Sheep Sales Reports
New Season Lambs – 1,183 Sold
Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903
Top price per kilo – 452p – Eastlands Farm
Top price per head – £215 – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
Numbers back in line with expectations this week and an improved trade on this account as is generally the case with lower numbers on offer. The overall quality of the lambs on offer was very high also which is always some help in the price per kilo averages. Some super runs of lambs from M J Ashworth, L E Humphreys, C & J Georgetti & Sons and Masters Farms, to name a just a few, really range the bell again this week with top prices in the £180-200 price bracket but the star run on the day was presented by Dylan Isaac & Holly Chandler who topped their run at £215 hd for some superb continental cross lambs.
31 – £140.00 (452p/kg) – Eastlands Farm
35 – £120.00 (343p/kg) – M Hooker & Son
36 – £140.00 (389p/kg) – D Hopper
37 – £166.00 (449p/kg) – Eastlands Farm
38 – £146.00 (384p/kg) – S & V Bullock
39 – £156.00 (400p/kg) – K T D Axell
40 – £166.00 (415p/kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
41 – £153.00 (373p/kg) – J G & D G D White
42 – £173.00 (412p/kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
43 – £181.00 (421p/kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
44 – £187.00 (425p/kg) – M J Ashworth
45 – £186.00 (413p/kg) – M J Ashworth
46 – £190.00 (413p/kg) – C & J Georgetti & Sons
47 – £192.00 (409p/kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
48 – £195.00 (406p/kg) – J G & D G D White
49 – £190.00 (388p/kg) – M J Ashworth
50 – £199.00 (398p/kg) – Masters Farms
52 – £215.00 (413p/kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
53 – £210.00 (396p/kg) – D Isaac & Holly Chandler
55 – £201.00 (365p/kg) – D J Morphett
Averages (p/kg)
Light 25.6 to 32 kgs – 46 – Top 452, Average 452.0
Standard 32.1 to 39 kgs – 281 – Top 449, Average 340.0
Medium 39.1 to 45.5 kgs – 586 – Top 425, Average 368.4
Heavy 45.6 to 52 kgs – 227 – Top 413, Average 393.8
Over 52.1 kgs – 43 – Top 413, Average 334.7
Cull Sheep – 103 Sold
Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07712 246474
Ewe: Top £146.00 – Mrs A Head-Hickson – Ave £95.71
There is no doubt that ewes are shorter this week nationally following the Qurbani festival over the weekend. The best ewes regularly £110 – £130 and to a top price of £146 from Mrs A Head-Hickson for cracking Texel ewes. Medium sorts £85 – £100 on most occasions with leaner grazing types £50 – £70 throughout and only very few sold below these figures. Demands remain strong for all grades of ewes so please do inform me of any large consignments of ewes that you intend on selling in the coming weeks.
Please do inform me of any large consignments you intend on selling in the coming weeks.
Top prices included
Texels to £146 – Mrs A Head-Hickson, Suffolk cross to £124 – C B Hope, Dorset to £129 – Lovejoy Farms Partnership, Mules to £120 – M Wickens, Romneys to £100 – Lovejoy Farm Partnership
Cattle Sales Reports
Finished Cattle – 39 Sold
Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903
The auctioneer today was somewhat more experienced than 7 days earlier, and despite the suggested lack of demand following the festival this weekend, trade was very similar to last week and very pleasing all around. A few less of the very best type of animals on offer but still the majority traded from 250p kg-290p kg with the top grossing beast at a fraction over £2000 hd from Leggat Farming.
Top Steers
W S Furnival Ltd – Sussex – 284p (£1758)
W Alexander (Shoreham) – Blonde cross – 281p (£1893)
W Alexander (Shoreham) – Simmental cross – 277p (£1714)
P W & P Sim & Son – Limousin cross – 277p (£1618)
R F & E A Simmons – Limousin cross – 276p (£1832)
Top Heifers
R F & E A Simmons – Limousin cross – 285p (£1422)
W Alexander (Shoreham) – Limousin cross – 273p (£1417)
W S Furnival Ltd – Aberdeen Angus – 270p (£1644)
W Alexander (Shoreham) – Limousin cross – 270p (£1630)
W S Furnival (Brookland) Ltd – Simmental cross – 264p (£1884)
Top Bulls
W & P New T/A Moorhouse Farm – Hereford cross – 238p (£1401)
Average Prices
Steers 200 to 550Kg – 8 Sold – Top 270p – Av 244p
Steers 551 to 650kgg – 14 Sold – Top 284p – Av 265p
Steers 651kg + – 9 Sold – Top 281p – Av 261p
Heifers 300 to 500 kg – 1 Sold – Top 285p – Av 285p
Heifers 501 to 590 kg – 2 Sold – Top 273p – Av 265p
Heifers 591 kg + – 4 Sold – top 270p – Av 265p
OTM Cattle and Cull Cows – 51 Sold
Auctioneer: John Rossiter 07557 392903
A few more of these on offer this week and some very good quality and well finished cows in the pens. Top cow on the day was shown by W S Furnival (Brookland) at a tremendous 258p kg to gross £1828 hd. Younger cows which were predominantly Angus bred from A C Hulme & Sons were selling all over 200p kg and topped to 246p kg and over £1710 gross. More cows can be sold each week with the summer trade now in full swing.
