Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Shebb90]

Not considering it’s about 6 hours away!

Thought it would be fair away from you but not that far lol. What markets you close to

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Thought it would be fair away from you but not that far lol. What markets you close to

Darlington, thirsk, Northallerton, barnard castle, Middleton in teesdale, leyburn

 

[Shebb90]

Thought it would be fair away from you but not that far lol. What markets you close to

Do you send much stock to market?

 

[pine_guy]

Why do people not push them harder earlier? We'll have year old charolais at similar weights. Some of those are almost 2.

Not all cattle can be pushed like a Charley. I killed a home bred heifer this week out of my store pen, just under 30month, 650kg on its feet, was a 4H . Mother was dairyXAA father my stock bull BBXLim.

 

[Old Tip]

Not all cattle can be pushed like a Charley. I killed a home bred heifer this week out of my store pen, just under 30month, 650kg on its feet, was a 4H . Mother was dairyXAA father my stock bull BBXLim.

Quality eating

 

[yellowbelly]

Do you ever go sedge?

Not considering it’s about 6 hours away!

No we don't - but I think we should seriously consider a TFF bus trip one weekend, just to see how the other half live

I'm sure @gone up the hill @Henarar @cattleman123 et al would buy us all a bacon butty or two

 

[pine_guy]

Quality eating

For us yes, but not the masses. Deducted 7p/kg for too fat

 

[Old Tip]

For us yes, but not the masses. Deducted 7p/kg for too fat

Sacrilege

 

[Ross121]

No we don't - but I think we should seriously consider a TFF bus trip one weekend, just to see how the other half live

I'm sure @gone up the hill @Henarar @cattleman123 et al would buy us all a bacon butty or two

Surely have to go on a two week trip? One for the dropping trade, one for the rising trade? That way we’d all feel the sedgemoor trade for real

 

[Henarar]

Stirks were selling well yesterday but most of what I saw sold was better quality I didn't get there early enough to see the little ones they have in first sold
Young-un said stores were not so good this week but I didn't go in there

 

[Chae1]

Quality eating

Don't get paid on eating quality.

Yet.....

 

[Grim Reaper]

I take my hat off to you guys who can make these older, native grass fed cattle pay, they probably do eat very well, but with such small margins I am very weary to try myself.
Feeding intensively for the last 6 to 9 months I feel is the only way to get enough throughput to be commercially viable.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I take my hat off to you guys who can make these older, native grass fed cattle pay, they probably do eat very well, but with such small margins I am very weary to try myself.
Feeding intensively for the last 6 to 9 months I feel is the only way to get enough throughput to be commercially viable.

Do cattle pay feeding them for 9 months...

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Don't get paid on eating quality.

Yet.....

Unless you do direct supply...

 

[Grim Reaper]

Do cattle pay feeding them for 9 months...

if They’re gaining the weight, then yes

But don’t let em creep over 700 lw!

 

[Northeastfarmer]

if They’re gaining the weight, then yes

But don’t let em creep over 700 lw!

They’ll have to be gaining some weight...at 9 months feed they could of eaten 2.7 T

 

[Grim Reaper]

They’ll have to be gaining some weight...at 9 months feed they could of eaten 2.7 T

Young, little beasts won’t eat 10kgs, they will when they’re nearly fit though.

 

[jendan]

They’ll have to be gaining some weight...at 9 months feed they could of eaten 2.7 T

2.7 tonne @ £200 = £540 for feed alone.If you pay £850-£1000 for them they arent going to leave you much..........apart from their muck.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

2.7 tonne @ £200 = £540 for feed alone.If you pay £850-£1000 for them they arent going to leave you much..........apart from

I think if you’ve paid £1000 for them and it takes you 2.7T to finish them you want to find a new hobby

 

[neilo]

I take my hat off to you guys who can make these older, native grass fed cattle pay, they probably do eat very well, but with such small margins I am very weary to try myself.
Feeding intensively for the last 6 to 9 months I feel is the only way to get enough throughput to be commercially viable.

Isn’t that the very reason most of those breeds were disappearing into oblivion, until a few premium schemes came along to support them? Those premiums only make up for the lower weights though of course.