ABP for cull ewes

[Sheep135]

Does anybody have any experience with sending cull ewes to abp?
How well do they kill out?
What type of ewes average what sort of weights?

 

[Tim W]

They do ok for me ---always £5/£10 better than the mart gives

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Think they like them pretty lean

 

[cull cows]

Fit but not fat is how they want to be
They don't want them over 30kg strong Swales's are perfect some mules will be to big

 

[jemski]

They like them lean! I sent some and the agent picked out ewes I would be a bit embarrassed about sending live. They graded well. One he said was too good but I misdrafted and let go, I would have said was still lean but they graded as a 4 and hammered me on price.

 

[cotswoldcs]

What are people getting for cull ewes per head or per Kg?

 

[Sheep135]

What weights would hill ewes kill out at roughly? They told us they pay 2.25. And they pay base up to 4L now but I'm now thinking some of the ewes booked in May be too fat by the sounds of it.

 

[Woolless]

Sounds like my sheep would be ideal. Pity their plants up here don't kill ewes.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Sounds like my sheep would be ideal. Pity their plants up here don't kill ewes.

Send them to the mart. Best place for ewes

 

[Woolless]

Not two weeks ago at Boswells, it wasn't!

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Not two weeks ago at Boswells, it wasn't!

Time of the year....everyone wants rid

 

[Sheep135]

Grades came back today on the ewes, 2 overfat which were hammered but as an overall came to atleast £10 a head more than the market would of been.

 

[polk_farmer]

ABP are cut throat with fat at the best of times

 

[Nithsdale]

Where is abp sheep/lamb plant?? I'm guessing way down south?
The ones up here are cattle only

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Where is abp sheep/lamb plant?? I'm guessing way down south?
The ones up here are cattle only

Yetminster

 

[Tim W]

Where is abp sheep/lamb plant?? I'm guessing way down south?
The ones up here are cattle only

Trucks coming in from all over though

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Trucks coming in from all over though

Subsidised haulage...wonder what their game is...

 

[Nithsdale]

Trucks coming in from all over though

Still a long, long way from here...

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Still a long, long way from here...

They'll subsidise the haulage

 

[Nithsdale]

They'll subsidise the haulage

They all 'subsidise' the haulage



Theyd need to be paying markedly more than the rest to make me consider it...