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Honeybourne Lamb Sale 2019 Sale Report

Wed 7 August 2019

 

The annual Honeybourne Lamb Sale proved once again to live up to all expectations. More lambs on offer, more buyers and a great trade.

This popular event attracted some of the best quality store lambs seen at Honeybourne for several years. A good spring for lambing coupled with an excellent summer has provided an abundance of grass. Just under 7,000 lambs present on the day sold very well throughout.

Mixed lambs sold to £77.80 from JL Robbins & Partners
1st quality mixed lambs £68-77.80
2nd quality mixed lambs £57-68
Other mixed lambs £45-55

Wether lambs to £66.00 from AF & AG Slatter
1st quality wether £60-66
2nd quality wether £49-59

Some good ewe lambs on sale with the best finding plenty of interest, selling to a top price of £86 from SD Pearman.
1st quality ewe lambs £75-86
2nd quality ewe lambs £65-75

A small selection of ewes sold up to £121 for some pure bred Charollais yearling ewes from Nicky Hemming. 

Overall average for all lambs sold £57.57.

Please feel free to give us a call to discuss this sale for the future.

Phil Blackman-Howard
01905 769770 or 07815 743478

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