Store and Breeding Sheep Sale report – Friday 15th October 2021

Auctioneers: Elwyn Davies 07710 803901, John Rossiter 07557 392903 and Tom Hamplett

Report on trade: Another flyer with store lamb prices topping last week’s exceptional trade.

Best stores either side of £100 with strong Suffolk Mule wethers topping the market at £103.50 from L E Humphreys & Sons and Romney wethers to £102 from G L Boulden & Sons. An overall average of £87.20 and only small long keeping lambs below £80.

A small entry of breeding sheep attracted lots of interest and competitive bidding with Texel tegs topping at £226 and Texel 1 / 2 lambers £162 from C W Baldock.

Strong demand all through with a ringside full of buyers keen to secure rams prior to that all important November deadline. Top Price of the day was £580 for a Suffolk from NA Balcomb & Son.

Texels topped at £500 (x2) for a quality run as ever from J Warnock & Son. J Goffin sold several to £480 and Acorn Farms topped there pen at £420. Overall  43 Texel’s sold to an average of £337.33.

Charollais were a tremendous trade for the show with a top of £530 from both N A Balcomb & Son and F & J M Rumsey with a total of 34 sold to an average of £301.62. 11 Romneys sold to an average of £284.55 with a top of £380 from NA Balcomb & Son. Crossbred rams being mainly Beltex x Charollais saw a tremendous following and trade with 17 sold to a top of £400 (x3) from N A Balcomb & Son, all in returning an average of £247.06.

Principal Prices

Lambs                                                                                                                                  

Suffolk cross Mule ewe                       £105.00                 L E Humphreys & Sons

Suffolk cross Mule wether                  £103.50                 L E Humphreys & Sons

Suffolk cross Mule wether                  £103.00                 M Wickens

Beltex cross                                          £96.00                   S Weeks & Sons

Beltex cross                                          £95.00                   G F Day & Son

Texel cross                                           £100.50                 I Roxburgh

Texel cross                                           £97.50                   W J Hurley

Texel cross                                           £97.50                   M R J Francis & Son

Charollais cross                                   £99.50                   D Wade

Charollais cross                                   £98.50                   P H & J C Bowen

Hampshire cross                                 £102.50                 R Horseman

Southdown cross Romney                 £93.50                   R H Baker & Son

Romney wether                                    £102.00                 G L Boulden & Sons

Romney wether                                    £100.00                 S G & G T Orpin

Romney wether                                    £94.00                   G & H Bates

Ewe tegs

Romney                                                 £156.00                 D M Brown

Mule                                                       £187.00                 G Hosmer & Son

Romney cross Suffolk/Mule              £192.00                 T J Bignell

Breeding ewe

Texel                                                      £162.00                 C W Baldock

Romney 2 lamb                                   £100.00                 G D K George

Lleyn 2 lamb                                         £122.00                 G D Palmer

Masher 3 / 4 lamb                               £110.00                 Timberly Farms

Average prices

Store lambs

Beltex cross                                          237                         £96.00 to £79.00 Av £91.40

Charollais cross                                   541                         £99.50 to £65.00 Av £91.50

Texel cross                                           1,317                      £100.50 to £61.00 Av £89.00

Suffolk cross Mule ewe                       61                           £95.50 to £95.50 Av £100.00

Suffolk cross                                         1,133                      £103.50 to £72.00 Av £90.20

Crossbred                                             478                         £102.50 to £22.00 Av £76.00

Romney                                                 1,808                      £102.00 to £20.00 Av £84.50

Breeding Rams – 148 Sold

Auctioneer: Tom Hamplett 07966 104532

Report on trade: Strong demand all through with a ringside full of buyers keen to secure rams prior to that all important November deadline. Top price of the day was £580 for a Suffolk from N A Balcomb & Son.

Texels topped at £500 (2) for a quality run as ever from J Warnock & Son, J Goffin sold several to £480 and Acorn Farms topped their pen at £420. Overall, 43 Texel’s sold to an average of £337.33. Charollais a tremendous trade for the show with a top of £530 from both N A Balcomb & Son and F & J M Rumsey with a total of 34 sold to an average of £301.62. 11 Romneys sold to an average of £284.55 with a top of £380 from N A Balcomb & Son. Crossbred rams being mainly Beltex x Charollais a tremendous following and trade with 17 sold to a top of £400 (3) from N A Balcomb & Son, all in returning an average of £247.06.