Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Full of bull(s)]

Mrs PBH says Morrissons got good deals on beef atm. Presumably they've got plenty about?

All meat firms big and small saying the same, more cattle coming at them than demand. And too many lean cattle too.

 

[hally]

Store or fat?

Fat

 

[jendan]

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Why not Longtown on Thursdays? They said they were up 7p last week.

 

[hally]

Why not Longtown on Thursdays? They said they were up 7p last week.

Still hungover from Agriscot

 

[jendan]

Still hungover from Agriscot

 

[hally]

Really though, all the cattle in now so struggle with Longtowns timing. Lambs last week not in before 7.30 would not be sold till mid afternoon so a bloody long day, Carlisle in by 9.30 usually sold before dinner. TBH I prefer Longtown really but why they can’t sell the lambs before the ewes is always a mystery to me.

 

[joshp217]

Any deadweight prices for lamb this week?

3.90 farmers fresh

 

[cattleman123]

Tony England is always there.Gittens,and John Errington who buys for himself and thats about it.There is always a fair few sheep there from the Scottish Isles/Highlands.It will be a big change for them to end up in South West England.

Would Tony buy many...if so I expect is the smaller end would that be correct

 

[Plain steer]

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How does that compare with woodheads

 

[livestock 1]

Really though, all the cattle in now so struggle with Longtowns timing. Lambs last week not in before 7.30 would not be sold till mid afternoon so a bloody long day, Carlisle in by 9.30 usually sold before dinner. TBH I prefer Longtown really but why they can’t sell the lambs before the ewes is always a mystery to me.

I have hardly ever stopped to watch my sheep though Longtown at all for the last few years. I have been dropping sheep off there for 27 years and often not stopped to watch them though rightly or wrongly

 

[livestock 1]

Would Tony buy many...if so I expect is the smaller end would that be correct

Cheaper stuff yes some he didn’t even bid at

 

[aangus]

Really though, all the cattle in now so struggle with Longtowns timing. Lambs last week not in before 7.30 would not be sold till mid afternoon so a bloody long day, Carlisle in by 9.30 usually sold before dinner. TBH I prefer Longtown really but why they can’t sell the lambs before the ewes is always a mystery to me.

Everyone is of the same opinion about the time the lambs have to stand, waiting for the ewes to finish. I did mention it to one of owners but nothing will change, its to cater for the ewes and buyers, and its always been more of a market for them. Also the yard manager won't change the timings either.

 

[jendan]

Would Tony buy many...if so I expect is the smaller end would that be correct

He hardly ever leaves the ringside all the way through the sale,and will buy a good few.He is always at Carlisle on Mondays as well.He is an artist at getting the mart ring man to pull a single lamb out of the pen,then buying it after for a tenner.

 

[Plain steer]

Mrs PBH says Morrissons got good deals on beef atm. Presumably they've got plenty about?

Yeah was in local Morrison’s the other night and lamb legs and chops 9pound a kilo shoulders 6 beef silverside 9 pound a kilo and sirloin steaks 14 pound I thought it was a buyers market

 

[aangus]

I have hardly ever stopped to watch my sheep though Longtown at all for the last few years. I have been dropping sheep off there for 27 years and often not stopped to watch them though rightly or wrongly

Braver man than me

 

[jendan]

Cheaper stuff yes some he didn’t even bid at

Were you there today?

 

[livestock 1]

Braver man than me

I know I was told by a few it’s a risky strategy! I think I have had my day standing there all day after a 3 am start. I can be home by 8 am and in action for the day. There has been a few twisting sessions on odd occasions when the sheet arrives!!

 

[livestock 1]

Everyone is of the same opinion about the time the lambs have to stand, waiting for the ewes to finish. I did mention it to one of owners but nothing will change, its to cater for the ewes and buyers, and its always been more of a market for them. Also the yard manager won't change the timings either.

I think the yard manager is a hell of a good man mind!!

 

[livestock 1]

Yeah was in local Morrison’s the other night and lamb legs and chops 9pound a kilo shoulders 6 beef silverside 9 pound a kilo and sirloin steaks 14 pound I thought it was a buyers market

They sometimes pull the price down to put pressure on processors to lower prices and it works

 

[livestock 1]

Were you there today?

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