Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

gone up the hill said:

No idea why they have dropped so much today, esp given numbers are down in markets today v last week when you would expect numbers to be higher today due to the weather!

All i have noticed in the shops the last couple or so days that there is no ready made meals for sale so perhaps there is supply chain problems like what is affecting every other sector currently.

Even milk is getting very short or none for sale in many shops around here the last few days!

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Cant get the staff to kill and cut them so i am told by one butcher buyer out last night...the whole supply chain is in a mess...some marts today there were 40s to 42s not finished well in the late 70s....god i gave 78 for a pen of stores last week...not sure what mart that was thou....My Mate joe told me some at S/Molton were in the 80s

Thursday’s Report

Darlington Farmers Auction Mart held their weekly sale of Prime Stock on Thursday 9th September 2021. Forward were 245 Cattle, 2550 Sheep and 8 Pigs.

89 Prime Bulls sold to 275ppk or £2377
29 Prime Steers sold to 289ppk or £2044
124 Prime Heifers sold to 307ppk or £1936
3 Cast Cows sold to 193ppk or £1434
2102 Prime Lambs sold to 300ppk or £149
448 Cast Ewes & Rams sold to £140
8 Prime Pigs sold to 110ppk or £83

Prime Bulls (89) – The bull beef remains in extreme demand, a super sale average this week of 236 pence per kilo with 17 selling at 260ppk or more and a magnificent 7 the top side of £2000. Top price per kilo of 275 pence went to S Luck & Son of Nabb Farm, Bowes with a brilliant 658kg Limousin, another Bowes consignor A Tunstall and also R & W Todd, High Toft Hill also sold at in the 270’s. Three of the top four gross values went to the Limousin power houses from A C Simpson & Son, McNeil Farm, Witton-le-Wear; the pick of them an absolute brut reaching a very impressive £2377. Joining the £2k plus club with the aforementioned Simpson trio was another from the Nabb Farm pen plus one from J E Jordon & Son, Longhirst and a perfectly fed pair from regular sellers D Richardson & Co, Bracken House, Melsonby. Leading the native breeds this week was a top class Beef Shorthorn from J A & M Boyes, Cleatlam at 235ppk and £1750 whilst a somewhat mixed show of Holstein Friesians peaked at 219 pence per kilo from J & J H Musgrave, Pawton Hill, Elwick and a wonderful £1446 from the top feeding of R Hall & Son, Kilton Hall. As usual listed below are some of the leading lights this week.

S Luck & Son, Bowes sold 2 Bulls to average 267ppk and £1987
T W Clark & Son, Durham sold 2 Bulls to average 257ppk and £1903
J J Horn, Marske sold 2 Bulls to average 256ppk and £1885
R & W Todd, Toft Hill sold 8 Bulls to average 256ppk and £1785
W J & A S Bowes, Great Stainton sold 2 Bulls to average 251ppk and £1920
L R Welsh & Co, Spennymoor sold 4 Bulls to average 250ppk and £1768
A C Simpson & Son, Witton-le-Wear sold 4 Bulls to average 245ppk and £2153

Continental Bulls – Top prices 275 261 S Luck & Son. 271 268 261 260x2 249 244 R&W Todd. 270 A Tunstall. 269 247 246 LR Welsh & Co. 268 260x2 AC Simpson & Son. 266 JJ Horn. 265 261 256 JA&M Boyes Ltd. 264 254 253 245 244 J Layfield. 260 249 TF Bothroyd. 257x2 TW Clark. 254 246 D Richardson & Co Ltd. 253 249 WJ&AS Bowes & Sons. 252 JK&CE Farming. 249 243 F&JS Gargett. 247 243 LS Staley. 246 JJ Horn. 245 239 M&J Hayhurst. 241 JE Jordon & Son. 239 JK Gregory. 237 JR Knox & Son.

