Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[gone up the hill]

Well this is awkward

What is??

Sounds like there is now a North/ South split on lamb prices with quotes much lower in the South/South West than up North.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

What is??

Sounds like there is now a North/ South split on lamb prices with quotes much lower in the South/South West than up North.

It’s awkward that dumbia are paying 2 people 2 different prices

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Was looking up some old market report and it was this week coming that lambs jumped last year.

They say lightning never strikes twice

 

[gone up the hill]

Go sedge today? Has it effective store price much?

Yep store lambs were back today but still a strong trade all things considered.

Cull ewes were a shocker of a trade thou, even smart/strong ewes were only making £50/55 quid.

Strongest trade was orphan lambs with plenty £25+ and a top of £36 for a month old Dorset Ewe lamb, like for like they would be £12/18 head dearer than Exeter yesterday.

 

[jendan]

Honiton is about £5 ahead of deadweight now that deadweight quotes have dropped back to £4.05/10pk a kilo.

From what I could gather today talking to several people that most have cancelled the lambs they had booked in for deadweight for next week because they are disgusted that the price has dropped so much when liveweight has gone up in the past week.

And now the plants are apparently ringing around out of desperation trying to get lambs because they are now short of lambs for next week!

Would be a good idea if all deadweight sellers cancelled for a few weeks,and took a few in to live markets,and let the deadweight buyers turn up and bid at them competitively.It might be very interesting.Sell live and thrive.......

 

[limousin]

Newark 213.7in spec 1145 lambs 202 .5 all in 2445 lambs

 

[jendan]

Did you see the stock cows?

Didnt see any sold as i was waiting for my hoggs to go through.From the report they seemed to be a decent trade.From the catalogue,there seemed to be a big range of ages for the cows,some were still kept in tie stalls.They would be quiet,i think,almost like pet cows.

 

[livestock 1]

Didnt see any sold as i was waiting for my hoggs to go through.From the report they seemed to be a decent trade.From the catalogue,there seemed to be a big range of ages for the cows,some were still kept in tie stalls.They would be quiet,i think,almost like pet cows.

I did see most of them though but missed the first few. The incalf cows looked dearer than the cows and calves. I thought they were a good trade

 

[cattleman123]

Go sedge today? Has it effective store price much?

Down a fiver...except the smaller ones which in my eyes were a stand on trade...something that needs sorting and soon...saw 5/6 pens of sheep in different sections of the market with active scab,that means at 20/30 pens go away with a free gift

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Down a fiver...except the smaller ones which in my eyes were a stand on trade...something that needs sorting and soon...saw 5/6 pens of sheep in different sections of the market with active scab,that means at 20/30 pens go away with a free gift

They shouldn’t be allowed to sell them if they have scab....absolutely disgraceful

 

[farmeronecow]

Down a fiver...except the smaller ones which in my eyes were a stand on trade...something that needs sorting and soon...saw 5/6 pens of sheep in different sections of the market with active scab,that means at 20/30 pens go away with a free gift

Every time I buy stores from Sedgemoor they ever come back with lice or scab, I try to be vigilant but sometimes it’s a month or so before any symptoms show up. I dip all store lambs now.

 

[gone up the hill]

Down a fiver...except the smaller ones which in my eyes were a stand on trade...something that needs sorting and soon...saw 5/6 pens of sheep in different sections of the market with active scab,that means at 20/30 pens go away with a free gift

Did you bring it to the auctioneers attention that you saw sheep with active scab?

 

[cattleman123]

Did you bring it to the auctioneers attention that you saw sheep with active scab?

They don't give a jolly..They even joke about it with the dealers when selling.. The ministry are more concerned with a lame sheep...than ever they are about scab

 

[gone up the hill]

They don't give a jolly

But if TS get to know would they then clamp down on it? like they have done with lame sheep at Sedge the last few months where they have been sending them home if they are lame.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

But if TS get to know would they then clamp down on it? like they have done with lame sheep at Sedge the last few months where they have been sending them home if they are lame.

They should send scabby sheep home! Spreading it about

 

[cattleman123]

They should send scabby sheep home! Spreading it about

But once they touch the pens..they start spreading it around..loading bays etc..its a costly pain and a disgrace as you say...

 

[gone up the hill]

They should send scabby sheep home! Spreading it about

Surely its illegal to sell sheep with active scab?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Surely its illegal to sell sheep with active scab?

You’d think so

 

[gone up the hill]

Newark 213.7in spec 1145 lambs 202 .5 all in 2445 lambs

Newark was up 12.7pk on the week.

Makes a complete mockery of deadweight quotes dropping by 15/20pk for next week!

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Surely its illegal to sell sheep with active scab?

Sadly not.
It should be but it was no longer made notifiable back in 1992 when the powers that be got the wind up over compensation for compulsory dipping.

Now there is a 100% reliable blood test perhaps some for of compulsion should come back, or at least a complete ban on movement.