Store and Breeding Sheep Sale report – Friday 13th December 2019
Our last Friday sheep sale fixture for the season was a cracking sale with strong demand for lambs to feed in the westcountry and Wales as well as locally. Buyers were present for all catagories of stock offered. Read on for this weeks reports….
For forthcoming sales information – www.hobbsparker.co.uk/auctioneers/livestock-marketing/forthcoming-sales/
Store and Breeding Sheep
4,378 Sold
Report on trade: Confidence was running high around the store lamb ring with recent improvement in the finished market and an abundance of keep particularly in the West Country. Best stores sold readily in excess of £75 and topping at £81.20 for a pen of Texel Cross from C H Ellis Ltd whose run of £64.40 averaged in excess of £70, medium store around £65 and only long keeping lambs below £55. Although a big percentage in the Romney section were small lambs the best attracted prices around £65 and up to £69.20 from Ashby Farms and ewe lambs to £71 from C P Apps.
Store lambs now sold every Tuesday following sale of finished lambs. If you have store to sell you would be advised to take advantage of the current strong prices.
| Principal store lamb prices included: |
| Beltex Cross | £77.00 | S J Reeve & Son |
| Texel Cross | £81.20 | C H Ellis Ltd |
| Texel Cross | £73.50 | H G Tompsett & Son Ltd |
| Charollais Cross | £79.00 | E & J Beer |
| Charollais Cross | £78.50 | Scot & Montgomerie |
| Charollais Cross | £76.00 | R Horseman, Beslee Farms, P G & N L Brightling |
| Charollais Cross | £72.80 | J E Wickens |
| Suffolk Cross | £77.00 | J H & A H Godden |
| Suffolk Cross | £76.50 | T Ferris |
| Suffolk Cross | £73.50 | J E Wickens |
| Suffolk Cross | £72.00 | S J Reeve & Son |
| Romney Ewe | £71.00 | C R Apps |
| Romney Wether | £69.20 | Ashby Farms |
| Romney Wether | £65.50 | Wright Farm Partnership |
| Romney Wether | £64.80 | C R Apps |
| Principal averages – £ per head | ||||
| Store Lambs | No | Top | Bottom | Average |
| Beltex Cross | 63 | £77.00 | £15.00 | £56.80 |
| Texel cross | 1237 | £81.20 | £1.00 | £63.50 |
| Charollais cross | 834 | £79.00 | £5 | £66.70 |
| Suffolk cross | 981 | £79.50 | £14.00 | £62.70 |
| Crossbred | 606 | £78.50 | £29.00 | £60.00 |
| Romney ewe | 20 | £71.00 | £71.00 | £71.00 |
| Romney wether | 610 | £69.20 | £34.00 | £54.20 |