Store and Breeding Sheep Sale report – Friday 27th September 2019

Auctioneers: Elwyn Davies 07710 803901, John Rossiter 07557 392903 and Mark Cleverdon 07741 845230

Show Results

Ewe tegs

1^st            £118       G Homewood, Kingsnorth purchased by D J & M Hull, Southminster

2^nd           £122       P J Hewett, Cranleigh purchased by Mrs G Henty, Pevensey

3^rd           £119       G A & H Vicary & Son, Edenbridge purchased by D J & M Hull

4^th            £117       A J Thompson & Sons, Snargate purchased by B E & S A Brooks, Norwich

Ewe lambs

1^st            £85         N A Balcomb & Son, Lydd purchased by D J & M Hull

3^rd           £70         J Lukehurst, Wye purchased by Caleb Rayner Ltd

4^th            £75         H Metcalfe, Wittersham purchased by Swallow Mill Farms, Charing

Congratulations to all the prize winners and many thanks to Edward Hull for the judging. The prize money was kindly sponsored by Alan Barr, Maidstone

Report on trade: A similar entry of sheep for the special show and sale of Romneys met a very selective trade with customers keen for the best while second and third quality stock proved more difficult and sold at discounted prices.

The ewe lambs were not the quality of recent years with the recent dry weather and lack of keep having an impact as reflected in the overall average figures. The best on offer attracted prices in excess of £70 with top prize winners up to £85 from N A Balcomb & Son while the next grade down sold around £60 and the bottoms at store value.

The ewe tegs attracted more interest than the lambs with several more customers at ringside. The best tegs on offer sold in excess of £110 and up to £122 for second prize winners from PJ Hewett while smaller and second quality sorts generally ranged from £80 to £100.

The majority of flock aged ewes attracted prices in excess of slaughter and grazing value with 1 lambers topping at £79 from J Lukehurst, 3 lambers to £72 from Les Ramsden and 3 to 4 lambers up to £64 from W Cooke & Son (Farmers)

The Romney Sheepbreeders Society show and sale of ram tegs had an entry of 61 tegs. Judge for the morning Jim Lukehurst, Wye worked has way efficiently through the classes selecting prize winners as set out below.

Best performance recorded ram teg

1^st            P H & P E Skinner, Cranbrook          Also 3^rd best teg

Sold for £370 to S G & G T Orpin, Stone

2^nd           P H & P E Skinner                               Sold for £310 to S G & G T Orpin

3^rd           Ms H V Link, Newchurch                    Sold for £290 to J Prior & Son, Lydd

4^th            Mrs A E Allen, Norfolk

Best woolled teg

1^st            Ms H V Link                                          Sold for £340 to G L Boulden & Sons,

Aldington

2^nd           G Wimble, Bilsington                          Also 2^nd best teg and show reserve champion

Sold for £2,100 to Mrs V M D McDonald,

Canterbury

3^rd           G Wimble                                              Also best teg and show champion

Sold for £2,750 to A Barr & Son, Maidstone

** This is a “Moderen” record price beyond the £2,300 set for a Ms H V Link teg in 2017 **

Best group of 3 tegs

1^st            W Stewart Wood, Sittingbourne        2^nd           Ms H V Link

3^rd           N A Balcomb & Son, Lydd

Hobbs Parker best pen of 5 went to G Wimble

In the sale ring, away from the champions and prices set out above, the Balcomb’s opened the batting selling 4 tegs to £340 and the rest at £300. W Stewart Wood sold 5 to £330 twice; Messrs Horne and Son, Westwell sold the best of their 3 at £680 to G Homewood, Kingsnorth and G Wimble sold a further teg for £900 to Lovejoy Farm Ptnrs, Wittersham.

Breeders averages – Messrs Balcomb sold 9 to average £304, G Wimble 8 £1015 and Messrs Horne & Son 3 £383.

The prize money was again kindly sponsored by A Barr, Maidstone

After the pedigree sale Messrs Balcomb sold a further purebred tegs to £460 and averaging £314