Northeastfarmer
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Nothing would surprise me at ABP but any half decent firm won't be paying 30p a kilo more to anyone...I'll guarantee you that
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gone up the hill
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- Devon
If you get an E grade then maybe so
Northeastfarmer
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- Cleveland
You were inferring that some finishers were getting 30p a kilo over base for supplying large quantities of finished cattle...
gone up the hill
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Yep if you buy all E grade cattle that could be the case.
Northeastfarmer
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- Cleveland
So you're saying if I can supply 100 E grade cattle a week ill get an extra 30p a kilo over base plus the 23p you get over base for an E? So on today's prices £3.98 a kilo?
gone up the hill
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Yep im sure its being done and base will be about £3.58 for R grade cattle at some plants.
Northeastfarmer
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I'd like to know where you get 100 E grade cattle a week!
gone up the hill
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- Devon
3.68 for U grade cattle so add on the E bonus and 20pk extra then you aren't far off your £4 kilo
Northeastfarmer
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- Cleveland
U grades are £3.55 This week
- Location
- N.Lincs
Cleaned up the last of our hoggs yesterday (well except for 6 or 7 'lamed, maimed and out and out bad doers' now in a shed getting a bit of 'intensive' treatment).
42kg £84 (200p/kg).......three parts Tex
43kg £85 (197.6p/kg)
43kg £72 (167.4p/kg)......Tex x mule
44kg £71 (161.4p/kg)
38kg £63 (165.8p/kg)
Decent trade for the good skinned ones, the Tex x mules dragged the average down but have to happy for the tail-enders in a year like this.
42kg £84 (200p/kg).......three parts Tex
43kg £85 (197.6p/kg)
43kg £72 (167.4p/kg)......Tex x mule
44kg £71 (161.4p/kg)
38kg £63 (165.8p/kg)
Decent trade for the good skinned ones, the Tex x mules dragged the average down but have to happy for the tail-enders in a year like this.
So what's your reasoning?
They're paying more fore a guaranteed regular number?
Thought the processors worked on really tight margins. If they can pay the big man 30p a kilo more than the little man then most of us 'old boys' are being well and truly shafted.
The Son
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- Herefordshire
As far as I am aware the last thing the meat plants want at the moment is a lorry load of E grade cattle.
sherg
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- shropshire
Did you take any hoggets to shrewsbury @beefandsleep it sounded a decent trade
Nobody is on 30p more. But there's plenty on 10p
beefandsleep
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- Staffordshire
Yes, it was a very good trade. Up £5 on the week and there were plenty of hoggs in too. They were penning them in the cattle pens by half one.
Best pen I had were 49kgs at £88. I had 47kgs at 84.50 and 45kgs at 83. Very pleased, let's hope it sticks. Texel mules
Baystonsheep
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best Hoggs very good in Shrewsbury had £98.50 for 45.5kg texels
beefandsleep
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- Staffordshire
Lythwood sheep? Your always in the top prices[emoji106]
Baystonsheep
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No
FordFarmer
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- Devon
Took an old ram into s molten today, and stopped to watch the ewes and a few Hoggs sold before returning to the lambing shed, Ewes looked a lot dearer than when I last watched them sold, also Hoggs seemed a bit better than the doom and gloom I've been hearing.. Hope the spring lamb price is good in a few months time!