Lead Grossing Continental Bulls £2377 £2210 £2158 £1867 AC Simpson & Son. £2166 S Luck & Son. £2070 D Jordon & Son. £2053 £2012 £1836 D Richardson & Co Ltd. £1999 £1985 LS Staley. £1992 A Tunstall. £1991 £1850 WJ&AS Bowes & Sons. £1987 JJ Horn. £1974 £1871 F&JS Gargett. £1955 £1881 M&J Hayhurst. £1953 £1852 TW Clark & Son. £1948 £1842 £1827 J Layfield. £1829 JA&M Boyes Ltd. £1898 AR Keith. £1879 £1869 £1830 £1826 R&W Todd. £1818 LR Welsh & Co.


Friesian Bulls – Top prices ppk 219 JK&CE Farming. 219 177x3 J&JH Musgrave. 214 R Hall & Son. 191 188 JM&S Walton. 180 N Howard. 177 169 D Walker.

Lead Grossing Friesian Bulls £1446 R Hall & Son. £1389 £1358 JM&S Walton. £1351 £1051 £918 £909 J&JH Musgrave. £1224 JK&CE Farming. £956 £955 D Walker. £894 N Howard.

Native Breed Bukks – Top prices ppk 235 JA&M Boyes Ltd. 233 R Hall & Son. 229 225 223 220 TW&TB Edgar Ltd. 228 224 212 210 JA&A Herbert.

Lead Grossing Native Breed Bulls £1750 JA&M Boyes Ltd. £1749 £1692 £1653 £1639 TW&TB Edgar Ltd. £1626 R Hall & Son. £1356 £1191 £1151 £1115 JA&A Herbert.

Clean Cattle (153) – An increased show and trade absolutely fabulous for the thick meat, the heifers averaged a scrumptious 273ppk with the steers 260ppk, no doubt at all that a patient finish is required, in simple terms the coin is in the loin! Ladies first, an impressive 14 heifers in the 300’s with no less than 30 others selling 290-299ppk. On somewhat of a role at the moment is Neil White of Barf House, Marrick and again today he was the one to catch as his super homebred Limousin heifer led the charge at 313 pence per kilo. Some familiar faces in the chasing pack as the Hirst’s of Neasham, Marks of Bishopton and Hodgson’s of Summerhouse all pressed on beyond 300 pence but none could quite catch the Marrick maestro. Not so very long ago a heifer over £1600 was a very rare sight, today the prime ring churned out 45 above £1600, of these 16 were in the £1700’s, three in the £1800’s and the delightful leader checked in at £1936; a terrific 677kg Limousin from Staindrop consignors F W Hodgson & Son, Burton House. The steer race was a sprint finish, wearing the yellow jersey at 289 pence per kilo were W Swinbank & Sons, Greystones, Caldwell however the chasing peloton included 6 more over 280 pence as the Marks of Bishopton, Askwiths of Crook; Moss of Ompton and Lovegreen’s, Catterick all enjoyed a fine trade. The gross valued steers again belonged to the insanely consistent Barker Farming Partnership, Scorton as they secured the three top gross values with a peak of £2044, only the Calender’s of Whinney Hill prevented total Barker domination as they also snook in to the £2k plus club.

R Hirst, Neasham sold 8 Heifers to average 298ppk and £1611
J L Marks, Bishopton sold 7 Heifers, 1 Steer to average 298ppk and £1583
P J & M P Gilhespy, Ponteland sold 6 Heifers to average 294ppk and £1646
W F Hustwit, Mordon sold 10 Heifers to average 290ppk and £1603
G C & J C Pullan, Tunstall sold 2 Heifers to average 287ppk and £1640
N White, Marrick sold 9 Heifers to average 287ppk and £1612
Askwiths, Crook sold 3 Steers, 2 Heifers to average 286ppk and £1711
J V & J A Hodgson, Summerhouse sold 11 Heifers to average 285ppk and £1659
E W Grieves, Stockton sold 8 Heifers to average 285ppk and £1586

Steers – Top prices ppk 289 264 M Robinson & Sons. 289 282 W Swinbank & Sons. 287 JL Marks. 287 281 277 Askwiths. 283 262 250 TW&PT Moss Ltd. 281 278 DL&D Lovegreen. 273 JJ Crichton. 268 264 251 TN Callender. 259 235 RD Musgrave. 259 246x2 244 243 239 Barker Farming Partnership. 247 JE Suddes & Son. 244 229 T Watson.

