Are there any Easycare wether friendly store markets?

[Newby]

As per title, I sell all my lambs store and I'm sick of getting my pants pulled down with them, other than swapping breeds what are my options?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Can't you finish them and hang them up?

 

[Newby]

Can't you finish them and hang them up?

I've never finished a lamb in my life

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I've never finished a lamb in my life

Might be a good time to start

 

[GTB]

Easycare lambs always weigh and grade better than they look on their feet so it's always best to finish them yourself and send them deadweight, even if this means using some lamb pellets if grass is short.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

If you're getting your pants pulled down surely the amount you're losing would pay for the creep to finish them...

 

[pine_guy]

How many you got and what you want for them? Could stick them up on here in the classifieds.

 

[Newby]

If you're getting your pants pulled down surely the amount you're losing would pay for the creep to finish them...

That may be true but I've only 150 ewes, I'm not farm assured and I don't know what a properly finished lamb looks like

 

[Northeastfarmer]

@sherg might help you out

 

[Northeastfarmer]

That may be true but I've only 150 ewes, I'm not farm assured and I don't know what a properly finished lamb looks like

Well everyone has their own opinion on what a properly finished lamb should feel/look like...a live to dead would be a big help to you, or take a trip to your local fat mart

 

[Newby]

Well everyone has their own opinion on what a properly finished lamb should feel/look like...a live to dead would be a big help to you, or take a trip to your local fat mart

I'm in the market weekly selling pigs, have looked but struggle handling a texel x and then comparing it to an easycare. I sell my culls "fat" through the market and they're usually behind everything else in price.

 

[Woolless]

Do you have any livestock agents or farmers co-ops down there? Up here I would try Border Livestock or Stephen Kirkup. Agree a price off the farm that you are happy with. What about Newark or Skipton? I spoke to someone that sold their Easycares fat through the ring at Skipton and was getting well.

 

[sherg]

That may be true but I've only 150 ewes, I'm not farm assured and I don't know what a properly finished lamb looks like

The biggest problem you've got is farm assurance a lot of the deadweight buyers need them to be assured, as @GTB says they need to go deadweight really, they get the odd easycare lamb in Hereford market as stores and they don't seem to sell badly, what weights would they be at the moment?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I'm in the market weekly selling pigs, have looked but struggle handling a texel x and then comparing it to an easycare. I sell my culls "fat" through the market and they're usually behind everything else in price.

I'm not very au fait with easy cares as no one round here keeps them but would imagine once hung up would grade an R probably slightly better... @GTB ?

 

[sherg]

I'm in the market weekly selling pigs, have looked but struggle handling a texel x and then comparing it to an easycare. I sell my culls "fat" through the market and they're usually behind everything else in price.

Have a look at any mule weathers that are in the fat and making decent money and put your hands on them or any horned sheep

 

[spin cycle]

got weigh scales for the pigs?....weigh the lambs.....send them dw at 40kg....depending on the grades you'll know whether they want to be heavier or lighter

 

[Newby]

How many you got and what you want for them? Could stick them up on here in the classifieds.

They've gone for this year, £15 a head behind texels out of easycares.

 

[sherg]

@CopperBeech your an easy care man who was after stores if I recall rightly

 

[spin cycle]

It's the finish I'd struggle with

well you buy conc for pigs...buy some to finish lambs

 

[Newby]

well you buy conc for pigs...buy some to finish lambs

So all lambs that weigh 40kg have the same "finish" on them?