Store and Breeding Sheep Sale report – Friday 31st July 2020
With grazing plentiful in many parts of the south buyers attended Ashford’s first lamb sale of the season intent on filling lorries. Trade showed a substantial rise year on year. Read on for detailed report from our auctioneer ….
Lambs and Breeding Sheep
5,233 Sold
Report on trade: Exceptional trade throughout with well fleshed lambs up to £84.50 for a pen of Suffolk x Mule from Miss J A Biddle, best stores selling readily around £75 and topping at £77 for Suffolk x Mule wethers from J & C Kellett and an overall average of £65.30 up by some £12 on the year. Medium stores around £65 and only small longer-term sorts below £60.
Principal store lamb prices included: |
Suffolk x Mule wether | £84.50 | Miss J A Biddle |
Suffolk x Mule wether | £77.00 | J & C Kellett |
Suffolk x Mule wether | £76.20 | D Howard Farms Ltd |
Suffolk cross wether | £74.20 | E & M E Brundrett |
Suffolk x Romney | £72.00 | J Prior & Son |
Texel cross | £80.00 | S J Edmed & Sons |
Texel cross | £72.20 | H G Tompsett & Sons Ltd |
Texel cross | £71.50 | Miss F Pierce |
Texel cross | £70.80 | Langrish Farmers |
Beltex cross | £80.00 | Mrs C Cox |
Beltex cross | £72.80 | North School YFC |
Beltex cross | £72.50 | R G Wood |
Charollais cross | £83.50 | Miss J A Biddle |
Charollais cross | £82.50 | E W Homewood |
Charollais cross | £75.00 | J Seward |
Charollais cross | £74.20 | Pynn Contractors |
Charollais cross | £73.20 | P G & N L Brightling |
Charollais cross | £73.00 | J & C Kellett |
Charollais cross | £72.50 | Poland Bros |
Principal averages – £ per head | ||||
Store Lambs | No | Top | Bottom | Average |
Charollais cross | 1,943 | £83.50 | £47.00 | £66.49 |
Crossbred | 525 | £80.00 | £36.00 | £62.50 |
Romney | 134 | £54.80 | £40.50 | £47.86 |
Suffolk cross | 979 | £84.50 | £60.00 | £69.93 |
Texel cross | 1,653 | £80.00 | £1.00 | £63.58 |