Lead Grossing Steers £2044 £2035 £2009 £1964 £1953 £1847 Barker Farming Partnership. £2008 £1913 £1771 TN Callender. £1951 JJ Crichton. £1850 £1642 £1590 TW&P Moss Ltd. £1848 £1770 £1618 Askwiths. £1837 JE Suddes & Son. £1829 £1727 W Swinbank & Sons. £1671 £1587 DL&D Lovegreen. £1614 £1548 RD Musgrave. £1612 JL Marks. £1473 M Robinson & Sons. £1407 T Watson.

Heifers – Top prices ppk 313 310 305 297 291 287 N White. 310 304x2 303 301 293 R Hirst. 305x2 304 303 300 293 291 JL Marks. 303 298x2 296 288 JV&JA Hodgson. 300 298 297x2 291 PJ&MP Gilhespy. 299 W Swinbank & Sons. 299 289 Askwiths. 298 297x3 291x2 290 WF Hustwit. 297 N Robinson & Sons. 297 294 292 289 EW grieves. 296 295 290 TW&PT Moss Ltd. 292 RD Musgrave. 290 GC&JC Pullen.

Lead Grossing Heifers £1936 £1651 FW Hodgson & Son. £1835 £1702 £1673 TW&PT Moss. £1831 £1754 £1742 £1709 £1698 £1680 JV&JA Hodgson. £1815 GC&JC Pullan. £1782 £1775 £1749 JE Suddes & Son. £1781 £1659 JL Marks. £1779 Askwiths. £1769 £1701 JR Spink. £1758 £1655 £1651 EW Grieves. £1757 £1753 £1726 £1675 N White. £1711 £1688 R Hirst. £1698 £1653 WF Hustwit. £1683 £1671 £1669 £1649 PJ&MP Gilhespy. £1657 K Norman Farms.

Cast Cows – Top prices ppk 193 187 176 J Layfield.
Lead Grossing Cast Cows £1434 £1341 £1316 J Layfield.

Prime Lambs (2102) – Wider tops make better chops, just as we witnessed with the cattle the coin is in the loin. The weekly tally of sheep sold today took us over 5000 in the week however it only needed one from budding young farmers ‘The Davies Sisters’ of Houghton Grange to lead the pence per kilo race as their superb 40kg Beltex lamb sold for 300 pence and £120, plenty of the smarter end today sold 260 to 290ppk as a similar show of quality rose slightly on the week to level at 232 pence per kilo. Top price per head went to M & A Gaskin of Holdsworth Farm as a pair of heavyweight Beltex crossed lambs sold for £149 per head, 43 from this good home averaged over £131. An impressive 36 pens of lambs today sold over £120 lifting the average per head to a pleasing £102.93, phenomenal for September.

Lambs – Top prices ppk 300 S&S Davies. 291 275 271 263 262 258 256 WB Mitchell & Sons. 289 R Errington & Son. 282 257 256 M&A Gaskin. 273 M Dawson. 272 271 W&M Knaggs & Son. 265 S&D Ferrie. 264 257 C&E Gaskin. 261 B Staley. 261 S Suddes. 261 P Cockburn. 260 K&PM Lough. 260 JL Potter & Sons. 259 HT Davies & Partners. 258 AWSM Farms. 258W.K M.M Lamb. 258 J Pallister. 258 JJ Horn. 258K Mowbray. 254 D&HM Hodgson.

Lead Grossing Lambs £149 £144 £134 M&A Gaskin. £144.50 £124 W.K M.M Lamb. £138 LD Laws. £137.50 RH Thompson & Son. £136.50 £126.50 JJ Horn. £134 £124.50 £124 WB Mitchell & Sons. £133.50 £124 Emma Watson. £133.50 W Swinbank & Sons. £131 £129 D&PH Brown. £130 D&HM Hodgson. £130 TH Dowson. £128.50 C&E Gaskin. £125.50 LR Butler. £124 J Pallister & sons. £124 Bowes Bros. £124 FD Hall. £121.50 B Staley. £121.50 KM Boanas.

