Auctions

Sale Report – Rye Farm Machinery Sale – 27th September 2026 – Rye Farm Sale Report

Next General Sale – Saturday 24th October – 24TH October Catalogue

Our Country Market Auctions are welcoming and friendly offering a wide range of prime livestock for buyers and sellers.  We secure excellent rates and provide an excellent venue for deadstock, buyers and sellers.  The Stanfords auctions are more than just the sales, we are a hub for the agricultural and livestock communities, bringing together the best from around the region.

Our Livestock Market dates back to 1900 and we are immensely proud to be the only weekly Livestock Auction in operation in East Anglia. Our weekly auction, held on a Tuesday, provides clients with the opportunity to source primestock from farmers located in Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire. Cattle and sheep are purchased by butchers, wholesalers and other buyers who appreciate the quality primestock, efficient service and bustling atmosphere that the Stanfords Weekly Livestock Market provides.

Weekly auctions of prime and cull stock every Tuesday with Store sales on the last Tuesday of each month.

To enter stock please ring Steven Ellis on 07446 100931 or 01206 842156.

Latest Livestock Market Report

45 Cattle – sold to a firm enquiry to average 356.02pkg. Good confirmation cattle again continued to sell to a premium. Limousin X young bulls
sold to 330pkg (£2,435) from J A Wicks, Stabiliser young bulls sold to 350pkg (£2,404) from F J Horsnell. British Blue X heifers sold to 371pkg
(£2,151) from A Heath & Sons, Blonde Aquitaine X steers sold to 399pkg and 391pkg (£2,392) from P Byam. Limousin X steers sold to 401pkg,
390pkg, 385pkg – £2,852 from P B Goodwin and £2,488 from R & G R Freeman. Limousin heifers sold to 390pkg (£2,515) from P Byam.
Simmental steers sold to 368pkg (£2,355) from P A Evans, Simmental X heifers sold to 362pkg (£2,164) from P A Evans. Hereford X heifers
sold to 349pkg (£2,165) from W J Broom & Son. Aberdeen Angus X heifers sold to 359pkg (£1,848) from J W G Dunt & Sons, and 353pkg
(£2,178) from R W Revell. Stabiliser heifers sold to 366pkg (£2,103) from F J Horsnell. More cattle needed to satisfy buyer demand.

462 Sheep and 9 Goats – A similar entry to last week with lambs selling to an SQQ of 338pkg and an overall average of 335pkg. Texel X lambs
sold to £185 (363pkg, 362pkg, 358pkg), Charollais X lambs sold to £180 (360pkg, 356pkg, 350pkg), Blue Texel lambs sold to £190 (348pkg),
Suffolk X lambs sold to £170 (345pkg), Polled Dorset lambs sold to £175 (330pkg). More lambs needed to satisfy buyer demand.

112 EWES – Average £125.86. South Down ewes to £150, Cheviot X ewes £166, £158, North Country Mule ewes £155, Charollais X ewes
£172, £171, Blue Texel ewes £189, Polled Dorset ewes £182, Suffolk ewes £198, £168, £164, Zwartble ewes £172.

Fur and Feather sale commences 9.45 followed by Plants, Bikes followed by yard sale commences at 10am and timber from 11.00.

Goods Accepted Thursday May 9am – 3pm, Friday 9am – 3pm, Saturday morning between 7.00 and 8.30. Fur and feather lots accepted for sale between 7.00 and 9 am on Saturday mornings

The gates will be open from 7.00am on the morning of the sale.

If you have any enquiries please contact Steven Ellis on 01206842156 and he will be happy to discuss them with you.

Rye Farm Sale Catalogue

Ad-hoc Farm Machinery Sales

We have hosted and produced a range of farm machinery sales so if you would like to know more on this please contact Steven Ellis on 07446 100931 or 01206 842156.