Store and Breeding Sheep Sale report – Friday 27th August 2021


Read on for detailed report from our auctioneer ….


Lambs and Breeding Sheep

4,811 Sold

Auctioneers: Elwyn Davies 07710 803901 and John Rossiter 07557 392903

Report on trade: We can report another cracking trade for store lambs with an overall average of £86 and best stores making £90 plus and up to £98.50 for a pen of strong Suffolk x Mule wethers from M A & F W Owen while well fleshed lambs topped the market at £111.50 from S J Edmed & Sons. Medium stores sold readily around £85 and only small long keeping lambs were below £75.

The majority of lambs penned and sorted by 10.30 a.m. giving buyers a good opportunity to view the lambs prior to the sale. Many thanks to all vendors and hauliers for this early arrival of sheep at the market.

 Principal prices include
Suffolk x Mule£98.50M A & F W Owen
Suffolk x Mule£96.50D Howard Farms
Suffolk x Mule£96.00R Price & Sons
Suffolk x Romney£88.00S G & G T Orpin
Charollais cross£94.50Ross Farms
Charollais cross£91.50R Price & Sons / E W Homewood
Charollais cross£91.50P G & N L Brightling
Charollais cross£90.50H F Brown & Son
Charollais cross£90.00R & S L M Smith
Charollais cross£90.00K T D Axell
Texel cross£111.50S J Edmed & Sons
Texel cross£101.00Luandy Farming
Texel cross£97.50D Wimble
Texel cross£97.00P Loveland
Texel cross£95.50J J Butcher
Texel cross£95.00H G Tompsett & Sons
Texel cross£94.00Lodgelands Farm / G J Duncanson Ltd
Texel cross£92.00P J & P B Wade
Texel cross£90.50K Wheeler & Sons
Texel cross£90.00T Mitchell

 

Principal averages – £ per head

NoTopBottomAverage
Store lambs – overall4,723115.5010.0086.20
Suffolk cross1,477171.0055.0090.07
Charollais cross1,11496.0050.0085.49
Texel cross2,073111.5010.0086.92
Crossbred11597.0059.0083.63
Suffolk x Mule ewe tegs69171.00166.00168.00
Breeding ewes20111.0070.0098.00