Cast Ewes (448) – A plainer show in general however more life in proceedings, top of the trade were a pair of fantastic pure Texel ewes from P Turnbull, West House Farm, Kildale at £140; top of the tups and £120 was then achieved just moments later by a superb Texel from A Pennell, Home Farm, Catterick. Mule ewes today regularly in the £85-£95 bracket with Swaledale’s often able to top £60 providing they carry flesh.

Lead Grossing Cast Sheep £140 P Turnbull. £120 £117 A Pennell. £120 PA Stacey. £120 £103 W.K M.M Lamb. £117 P Schellhorne. £116 DM Tiplady. £114 £104x2 MW&M Skidmore. £110 AG Laws. £110 £100 J Thompson. £109 R Lawson & Son. £109 JM&S Walton. £107x2 KM Boanas. £107 £105 P&H Bainbridge. £105 G Thompson & Sons. £100 RA Patterson & Son.

Prime Pigs (8) – Apparently the worst apple harvest since…….. the last bad apple harvest is upon us, despite the doom mongering surrounding the supply of apple sauce the pigs today remain a decent enough trade, thank goodness for that.

Pigs – Top prices ppk 110 100x2 J Mitchell & Son.
Lead Grossing Pigs £83x3 J Mitchell & Son.

cattleman123 said:

Cant get the staff to kill and cut them so i am told by one butcher buyer out last night...the whole supply chain is in a mess...some marts today there were 40s to 42s not finished well in the late 70s....god i gave 78 for a pen of stores last week...not sure what mart that was thou....My Mate joe told me some at S/Molton were in the 80s

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Everything is in a mess and its getting worse by the day!

Go into any local supermarket and it looks like they are having a closing down sale with only a day or so left open as there is so little stock on the shelves ( and that is across the whole shop floor )

The markets really need to grade these lambs and any not passing the test should be pulled out and either sold as stores ( with double comm compared to the weekly store market to discourage people from bringing these lambs on a prime day ) or sent home again!

I was told the other day one major UK company is at least 100 staff members short on their sheep line and another is 30 staff short at least and none are running anywhere near 100% capacity and if they were the lamb price would be more than likely higher than it has been recently.

Longtown av 236ppk lambs
They are complaining about lean lambs
@gone up the hill can you stop moaning please

livestock 1 said:

Longtown av 236ppk lambs
They are complaining about lean lambs
@gone up the hill can you stop moaning please

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Stating facts!

You may not like them ( i don't either ) but it is what it is!

gone up the hill said:

Everything is in a mess and its getting worse by the day!

Go into any local supermarket and it looks like they are having a closing down sale with only a day or so left open as there is so little stock on the shelves ( and that is across the whole shop floor )

The markets really need to grade these lambs and any not passing the test should be pulled out and either sold as stores ( with double comm compared to the weekly store market to discourage people from bringing these lambs on a prime day ) or sent home again!

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I don't understand why they aren't grading lambs at some of these markets, at cirencester there is grader and anything not good enough goes into the stores and makes more then the finished ones

gone up the hill said:

Everything is in a mess and its getting worse by the day!

Go into any local supermarket and it looks like they are having a closing down sale with only a day or so left open as there is so little stock on the shelves ( and that is across the whole shop floor )

The markets really need to grade these lambs and any not passing the test should be pulled out and either sold as stores ( with double comm compared to the weekly store market to discourage people from bringing these lambs on a prime day ) or sent home again!

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Agree grading should be brought back in some form but red markets can't do it on the day as once they there have to be sold time the green/red market job was sorted out

gone up the hill said:

Stating facts!

You may not like them ( i don't either ) but it is what it is!

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Still moaning then

gone up the hill said:

Everything is in a mess and its getting worse by the day!

