Store and Breeding Sheep Sale report – Friday 23rd October 2026

Sales Report – Friday 23^rd October

Store Sheep – 6,657 Sold

Auctioneers: John Rossiter 07557 392903 & James Cook-O’Connell 07780133678

One of the biggest sales of the year, on one of the wettest days of the year but the rain did not dampen the buyers spirits and the trade was strong throughout despite there being a few less people around the ring than we saw earlier in the season. Strong store lambs were again very much in demand with prices generally from £125-140 and to a top price of £143 for some smart continental crosses from Wey Street Farm, closely followed by Charollais crosses from Harry Metcalfe at £140/hd. Other lambs that fall into a longer term category traded form £105-£115 with only the smallest types below £100/hd. The entry of Romney wethers were very mixed with some very small lambs on offer, often a little harder to sell, with the harsh weather putting some people off these types but the stronger Romneys sold very well to a top of £135 from Link brothers and often reaching £120-£125/hd.

Good numbers forward for our last Friday sale of store and breeding sheep before November 5^th with a plenty of customers around the ring. A smart run of North Country Mule shearlings from E J & T H Gribble topped at £250 with 2-4 lamb mules from E Morris & Son to £158. A flock dispersal of Romneys from Swyncombe Home Farms topped at £180 for their shearlings with younger ewes to £180 also and older ewes to £175. Another flock dispersal from D Stephens this time with Berrichon shearlings topping at £200 (twice) with the ewes to £185 as part of the same run. Flock aged Suffolk x Mules from Gifford Farms to £168 and £165.

Please do not hessite to get in contact if you have any breeding sheep to sell in the coming weeks with our next sale being held on Friday 13^th November.

Principal Prices Include:

Store Lambs

Texel cross
Wey Street Farm LLP – £143
Landtech S E Ltd – £139
J Hooker & Son – £136.50

Charollais cross
H Metcalfe – £140
C H Ellis – £139
C H Ellis – £135.50

Suffolk cross
Clive Burgess – £139
Clive Burgess – £137
E & M E Brundrett – £134

Romney
Link Bros – £135
A J Thompson & Sons – £124
H Metcalfe  – £123

Breeding Ewe Tegs

Mule
E J & T H Gribble – £250
E J & T H Gribble – £250

Romney
Swyncombe Home Farms  – £180
Swyncombe Home Farms  – £180

Dutch Spotted
Charlotte Adhemar Linzee – £200

Breeding Ewes
D Stephens – £185
Swyncombe Home Farms  – £182
Swyncombe Home Farms  – £180

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