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[LAMBCHOPS]

The same as tupping lambs

Thanks just come back from Builth Tup Sale. Saw the sale of Charolais tups in. Less sheep in that section and a fair trade, think the lesser sheep of other years wernt forward but some good runs of sheep with regular buyers probably helps. Happy with my purchases coming in av 700 pound about the same as last year.
If we can buy the ewes at a lamb and a half finished and ten lambs finished for a tup we have got a chance which is somewhere near to where trade is this year

 

[farmer james]

If we can buy the ewes at a lamb and a half finished and ten lambs finished for a tup we have got a chance which is somewhere near to where trade is this year[/QUOTE]
I wish my ram buyers thought the same as you mine work on 5 lambs for a tup
FJ

 

[Smith31]

]@Smith31[/USER] I think said anyone with business sense awaits decision before buying extra or any replacements with brexit uncertainty, like other businesses, foolish not to, probably right as I went the other way and bought more despite the best of plans to reduce my workload!! Id simply argue if you had a winter of lambs averaging 110, early springers 120 and a summer starting at 110 and only dropping to 85, breeders will be dear, only one way for it to go generally, maybe a gamble but why only buy when costs are at a peak, this year income has been generally very high, ok winter costs for some/ many high, but costs on expansion of breeding flock will never be as cheap, if lamb price does crash margins wont be a lot different as opposed to a dear summer of buying sky high priced breeders, and an average price of lambs the following year.[/QUOTE]


Good luck with them and I hope you and all the other store lamb buyers make a good profit. Like I said previously, I think a Brexit deal will be done, all this faffing about is to make the politicians look good when the deal is done.

Every business is different, for us and I am sure for many others who employ outside labour, the return on store lambs is too low to take a risk, until after Brexit.

 

[LAMBCHOPS]

If we can buy the ewes at a lamb and a half finished and ten lambs finished for a tup we have got a chance which is somewhere near to where trade is this year

I wish my ram buyers thought the same as you mine work on 5 lambs for a tup
FJ[/QUOTE]
Happy with the good grades my tups produce and weights circa 20kg dead healthy bonus payment--- lambs coming to 80s clear if they were coming to less i would not have been buying such a good sheep perhaps. Its all pro rata isnt it and the tup rearers are rewarded accordingly for their investment.

 

[gone up the hill]

Hearing that prime lambs were a shade stronger trade today.

 

[Farmerbuti]

Hearing that prime lambs were a shade stronger trade today.

Not at lancaster they were dire no interest at all

 

[aangus]

I thought they got a little better towards the end of Carlisle

 

[Woolless]

Hearing that prime lambs were a shade stronger trade today.

St Boswells report up, 175.8p, up 3p on the week. This pleases me as I have just drawn 77!

 

[Northeastfarmer]

St Boswells report up, £175.8, up 3p on the week. This pleases me as I have just drawn 77!

£175 average is a decent average

 

[Woolless]

£175 average is a decent average

well spotted

 

[jendan]

Hearing that prime lambs were a shade stronger trade today.

Exeter 162.5p down 1.9p. up to 39kg, 150p.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Exeter 162.5p down 1.9p. up to 39kg, 150p.

So £60...honestly why do some farmers insist on selling fat when they’d get more as stores

 

[jendan]

St Boswells report up, 175.8p, up 3p on the week. This pleases me as I have just drawn 77!

Where do you get those figures from? It was 172.5p,up 0.3p They seem to want heavies over 45kg. Sub 39kg,down 12p to 156p.

 

[jendan]

So £60...honestly why do some farmers insist on selling fat when they’d get more as stores

You would have to ask them,or Guthrie,its his neck of the woods.

 

[livestock 1]

Where do you get those figures from? It was 172.5p,up 0.3p They seem to want heavies over 45kg. Sub 39kg,down 12p to 156p.

That’s a big drop for the under 39s

 

[livestock 1]

So £60...honestly why do some farmers insist on selling fat when they’d get more as stores

You could nearly buy them out the fat to sell them as stores if this keeps going!

 

[Northeastfarmer]

You could nearly buy them out the fat to sell them as stores if this keeps going!

Beggars belief

 

[livestock 1]

Beggars belief

And the scales are 3kilos a miss some places

 

[jendan]

That’s a big drop for the under 39s

It seems so,but we dont know the breed,unless someone was there.There might be alot of South Cheviots,Mules,or Blackies getting speaned.Any thats fat getting put straight into the mart.

 

[livestock 1]

It seems so,but we dont know the breed,unless someone was there.There might be alot of South Cheviots,Mules,or Blackies getting speaned.Any thats fat getting put straight into the mart.

It’s that time of year where it’s either sell feed or run on, feeds not cheap so you’ve probably answered it yourself