Ashford Market Report – Tuesday 9th September 2025

Sheep Sales Reports

New Season Lambs – 1,205 Sold

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903

Top price per kilo – 358p – G H Dean & Co, Kent.
Top price per head – £174.00 – D Isaac & Holly Chandler, Kent.

Similar numbers on offer and trade was again at roughly the same level with two tiers for the heavy, concentrate fed lambs versus the ultimately, lighter and grazed lambs, which dilute the average prices to levels that do not necessarily reflect the prices achieved by the best. An overall average of 43kg is less than we have been seeing but the heavy lambs were still selling well in excess of the averages and topped at £174 head from Dylan Isaac & Holly Chandler. Around the country, bigger numbers of (lighter) lambs have come out to market and caused a surplus to demand as is often the case at this time of year. Numbers on offer solely dictate the prices achieved and this will continue up to Christmas before we are likely to see any potential boom in pricing.

33 – £118.00 (358p kg) – G H Dean & Co
34 – £105.00 (309p kg) – S Goodsell
35 – £118.00 (337p kg) – G H Dean & Co
36 – £121.00 (336p kg) – G H Dean & Co
37 – £120.00 (324p kg) – Lucy Chantler
38 – £126.00 (332p kg) – G H Dean & Co
39 – £127.00 (326p kg) – Mrs C Wimble
40 – £129.00 (323p kg) – C H Ellis Ltd
41 – £119.00 (290p kg) – Mrs C Wimble
42 – £136.00 (324p kg) – C H Ellis Ltd
43 – £140.00 (326p kg) – H V Link Partnership
44 – £143.00 (325p kg) – C H Ellis Ltd
45 – £145.00 (322p kg) – C Watkins
46 – £146.50 (318p kg) – C H Ellis Ltd
47 – £148.50 (316p kg) – P N & C Burden
48 – £157.00 (327p kg) – R G Stevens
49 – £148.00 (302p kg) – S T Phillips
50 – £168.00 (336p kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
51 – £159.00 (312p kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
52 – £159.00 (306p kg) – P N & C Burden
53 – £161.00 (304p kg) – C H Ellis Ltd
54 – £154.00 (285p kg) – Barleybrook Farm
55 – £165.00 (300p kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
56 – £174.00 (311p kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler

Averages (p/kg) 

Standard 32.1 to 39 kgs – 210 – Top 358, Ave. 306.5
Medium 39.1 to 45.5 kgs – 400 – Top 326, Ave. 293.5
Heavy 45.6 to 52 kgs – 424 – Top 336, Ave. 299.1
Others 52.1 + – 166 – Top 311, Ave. 284.2

Cull Sheep – 834 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07780133678

Top price ewe: £190.00 – H V Link Partnership, Kent. – Ave. £90.42

Large numbers forward with a very high percentage of lean grazing types and no quantity of well fleshed ewes in the pens. The best ewes regularly £140 – £170 and to a top price of £190 from H V Link Partnership for Texel crosses, followed by Masters Farms with Suffolk crosses to £175. Medium sorts £100 – £130 on most occasions with leaner grazing types £65 – £95 throughout with large numbers of these grazing types available as to be expected for the time of year. Grazing confidence remains positive with the recent rains.
Buyers are present every week for all grades of ewes so do not hesitate to get in contact if you have large consignments of ewes to sell in the coming weeks.

Top prices included:

Texel cross to £190 & £177 – H V Link Partnership, Suffolk cross – to £175 – Masters Farms, Crossbred to £172 – Lam Food & Fibre Ltd, Romneys to £143 – H V Link Partnership, Easycare to £140 – K & E Dean, Mules to £138 – J Saunders.

 

Cattle Sales Reports

Finished Cattle –  33 Sold
Auctioneer: Peter Kingwill 07795 200357.

