8,985 Store Lambs and Breeding Sheep
An excellent entry of sheep and a strong trade throughout.
6,516 Store Lambs
A very pleasing entry and a very similar strong trade with buyers in attendance from mid and west Wales and all over the Midlands.
Top price was £168 for Suffolk ewe lambs from P & M Hayward & Son of Chapel en le Frith with other Suffolk to £142 from R Bassett & Son of Hulme End.
Other Suffolk: –
£140 R Scragg Cheadle
£138 A H & T Carr, Waterfall
£136 Alan Hayes, Alstonefield
Average for Suffolks £128.29
Texel achieved up to £160 from P & M Hayward & Son of Chapel en le Frith and also from D & A Dickinson of Bradbourne.
Other Texel: –
£157 AW Taylor, Bollington
£149 SG Hallam, Warslow
£145 J Gibbs, Hartington
£145 Miss R Henshaw, Fairfield
£143 Mrs Karen House, Congleton
£142.50 B Jones, Idrigehay
£142.50 B Thornley, Snelston
Average for Texels £125.38
Charollais: –
£142 JW Beech, Uttoxeter
£141 JW Beech, Uttoxeter
£131 PJ & JA Wain, Upper Hulme
Dorset – £129 Miss R Henshaw, Farifield
Blue Texel: –
£136 K Ash, Chapel en le Frith
£135 Joe Kirkham, Hartington
Dutch Spotted £134 J & R Potts, Macclesfield
Beltex: –
£148 S Frith, Ilam
£137 N & AG Eardley, Macclesfield
To average £134.02
Mule wethers saw an increased entry with prices as follows: –
£130 S Down, Sandon
£125 M Riley, Newtown
£122 D Naylor, Chapel en le Frith
Zwartble £127 H Mellor, Ladmanlow
Oxford £129 R & M Phillips & Son, Ladmanlow
Romney £129 RF & HE Hinchcliffe, Whaley Bridge
Lonk £118 P Lomas, Buxton
Highlander £121 PF & SK Goodwin, Wincle
Woodland £116 T Wood, Longnor
Kerry Hill £108.50 CE Burgess, Biddulph
Bluefaced Leicester £133.50 DF & A Wainwright, Cold Eaton
Gritstone £114 GK Tunnicliffe & Son, Quarnford
Lleyn £113 C Grindey, Adlington
Overall average for Store Lambs £121.29
1,057 Breeding Ewe Lambs
An increased entry and another strong trade.
Texel Top prices: –
£230 RS & EJ Longden & Sons, Chinley
£230 JB Rowlinson, Ramshorn
£228 (x2) JB Rowlinson, Ramshorn
£222 JB Rowlinson, Ramshorn
£218 JB Rowlinson, Ramshorn
£215 D Naylor, Chapel en le Frith
£212 RS & EJ Longden & Sons, Chinley
£212 JB Rowlinson, Ramshorn
To Average £164.14
Mule Top Prices: –
£215 D Naylor, Chapel en le Frith
£198 D Naylor, Chapel en le Frith
£198 S Frith, Thorpe
£195 S Frith, Thorpe
To average £165.98
Dutch Spotted £175 P Wardle, Stafford
Dorset £155 H R Johnson & Sons, Longnor
Beltex £136 M Frith, Buxton
Suffolk £175 A W Wilshaw, Meerbrook
Cheviot £172 S Frith, Thorpe
Overall average for Ewe Lambs was £162.53
658 Shearlings
Some excellent prices achieved as follows: –
Mule: –
£390 I & J Cantrill, Alkmonton
£380 D A Cantrill, Marston Montgomery
£365 M Riley, Newtown
£350 I & J Cantrill, Alkmonton
£330 JF & IM Hill, Furness Vale
£325 DA Naylor, Glossop
To average £298.39
Texel: –
£365 E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough
£335 Karen House, Congleton
£330 E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough
£330 R Simpson & Son, Longnor
£325 MJ Cooper, Bradbourne
To average £277.79
Dutch Spotted £310 PJ Wardle, Stafford
Charollais £240 R Simpson & Son, Longnor
Cheviot £265 W Emmott, Lyme Park
Cheviot £235 W Emmott, Lyme Park
Suffolk £198 MG Kay, Disley
Kerry Hill £220 R Wood, Bradnop
Wensleydale £210 R Wood, Bradnop
Lleyn £205 C Grindey, Adlington
Overall average for Shearlings was £267.12
754 Ewes
1 crop Texel £300, £290, £260 C Banks, Clayton
2 & 3 Crop Texel £230 C Banks, Clayton
2 & 3 Crop Suffolk £255 K Moss, Ashbourne
2 Shear Masham £245 P H Williams, Tean
2 Shear Texel £245 RC & JM Torr, Gawsworth
3 Shear Texel £232 RC & JM Torr, Gawsworth
To average £140.59
Next Sale
Saturday 31st October 2026
Fortnightly Sale of Store & Breeding Sheep
Entries Now Invited
