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hill farmer

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Took some tup lambs to F Fresh, killed today. £5.30/kg.
Best price we've ever had for lambs
 

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Nithsdale

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How was Longtown?

Got the email for my lambs;

Suffolks £90
Texels £85
Texels £80
1 Texel tup lamb £76

The Suffolks were big, made what I expected. The big Texels I thought were around 35kg price is where I thought they'd be. The biggest group were the small Texels which were very small (I didn't weight them but I'd say avg weight around 30kg)

Averaged £80.40. very happy with that
 
Got the email for my lambs;

Suffolks £90
Texels £85
Texels £80
1 Texel tup lamb £76

The Suffolks were big, made what I expected. The big Texels I thought were around 35kg price is where I thought they'd be. The biggest group were the small Texels which were very small (I didn't weight them but I'd say avg weight around 30kg)

Averaged £80.40. very happy with that
Smaller lambs were dearer yesterday than I thought
Bigger ones still a good trade but looked cheaper on the day
 

AftonShepherd

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Livestock Farmer
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East Ayrshire
Got the email for my lambs;

Suffolks £90
Texels £85
Texels £80
1 Texel tup lamb £76

The Suffolks were big, made what I expected. The big Texels I thought were around 35kg price is where I thought they'd be. The biggest group were the small Texels which were very small (I didn't weight them but I'd say avg weight around 30kg)

Averaged £80.40. very happy with that
How many of your Suffolks were making the big prices at Dumfries today?
 

Raider112

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these sound a fair crack… 😳
HILLBRED SUCKLER CALVES

C&D Auction Marts Ltd held their Annual Suckler Calf Sale together with Store Cattle on Saturday 23rd October 2021.

A smart entry of cattle were presented forward to a very busy ring of potential purchasers ensuring a very buoyant trade throughout.

The pre-sale show was kindly sponsored by Dodd & Co and ably judged by Mr William Miller, High Aketon, Wigton. After much deliberation the championship was awarded to a British Blue x bullock shown by A A Roskell & Partners, Laverhay, Moffat, which later sold for £1,420.

Reserve champion was received by Wanwood Partners, Wanwood Hill, Alston for their first prize Limousin bullock, which sold for £970.

A fantastic run of 70 Charolais cross calves consigned by M/s D Storey, Greenburn, Canonbie, sold to a blistering trade topping at £1,140 for a pen of bulls, with several pens of bull calves from the same home breaking over the £1,000 mark.

The better end of cattle proved very good to sell, with all vendors going home delighted with their days trading at Longtown.

PRIZE LIST:

Limousin bullock:1st Wanwood Hill - £970, 2nd Wanwood Hill - £1,150, 3rd Wanwood Hill £1,150.

Any other bullock: 1st - Laverhay - £1,420, 2nd - Laverhay - £1,160.

Any other heifer: 1st - Whitehill - £1,380, 2nd - Whitehill - £1,320.

PRINCIPAL PRICES:

BULLOCKS:
British Blue £1,420 Laverhay, £1,230 (x2) The Nook, £1,160 & £1,040 Laverhay, £940 Whitehill.
Limousin £1,210 Laverhay, £1,150 (x2) & £970 & £960 (x2) Wanwood Hill, £950 (x2) Ridsdale, £950 & £940 Wanwood Hill, £940 & £930 Ridsdale, £920 Wanwood Hill.
Charolais £1,180 The Nook.
Simmental £1,000 Gowanburn.
Aberdeen Angus £1,090 & £950 & £940 (x3) Spadeadam, £930 Ridsdale, £900 Whitchester.
Hereford £1,090 Bingfield.

HEIFERS:
British Blue £1,380 & £1,320 Whitehill, £1,260 & £1,070 & £1,000 & £980 Lingey Field.
Charolais £1,105 (x4) & £1,100 The Nook.
Limousin £1,020 & £1,000 (x6) Lingey Field, £975 (x2) Greenburn.

