3,153 Store Lambs and Breeding Sheep
A seasonal entry with plenty of buyers in attendance waiting to acquire all types of sheep.
2,964 Store Lambs
Store lambs were a very similar trade to a fortnight ago with Texel lambs up to £141.00 from Graham Jones of Langley with £140 paid for other Texel from Charlie Plant of Elkstones and also from A M Gray of Sheffield.
Other Texel topped at: –
£139.50 JB Rowlinson & Son, Ramshorn
£138 Stepehen Pye, Swythamley
£135.50 Stepehen Pye, Swythamley
£135 Alan Buxton, Bollington
£135 Hobsons Farm, Flagg
£135 R Gibson, Wincle
£135 J Brough & Son, Wincle
£133 WE Turnock & Sons, Onecote
Average for Texel £112.75
Dutch Spotted Lambs topped at £131 (twice) from E Kirkham of Newhaven.
Suffolk lambs £130 SH Garton of Macclesfield.
£128 Summerclose Farm, Rainow (twice).
£128 P & M Hayward, Chapel en le Frith
Average for Suffolk £113.17
Charollais Lambs £128 Joe Peach, Warslow
Lleyn £124 MG & C Davenport, Leekbrook
Oxford X £128.50 J Simpson & Son, Grindon
Dorset X £125 B & R Ball, Oakamoor
Masham Wethers £109 CS Edge, Ballidon
Swale Wethers £96 D Hallam, Chunal
Romney £114 B, ME & CE Cooper, Mobberley
Mule Wethers £128 JB Rowlinson & Son, Ramshorn
Overall average a pleasing £109.05
Breeding Sheep
Ewe Lambs (46) – Average £88.96
Mule £154 A Jolley, Derwent
Cheviot £138 A Jolley, Derwent
Texel £130 AD Buxton, Bollington
Ewes (118) – Average £102.84
Texel correct ewes, scanned in-lamb with twins £250 TJ Nicholls, Dayhills
Texel correct ewes, scanned in-lamb with single £200 TJ Nicholls, Dayhills
Mule correct ewes, scanned in-lamb with single £200 TJ Nicholls, Dayhills
Swale shearling ewes, running with Swale tup £160 A Jolley, Derwent
Grazing ewes were in good demand up to £116.00
Next Sale
Fortnightly Sale of Store & Breeding Sheep
Saturday 10th January 2026