A small show of finished cattle with producers, quite rightly, recognising the tight supplies up and down the country and ensuring that their cattle are carrying that extra bit of weight and cover to give themselves maximum returns.
With few best handyweight beef continentals forward today, it was the time for others to shine. Some outstanding heavyweight Limousin x Angus steers from Burden Bros selling to 382p and 380p grossing up to £2976 & £2934. Alan Down`s well fleshed dairy bred Limousin steers to 376p, £2478. Angus heifers from W S Furnival sold to 375p.
Amongst the beef bred cattle Wagyu x Blonde steers from Trenchmore Ltd sold to 377p, £2402, whilst Limousin heifers from RF&EA Simmons sold to 369p (2) £1916. Other dairy bred cattle saw Limousin x Friesian steers from P W & P Sim & Son to 363p, £2103; Hereford x Friesian steers 361p, £2156 A J Down; British Blue x Friesian steer 350p, £2516 W F Farms; and British Friesian heifers to 341p, £1992 T Castle & Son.
Homebred Angus steers from W S Furnival to 371p, £2513 whilst a Sussex steer from Trenchmore Ltd made 363p, £2193.

Top Steers

Burden Bros Farm – Limousin – 382p (£2976)
Burden Bros Farm – Aberdeen Angus cross – 380p (£2581)
Trenchmore LLP – Wagyu cross – 377p (£2372)
A J Down – Limousin cross – 376p (£2478)
A J Down – Limousin cross – 372p (£2285)

Top Heifers

W S Furnival Ltd – Aberdeen Angus cross – 375p (£1985)
R F & E A Simmons – Limousin cross – 369p (£1916)
R F & E A Simmons – Limousin cross – 369p (£1732)
R F & E A Simmons – Limousin cross – 364p (£1872)
A J Down – Hereford cross – 355p (£1684)

Average prices

Steers 200 to 550 kg – 1 – Top 371p – Ave. 371p
Steers 551 to 650 kg – 15 – Top 377p – Ave. 363p
Steers 651 kg + – 6 – Top 382p – Ave. 368p
Heifers 300 to 500 kg – 2 – Top 369p – Ave. 361p
Heifers 501 to 590 kg – 6 – Top 375p – Ave. 354p
Heifers 591 kg + – 2 – Top 336p – Ave. 322p

OTM Cattle and Cull Cows – 26 Sold

Auctioneer: Peter Kingwill 07795 200357.

Very disappointing not to be able to follow last week’s excellent entry but this simply shows how critical the supply side is currently within the livestock sector. Of course, we shall see more later as the season moves on, the weather changes, and scanning takes place within the beef herds, but I am still thinking numbers will remain historically short.
Trade remaining very strong indeed with a good complement of fleshed dairy culls and a mixed spread of beef cows.
Sussex 293p, 286p, £1901, £1736 Mrs P Dumbreck, 250p, £1497 Trenchmore Ltd; Angus 268p, £1752 Trenchmore Ltd; Lincoln Red 236p, £1107 A W Vincent.
British Friesian 287p, 260p, 257p, 253p, £2020, £1975, £1938, £1804 Debden Court; 256p, 248p, £2121, £1782 R & J Ledger.
Stock Bulls (3) Remaining strong and competitive. Herefords 241p, 236p £2537, £2414 P H R Farms; Beef Shorthorn 232p, £2095.
Overage (5) Just a handful but all wanted. Hereford x Friesian 3+ steers 322p, 314p, £2398, £2138; Shorthorn x Friesian 3+ steer 300p, £2186; Angus x Friesian 3+ heifer 307p, £1670.

Beef Cows – 11 Sold – Top 307, Average 248.9
Dairy Cows – 8 Sold – Top 287, Average 257.

Cattle Passports
We remind producers that on no occasion should the details on a cattle passport be changed other than by returning it to BCMS.
If details are incorrect return and advise BCMS or advise the auctioneers on market day without writing on the passport.

Store & Finished Pigs – 15 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07780133678

A good quality show in the pens this week with top call going to C K Guest for smart white gilts to 200p per kg and £172 per head, with others from the same home to 180p per kg. Chris Higgins had well put together Pietrain topping at 178p per kg and £164 per head. The best results are seen with the better bred pigs that are 85 – 100kg with the more native types harder shifted.
Please inform me of any pigs you wish to sell in the next sale on Tuesday 23^rd September.

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