Store and Breeding Sheep Sale report – Friday 6th October 2023

Store & Breeding Sheep – Friday 6th October – 7,279 Sold

Auctioneers: Elwyn Davies 07710 803901 and James Cook-O’Connell 07712 246474

Store Lambs – 6,146 sold – Top price £110 – Ave £81.25

Another big entry of store lambs, well attended by potential customers and a similar report to 2 weeks ago – prices holding well for the best while smaller longer keeping lambs less money compared to a month ago. Top crossbred lambs selling readily at £90 plus, averaging in excess of £80 and only small long keeping lambs below £70.
Similar trend in the Romney section with the middle and best holding recent high prices at £85 plus but a bigger percentage of long term sorts generally £55 to £60.

Still, plenty of interest and inquiries re store lambs – Please keep inquiries coming and keep in touch.

Principal prices include: 

Texel cross – £110.00 – H Crump & Son
Texel cross – £104.00 – S P Howland
Texel cross – £99.50 – A K F Dod
Texel cross – £98.50 – E J Clough
Texel cross – £98.00 – P H & P E Skinner
Texel cross – £97.00 – H G Tompsett & Sons Ltd
Texel cross – £96.00 – Maytham Wharf Farm
Charollais cross – £104.50 – N Hacking
Charollais cross – £97.50 – E Ford
Charollais cross – £96.50 – Wanstall Farms
Charollais cross – £95.00 – M Wickens/P Bates
Beltex cross – £89.50 – S Weeks & Sons
Beltex cross – £89.00 – P Ashlee
Suffolk x Mule – £104.00 – Southwood Farm
Suffolk x Mule – £97.00 – W J Hurley
Suffolk x Mule – £96.50 – J Monnington Farms Ltd
Suffolk x Mule – £96.00 – D Howard Farms Ltd
Suffolk x Mule – £95.00 – E Morris & Son
Romney wether – £94.00 – A J Thompson & Sons
Romney wether – £90.50 – Langrish Farmers
Romney wether – £89.00 – G L Boulden & Sons
Romney wether – £89.00 – H Metcalfe 

Average Prices – Store Lambs

Texel cross – 1,640 sold – Top £110.00 – Ave £83.10
Charollais cross – 885 sold – Top £104.50 – Ave £85.50
Suffolk cross – 925 sold – Top £104.00 – Ave £81.70
Crossbred – 764 sold – Top £84.00 – Ave £72.50
Romney wether – 1,932 sold – Top £94.00 – Ave £73.20

Numbers of ewe tegs were slightly less than we saw a fortnight ago, but only to be expected with the breeding season now well underway in places. The majority of tegs were Mules with a super run of North Country Mule ewe tegs from Little Boarzell Farm topping the trade at £176. Suffolk x Mules were again plentiful, reaching highs of £172 from Dan Mackelden, with E W & R E Hanks close behind to £170 from the best of their run. There will be more tegs on Friday 13^th Oct for anyone still looking to source ahead of the breeding season. 

Mule – 355 sold – Top £176.00 – Ave £152.00
Suffolk cross – 250 sold – Top £172.00 – Ave £135
Crossbred – 89 sold – Top £144.00 – Ave £116.00
Romney – 51 sold – Top £128 – Ave £124

A strong demand on the breeding ewes with a consistent trade throughout with buyers present for all grades. Top call of the day was for C & J Georgetti & Sons with their strong Suffolk cross ewes to £128, and again at £125. A pen of 1 lamb Mule ewes from A Laver reached £120 and Texel cross ewes from Sir R Halstead to £116, with their Mules to £99. Romney ewes from L Kutner, again 1 lamb ewes, topped at £102 with their second pen to £99, all going to the same home. More ewes already entered for Friday 13^th October.

Breeding Ewes – 340 sold – Top £128.00 – Ave £102.00