BULLS:
Charolais £1,140 & £1,100 (x3) & £1,090 (x6) & £1,045 (x6) & £1,010 (x2) & £985 (x7) & £950 (x2) Greenburn.
Aberdeen Angus £970 Greenburn.
They were a hell of a trade, it seemed out of track with the trade everywhere else, there was far better value at Carlisle today. Those 5 month old Char bulls have something to do to leave money, nice bulls but not the elite types you would think for that price.
 
They were a hell of a trade, it seemed out of track with the trade everywhere else, there was far better value at Carlisle today. Those 5 month old Char bulls have something to do to leave money, nice bulls but not the elite types you would think for that price.
I put the stores on the stream at Carlisle today and thought they had lifted a bit?
Grant was having a bit easier day than last week too, moving them quicker
 
Would the poorer end of lambs be worth as much at the Friday store sale compared to the Tuesday store sale?
I saw some absolute rubbish, things that would fit into the Mrs handbag (my Mrs has a cheap handbag) make £78!! They’ll not even be ready in April.
I think on Friday the poorer lambs were the dearest. Yea those good lambs were a good price but you’ll always get out of them. They’ll always be good. Them rubbish, will always be rubbish.
 
I saw some absolute rubbish, things that would fit into the Mrs handbag (my Mrs has a cheap handbag) make £78!! They’ll not even be ready in April.
I think on Friday the poorer lambs were the dearest. Yea those good lambs were a good price but you’ll always get out of them. They’ll always be good. Them rubbish, will always be rubbish.
They were dear around dinner time but did ease a bit by 3 ish
 

Anymulewilldo

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Cheshire
I think on Friday the poorer lambs were the dearest. Yea those good lambs were a good price but you’ll always get out of them. They’ll always be good. Them rubbish, will always be rubbish
That really does depend on what you pay for them though… they are more likely too live and be there to be sold. But when the price drops your margin disappears very quickly if you are well up the tree too start with.
I do agree, from experience, the real rubbish will always be rubbish. (Although I’m only 1 degree above it most of the time) 😉😂
 

Anymulewilldo

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Cheshire
I saw some absolute rubbish, things that would fit into the Mrs handbag (my Mrs has a cheap handbag) make £78!! They’ll not even be ready in April.
I think on Friday the poorer lambs were the dearest. Yea those good lambs were a good price but you’ll always get out of them. They’ll always be good. Them rubbish, will always be rubbish.
There’s a lot of folk banking on a storming trade in spring with those tiny’s. I think the next lambs up look the best value for the spring market. The extra purchase cost should well cover the lower mortality and lead too a hopefully higher finished weight and price!
 

neilo

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Mixed Farmer
Location
Montgomeryshire
There’s a lot of folk banking on a storming trade in spring with those tiny’s. I think the next lambs up look the best value for the spring market. The extra purchase cost should well cover the lower mortality and lead too a hopefully higher finished weight and price!

Do you not think heavy hoggs might be overdone by all these folks jumping on the bandwagon expecting a repeat of last year?

3 years ago, heavy hoggs were on fire, mostly due to short numbers. The following year, every man and his dog kept hoggs back, the job was overdone, especially the heavyweights. The result was a ceiling price of about £100/had, regardless of weight, for everything apart from the very best. Those bigger stores bought would have left a very big hole I suspect.
 
Do you not think heavy hoggs might be overdone by all these folks jumping on the bandwagon expecting a repeat of last year?

3 years ago, heavy hoggs were on fire, mostly due to short numbers. The following year, every man and his dog kept hoggs back, the job was overdone, especially the heavyweights. The result was a ceiling price of about £100/had, regardless of weight, for everything apart from the very best. Those bigger stores bought would have left a very big hole I suspect.
What happened that bad year was hoggs in general were a bad trade so folks kept a lot back and thought weight would cure the job resulting in a higher percentage of heavy hoggs coming forward
I remember a lot being sold on from finishers to other finishers sold by the wagon load per kilo
Not long after they lifted a fair bit
 
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