Dairy cows were short in supply this week with P J Forknall topping the entry at 180p kg.
Beef Cows – 38 Sold – Top 258, Average 195.4
Dairy Cows – 3 Sold – Top 180, Average 144.0
Store Cattle – 36 Sold
Auctioneer: James Cook-O’Connell 07712 246474
Small numbers again however plenty of trade for all grades from strong feeding cattle to long term grazing types. Sussex bulls 14 months from M Gibb to £690 with Sussex steers from M Wragg 11 months to £730. Stronger Sussex heifers 28 months from City of London to £1160. Smart Continental cross steers 21 months from R W Jones took top spot with the best to £1670 and 13 month old steers from the same home to £1180. Please do not hesitate to get in contact with us if you have any store or breeding cattle to sell.
Calves – 97 Sold
Auctioneer: Tom Hamplett 07966 104532
A bumper entry this week with trade remaining firm. Best calves remain similar with second grades and dairy’s feeling just a touch stronger.
Continental bulls topped by J C & S K Williams with their entry of Blues to £340. Appleton Farms regular consignment of Blues topped at £265 whilst a lovely run from J W Boyd & Sons Ltd topped at £220. Native bulls looking stronger with tops of £355 for a suckler bred Sussex cross from D Richards with more run of the mill Sussex from W G & T A Manford to £185. A tremendous entry of Angus topped at £310 and £300 (x2) from A & W J Hitchco*ck.
An abundance of heifers forward with Blues topping at £270 from J C & S K Williams with younger calves from Appleton Farms to £230. A lovely entry of Angus topped at £290 from A & W J Hitchco*ck (x2). Sussex to £345 from D Richards with dairy cross Sussex to £155 from W G & T A Manford.
A better trade for younger dairy calves with tops of £60 for Holstien Friesians to £60 from J W Boyd & Sons Ltd with an average of £34 all in including two Jerseys. An older Ayrshire from J Howie traded at £180.
Weanlings – 15
A few weanlings again this week with best Blue steers from Kent Game Shooting topping trade at £450. Heifers of the same make and home topped at £415. Trade for all weanlings strong with plenty of buyers looking on and not getting started.
Please note, we have a number of customers looking for registered sired native breed calves, please remember to record the sire ear tag on the birth registration to ensure it appears on the passport!
Bull Calves
British Blue cross – 17 – Ave £187.06 – Top £340 – J C & S K Williams
Aberdeen Angus – 10 – Ave £213.50 – Top £310 – A & W J Hitchco*ck
Sussex – 8 – Ave £170.63 – Top £355 – Fresh Field Farms
Heifer Calves
British Blue cross – 13 – Ave £146.15 – Top £270 – J C & S K Williams
Aberdeen Angus cross – 17 – Ave £172.65 – Top £290 – A & W J Hitchco*ck
Sussex – 10 – Ave £157.00 – Top £345 – Fresh Field Farms
Steer calf
Ayrshire – 1 – Ave £180.00 – Top £180 – J Howie
Bull Weanling
Aberdeen Angus cross – 1 – Ave £410.00 – Top – £410 – A & W J Hitchco*ck
Highland – 1 – Ave £360.00 – Top £360 – Coles Agricultural
Heifer Weanlings
British Blue cross – 2 – Ave £415.00 – Top £415 – Kent Game Shooting
Aberdeen Angus cross – 1 – Ave £300.00 – Top £300 – Kent Game Shooting
Holstein Friesian cross – 1 – Ave £300.00 – Top £300 – G R Edgar & Son
Steer Weanling
British Blue cross – 4 – Ave £450.00 – Top £450 – Kent Game Shooting
Aberdeen Angus cross – 5 – Ave £375.00 – Top £375 – Kent Game Shooting
Holstein Friesian – 1 – Ave £345.00 – Top £345 – Kent Game Shooting
Highland – 1 – Ave £320.00 – Top £320 – Coles Agricultural
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