5,032 Store Lambs and Breeding Sheep
Another very successful day with plenty of buyers for all classes of sheep.
4,658 Store Lambs
There were 4,658 store lambs with a very pleasing average of £112.15 per head.
Top price was £150 for Cheviot ewe lambs from Clive Hidderley of Ipstones.
Texel lambs topped at £141 from Graham Jones of Langley with others at £138.50 from Stephen Pye of Swythamley.
Other Texel Lambs as follows: –
£137 W Smith, Basford
£136.50 W E Turnock & Sons, Onecote
£136 W E Turnock & Sons, Onecote
£135.50 W E Turnock & Sons, Onecote
£135 G Sidebottom, Marple
£135 A & AW Sadler & Sons, Great Wyrley
To average £115.02.
Charollais lambs up to £135 from Stephen Pye of Swythamley and £127 to average £124.11.
Gritstone were in good demand, up to £124 from M Redfern of Ashbourne.
Lleyn £127 P & R Griffin, Butterton
Blue Texel £122 W Smith, Basford
Romney £128 B, ME & CE Cooper, Knutsford
Mule Wethers £117 A L Turnock & Sons, Wincle
£115 AS & EL Heathcote, Rainow
Average £101.37.
Suffolk £134.50 R Bassett & Son, Hulme End
£129.50 R Bassett & Son, Hulme End
£129 R & M Hayward & Son, Chapel en le Frith
£127.50 R & M Hayward & Son, Chapel en le Frith
Average £116.35
Oxford £116 R & M Phillips, Ladmanlow
Lonk £95 K J Garlick, Buxton
Dorset £110.50 D & A Dickinson, Bradbourne
Swaledale £104 B & E Kidd, Wildboarclough
Herdwick £112 B Ford, Lyme Handley
Breeding Sheep
Rams (16) – Average £190.33
Texel Ram lambs £255 DJ Austin, Longford
Border Leicester £220 DJ Austin, Longford
Shearling Rams £230 SJ Hudson, Ilam
Older Rams
Texel £220 RS & EJ Longdon & Sons, Chinley
Jacob £175 L J Horwell, Onecote
Ewe Lambs (121) – Average £120.35
Texel £155 LR & MJ Lowe
Welsh Mule £152 JD Goddard, Langley
Mule £145 CD, JI & MN Gabbott, Rainow
Suffolk £135 CD, JI & MN Gabbott, Rainow
Ewes (237) – Average £102.84
Texel £175 M & S Goodwin, Werrington
£169 T & T Goodwin, Werrington
Swaledale £162 Ashes Farm, Bamford
Lleyn £156 Valais Farm, Macclesfield
There was a strong trade for grazing ewes.
Next Sale
Fortnightly Sale of Store & Breeding Sheep
Saturday 13th December 2025
