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LAMBCHOPS · Sep 26, 2018

Al R said:
11,000 were due there?
Have you got anymore of a breakdown? From what I’ve heard the market report that comes out on the Thursday is a bit high compared to what stuff actually made the day before... the £head given on the culls is that top price or average for each breed?

did not see culls sold sorry

LAMBCHOPS · Sep 26, 2018

Al R said:
11,000 were due there?
Have you got anymore of a breakdown? From what I’ve heard the market report that comes out on the Thursday is a bit high compared to what stuff actually made the day before... the £head given on the culls is that top price or average for each breed?

think its top price

Al R · Sep 26, 2018

LAMBCHOPS said:
think its top price

Thanks that makes a bit more sense then! Texel’s to £120 a few months ago and I was offered £80 the same week off the farm for 3.5-4’s, I thought I was being robbed, probably wasn’t much in it..

Sheep135 · Sep 27, 2018

Al R said:
Thanks that makes a bit more sense then! Texel’s to £120 a few months ago and I was offered £80 the same week off the farm for 3.5-4’s, I thought I was being robbed, probably wasn’t much in it..

Good big ewes always sell well in Hereford, back before the festival it didn't take much of a ewe to make £100.

pine_guy · Sep 27, 2018

gone up the hill said:
You have only recently started sending cattle to them or not??

Sent them a lot of cattle over the years. Less so this last few years as found other outlets where my cattle have paid better. But they had suckler bred cattle in early summer when I couldn’t get them into wood heads. So not like I’m a stranger to them.

Werzle · Sep 27, 2018

Hereford report- fat lambs the dearest for 7 yrs for the time of year, averaged £76.60. Stores averaged £56.21. Culls averaged £49.53. Breeders were difficult with only the very best selling well.

jendan · Sep 27, 2018

Werzle said:
Hereford report- fat lambs the dearest for 7 yrs for the time of year, averaged £76.60. Stores averaged £56.21. Culls averaged £49.53. Breeders were difficult with only the very best selling well.

What weights and breed are the fat lambs? Countrywide,we are well underneath this time last year liveweight. Pound is weaker too.

Werzle · Sep 27, 2018

175.5 p/kg average. Easier if i could copy and post the report but my tech skills are from the stoneage. Reading a few reports from around the country it seems rearing calves are on the slide ,unless there top draw.

Northeastfarmer · Sep 27, 2018

Massive entry at Darlington

livestock 1 · Sep 27, 2018

Any crack from Longtown?

crazy_bull · Sep 27, 2018

Werzle said:
175.5 p/kg average. Easier if i could copy and post the report but my tech skills are from the stoneage. Reading a few reports from around the country it seems rearing calves are on the slide ,unless there top draw.

20-25p/kg more than what lambs are making in the midlands at the moment.

C B

hally · Sep 27, 2018

livestock 1 said:
Any crack from Longtown?

Pretty rubbish to be honest, certainly the worst trade we have had all season with the lambs. Massive ewe show so mine had not been sold when I left but not expecting as they looked back a bit as well.

livestock 1 · Sep 27, 2018

hally said:
Pretty rubbish to be honest, certainly the worst trade we have had all season with the lambs. Massive ewe show so mine had not been sold when I left but not expecting as they looked back a bit as well.View attachment 721318

Not great then.

Northeastfarmer · Sep 27, 2018

hally said:
Pretty rubbish to be honest, certainly the worst trade we have had all season with the lambs. Massive ewe show so mine had not been sold when I left but not expecting as they looked back a bit as well.View attachment 721318

Where do mactaggart bros send them? Thought they were purely haulage

livestock 1 · Sep 27, 2018

Northeastfarmer said:
Where do mactaggart bros send them? Thought they were purely haulage

They have a sheep stock exchange Andrew and Billy

hally · Sep 27, 2018

livestock 1 said:
Not great then.

No we were very early so they may have lifted, can’t help thinking that if the livewight job doesn’t improve all lambs will end up deadweight as hanging around an auction is a massive waste of time. We have always got more of a premium for our better lambs through an auction but this year it’s just not there. Watched some outstanding beltex lambs from a neighbour only get to £80 when a passed them and they decided to bid as they went out the ring.

livestock 1 · Sep 27, 2018

hally said:
No we were very early so they may have lifted, can’t help thinking that if the livewight job doesn’t improve all lambs will end up deadweight as hanging around an auction is a massive waste of time. We have always got more of a premium for our better lambs through an auction but this year it’s just not there. Watched some outstanding beltex lambs from a neighbour only get to £80 when a passed them and they decided to bid as they went out the ring.

Shows they are taking the pi@@ then

livestock 1 · Sep 27, 2018

livestock 1 said:
They have a sheep stock exchange Andrew and Billy

I don’t know where they send them but they are buying lambs to kill send a lot away on keep for themselves too.

AvonValleyFarmer · Sep 27, 2018

crazy_bull said:
20-25p/kg more than what lambs are making in the midlands at the moment.

C B

Lambs at 181p/kg in Rugby on Monday (after the few kg they sh!t out from my scales to the markets

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Stewartry hill · Sep 27, 2018

Northeastfarmer said:
Where do mactaggart bros send them? Thought they were purely haulage

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