Do you breed from the ewes again and if so what’s the advantage over buying a batch of gimmers from one breeder
Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
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- Location
- Cheshire
I buy all hoggs so they will be here for a good few years hopefully!
I picked up 30 acre of ground I wasn’t expecting this spring. Needed stocking quickly.
- Location
- Galloway
Macintosh Donald quoting 410 inspec this week
- Location
- central scotland
That back another 5ppk then!?
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
They will need to go up as apparently a calve in the baby calve ring made £700 today at Sedge!
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
Couples and store lambs were one hell of a trade at Sedge today, store lambs would be way above prime prices ( unless they jump upwards a fair whack on Monday ) and the couple's trade, well if they were strong lambs and young ish ewes they could easily make £130+ a life.
Skintagain
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- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
Not many sheep for 10 grand
See any stirks sold today? Like 5-6 month blues or cont.
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
Sorry no i did not but it was a very short entry of only 219 head.
One person told me they were £50 head dearer than last week and another said a stand on trade!
- Location
- Cheshire
Some people just can’t be helped! Be all tears in 15 months when it blows ££££. I won’t be one feeling sorry for them!
anybody who can report on leek stores today?
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
I have no idea what it was but they put on FB that the top calve price was £700 head.
If someone did pay that then unless it is a very high end pedigree bull/heifer calve ideal for breeding then it sounds a bonkers price to me to pay for a calve!
- Location
- Cheshire
I wonder if it was a strong beef bred heifer calf??
potentially show standard then into breeding?
Hopefully when the proper report goes up we will be able too deduce more!
- Location
- Cheshire
It winds me up!!Don't pull any punches Muie! Give it to them straight!
“I paid 1/2 finished value for a 5 week old calf, knowing corn is very dear, straw likely too remain dear and now I’ve finished it the b@stard butchers won’t give me £6/kilo for it” you hear it in various incarnations so often!
No one stands there forcing us too bid!!
I don't know, the way some people bid and you look at the calf going round the ring, I wonder if someone is holding a gun to them or holding their family hostage!It winds me up!!
“I paid 1/2 finished value for a 5 week old calf, knowing corn is very dear, straw likely too remain dear and now I’ve finished it the b@stard butchers won’t give me £6/kilo for it” you hear it in various incarnations so often!
No one stands there forcing us too bid!!
- Location
- South Molton
I know it's great isn't it.
- Location
- Cheshire
I’m probably going too get told off for this... but here goes anyway.
I have noticed in my 15 years of buying out of markets that when you get a buyer who just won’t stop, odds are it’s a woman? There was a lady on Wednesday buying blue heifers. She didn’t arrive until 1/2 way through the sale but when she started blue heifers jumped £50. It was blindingly obvious that the dealers had noticed and were running her too hell. It’s such an easy thing too stop, yet women (and a few men) just don’t seem too get it...
That being said I’m one of them who bids by moving one finger slightly, twitching an eye or raising my eyebrows. Very secretive, don’t let anyone else know you’re in! Unlike them who wave catalogues or hands wildly in the air.
I genuinely feel sorry for them when the running starts. All you have too do is drop a few very expensive calves on your opponent and they soon give up!
Are you sure your not a Bond villan!
I'm glad I'm not up your way trying to buy charolais calves, I bet your eyes will go black as a shark hunting it's prey!