Store and Breeding Sheep Sale report – Friday 22nd September 2023

Store & Breeding Sheep – Friday 22nd September – 7,734 Sold

Auctioneers: Elwyn Davies 07710 803901, John Rossiter 07557 392903 & James Cook-O’Connell 07712 246474

Another big show of store lambs and while the small lambs were slightly less money the best stores were keenly sought after and probably dearer by some £2 / £3 per head.
A pen of meat lambs topped the market at £117 from P W & P Sim while best stores topped at £99.50 for a superb pen of Texel cross from W J Hurley. All crossbred stores with a bit of strength selling readily in the mid £90’s, medium stores around £85 and small long keeping sorts generally £65 to £75.
A big entry of Romney wethers were well received with the stronger sorts selling well in the £85 to £90 bracket, mediums around £80 and only smaller long keeping lambs below £70.

Principal prices include:

Texel cross – £117 – P W & P Sim
Texel cross – £99.50 – W J Hurley
Texel cross – £99.00 – S Roper
Texel cross – £97.50 – A Pynn
Texel cross – £96.00 – Maytham Wharf Farm
Texel cross – £95.00 – Lodgelands Farm
Beltex cross – £95.50 – S Weeks & Sons
Charollais cross – £99.00 – W J Waters
Charollais cross – £97.50 – M Wickens
Charollais cross – £93.50 – Wanstall Farms
Suffolk x Mule – £96.00 – Miss J A Biddle
Suffolk x Mule – £95.00 – E W & R E Hanks
Suffolk x Romney – £89.50 – S G & G T Orpin
Suffolk x Romney – £88.00 – F & L Reeve
Romney wether – £90.00 – D Fuller
Romney wether – £90.00 – A J Thompson & Sons
Romney wether – £90.00 – R Mair & Son
Romney wether – £89.00 – J Saunders & Son
Romney wether – £88.00 – A Reeve & Son 

Average Prices 

Suffolk cross – 1,000 sold – Top £96.00 – Ave £82.50
Texel cross – 2,181 sold – Top £117.00 – Ave £86.80
Charollais cross – 981 sold – Top £99.00 – Ave £84.00
Crossbred – 577 sold – Top £84.00 – Ave £77.20
Romney wether – 1,618 sold – Top £90.00 – Ave £77.50

Breeding Sheep

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07712 246474

The first real show of breeding ewes tegs on offer today with majority being mules which topped out at £180 (twice) from both Mr T Crick and Picketts Farm. Highlights of the day was from J Seward for Texel x Mule tegs to £195, with the second pen to £168. Suffolk x Mules in strong demand topping out at £180 from E Chantler & Sons followed closely behind by E W & R E Hanks to £177 for the best of their run. A good number of Romney ewe tegs on offer Friday 29^th September with a good entry of other ewe tegs on the Friday 6^th October to include Mules and Suffolk x Mules.
A good entry of breeding ewes with a run of strong Mules from North Kent College which topped out at £124 (twice) with the rest of the run selling in excess of £100. Top price on the day was £138 from Vant & Claringbould for Texel cross ewes with majority of the others £90 – £120 throughout.
We expect a good number of Romney breeding ewes for Friday 29^th September.
Entries are being taken for other breeding sheep with the next date being Friday 6^th October.

Principal prices include: 

Mule – £180.00 – Picketts Farm
Mule – £180.00 – T Crick
Mule – £179.00 – Picketts Farm
Mule – £178.00 – T Crick
Suffolk x Mule – £180.00 – E Chantler & Sons
Suffolk x Mule – £177.00 – E W & R E Hanks
Texel cross – £195.00 – J Seward