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Whitepeak

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Livestock Farmer
BUTCHERS HOGGET’S (688);
A decent entry sold on a firm trade. Generally a very mixed sample with a very large proportion of light weight and under finished lambs as demonstrated by the
fact that 20% went for further finishing. Trade would be slightly less than last weeks flyer but still a very firm enquiry. Best lambs would be not much different to a week ago with still plenty at 270p and better.
Heavy lambs seeing a solid trade for the best topping at £151.20. commercial quality lambs generally 15p - 20p back on the week.
Overall average still a very solid 247.7p/kg.

Interesting note from Leek this week about the number of under finished lambs bringing the average down
 

Mc115reed

Member
Livestock Farmer
BUTCHERS HOGGET’S (688);
A decent entry sold on a firm trade. Generally a very mixed sample with a very large proportion of light weight and under finished lambs as demonstrated by the
fact that 20% went for further finishing. Trade would be slightly less than last weeks flyer but still a very firm enquiry. Best lambs would be not much different to a week ago with still plenty at 270p and better.
Heavy lambs seeing a solid trade for the best topping at £151.20. commercial quality lambs generally 15p - 20p back on the week.
Overall average still a very solid 247.7p/kg.

Interesting note from Leek this week about the number of under finished lambs bringing the average down

Was just about too post this... I thought that might be the case this week! People getting too excited and drawing early
 

Frank-the-Wool

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Livestock Farmer
Location
East Sussex
Most of what you say is an absolute load of rubbish anyway.
The welch men were buying out of the store markets here 2 months earlier than normal as they couldn’t get lambs down there that they wanted
Obviously there’s more gone than normal

Maps
Most of what you say is an absolute load of rubbish anyway.
The welch men were buying out of the store markets here 2 months earlier than normal as they couldn’t get lambs down there that they wanted
Obviously there’s more gone than normal


Yes we all agree there are more gone than usual, however according to AHDB statistics it is not as great as would have been expected.
 

Agrivator

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Maps



Yes we all agree there are more gone than usual, however according to AHDB statistics it is not as great as would have been expected.

I would expect a lot of ewe hoggs have been, or will be, sold fat or store. Which means there will be a temptation this Autumn to keep sound ewes for an extra year.
 
Maps



Yes we all agree there are more gone than usual, however according to AHDB statistics it is not as great as would have been expected.
I seem to remember a hiccup a few years ago around March when the prices were poor due to AHDB references and they reappeared with corrected figures as if nothing had happened. Then prices rocketed for a while. It was the year with the bad winter.
 
I think jds a

1000s of little Cheviot lambs that would normaly be store lambs went on weigh n pay system here , I don’t think lambs will run out they never do but it might be tighter a bit than normal but they will just switch to springers quicker .
Price will draw out a few ewe lambs later on too
It does if your going to keep them as your replacements. Iv got some home bred lambs that I wouldn’t sell for £150 (and they are not flash sheep) but I would sell mules that I’ve bought in for £125.
Exactly those bought in sheep are different to your own and especially if you are going to sell as shearlings.
 

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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