What would 41/42kg lambs be making today at Exeter?
Just wondered if lighter lambs were more sought after than heavier ones
Got some to go Wednesday to Holsworthy
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Just wondered if lighter lambs were more sought after than heavier ones
Got some to go Wednesday to Holsworthy
I had a pen of 44kg in that made £92.80 and a single 47kg in at £94.80
Smart lambs though and suspect I did pretty well against the average.
Lighter lambs were an easier sell but don't recall the prices as not seen many sold before I left.
cattleman123
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Same old problem..far too many lambs on one day in the South West heard Honiton done around a 1000 and Sedgemoor had 1400...Upwards they are a lot dearer,it was full in Honiton when I popped in with 23...couldt really believe it as I thought the price was not that good..how wrong I was
Probably bounce in Exeter next week....;-)
cattleman123
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Hope it bounces everwhere...but certainly took a hit...bought some cples on Sat that look wrong already...
Im not selling next Monday as crovected all the lambs this morning so 8 day withdrawal. But next draw will all be going in private sales for £110 after kill and cut.
had e nuff
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Yes they were by reg sires. Back to blues again in 2 weeks.
Far Gloss
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Looks alright but just counting in pic only 10 joints?
Far Gloss
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Yes looks about 10,
Not going to feed too many.
Northeastfarmer
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They just keep replenishing them...no point putting 500 joints out, the back ones would never get bought
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The point is, the display is near full, so there is product available for the customer (as opposed to the empty shelves reported elsewhere). The proportion of space given to joints will be decided by how they sell compared to other packs in that display. I would expect steaks and mince to be displayed in far higher proportions, especially in the summer (BBQ?) season.
Wrong end of the week to look like that though
Has long has they do. And I know what you mean, but if look at other items they put a lot more than that out.
gone up the hill
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Exeter today they would have made just over £2 kilo unless they were top price lambs.
Figures aren't out yet for Exeter but that isn't surprising as they would still have been selling cull ewes at 3.30 pm, the place was packed with them as well as spring lambs.
Sedge had nearly 1700 spring lambs, SQQ was £2 kilo for springers so looks a worse trade than Exeter!
Sedge also had 725 hoggs in and that trade dropped 20pk across the board.
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where the hell are all these ewes coming from ?and thois late if bought for killing last autumn , the ones in sedge sat didnt look like they had bred this season .
gone up the hill
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No one seems to know.
Some seem to think however that many farmers are now cutting sheep numbers or getting out altogether due to last years weather and now very poor lamb/ hogg prices the last few months!
Seems to be a lot of very good ewes with a few years life left in them in the cull pens every week that is for sure!
livestock 1
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When cull prices are higher now than the same sheep were as breeders were last backend then there lies the answer
gone up the hill
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After today its very clear that breeding prices wont be any better this summer than last year!