Page 1 of this thread is a stark comparison. £76 for heavy hoggs in Feb 2013.4 springer lambs .....£600 + ......crazy ?
Just a thought
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They have been back to that a few times since as well
livestock 1
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Yes white on the tops white frost all over. Makes you wonder about this global warming carry on. Most of the folks preaching it are inside with the heating on. I don’t hear many on here that have been frozen to the bone outside working in it for six months on about global warming!!
harperfarmer
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4 off to Melton this morning
Hilly
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If sheep trade was Guaranteed to stay like this I could make a living off my 200 ewes and semi semi retire but ............... get to 55 and back to £40 quid lol.
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you say that , but feed companies and elanco will be dipping their fingers in the tin very soon . Difference is , their cost wont come back down when lambs are £55 , we will all be worse off long term
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You are right there, it will be they can stand a price increase
cattleman123
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True my hog finisher up 22 quid 1st of May
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- Montgomeryshire
You’d almost think it would be worth having a system that minimises what you pay out to those companies...
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You're at risk of sounding a little like a certain young cropping contributor, who has raised your hackles in the past.
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You're at risk of sounding a little like a certain young cropping contributor, who has raised your hackles in the past.
It is true though, that you don’t have to run a system that relies on lots of bought-in inputs.
That said, I’ve happily finished my lambs on a hopper this year, adding 2kg to my average carcass weight by doing so. Given the prices this year, and my lamb contract, it’s been very worthwhile doing so. I wouldn’t want to build a system that relied on it though.
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I‘m not for these large national merchants, but hopefully they do have some clout with the manufacturers, to keep prices level.
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Never catch on
imagine using young grass to finish lambs instead of pellets....I’m sure your local feed rep will be round shortly.........to silence your tirade 
just for balance I feed plenty
Skiddaw is white from top to bottom from where I'm looking
Does your system always leave a handsome margin or just a more consistent one. Tim W reckoned he could make a good profit at £70 a lamb I remember reading somewhere. I still reckon for low input systems to be successful you need to be lowering stocking rates.
It is true though, that you don’t have to run a system that relies on lots of bought-in inputs.
That said, I’ve happily finished my lambs on a hopper this year, adding 2kg to my average carcass weight by doing so. Given the prices this year, and my lamb contract, it’s been very worthwhile doing so. I wouldn’t want to build a system that relied on it though.
Hilly
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I don’t use any feed for sheep .
Hilly
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I feed cattle a little and find it well worth doing, every pound spent on feed comes back as more than a pound , I regard feeding cattle as another Investment rather than just a cost.
Northeastfarmer
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Same as sheep then...
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
I feed them on grass , I find romneys grow and get fat on very little
Northeastfarmer
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I finish most of my lambs off grass but I wouldn’t begrudge troughing them if needs be which I have in the past...plus the ewes need feeding