Ashford Market Report – Tuesday 27th August 2024

Sheep Sales Reports

New Season Lambs – 723

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903

Top price per kilo – 334p – S T Phillips
Top price per head – £190.00 – Cenzig Koraltay

A very small entry of lambs with many still harvesting, a Bank Holiday weekend and a general lack of finished sheep across the region as many are now coming to the end of their 2024 crop. Trade is similar, maybe just a little less, than last week with reports of a slower trade in the meat sector. The reason that the current price level is being held is that so few good meat lambs are on offer nationally. Biggest, definitely, best once again with a top of £190 from Cengiz Koraltay, whilst the pence per kilo stakes were won by ST Phillips with some heavy lambs at 334p kg.

36 – £105.00 (292p kg) – S Hunter
37 – £92.00 (249p kg) – M J Ashworth
38 – £101.00 (266p kg) – W Cooke & Son (Farmers) Ltd
40 – £126.00 (315p kg) – S J Martin
41 – £132.00 (322p kg) – Jamie Watt
42 – £130.00 (310p kg) – Laura Agley
43 – £143.00 (333p kg) – D Isaac
44 – £143.00 (325p kg) – H & S Nesfield
45 – £146.00 (324p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
46 – £152.00 (330p kg) – D Isaac
47 – £150.00 (319p kg) – P G & N L Brightling
48 – £151.00 (315p kg) – P N & C Burden
49 – £158.00 (322p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
50 – £167.00 (334p kg) – S T Phillips
51 – £157.00 (308p kg) – C Woodhead
52 – £166.00 (319p kg) – P G & N L Brightling
53 – £170.00 (321p kg) – D Isaac
54 – £172.00 (319p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
55 – £179.00 (325p kg) – Cenzig Koraltay
63 – £181.00 (287p kg) – Cenzig Koraltay
70 – £190.00 (271p kg) – Cenzig Koraltay

Averages (p/kg)

Standard 32.1 to 39 kgs – 92 – Top 292, Average 269.3
Medium 39.1 to 45.5 kgs – 246 – Top 333, Average 295.3
Heavy 45.6 to 52 kgs – 317 – Top 334, Average 309.1
Over 52.1 kgs – 65 – Top 325, Average 310.0

Cull Sheep – 725 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07712 246474

Top price ewe: £196.00 – R & N Warnock – Ave £86.74

Another flyer with good numbers in the pens again and well fleshed ewes starting to look very short. The best ewes regularly £120 – £150 and to a top price of £196 from R & N Warnock for quality Texels. Medium sorts £90 – £110 on most occasions with leaner grazing types £55 – £80 throughout, with only very few sold below these figures. Trade is strong for all grades so do not hesitate to get your ewes booked in with us.

Top prices included:

Texels to £196 – R & N Warnock, Texel cross to £165 – D Isaac, Suffolk cross to £157 – J Wickham (Cranbrook) Ltd, Romneys to £143 – A R Dunlop, Mules to £134 – C Woodhead, Beltex cross to £124 – D Isaac.

Cattle Sales Reports

Finished Cattle –  47 Sold

Auctioneer: Peter Kingwill 07795 200357

Another good quality entry of finished cattle met another superb demand with rates, if anything, a little stronger. Nothing particularly flashy this week but plenty of good solid fleshed killing cattle 270-295p.
R F & E A Simmons topped the steers at 310p, £1594 with smart spotted Limousin cross whilst the heifers were led today by A J Thompson & Sons at 300p, £1542, again, for a Limousin, with their strongest heifer grossing up at £2128!
Best beef bred cattle 280-310p kg with good cover wanted by buyers with more independent butchers across the ring adding to the competition.
Dairy bred cattle a superb trade with Alan Down’s Hereford x Friesian steers to 279p, £1756.
A few less natives but butchers out in force. Sussex heifers to 293p, £1419 H W Richards; Angus heifers 290p, £1607, Angus steers 280p, £1819 W S Furnival Ltd; Hereford cross 290p, £1694 W S Furnival Ltd.
Young bulls (2) a very good Sussex young bull to 290p, £1665 from H W Richards.

