We foretold this 6 weeks ago. I’m pretty certain there will be a glut from now until mid Feb. After that it’s down too those that grow fodder and the hopper outfits.Talking to someone today and he was saying a lot of people with lambs on dairy grass are being told they have to get off a month early, so there could be more lambs than usual coming through in the next month
It could make for an even better trade MarchWe foretold this 6 weeks ago. I’m pretty certain there will be a glut from now until mid Feb. After that it’s down too those that grow fodder and the hopper outfits.
Could do, we shall have too see. I’m convinced there are a lot of sheep about compared too last year. All these underdone lambs in the fat going on for feeding won’t help in 2 months time. They all come back at some point. Last year they were that dear not many were going for feeding (according too a couple of auctioneers who are usually pretty accurate) and were going the one way ride. We shall see!It could make for an even better trade March
Ashford today.
Hoggets came to January reality, everything else was a great trade, especially the cattle and cows. Ewes were also dear as many were small and lean.
2,500 sheep 160 cattle and 71 pigs were traded here today in Ashford Market
Tuesday 11th January - Last weeks figures in (brackets).
153 (204) Cattle, 2,486 (2,060) Sheep all sold
Headlines
- Top priced cattle consigned this week by Alan J Down, Sellindge, S Marsh, Dover and W Alexander, Shoreham
- Top priced hoggets consigned this week by Mervin R Woodroofe, East Sussex and L Stevens & sons, Lower Halstow
- Top priced pigs consigned this week by D J Pope Ltd, Bucks and P J & P B Wade, Hythe
- Our full market report will be published tomorrow afternoon
Cattle Highlights
Prime Cattle - 24 (30)
Steers to £1,615.63 and 258.5p per kg averaged 225.84
Heifers to £1,490.63 and 263.5p per kg averaged 244.72
Cull Cattle - 85 (43)
Beef cows to £1,486.54 and 186p averaged 129.1p
Dairy cows to £1,311.43 and 150p averaged 117.7p
Sheep Highlights
Finished Sheep - 1,206 (1,273)
Hoggets to £144 and 281p per kg. SQQ average 260.76p (276.89p)
Cull Sheep - 734 (621)
Cull ewes to £153 averaged £84.14 (£92.72)
Cull rams to £138 averaged £100.39 (£96.14)
Pigs - 71 (83)
Finished Pigs to £96.58 and 100p per kg
I think I said back in October, £6 (possibly £6.50) Christmas, £7 end of Jan, £7.50 AprilHoggs were £5.60 per kilo this week last year and jumping upwards due to lack of numbers.....plenty hoggs about at the moment this year and the price is about to meet last years who’s wanting to make a price prediction tracker
DunbiaCarnaby?
Headline in the Irish farmers journal that beef is on the rise, going by the prices of bulls in Carlisle on Wednesday it needs too
Carnaby is a dunbia site!Dunbia
There’s the problem right thereCarnaby is a dunbia site!
From 950-1250Any ten month old continental suckler bred bulls in? If so what sort trade were they?
Darlington av 260p for Hoggs
Got told longtown was back a few ££ this afternoon but it was still going then
Ewes good trade
End of the day does it matter if it's carnaby, Preston, Sawley, or anywhere else, they are on a pi$$ take with that price.Carnaby is a dunbia site!
We used to send 1000 lambs a year when it was dawn carnaby. Not sent one since dunbia bought it.End of the day does it matter if it's carnaby, Preston, Sawley, or anywhere else, they are on a pi$$ take with that price.
Your missing out bigtimeWe used to send 1000 lambs a year when it was dawn carnaby. Not sent one since dunbia bought it.
I get on all right at carnaby.better than others I've sent too.We used to send 1000 lambs a year when it was dawn carnaby. Not sent one since dunbia bought it.
They are always 20p behind rpf and have to pay haulage. And my lambs grade badly.I get on all right at carnaby.better than others I've sent too.
Its what goes in the bank that matters, not the bid price.They are always 20p behind rpf and have to pay haulage. And my lambs grade badly.