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£84.50Miss J A Biddle
Suffolk x Mule wether£77.00J & C Kellett
Suffolk x Mule wether£76.20D Howard Farms Ltd
Suffolk cross wether£74.20E & M E Brundrett
Suffolk x Romney£72.00J Prior & Son
Texel cross£80.00S J Edmed & Sons
Texel cross£72.20H G Tompsett & Sons Ltd
Texel cross£71.50Miss F Pierce
Texel cross£70.80Langrish Farmers
Beltex cross£80.00Mrs C Cox
Beltex cross£72.80North School YFC
Beltex cross£72.50R G Wood
Charollais cross£83.50Miss J A Biddle
Charollais cross£82.50E W Homewood
Charollais cross£75.00J Seward
Charollais cross£74.20Pynn Contractors
Charollais cross£73.20P G & N L Brightling
Charollais cross£73.00J & C Kellett
Charollais cross£72.50Poland Bros

 

 Principal averages – £ per head
Store LambsNoTopBottomAverage
Charollais cross1,943£83.50£47.00£66.49
Crossbred525£80.00£36.00£62.50
Romney134£54.80£40.50£47.86
Suffolk cross979£84.50£60.00£69.93
Texel cross1,653£80.00£1.00£63.58