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Not the Shetland x that some seem to advise breeding on here
Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
- Start date
- Location
- West Wales
Been tagging lambs today, 36kg to go next week, born between 28th Feb and March 10th. Had 20
No creep, homebred rams 
- Location
- West Wales
Portland was the best recommendation I think I’ve seen
- Location
- West Wales
I thought live buyers wanted Suffolk types or has that changed now?
They change their mind all the time and every mart is different if you listen to most on here
- Location
- Mendips Somerset
bloody good job , more gone now , better for summer , been to many years now with excess hoggs stifling the trade through early summer , tight store supply will help values as well .
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Your not one of these types that moan about those of us who sell hoggs into June
- Location
- West Wales
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That’s what happens when you farm in the land of milk and honey@andybk may not be but I am
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Depends if there’s owt in the creep!Come on then experts how heavy? I’m on withdrawal until the 27th but going too weigh for first time this week just too get an idea of what iv got... this lads my biggest lamb me thinks he’s getting a bit heavy
- Location
- West Wales
54kg?Come on then experts how heavy? I’m on withdrawal until the 27th but going too weigh for first time this week just too get an idea of what iv got... this lads my biggest lamb me thinks he’s getting a bit heavy
this one I grabbed in the field this morning was 52kg, born late Feb single. Probably a U5 though
- Location
- Mendips Somerset
not really i get hill boys lamb later and the beltex lambzzzzzzzzzzzz take a bit longer lol , but there has been to many hoggs born normal time around here not sold till late , ends up clashing with the dorset boys over easter , no real excuse for suff mule lambs still about in may except the rough end
- Location
- Devon
If thats a reference to the exlanas, the last 2 lots I've taken have made as much as the beltex and Charly x's at the same weights.
My guess is these were marked down to sell separately as someone didn't like them in the pen but because they weren't then weighed, buyers presumed the worst?
I just picked my best pet lamb out, sadly he wont be going to market. 
I wish I hadn't dragged it into the scales to see how much I lost!
I wish I hadn't dragged it into the scales to see how much I lost!
- Location
- East Sussex
There has been talk the last few days of finished cattle price falling, however on AHDB tonight they are slightly dearer with cows significantly higher.
Must be just the deadweight trying to get them cheaper!!
Must be just the deadweight trying to get them cheaper!!
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I suppose that’s ok when you farm little boys land
Mid April to start lambing here unless you are very lightly stocked and want to have them either inside or relying on cake or both there isn’t much point in lambing earlier. Still it’s too late to hit good spring lamb prices before they cool off. A year like this approaching mid May and still no grass yet.
Amazing getting lessons how to farm here from someone who likely couldn’t.
- Location
- Mendips Somerset
chill man, im only winding you up , im in same boat we are 750' no grass often till end april , my comments are more aimed at the lowland boys around me many on dairy units .
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- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
750 lol
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Ha we’ve had stick about this for years off folks that lamb early but likewise I could be moaning at them for selling from June when we can only get weight by end of September as a rule