Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[livestock 1]

We’ve sort of been pushed into these big stores because that’s what sells. Big hard fleshed cattle make good money on a solid trade. I’m sure other store sellers will be thinking the same

 

[livestock 1]

I think the English cattle system is based on various people in the chain taking a bit out of it
Not many of us can afford to do the whole lot on our own

 

[aangus]

You not got enough room to finish the job yourself?

The markets will be raking in the the commission on fat cattle these days, a lot less costs going DW

 

[livestock 1]

The markets will be raking in the the commission on fat cattle these days, a lot less costs going DW

Less penalties live

 

[aangus]

Less penalties live

Not so many penalties DW these days

 

[thorpe]

Not so many penalties DW these days

DW centre's have got to alter the grid's it was+ 10 for u when beef was 3 quid, should be near 20 when heading towards a fiver! i dont think they want the good uns unless they can nick em. i know we can't when were buying store's.

 

[aangus]

DW centre's have got to alter the grid's it was+ 10 for u when beef was 3 quid, should be near 20 when heading towards a fiver! i dont think they want the good uns unless they can nick em. i know we can't when were buying store's.

They’ve never really wanted the good ones, R3-R4L all day long

 

[serf]

We’ve sort of been pushed into these big stores because that’s what sells. Big hard fleshed cattle make good money on a solid trade. I’m sure other store sellers will be thinking the same

I think there better straight off the cow ( down here anyway) eat less food / have eaten less food when they leave , they come to a grand + at 10 months rather than having them about for nearly another year for a few hundred quid more .

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I think there better straight off the cow ( down here anyway) eat less food / have eaten less food when they leave , they come to a grand + at 10 months rather than having them about for nearly another year for a few hundred quid more .

10 momths would be 11-1400 now

nothings as dear as a calf straight off it’s mother

 

[Optimus]

The markets will be raking in the the commission on fat cattle these days, a lot less costs going DW

Yes a fair bit gets taken off your cheque.

 

[livestock 1]

I think there better straight off the cow ( down here anyway) eat less food / have eaten less food when they leave , they come to a grand + at 10 months rather than having them about for nearly another year for a few hundred quid more .

I sell some like that but the solid trade is those big heavy stores. Plenty of 10 month old cattle were struggling before Christmas remember making 7/£800 looked like I should have been buying them. This sale I was at yesterday were £370 up on the year for the bullocks on the year so yes you are right at the moment but it’s not been the case forever.
Also it depends what cows you keep. I have some good cows but not all are toppers. Sold one yesterday off cow she was a second calver when I bought her with a set on calf £1800 her calf made £1560 another was an incalf heifer £1100 her calf made £1460. A lot of outfits would be nearer £2500/£3000 breeding yesterdays beast

 

[livestock 1]

 

[livestock 1]

£710 in October

 

[livestock 1]

 

[livestock 1]

£750 in October

 

[livestock 1]

 

[livestock 1]

£550

 

[livestock 1]

Not always this good

 

[Northern territory]

£750 in October

You couldn’t by anything like that in the 700’s around here

 

[livestock 1]

You couldn’t by anything like that in the 700’s around here

Those £750 ones looked the cheapest