Ashford Market Report – Tuesday 17th September 2024

Sheep Sales Reports

New Season Lambs – 853

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903

Top price per kilo – 346p – Dylan Isaac
Top price per head – £174.00 – Dylan Isaac

A smaller entry of lambs this week selling to a very strong trade with all good meated sorts over £3 kg and up to 346p. All markets around the country are showing signs of less meated sheep on offer which has helped the trade for the good meat, but the prices for the leaner and smaller types have come under a bit of pressure and are more in line with the store figures. The heavier the better today with a super run of lambs from Dylan and Holly Isaac topping at £174 head. With the changes in the current BTV zone, there will be no issues with the sale of finished sheep and if anything, it will only solidify the trade as numbers will be harder to find. I may be repeating myself here but, again, an opportunity to feed some lambs and not sell as stores….?

35 – £110.00 (314p kg) – High Ridge Farm
36 – £114.00 (317p kg) – High Ridge Farm
37 – £116.00 (314p kg) – A Denning
38 – £123.00 (324p kg) – High Ridge Farm
39 – £127.00 (326p kg) – R J Adams
40 – £128.00 (320p kg) – High Ridge Farm
41 – £130.00 (317p kg) – H & J Noakes
42 – £137.00 (326p kg) – Dylan Isaac
43 – £143.50 (334p kg) – R J Adams
44 – £145.00 (330p kg) – Dylan Isaac
45 – £150.00 (333p kg) – Dylan Isaac
46 – £159.00 (346p kg) – Dylan Isaac
47 – £162.50 (346p kg) – Dylan Isaac
48 – £159.00 (331p kg) – Mrs V Higgins
50 – £165.00 (330p kg) – Dylan Isaac
51 – £160.00 (314p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
52 – £160.50 (309p kg) – Dylan Isaac
53 – £173.00 (326p kg) – Dylan Isaac
57 – £161.00 (282p kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
61 – £174.00 (285p kg) – Dylan Isaac

Averages (p/kg)

Standard 32.1 to 39 kgs – 130 – Top 326, Average 288.2
Medium 39.1 to 45.5 kgs – 485 – Top 334, Average 298.2
Heavy 45.6 to 52 kgs – 177 – Top 346, Average 310.6
Over 52.1 kgs – 59 – Top 333, Average 308.1

Cull Sheep – 666 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07712 246474

Top price ewe: £163.00 – C & J Georgetti & Sons – Ave £77.61
Good numbers once again though with a massive variation in quality with a high percentage of leaner sorts. The best ewes are regularly £110 – £140 and to a top price of £163 for strong Texel crosses from C & J Georgetti & Sons. Medium sorts £75 – £95 on most occasions with leaner grazing types £40 – £60 throughout with only very few sold below these figures. Please do inform me of any large consignments of ewes you intend on selling in the coming weeks with regular weekly buyers for all grades of ewes.
Top prices included:
Texel cross to £163 – C & J Georgetti & Son, Suffolk cross to £148 – C & J Georgetti & Son, Charollais cross to £139 – T Russell, Romneys to £125 – H & J Noakes & Bosney Farm, Mules to £120 – L E Humphreys & Son and M E Carlton.

Cattle Sales Reports

Finished Cattle –  53 Sold

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903

The “less” experienced auctioneer pulled it off once again. Not a bad yard of cattle for the time of year with really something for everyone to choose from. Some of the best end which broke through £3 kg and, also, some of the Black & Whites at the other end of the spectrum trading around the £2 kg price mark. Top vendor on the day was A J Thompson & Sons with 4 beasts over £3 kg to a top of 318p for the very best. The general feel of the trade would be that they were well up on the day with a real demand for the better finished examples. The same comments were echoed within the cattle as within the finished sheep that Monday`s markets were quite disappointing in terms of numbers of good cattle, and this has certainly boosted our prices.

Top Steers
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 318p (£1842)
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 309p (£1974)
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 307p (£2023)
W S Furnival Ltd – Limousin cross – 304p (£1791)
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 293p (£1857)

Top Heifers
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 301p (£1728)
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 299p (£1955)
R F & E A Simmons – Limousin cross – 291p (£1554)
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 288p (£1581)
A J Thompson & Sons – Limousin cross – 285p (£1579)

Average Prices
Steers 200 to 550kg – 1 – Top 284p – Ave. 284p
Steers 551 to 650 kg – 20 – Top 318p – Ave. 285p
Steers 651 + – 4 – Top 307p – Ave. 267p
Heifers 300 to 500 kg – 3 – Top 254p – Ave. 222p
Heifers 501 to 590 kg – 20 – Top 301p – Ave. 259p
Heifers 591 + – 5 – Top 299p – Ave. 266p

OTM Cattle and Cull Cows – 40 Sold

Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903

A few less about overall and mostly leaner types that really were more suited to further finishing. Best beef cows can still get up well over £2 kg with good continental cows to feed selling to 218p kg £1425 from A J Husk.
Limousin x 218p, £1425 (Non FA) A J Husk, 204p, £1364 R F & E A Simmons; Sussex 201p, 192p, £1283, £1113 W J Hurley, 188p, 184p, 182p, £1163, £1147, £1135 (Non FA) R J Horsman; Angus x 186p, £1391 (Non FA) Gallagher Farms.
Short of flesh amongst the dairy culls but great returns for all grades.
Holstein Friesian 173p, 167p, £1251, £1157 W G & T A Manford;162p, £1090 R G Nash & Son; 160p, £1196 Appleton Farms; Guernsey 160p, £1061 W G & T A Manford; Foreign Holstein 150p, £1203.
Stock Bull (1) Good Sussex under 48 mths well sold at 205p, £1759.

Beef Cows – 21 Sold – Top 218, Average 172.7
Dairy Cows – 18 Sold – Top 173, Average 139.3

Store & Breeding Cattle -49 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07712 246474
Just a small number today with a continued strong trade for all grades. Top call went to the North School with a 19 month Aberdeen Angus cross steer to £1280 followed closely by Montreal Estate with 18 month Sussex steers to £1240. Gallagher Farms Angus cross heifers 17 months to £1130 with a pair of smart Limousin cross heifers from A J Husk to £945 and a steer from the same home to £1170.
We have larger numbers coming forward for 24^th September and a catalogue will be produced. If you have cattle to sell do not hesitate to get in contact.
Please do not hesitate to contact Peter Kingwill or James Cook at any time.

Pigs – 35 Sold

Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07712 246474
We had plenty of weight in the finished pigs today which is what the current market currently demands. It was great to see Mr Brooker again with his quality pigs which topped the market at 220p per kg and £215.60. C K Guest sold strong pigs also to £220p per kg with P & R Marshall topping the pence per kilo with a gilt to 228p per kg. Weaners from P & R Marshall to £38 and small stores from Coles Agricultural to £38. For the best results try and get your finished pigs 80-100kg.

Please do inform me of any pigs you intend on selling in the next sale on 1^st October.

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Tuesday Livestock – 24th September 2024

Regular Weekly Market with a sale of Store and Breeding Cattle

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