Store and Breeding Sheep Sale report – Friday 28th August 2020


Read on for detailed report from our auctioneer ….


Lambs and Breeding Sheep

6,999 Sold

Auctioneers: Elwyn Davies 07710 803901 and John Rossiter 07557 392903

Report on trade: A large entry of store lambs again for the time of year mainly due to the restricted keep situation in the south east but also due to the strong prices available produced by the keen competition from buyers from the west country and the Welsh borders where there is an abundance of keep.

The meat lambs available sold in excess of £80 with a pen of fleshed Beltex cross topping the market at £88.50 from E Ford and Texel crosses up to £86 from A K F Dod. Best stores sold readily around £75, medium sorts £65 to £70 and only small long keeping lambs keeping lambs below £60. The first entries of Romney wethers saw fleshed sorts topping at £81.50 from West Court Farms and top stores up to £70.

Thanks to all vendors and hauliers for an early arrival of lambs to ensure proper sorting and presentation. All lambs were penned by 10.30 AM – Great effort

Principal store lamb prices included:         
Texel cross£86.00A K F Dod
Texel cross£84.00M Wenham
Texel cross£75.50Lodgelands Farm
Texel cross£76.50P & G & J Carden
Texel cross£76.00H C Goldup & Son
Texel cross£75.50H G Tompsett & Son Ltd
Texel cross75.00L F Crisford & Sons
Texel cross£74.00W J Hurley
Charollais cross£82.00Miss J A Biddle
Charollais cross£78.20D Wimble, J E Wickens
Charollais cross£76.50R Price & Sons
Charollais cross£75.00M F Brignall
Beltex cross£88.50E Ford
Beltex cross£77.00J D Hickman
Beltex cross£72.00Lucketts Farm
Suffolk x Mule£78.50L E Humphreys & Son
Suffolk x Mule£77.20W J Hurley
Suffolk x Mule£77.00A & H Edmonds
Suffolk x Mule£76.00H C Goldup & Son, E W & R E Hanks
Suffolk x Mule        £75.00Miss J A Biddle
Suffolk x Mule        £74.50H J Hecks & Son
Suffolk x Mule        £74.00C H Ellis Ltd
Suffolk x Romney        £74.00L Wheeler & Son
Romney wether        £81.50West Court Farms
Romney wether        £74.00C W & E F Willson
Romney wether        £64.20Hiscock Ptnrs

 

 Principal averages – £ per head
Store LambsNoTopBottomAverage
Suffolk cross1,70478.501.0067.16
Charollais cross1,27082.0030.0070.05
Texel cross2,41186.0045.0067.17
Crossbred70388.5030.0067.35
Romney82081.5049.0059.36
Beltex5672.0072.0072.00