- Location
- North of Perth
Why not, sure the cattle down there must be just as good?
Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker
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cattleman123
Member
- Location
- devon
But the trade is far behind...Phoned ABP for a grid today...oh how many have you he said...well if your weight deductions are still in place..non i said...just an excuse to let them know...he mubbled thats the problem..i already had a grid as well
- Location
- North of Perth
if the lad from cupar can afford to send cattle to Darlington. Would it not pay to send them north?
- Location
- Northumberland
£2000 for a fat beast,£200 for a fat hogg,and Wheat at £200/ton. Milk producers are twerps because they have no MMB anymore,or milk would be £2/litre.
Woolless
Member
- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
Happy days are here again£2000 for a fat beast,£200 for a fat hogg,and Wheat at £200/ton. Milk producers are twerps because they have no MMB anymore,or milk would be £2/litre.
- Location
- N.Lincs
Have you died and gone to heaven?
- Location
- Northumberland
Its where the prices should be.
- Location
- Cheshire
After 2 years we'd be no better off than we are now. Just with bigger overdrafts around our necks...
Northeastfarmer
Member
- Location
- Cleveland
Twice as far so twice as much
- Location
- North of Perth
How much is it? Anyone know?
casper74
Member
- Location
- North Yorkshire
All my cattle usually get weighed on a Tuesday when I sort them for Thirsk on Thursday, they usually lose 14-24kg. It doesn't matter if in market at 6am or 1.30pm the still lose the same, usually sold around 2.30.
I know of 3 farmers who take cattle to the market mentioned and where losing up to 40 kilos, then "textgate" happened and things seemed to improve. 2 have gone else where, 1 sticking at moment.
Aspiring Peasants
Member
- Location
- North Pennines
I'm not saying this to deliberately upset people but it's something I feel very strongly. When you see how the live markets system is pushing prices upwards, anyone who has been selling dead weight rather than live in recent years should be hanging their heads in shame
Yes agree my best heifer just worked it out think it would of been u+ at 63% 419pkg 65% 406pkg miles ahead of deadweight
muleman
Member
Im not wanting to argue or upset anyone either but... i went live with lambs first couple of weeks of july this year with my best sorts and sent ofhers dead same weeks...i was between £5 and £8 better dead for my type of lambs....i worked out if i took them all live i would be around £5000 short by the end of the season .
So its alright saying go live but what would anyone else do in my situation?
Woolless
Member
- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
Give over, it's not that when you try to sell woolshedders, lambs with woolly heads etc and the buyers pull faces and do their level best to pull them back, when you know those lambs will do perfectly well when they hang them up. I sell both ways, according to what I think is best for my business. I won't leave myself out of pocket to please the likes of you!
The live system is essential but is not without its faults.
Woolless
Member
- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
But you have an obligation to save British farming, you selfish man!
Bit harsh. As much as i would like everyone to sell live i dont think the markets we have left could cope with the sheer numbers if everybody decided to sell live.
I see ireland just cannot rid its meat packing /slaughtering plants of coronavirus, logistics of killing cattle and sheep is a massive headache for them and must be helping our trade. I can quite easy see £4 /kg for beef now in the coming months
- Location
- North of Perth
If I'd of sold my cattle live over the last 2 years I'd of got less for them. Even now there's not much in it, between our local (55 mile away) market.an the abattoir 15 mile away.
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