Ashford Market Report – Tuesday 28th June 2022

Sheep Sales Reports

Finished Sheep – 1,935 Sold

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903

New Season Lambs – 1,820 Sold

Top price: 339p/kg – P & E Andreozzi
Top price per head: £160 – L E Humphreys & Sons

Just under 2,000 lambs this week once again and a very similar trade to last week for all weights and types on offer. Top weights selling best with a price per kilo that is on a par with the price for the handier weights, at just over £3 kg and many selling from £140-£160 hd. Lighter weights are selling on a mixed trade with the grass lambs generally from £100-110 hd but the fed types in this bracket still £120 and upwards. The Qurbani festival takes place at the end of next week and with this being a very number sensitive time, it would be helpful if we can know numbers you wish to send to avoid an over supply and shortage the following week.

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Top Prices

34kg – £106.00 (312p/kg) – A Pynn
35kg – £109.50 (313p/kg) – P H & Mrs P E Skinner
36kg – £109.00 (303p/kg) – A Pynn
37kg – £112.00 (303p/kg) – T Hope
38kg – £125.00 (329p/kg) – G H Dean & Co
39kg – £130.00 (333p/kg) – D Isaac
40kg – £135.50 (339p/kg) – P & E Andreozzi
41kg – £136.50 (333p/kg) – M Hooker & Son
42kg – £135.00 (321p/kg) – P & E Andreozzi
43kg – £138.50 (322p/kg) – M B Farms
44kg – £143.00 (325p/kg) – Mrs Carina Cox
45kg – £146.50 (326p/kg) – M J Ashworth
46kg – £152.00 (330p/kg) – L E Humphreys & Sons
47kg – £158.00 (336p/kg) – M Friend
48kg – £154.00 (321p/kg) – T Masters
49kg – £157.00 (320p/kg) – P N & C Burden
50kg – £144.00 (288p/kg) – M Friend
51kg – £160.00 (314p/kg) – L E Humphreys & Sons
52kg – £158.00 (304p/kg) – M Friend
57kg – £145.00 (254p/kg) – L Stevens & Sons

Averages (p/kg)

Standard 32.1 to 39 kgs – 396 – Top 329, Average 299.9
Medium 39.1 to 45.5 kgs – 1067 – Top 339, Average 313.7
Heavy 45.6 to 52kgs – 336 – Top 336, Average 315.2
Over 52.1kgs – 21 – Top – 289, Average 271.9

Finished Hoggets – 115 Sold

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903

Really getting to the end of what seems a long season with these now, just over 100 penned and still good demand evident, helped by the upcoming festival. The biggest of these would follow the ewe trade and are selling from £140-£160. The majority still over £100 with just the poorest type below this.

Cull Sheep – 541 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook O’Connell 07712246474

Ewes: Top £179 – P & E Andreozzi, Average £116.39
Rams: Top £179 – Beslee Farms, Average £125.80

Numbers on the day remain consistent, with a little ease on the trade throughout. The best pen of ewes were up to £179 from P & E Andreozzi for Texel cross ewes with the remainder of the best ewes trading between £120-£150. Medium sorts £90-£120 with leaners grazing sorts regularly £60-90 and very few being sold below these figures. Trade remains to hold so take advantage while the going is good.

Top prices included:

Texel cross to £179 – P & E Andreozzi, Suffolk cross to £166 – T Masters, Charollais to £162 – D J Morphett, Beltex cross to £150 – D Isaac, Mules to £128 – S W Batch, Romneys to £121 – Lovejoy Farm Partnership

 

Cattle Sales Reports

Finished Cattle – 48 Sold

Auctioneer: Elwyn Davies 07710 803901

A quality show of cattle and another super trade with more records achieved notably a top gross of £2102 for a superb Limousin cross steer from M B Farms and 290p achieved for a top drawer heifer from S Marsh.
In addition to prices top prices quoted below and a run of 12 well fleshed Limousin cross heifers attracted prices in excess of 250p and grossing up to £1673 from A J Thompson & Sons and dairy bred from A J Down again selling well in the 245 to 255p bracket with Limousin x Friesian steers £1657 (246p) and £1641 (255p), British Blue x Friesian steer £1516 (255p) and Hereford x Friesian steer £1478 (239p).
Very few native bred cattle on offer with a run of Sussex heifers topping at £1192 (239p) from J Hooker & Son.
Blonde bull looked well sold at £1658 (228p) from G L Boulden & Sons.

