It`s all true and what is even MORE worrying is that government doesn`t give a toss either way too...... They REALLY should have the future of BRITISH farmers and FOOD SECURITY as a real priority in these very uncertain times.....
Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
- Start date
If your that confident how many 10's of thousands have you bought?
- Location
- East Ayrshire
What was St John's average like? Couldn't see a report on FB.
That was my second choice if I hadn't got filled up at Kendal.
Ewes averaged £131.89 shearlings £130.81
livestock 1
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Hard to tell very varied set off looking cheap ish but a lot of ewes you wouldn’t want for the mule job. The cheaper ewes not much over £100 good ewes for mule job straight to £150 or more a lot in around £140 mark
A couple of top pens £400 ish
They got dearer towards the end
livestock 1
Member
Just read this after I posted sound about right
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
I don’t think they’ll be £80, but I don’t think they’ll be up to this Spring’s prices either.
The big retailers are all putting store lambs out with contracted finishers, so won’t be held to ransom again. They are reportedly struggling to buy stores cheap enough in any number though.
HCC are reporting kill numbers down 10% recently, when we normally see a glut. Those lambs will have to come out later, so they’re unlikely to be as short as this Spring.
Too many people expecting a repeat for it to happen?
- Location
- Cheshire
I think it’s very likely. The big businesses got caught out this spring and they didn’t like it. They will do everything they can this year too mitigate it.
I’m just hoping that everyone follows the old adage of “weight pays” and they flood the spring market with 50kg+ hoggs. This leaves me a lovely little niche in the 35-42kg range for my little reprobates too fill!
sheepwise
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- Location
- SW Scotland
I'm with you here. I think we will see the most level lamb trade over a 12 month period for a some time. Haven't sold a lamb below £100 this season yet and don't expect too but am not expecting the serious highs of last spring this time.
Are the lambs out there tho? Maybe no glut cos they anit there?
My lowest has been £85 because I needed cash quick
but my highest was £185… last year my highest was £105 and lowest £65 so either I’m getting better at drawing or life’s just getting better haha
- Location
- Cheshire
Well there’s bloody thousands and thousands been sold at the store sales…
More than last year?
- Location
- Cheshire
Ahhh, now I haven’t seen the numbers for that yet. Numbers have certainly been well up at the Marts I use. wether that means there are more about or people are selling faster this year I don’t know. I was talking too a BIG livestock haulage man the other week and he was saying how many thousand more lambs than normal had come south of the border from Scotland for the time of year.
It be interesting to see the facts for that and in terms of where killing numbers are,
My thinking is that trade has been good all the way though so people have kept killing...and in Theory that should make them short later, and maybe with store prices being so good people have push them out earlier
but maybe I am wrong and try to convince my self at these store price are fine and nothing to worry bout 
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Some places in Scotland have had drought and shifted lot of lambs early etc , I’m lead to believe not many store lambs about right down south either .
- Location
- Dumfries & Galloway
Was just about to type the same thing.
sheepwise
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- Location
- SW Scotland
But you can't kill hill lambs till they are ready. A lot of good hill lambings in this area this year, don't know about rest of country. Also all these hill farms going to trees, could be a lot of surplus hill bred ewe lambs too.It be interesting to see the facts for that and in terms of where killing numbers are,
My thinking is that trade has been good all the way though so people have kept killing...and in Theory that should make them short later, and maybe with store prices being so good people have push them out earlier
- Location
- Cheshire
Don’t worry! I’m doing the same!It be interesting to see the facts for that and in terms of where killing numbers are,
My thinking is that trade has been good all the way though so people have kept killing...and in Theory that should make them short later, and maybe with store prices being so good people have push them out earlier
I’ve a lot more feeding sheep here than this time last year! 
