Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Poorbuthappy]

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.

Maybe, but as cereals get dearer, doing more off grass/ forage looks more attractive. No different to the route you and I have gone with the sheep?

 

[DRC]

The cattle prices I posted earlier, were cattle out of three way x dairy cows and had spent a lot of their life grazing p pasture parkland on a large estate. So horses for courses I suppose.

 

[neilo]

Maybe, but as cereals get dearer, doing more off grass/ forage looks more attractive. No different to the route you and I have gone with the sheep?

True, a big continental X isn’t going to be as efficient at converting forage only rations as some other breeds perhaps. Even so, would the likes of an AA/Hereford/Shorthorn stack up as well on that system without the current premium schemes though?

 

[Ladybird]

Any news on lamb prices this week ? [emoji106]or[emoji107]

 

[Ross121]

Any news on lamb prices this week ? [emoji106]or[emoji107]

Farmers Fresh 4:20 for Monday, which is stand on, stability for a bit would be nice

 

[Ladybird]

Got a few heavys coming to fruition just when trade doesn’t want any heavys!!!

 

[Poorbuthappy]

True, a big continental X isn’t going to be as efficient at converting forage only rations as some other breeds perhaps. Even so, would the likes of an AA/Hereford/Shorthorn stack up as well on that system without the current premium schemes though?

Depends on your resources I guess.

Again, to compare to the sheep, a native maternal line with perhaps some continental blood for a sire makes a lot of sense to me. Though of course that won't qualify for the premiums.

 

[Greythundercloudys]

Store sheep a crazy price at cally today, about 1000 stores, averaged 68, plenty looking for strong hoggs,

 

[gone up the hill]

Red Red Red........

On the AHDB market page for both Exeter and Sedge today.

Numbers down on the week for lambs at both centres with sedge down some 30% but even so Exeter dropped 4.2pk to average 187.6 SQQ, Sedge dropped 5pk to average 183.3 SQQ

 

[gone up the hill]

Cattle didn't fair any better at Sedge either with steers down 9pk and heifers back 3/4pk..

 

[livestock 1]

Cheapest stores bought out the fat

 

[Silverdale]

Red Red Red........

On the AHDB market page for both Exeter and Sedge today.

Numbers down on the week for lambs at both centres with sedge down some 30% but even so Exeter dropped 4.2pk to average 187.6 SQQ, Sedge dropped 5pk to average 183.3 SQQ

Exeter had about 150 scotch swale or welsh Lambs there today plus several mule wethers

 

[cull cows]

Skipton 2500 lambs averaged £1.95p

 

[Jerry]

Exeter had about 150 scotch swale or welsh Lambs there today plus several mule wethers

What was the rest if the lamb like, much quality about?

How many buyers were active?

 

[Silverdale]

What was the rest if the lamb like, much quality about?

How many buyers were active?

6 buyers some smart texels 210 a kilo

 

[Shebb90]

St merryn still 4.30 today

 

[organic]

Ludlow Lambs SQQ 202p/kg + 4p

 

[Werzle]

Ludlow Lambs SQQ 202p/kg + 4p

What was cattle and cow trade like?

 

[Devil's advocate]

Depends on your resources I guess.

Again, to compare to the sheep, a native maternal line with perhaps some continental blood for a sire makes a lot of sense to me. Though of course that won't qualify for the premiums.

Yes a shame, no premium for native dams.

Helps a bit though with the brothers of your sucklers.

 

[Jim75]

You had any lambs going yet @Andrew1983 up 5p locally to average 1.98pp/kg