Sheeponfire
Member
+1.....
And your still here and farming!!!
The vast majority of us on here must be doing something half right...
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And your still here and farming!!!
The vast majority of us on here must be doing something half right...
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Skintagain
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- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
Prices are bulls**t for lambs £2 in mid June is no good
- Location
- Shropshire
Normally lifts for the changeover
May not justify the drop in lamb prices, but ready to retail boxed chicken breast is being sold wholesale for around £2 a kilo since last week! how can lamb and mutton compete with that? Chicken breast offers a substitute to boneless lamb and mutton for currying purposes.
Few butchers (both ethnic and smaller traditional English) I have spoken to are promoting chicken over red meat, if it's not one thing dragging prices down there's always another with sheep farming
Few butchers (both ethnic and smaller traditional English) I have spoken to are promoting chicken over red meat, if it's not one thing dragging prices down there's always another with sheep farming
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
Cheap chicken is good....means I can feed the dogs cheaperMay not justify the drop in lamb prices, but ready to retail boxed chicken breast is being sold wholesale for around £2 a kilo since last week! how can lamb and mutton compete with that? Chicken breast offers a substitute to boneless lamb and mutton for currying purposes.
Few butchers (both ethnic and smaller traditional English) I have spoken to are promoting chicken over red meat, if it's not one thing dragging prices down there's always another with sheep farming
cattleman123
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- Location
- devon
Why is that chicken so cheap then...?May not justify the drop in lamb prices, but ready to retail boxed chicken breast is being sold wholesale for around £2 a kilo since last week! how can lamb and mutton compete with that? Chicken breast offers a substitute to boneless lamb and mutton for currying purposes.
Few butchers (both ethnic and smaller traditional English) I have spoken to are promoting chicken over red meat, if it's not one thing dragging prices down there's always another with sheep farming
Perhaps the question should be where has that chicken come from for it to be that cheap?
I have no idea sorry, cheap imports?
I have no idea sorry, cheap imports?
cattleman123
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- Location
- devon
Now I cannot like that comment...from the USA..by disguise
Looks handy enough. Won’t there be more coming forward now due to lambs motoring. Ours look well for time of year despite lack of grass.
Lot coming forward now, lighter lambs coming forward too. Happy enough with the trade, would always like a bit more though ?
Skintagain
Member
- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
If all the sub welfare meat was taken off the shelves it would shake things up somewhat
Bottom one?
That one was lucky/unlucky to be there! Dropped lambs off at auction first thing, came back to find a pet lamb starting to prolaspse, took it down to the auction but our others had been sold so was sold on its own.
It would’ve mixed in with the others and made £20 more, but a lot better than having to pay to dispose of it!
Skintagain
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- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
Potentially could have been £80.00 other way after disposal I suppose tomorrow!! Good on you for your quick actions!! Lost a 38/40kg cade to prolapse couple of years ago could of cried
? I thought exactly the same thing actually!!!
- Location
- Buxton, Derbyshire
Bakewell Market, Mon 15th June
A good solid day’s business with 631 cattle and 1,173 sheep on offer
Cattle prices holding firm but lambs less money as expected at this time of year.
There has been a slight change in the market rules, in that vendors may enter the market for a limited time to see their stock sold. Designated viewing areas have been arranged in both cattle rings. In the sheep section, vendors may view the sale but not from the alley where buyers are operating. For full details of this relaxation please study the notes on the website and Facebook.
Another good entry of 370 store cattle with strong trade for all age groups. Steers sold to £1,180, ave £700, heifers to £1,230, ave £689 and feeding bulls topped at £790. Once again Angus and Hereford crosses attracted plenty of interest.
There were 112 finished cattle with top figures of 248p and £1,375 per head. The average of 197.2p for the 30 heifers looks very encouraging.
Another decent turnout of 116 OTM which clearly sold exceedingly well with the average a very healthy 129.3p and top figures 173p and £1,104
Calf numbers still steady at 29 with bulls to £425 and heifers to £355
In the sheep section lamb numbers were up at 760, but prices were down with the best on offer to 258p and £114.70 and the SQQ average at 209.5p.
One expects values to slip at this time of year, but it is too early to say where Bakewell fits into the pecking order.
Cull sheep were fairly plentiful at 350 with top cull of £129 and the average a useful £76.64
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
• Thursday 18th June – lunchtime sheep sale at 12 noon, together with ewes with lambs at foot sold through the ring at 1pm. All entries and enquires to Peter Oven.
Email [email protected]
• Thursday 18th June - Monthly Breeding Cattle Sale at 10.30am. Enquiries to Alastair Sneddon on 07973 982441 or Oliver Hiles on 07801 530899. The catalogue is now available on our website.
• Monday 22nd June - Regular Monday livestock market entries to the store cattle ‘Early Warning’ list as usual to 01629 812777
A word about Farm Dispersals
We have 9 sales in the pipeline and are working on procedures which will allow us to conduct the sales withing the government guidelines. Keep checking our Website and Facebook for details.
A good solid day’s business with 631 cattle and 1,173 sheep on offer
Cattle prices holding firm but lambs less money as expected at this time of year.
There has been a slight change in the market rules, in that vendors may enter the market for a limited time to see their stock sold. Designated viewing areas have been arranged in both cattle rings. In the sheep section, vendors may view the sale but not from the alley where buyers are operating. For full details of this relaxation please study the notes on the website and Facebook.
Another good entry of 370 store cattle with strong trade for all age groups. Steers sold to £1,180, ave £700, heifers to £1,230, ave £689 and feeding bulls topped at £790. Once again Angus and Hereford crosses attracted plenty of interest.
There were 112 finished cattle with top figures of 248p and £1,375 per head. The average of 197.2p for the 30 heifers looks very encouraging.
Another decent turnout of 116 OTM which clearly sold exceedingly well with the average a very healthy 129.3p and top figures 173p and £1,104
Calf numbers still steady at 29 with bulls to £425 and heifers to £355
In the sheep section lamb numbers were up at 760, but prices were down with the best on offer to 258p and £114.70 and the SQQ average at 209.5p.
One expects values to slip at this time of year, but it is too early to say where Bakewell fits into the pecking order.
Cull sheep were fairly plentiful at 350 with top cull of £129 and the average a useful £76.64
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
• Thursday 18th June – lunchtime sheep sale at 12 noon, together with ewes with lambs at foot sold through the ring at 1pm. All entries and enquires to Peter Oven.
Email [email protected]
• Thursday 18th June - Monthly Breeding Cattle Sale at 10.30am. Enquiries to Alastair Sneddon on 07973 982441 or Oliver Hiles on 07801 530899. The catalogue is now available on our website.
• Monday 22nd June - Regular Monday livestock market entries to the store cattle ‘Early Warning’ list as usual to 01629 812777
A word about Farm Dispersals
We have 9 sales in the pipeline and are working on procedures which will allow us to conduct the sales withing the government guidelines. Keep checking our Website and Facebook for details.
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