Top Steers

W Alexander (Shoreham) – Limousin cross – 278p/kg (£1725)
M B Farms – Limousin cross – 270p/kg (£2102)
R F & E A Simmons – Limousin cross – 266p/kg (£1582)
W Alexander (Shoreham) – Limousin cross – 259p/kg (£1576)
R F & E A Simmons – Limousin cross – 258p/kg (£1596)

Top Heifers

S Marsh – Charolais cross – 290p/kg (£1606)
S Marsh – Limousin cross – 285p/kg (£1692)
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 279p/kg (£1640)
M B Farms – Limousin cross – 270p/kg (£1873)
M B Farms – Limousin cross – 270p/kg (£1738)

Average Prices (p/kg)

Steers up to 650kg – 12 Sold – Top 277 – Ave 253
Steers over 651kg – 5 Sold – Top 270 – Ave 253
Heifers up to 590kg – 23 Sold – Top 290 – Ave 246
Heifers over 591kg – 7 Sold – Top 285 – Ave 267
Bulls – 1 Sold – Top 228

 

OTM Cattle and Cull Cows – 53 Sold

Auctioneer: Elwyn Davies 07710 803901

Another strong trade on a per with last week with the best cows in excess of 200p and grossing over £1300. Top price included Sussex cows £1587 (204p) H W Richards, £1451 (205p) J & S Harmer, Limousin cross cows £1568 (211p) Alastair Boyd & Co, £1551 (216p) Burden Bros Farm and £1315 (214p) J B Marshall and Hereford cross cow £1507 (195p) J B Marshall.
Equally strong trade for dairy cows with overall average dragged back by some every plain sorts. Th e best 170p and grossing well at £1486 (184p) and £1420 (177p) Appleton Farms Ltd and £1458 (194p) and £1400 (186p) J W Boyd & Sons Ltd.
OTM to £1381 (218p) for Friesian steer from E T Ledger & Son Ltd.

Beef Cows – 28 Sold – Top 239p/kg, Average 197.6p/kg
Dairy Cows – 20 Sold – Top 194p/kg, Average 149.7p/kg

Breeding cattle – 9 Sold

Auctioneer: Thomas Hamplett 07966 104532

Nine in calf cows sold from J B Marshall older cows forward and selling to a total of £1160

Store cattle – 31 Sold

Auctioneer: Thomas Hamplett 07966 104532

A seasonal entry of store cattle forward this week with a top of £1120, for two Limousin cross heifers from Earl De La Warr at 27 mths, other strong cattle forward selling to £1025 for a Sussex steer, 26 mths, from Mr Carley.
Grazing cattle in high demand with a top of £850 from Ells Farms LLP with three Aberdeen Angus steers.

Store and finished pigs – 63 Sold

Auctioneer: Mark Cleverdon

Strong summer demand continues to produce prices which bring a smile to producers faces even if we have not yet reached a level to cover “cost of production”. The cull trade is still sticky and off levels of a month ago. Strong stores with “hog roast” potential also found plenty of bidders.
The entry of finished pigs saw the best from P J & P M Wade make to 156p per kg and gross £130. C Higgins sold lighter pigs also to 156p and £120. The majority of the entry were lighter and native breeds and made 86p to 138p and all pigs averaged £81.
The cull trade was like the last sale with the heaviest sow grossing £86 and a boar made £81.
The small entry of store pigs saw strong (50kg plus) types made £81 from C Higgins and lesser sorts £16 to £45.

Finished good-p per kg – 8 – Top 156 – Average 155.10
£ per head – Top £130.65 – Average £125.21
Finished other-p per kg – 40 – Top 138 – Average £110.20
£ per head – Top £114.54 – Average £72.14
Sows-p per kg – 4 – Top 32 – Average 21.50
£ per head – Top £86.40 – Average £48.90
Boars-p per kg – 1 – Top 28 – Average 28
£ per head – Top 81.20 – Average £81.20
Small stores-£ per head – 3 – Top 20.00 – Average £18.67
Strong stores-£ per head – 7 – Top £81.00 – Average £70.00

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