Go into any local supermarket and it looks like they are having a closing down sale with only a day or so left open as there is so little stock on the shelves ( and that is across the whole shop floor )

The markets really need to grade these lambs and any not passing the test should be pulled out and either sold as stores ( with double comm compared to the weekly store market to discourage people from bringing these lambs on a prime day ) or sent home again!

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Popped into Taunton Tesco....with wife for a few oddments...god 1/2 the shelves are bare....i will tell you all something...in history Brexit will go down as a major own goal by Britain...just you all see...Boris ait a clue what he is doing...when questioned about anything in the house of commons he is just like he is conducting a circus

cattleman123 said:

Popped into Taunton Tesco....with wife for a few oddments...god 1/2 the shelves are bare....i will tell you all something...in history Brexit will go down as a major own goal by Britain...just you all see...Boris ait a clue what he is doing...when questioned about anything in the house of commons he is just like he is conducting a circus

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What’s it got to do with brexit ?

cattleman123 said:

Popped into Taunton Tesco....with wife for a few oddments...god 1/2 the shelves are bare....i will tell you all something...in history Brexit will go down as a major own goal by Britain...just you all see...Boris ait a clue what he is doing...when questioned about anything in the house of commons he is just like he is conducting a circus

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Christ all mighty bloody Brexit now
Anyone for a bit moan about Covid next??

livestock 1 said:

Christ all mighty bloody Brexit now
Anyone for a bit moan about Covid next??

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Think i had better shut up...ha ha...keep smiling

Why do farmers sell store lmbs finished lmbs in the fat, crazy, any year but especially this one. More deductions aswell

cattleman123 said:

Popped into Taunton Tesco....with wife for a few oddments...god 1/2 the shelves are bare....i will tell you all something...in history Brexit will go down as a major own goal by Britain...just you all see...Boris ait a clue what he is doing...when questioned about anything in the house of commons he is just like he is conducting a circus

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Untill Boris and his merry men of idiots are kicked out i fear things will just go from bad to worse!

Covid has certainly not helped the supply situation but i think that Boris for whatever reason is intent on doing as much damage to the UK as he can whilst PM and he certainly is doing more damage than Brexit and Covid combined currently!

Look at the pig job currently! that is really bad!

Positive for beef and lamb producers thou currently is that numbers of both sheep and cattle are very low, i think we are going to see some very high sheep/ cattle prices this winter/ spring!

Greythundercloudys said:

Why do farmers sell store lmbs finished lmbs in the fat, crazy, any year but especially this one. More deductions aswell

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Because they are frightened @Anymulewilldo will steal them in the store sales that’s why !!

Greythundercloudys said:

Why do farmers sell store lmbs finished lmbs in the fat, crazy, any year but especially this one. More deductions aswell

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Because they own a set of scales and think they know what the hell they are doing.

livestock 1 said:

Christ all mighty bloody Brexit now
Anyone for a bit moan about Covid next??

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COVID COVID COVID bloody COVID, an all the talk of the beef job on here the last few days is enough to get anyone down!!! An don’t even start me on the price of good blackie lambs coming south to Cheshire !!

gone up the hill said:

Untill Boris and his merry men of idiots are kicked out i fear things will just go from bad to worse!

Covid has certainly not helped the supply situation but i think that Boris for whatever reason is intent on doing as much damage to the UK as he can whilst PM and he certainly is doing more damage than Brexit and Covid combined currently!

Look at the pig job currently! that is really bad!

Positive for beef and lamb producers thou currently is that numbers of both sheep and cattle are very low, i think we are going to see some very high sheep/ cattle prices this winter/ spring!

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Could have been worse, corben could have been incharge. Then we would have been stuck with no sub, still In Europe and lambs only £70/80. And even high taxes to pay for all the folk sitting doing feck all!

JSmith said:

good blackie lambs coming south to Cheshire !!

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Good! What have I missed, I thought only the stiff jointed and short jaw blackies came to live there last days in sunny Cheshire!