Top Steers

R F & E A Simmons – Limousin cross – 310p (£1594)
R F & E A Simmons – Limousin cross – 293p (£1565)
W S Furnival Ltd – Hereford – 290p (£1694)
W S Furnival Ltd – Aberdeen Angus cross – 280p (£1495)
A J Down – Hereford cross – 279p (£1657)

Top Heifers

A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 300p (£1542)
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 296p (£1522)
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 293p (£1667)
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 293p (£1594)
H W Richards – Limousin cross – 293p (£1419)

Average Prices

Steers 200 to 550kg – 4 – Top 310p – Ave. 288p
Steers 551 to 650 kg – 14 – Top 290p – Ave. 270p
Steers 651 + – 4 – Top 274p – Ave. 265p
Heifers 300 to 500 kg – 5 – Top293p – Ave. 261p
Heifers 501 to 590 kg – 14 – Top 300p – Ave. 282p
Heifers 591 + – 4 – Top 290p – Ave. 279p

OTM Cattle and Cull Cows – 36 Sold

Auctioneer: Peter Kingwill 07795 200357

Respectable numbers for a hot Tuesday in August after a Bank Holiday! Rates continuing at current high levels with most cows on the lean side. Any flesh on offer a marvellous trade with Angus cows from Graham Tomsett to 207p, £1446 and a tremendous British Friesian cow from Jason Ledger to 194p, £1703. Few decent feeding cows forward but  smart Angus x cows from Newline Learning to 194p £1550 and a Limousin cross cow from Hayley Dent to 190p, £1478.
Angus cross 207p, 195p, £1446, £1264 (Non FA) B G & M A Tomsett, 194p, 185p, £1550, £1403(Non FA) Newline Learning; Sussex 199p, 186p (2), £1221, £1067 (Non FA) H W Richards, 195p, 192p, £1331, £1225 W J Hurley; Limousin cross 190p, £1478 (Non FA) Miss H Dent, Traditional Hereford 172p, 167p, 166p, £1043, £926, £807 (Non FA) Grace Natural Foods, 157p, £1025 (Non FA) Eseroma Matebalavu.
Culls from the dairy are a marvellous trade but little flesh on offer with the majority small leaner cows. An excellent British Friesian from R & J Ledger to 190p, £1478; other British Friesian types from B J Goodsell & Sons to 185p, 181p, £1513 and £1245. Plain cows generally 120-150p kg.
Stock bull (2) very strong demand. Angus to 178p, £2024; Simmental to 171p, £2182.

Beef Cows – 20 Sold – Top 207, Average 168.2
Dairy Cows – 11 Sold – Top 194, Average 146.3

Store Cattle – 21 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07712 246474

A small entry of stores again this week with a homebred Limousin steer 9 mths from Miss H Dent to £880. Stronger Blue x Friesian steers 22 mths from P R Lanham to £1240 with Angus x Friesian steers 20 mths from D Lanham to £1420.
We have a large number of store cattle already entered for Tuesday 10^th September, if you wish to sell cattle then please do not hesitate to get them booked in.

Calves – 25 Sold

Auctioneer: Peter Kingwill 07795 200357

Short offerings, perhaps not surprisingly, after the Bank Holiday and the Edenbridge & Oxted show but customers were there and another strong competitive trade.
Mostly younger British Blue cross, and Angus cross calves with just a few Black & Whites.
British Blue bulls to £270 D Murdoch & Sons: £242, £240, £230 J W Boyd & Sons Ltd; £190, £182, £180 Hickson Bros. Blue cross heifers £200, £188, £182 J W Boyd & Sons Ltd. Angus cross bull calves £255, £250, £230 J W Boyd & Sons Ltd; Angus cross heifers £170 B J Goodsell & Son. Strong Holstien Friesian 9 weeks steers to £168; younger types to £92.

Bull Calves

British Blue cross – 10 – Ave £239.80– Top £332.00 – D Murdoch & Sons
Aberdeen Angus – 4 – Ave £223.75 – Top £255.00 – J W Boyd & Sons Ltd
Holstein Friesian cross – 2 – Ave £92.00 – Top £92.00 – D Murdoch & Sons
Norwegian Red – 1 – Ave £60.00 – Top £60.00 – D Murdoch & Sons

Heifer Calves

British Blue cross – 5 – Ave £148.40 – Top £200.00 –  J W Boyd & Sons Ltd
Aberdeen Angus cross – 1 – Ave £170.00 – Top £170.00 – B J Goodsell & Son

Steer calf

Ayrshire – 1 – Ave £168.00 – Top £168.00 – J Howie
Holstein Friesian cross – 1 Ave £168.00 – Top £168.00 – J Howie

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