Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[livestock 1]

Some lambs looked cheaper than stores! But I only stayed an hour so can’t really give an overall judgement

There’s ten quid pissing about with them

 

[Northeastfarmer]

50 odd quid for mule gimmers sounds cheap to me

You should of been there then....plenty more tomorrow

 

[bobajob]

50 odd quid for mule gimmers sounds cheap to me

He means lambs! Not shearlings! Different terms in different parts of the country!

 

[muleman]

Some lambs looked cheaper than stores! But I only stayed an hour so can’t really give an overall judgement

well a 35 kg would just about make £60 fat,probably just short.....might make £100 into new year!

 

[Northeastfarmer]

He means lambs! Not shearlings! Different terms in different parts of the country!

Aye...mule gimmer lambs!

 

[livestock 1]

You should of been there then....plenty more tomorrow

I don’t really want any. Got loads here and a good lot of shearlings to come in so it would be only greed if I bought some!

 

[Northeastfarmer]

well a 35 kg would just about make £60 fat,probably just short.....might make £100 into new year!

Might be £150 next may

 

[livestock 1]

He means lambs! Not shearlings! Different terms in different parts of the country!

Yes I know what he means

 

[muleman]

50 odd quid for mule gimmers sounds cheap to me

get there tomorrow and help to prop the job up!

 

[livestock 1]

get there tomorrow and help to prop the job up!

No the bank manager might spot me!

 

[bobajob]

Anybody going to Longtown tomorrow?!

 

[livestock 1]

Anybody going to Longtown tomorrow?!

If it’s too wet for putting cattle through the crush yes!

 

[muleman]

No the bank manager might spot me!

well, he might spot us givin em away aswell!

 

[livestock 1]

I don’t like killing mule gimmers in April/May I’ve got nothing against anybody doing it but I’m just not keen

 

[livestock 1]

well, he might spot us givin em away aswell!

They are usually fine with that though

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I don’t like killing mule gimmers in April/May I’ve got nothing against anybody doing it but I’m just not keen

Why cos they have a pretty head?

 

[livestock 1]

I think it’s the poor bugger that’s trimmed their belly’s and heads I feel sorry for

 

[Woolless]

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.

Off H+H website:

St Boswells Prime Stock Sale
17th September 2018
At St Boswells on Monday 17th September, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly Primestock sale of cattle and sheep sold 51 Clean Cattle, 38 Cast Cows, 1575 Lambs and 633 Ewes.

Bullocks (18) averaged 217p per kg and sold to 238p (-10.0p on the week)
Heifers (32) averaged 223p per kg and sold to 247p (-9.0p on the week)
1 Young Bull sold to 159p (n/c on the week)
38 Cast Cows averaged 142p per kg and sold to 187p (n/c on the week) Top price £1330.
1575 Lambs averaged 175.82p per kg (+3p on the week) and sold to £100, top price 206p per kg for Beltex Lambs.

 

[jendan]

Off H+H website:

St Boswells Prime Stock Sale
17th September 2018
At St Boswells on Monday 17th September, Harrison & Hetherington held their weekly Primestock sale of cattle and sheep sold 51 Clean Cattle, 38 Cast Cows, 1575 Lambs and 633 Ewes.

Bullocks (18) averaged 217p per kg and sold to 238p (-10.0p on the week)
Heifers (32) averaged 223p per kg and sold to 247p (-9.0p on the week)
1 Young Bull sold to 159p (n/c on the week)
38 Cast Cows averaged 142p per kg and sold to 187p (n/c on the week) Top price £1330.
1575 Lambs averaged 175.82p per kg (+3p on the week) and sold to £100, top price 206p per kg for Beltex Lambs.

Longtown do that aswell,on their own website,its often more than the ahdb one.What Longtown do is knock the weight down on your pay cheque,compared to your sale chit in the ring, while keeping the price the same.This bumps up the average p/kg.

 

[Woolless]

Longtown do that aswell,on their own website,its often more than the ahdb one.What Longtown do is knock the weight down on your pay cheque,compared to your sale chit in the ring, while keeping the price the same.This bumps up the average p/kg.

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