4,652 Store Lambs and Breeding Sheep
There was an excellent company of buyers around the store lamb sale ring resulting in sharp bidding to see a top of £139 to average a pleasing £118, an increase of over £20/head on this sale last year. Another sharp trade is expected in the next sale, and entries are now invited for cataloguing purposes.
Store Lambs
Texel lambs topped at £139 from A Hayes of Cromford
Other Texels: –
£138 T & E Mather, Brassington
£137.50 Joe Austin, Parwich
£137 EJ Williams, Combs
£136 GW Hallam, Warslow
£136 A Hayes, Cromford
£131.50 Sally Ollerenshaw, Bradwell
£131 T & E Mather, Brassington
To produce a pleasing average of £118.80
Suffolk Lambs topped at £134.50 for DW Fox, Buxton
Other Suffolks: –
£128 H Wainwright, Macclesfield
£128 AW Taylor, Bollington
To average £118.70
Cheviot lambs topped at £126.50 from Joe Austin of Parwich, Charolais lambs topped at £126.00 from M Woodward, Whiston, Dorset to £117.00 for Sally Hodgson of Chinley and Beltex to £125.00 for J J Smith of Cheddleton and £124.00 for P Maltby of Wardlow.
Shearlings
There were 1,082 on offer seeing a good trade for the best quality with Mule shearlings topping the market at £420 for W Allen of Butterton who had another pen to £370 with other Mules up to £360 (twice) from I Klucznik of Ipstones Edge and others as follows: –
£350 DA Cantrill, Marston Montgomrery
£340 S Allen, Butterton
£330 S Allen, Butterton
£310 S Allen, Butterton
£305 S P Smith & Sons, Wymeswold
Overall average for Mules was £281.42.
Texel shearlings from E Morten & Sons of Barmoor Clough sold to £355.00 with Hartwell Stud Farm of Stone achieving £355 also with others as follows: –
£315 G Whitehouse, Ashbourne
£310 P Storer, Reapsmoor
£305 E Morten & Sons, Barmoor Clough
Average for Texel shearlings was £258.43.
Cheviot shearlings achieved up to £320 from C J Hidderley of Ipstones and £285 from ID & TJ Gregory of Peak Forest to average £273.25.
Suffolk shearlings topped at £305 from P Johnson of Stoke on Trent and £300 from ID & TJ Gregory of Peak Forest to average £238.66.
Welsh Mule shearlings sold up to £305 and £285 from ID & TJ Gregory of Peak Forest to average £278.33.
Other Shearlings sold as follows: –
£255 Beltex R Gibson, Wincle
£230 Dutch Spotted M Beaumont, Stanley
£200 Charollais PJ Harrison, Priestcliffe
£145 Herdwick J Littler, Stockport
The overall average for shearlings was £260.57, an increase of £58 on this sale last year.
Ewe Lambs
Ewe lambs topped at £184 for Texels from S & D fearn of Wardlow Mires with others to £180 from C M Rowlinson Ltd of Ramshorn.
Suffolk £178 GA & SM Wainwright & Sons, Sheffield
Mule £154 GA & SM Wainwright & Sons, Sheffield
Masham £145 GA & SM Wainwright & Sons, Sheffield
Zwartble £136 EA Meakin, Elkstones
Gritstone £85 TD Harding, High Peak
Overall average of £150.73 per head.
Ewes
Texel ewes topped at £375 from C Banks of Newcastle with Suffolk ewes to £235 from the same vendor with ewes averaging at £144.94/head.
Next Sale
Saturday 19th September 2026
Fortnightly Sale of Store & Breeding Sheep
Including the Show & Sale of Breeding Ewe Lambs
Entries Now Invited
