Bouyant trade with increased averages at the Thame summer sheep sale

TRADE at the Thame summer sheep sale, which was held over three days to reduce attendees on each day, was up across all sections by at least £14/head with some breeds up considerably more.

Angela Calvert
Head of Livestock, Shows and Sales
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Bouyant trade with increased averages at the Thame summer sheep sale

TRADE at the Thame summer sheep sale, which was held over three days to reduce attendees on each day, was up across all sections by at least £14/head with some breeds up considerably more. The 15,595...

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