gone up the hill
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Don't go on the pre xmas trade as its jumped somewhat since then.
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Don't go on the pre xmas trade as its jumped somewhat since then.
exmoor dave
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Haha! Excruciating
spent the day walking round the moor gathering cattle so a hour and a half in a vehicle both ways didn't really appeal by the end of the day. Glad to here you got there, did you lay the law down?
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Sorry i was coming at the question from a wrong angle. Iv had b and w bulls in the past and found what you say but i take it steers are easier to finish? Most black and whites up this neck of the woods tend to be bulls.
Well bit the bullet and took the few lambs i had left on the feeder in, they were in perfect order and actually sold well on the day apart from the first one which went in the ring which for some reason never got going. 40kg Charly x Chev £77, 43kg 73.50, 46kg Chev Mules 74.50, 41kg £70
Costs £3.50 a lamb inc 73p levy
Costs £3.50 a lamb inc 73p levy
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Did you see any ewes sold @Old Tip
Sorry no i left before they got going but there was a fair few well fed ewes in, will ask and get back to you @cull cows
gone up the hill
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You have more time with steers so even of they are plain/ slow doers you can run them on and get them to a heavy weight and at the end of the day with Fri cattle weight is what pays!
With bulls you have the 16 month cut off and after that you are hammered and for every 4 decent bulls you will get you will end up sending 1 that is plain/ light etc.
News is the Cull Ewes were much the same as last week but good types were easier to sell, mules seem to have taken a dip though, NW J36 have there market report up ok for this afternoon sale so top marks to them @cull cows
Cheers may try some next week
Northeastfarmer
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Anyone at Newark today? Cattle looked very red on the eblex
exmoor dave
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I would have been over the moon with that- we were £10/ head down on that last Thursday
gone up the hill
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Sedge store lambs on Sat averaged around £63 head..
Sedge fat lambs on Mon averaged around £70 head..
Now where is the sense in that?
Sedge fat lambs on Mon averaged around £70 head..
Now where is the sense in that?
Will tell you in a month or 2 if there was any sense but does sound abit ify but if the fat is £100 in a few weeks won't be so bad. If your end price was guaranteed everybody would be biding.Makes it interesting and at least you can't say it's better off earning interest in the bank
gone up the hill
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Will tell you in a month or 2 if there was any sense but does sound abit ify but if the fat is £100 in a few weeks won't be so bad. If your end price was guaranteed everybody would be biding.Makes it interesting and at least you can't say it's better off earning interest in the bank
Can hogs really go to £100 head by March??
A bit will depend on the exchange rate but I reckon we are looking at similar prices for hogs/ suck lamb as last year in the spring months ( hope im very wrong mind )
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- Northumberland
It will be the end of march/april/may.Depends on how big/heavy they are and quality.Will have to be tight skinned Tex/Beltex x or SuffxTex.
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- Northumberland
No sense at all,but its always been like that.Good quality at £63 might still make £93-£103 by April.
Northeastfarmer
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Heard lambs were about as exciting as a wet weekend in grimsby today
Hope not but you may be right @cull cows there buyers weren't at the marts on Tuesday and heard they were down to 2/3 days a week killing as they are to busy cutting and packing NZ lamb
FFS We were told at the AHDB meeting that NZ lamb was not much different in price to ours, so you know why they import it don't you