In lamb ewes potentially for sale
- Thread starter sodbuster
- Start date
Have they been scanned?
340 ewes roughly
69 single
234 twins
35 triplets
1-4 crop
158 gimmers
50 singles
101 twins
7 triplets
- Location
- Cheshire
Well they look a handy scan 
good luck with them. Don’t know which way this in lamb job will be this time!
good luck with them. Don’t know which way this in lamb job will be this time!
- Location
- South Wales UK
Price and location may help too.
Scottish borders. Been told should be asking 300 a head
- Location
- West Wales
You can ask all you want, cull price + £20-£30 per lamb scanned is more realistic
I’m out!
- Location
- West Wales
Also what’s a gimmer - I’m guessing she’ll be near 24 months old at lambing and not 12 months?
Skintagain
Member
- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
Who told you that?
going but in lamb sales locally, all be it other end of the country, you are £120 plus out of the market I fear.
In lamb ewe price never seems to reflect the potential, but maybe it reflects the potential work??
Skintagain
Member
- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
And risk
Chris123
Member
- Location
- Shropshire
You wouldn’t get £300 for them lambed with all the scanned lambs at foot I doubt
Chris123
Member
- Location
- Shropshire
If you do find anyone to buy them at that money see if they would like some Welsh mules as well
I’ve got a few hundred Lleyns with good scan. He can have them at £300 ex farm too.
(worth a punt)
Skintagain
Member
- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
Exactly my thoughts.
- Location
- South Wales UK
Plenty of scanned in lamb at Monmouth Market £120-£190 seems the range
- Location
- Cheshire
I’ll start the inevitable race too the bottom. I’ll take £290 plus £1/head luck.
I’ve got a few hundred Lleyns with good scan. He can have them at £300 ex farm too.
(worth a punt)
Unfortunately I think whoever told you that @sodbuster is being a bit out of touch with the market. If you get it then brilliant. But I think you’re at least £100 OTT. Lot of work too turn them into ewes and lambs.
johnspeehs
Member
- Location
- Co Antrim
WE have all the olympic standard bidders on this side of the water and even they wouldn't get anywhere near £300, If you get £100 less per head you will have a great average.
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
No chance. Longtown sale today;
BREEDING SHEEP
C&D Auction Marts Ltd had forward a fantastic show of 1,000 breeding sheep of all classes at Longtown on Tuesday 25th January 2022. A huge ring side of customers all keen for breeding sheep, all stock would be seriously well bid for, with many buyers leaving empty handed. Selling to a top of £215 for a tremendous Beltex x three shear from R. Smith, Glenzier Gardens, who sold several other pens of shearlings at £205 & £200 x2.
R. Fry, Wynholm dispersed his lowland flock of Texel x and Suffolk x ewes to a top of £178 x2, £176 x2, £174 x2, to average £166.50 for 193.
WT Evans, Awhirk sold a run of enormous predominantly North of England Mule three and four crop ewes, scanned full of lambs to a top at £190 for Texel x, £175 & £168 for Cheviot Mules and North of England Mules to £170, £168, £165 x4.
PRINCIPAL PRICES
Ewes
Beltex £215 Glenzier.
Texel £190 Swordwell Rigg, £190 Awhirk, £174, £165 Wynholm.
Suffolk £176, £162 Wynholm.
Cheviot Mule £175, £168 Awhirk, £160 Wynholm.
Mule £170, £168, £165 Awhirk.
Welsh Mule £162, £152 Frankstown.
North Country Cheviot £128 Lukeston Stud
Blackface £88, £82 Llwyn Ifan, £82 Glenzier.
Shearlings
Suffolk £205 Glenzier.
Texel £200 Glenzier, £178, £176 Wynholm.
Cheviot Mule £178 Wynholm.
Berrichon £162 Swordwell Rigg
Geld Ewe Hoggs
Mule £116 Cairncross