Market Reports

Oct
09
2023

SUNDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2023 – MELTHAM SHEEP FAIR


STORE LAMBS to £140 (Avg £64.87)

Top price from S & A Taylor sold to Lea & Son.

TEXEL to £140

SUFFOLK to £125.50

JACOB to £109

GRITSTONES to £97.50

HERDWICK to £88.50

CHEVIOTS to £86

BLUE TEXEL to £84

WOODLAND to £83

CHAROLAIS to £79.50

LLEYN to £64

SWALES to £60.50

MULE to £54

ZWARTBLE to £24

BREEDING SHEARLINGS to £220 (Avg £143.59)

Top price from BH Tomlinson sold to A Holmes.

TEXEL to £220

BADGER FACED TEXEL to £200

BLUE TEXEL to £170

GRITSTONES to £145

MULE to £145

HERDWICK to £115

ZWARTBLE to £110

BREEDING EWES to £230 (Avg £142.75)

Top price from JG Smithies sold to L Whiteley.

BLUE TEXEL to £160

WOODLAND to £66

BREEDING EWE LAMBS to £140 (Avg £69.42)

Top prices from EL Mount & Co Ltd selling to R Wilson.

CHAROLAIS to £140

GRITSTONE to £100

TEXEL to £97

SUFFOLK to £79

LLEYN to £69

CHEVIOT to £68

BREEDING AGED TUPS to £205 (Avg £127.43)

Top price from R & C Bower sold to JN Hitchen.

SUFFOLK to £205

CHEVIOT to £160

TEXEL to £110

GRITSTONES to £82

BREEDING SHEARLING TUPS to £450 (Avg £179.53)

Top price from B Roberts sold to S Burford.

CHAROLAIS to £450

BLUE TEXEL to £230

TEXEL to £160

CHEVIOT to £130

GRITSTONE to £115

BREEDING TUP LAMBS to £300 (Avg £150.83)

Top price from A & SG Butterfield sold to Mark Fearn.

TEXEL to £300

BLUE TEXEL to £160

BADGERFACED TEXEL to £160

CHAROLAIS to £155

GRAZING EWES to £200 (Avg £97.92)

Top price from Osborn & Partners sold to J Bradbury.

LLEYN to £90





Forward:: Forward 1935 Head of Stock comprising of 1391 Store Lambs, 228 Ewe Lambs, 92 Shearling Ewes, 53 Ewes, 12 Tup Lambs, 32 Shearling Tups, 7 Aged Tups, 120 Grazing Ewes.