532

Slightly less numbers about this week but trade firmer with the cooler weather seemingly bringing a few more buyers out.

Topping today`s trade were a run of older British Blue bulls from J Warnock & Son which sold to £385, £330 and £310. Month old Blues from R & J Ledger would be the trade of the day with a top of £270 and £250. A single Simmental bull from R & J Ledger to £180. Natives to £225 for Aberdeen Angus from J W Boyd & Sons and Herefords to £175 (x2) from R C & J L Pickering & Sons.

Heifers to £310 and £260 again for older Blues from J Warnock & Son. Younger continental heifers generally £150 – £170, with Simmentals from R &J Ledger to £170. Native heifers to £150 for a good run of Herefords from R C & J L Pickering & Sons. Angus to £130 from P J Forknall with most native heifers trading around the £130 mark.

Dairy bulls a little easier overall but the better types still selling well with Flekvieh bulls to £200 from J E Scutt & Sons. Holsteins harder work with a top of £45 from R C & J L Pickering & Sons.

Weanlings – 5 sold

A small entry today with British Blue x bulls at 4 mths topping at £355, Blue x heifers 3-4 mths topped at £300.

Bull Calves

British Blue – 15 – Top £385 – Average £243.00
Simmental – 1 – Top £180 – Average £180
Aberdeen Angus – 6 – Top £225.00 – Average £167.50
Hereford – 9 – Top £175.00 – Average £143.33
Flekvieh – 2 – Top £200.00 – Average £170.00
Holstein Friesian – 5 – Top £45.00 – Average £41.00

Heifer Calves

British Blue – 14 – Top £310.00 – Average £197.07
Simmental – 2 – Top £170.00 – Average £165.00
Aberdeen Angus – 4 – Top £130.00 – Average £115.00
Hereford – 6 – Top £150.00 – Average £132.50

Bull weanling

British Blue – 2 – Top £355.00 – Average £355.00

Heifer weanlings

British Blue – 3 – Top £300.00 – Average £300.00

 

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