Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Woolless]

I expect he bought a couple of Dexters ..he likes them small so they wont be over the weight limit

I've heard ABP are paying a premium for them

 

[casper74]

Penrith stores were a decent trade maybe not as dear as earlier store trades seen this year.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Penrith stores were a decent trade maybe not as dear as earlier store trades seen this year.

How many were you allowed...

 

[Henery]

Which way is cull ewe trade going ? , when is the next “festival” ? Worth keeping them around?

 

[andybk]

Which way is cull ewe trade going ? , when is the next “festival” ? Worth keeping them around?

april usually peak price , but prices are good now , stick or twist ?

 

[Mc115reed]

Which way is cull ewe trade going ? , when is the next “festival” ? Worth keeping them around?

Cull price never been so good for a long time, not sure when the next festival is but it’s certainly a good price atm if there skin and bone welsh types your never gonna make much but for good size ewes there into hundreds

 

[andybk]

one thing i will add is , look back at prices in 2018 , last spring we had the b word and everyone was nervous , prices across the board were down , untill certainty (for at least a year) in the election happened , lamb was trading at £120 ish for 40kg u3l nearly all summer in france . Exchange rates are not quite as good as they have been but can quite see 2018 again at least for a while , Then prices for lamb / ewes might tank from august on untill some sort of deal is done , Then there is the china effect maybe good maybe non existent though aus numbers are going to be very short to supply northern china muslims

 

[Woolless]

one thing i will add is , look back at prices in 2018 , last spring we had the b word and everyone was nervous , prices across the board were down , untill certainty (for at least a year) in the election happened , lamb was trading at £120 ish for 40kg u3l nearly all summer in france . Exchange rates are not quite as good as they have been but can quite see 2018 again at least for a while , Then prices for lamb / ewes might tank from august on untill some sort of deal is done , Then there is the china effect maybe good maybe non existent though aus numbers are going to be very short to supply northern china muslims

I think you're spot on. Sadly that means reduced demand right when I'll have a heap of lambs ready!

 

[Old Tip]

It’s ok @Woolless Boris will bail us out

 

[Woolless]

It’s ok @Woolless Boris will bail us out

Yes, right after he finds his arse with his two hands...

 

[Werzle]

Beef trade seems to have stagnated atm and the slight rise after christmas saw more prime and culls come out the woodwork than firms expected. Good news is that the store cattle buyers are buying like the fats jumped 30p+ ! Store cattle and weanling numbers do seem down with a fair few farmers moaning they cannot find cattle and forcasting a flying spring trade

 

[Old Tip]

Lambs were a good trade today but ewes were back a bit, had a reasonable trade though. Scanned empty £85 for mules, £58 for Cheviots and £49 for some old Herdwicks

 

[cattleman123]

Eblex still down...what are the wallies doing...useless does not do it justice

 

[andybk]

Sedge report , at least 4 sellers using Mendip charollais Rams mentioned in dispatches

Top price p/head £111.00 Top price p/kg 214.0ppk SQQ Average 203.85ppk WEIGHT No. Hoggs Sold Ave Standard (32.1-39.kg) 44 195.77 Medium (39.1-45.5kg) 342 204.79 Heavy (45.6-52kg) 391 203.12 Others (Over 62kg) 48 191.55 Auctioneer’s Comments: Fewer hoggs forward at 825 head sold to a much dearer trade, particularly for the heavier types. The best sold to 214ppk from A Dagger and MW Ford. Others 211ppk from TC & SCI Pain and SJ Crossman and 210ppk from Rushmore Estate (2x) RR Creed & Son, JR Payne, GR Barnett and Wallmead Farms Partners. On the heavier lambs 27 pens sold at £100/head or over, to a top of £111, £108 and £103 from RR Creed & Son. Others £110 and £108 from DJ & DA Bloyce; £110 from A Dagger; £109 and £104 (2x) from MJ Patch; £106 from JG & WE Down & Son; £105 from Milborne Wick Farms Ltd and P Coombs Ltd; £104 from SJ Crossman and £101 from S & J Larder. Overall average £92.58.

 

[Raider112]

Beef trade seems to have stagnated atm and the slight rise after christmas saw more prime and culls come out the woodwork than firms expected. Good news is that the store cattle buyers are buying like the fats jumped 30p+ ! Store cattle and weanling numbers do seem down with a fair few farmers moaning they cannot find cattle and forcasting a flying spring trade

I would take farmers forecasting a flying trade with a pinch of salt. We might have an opinion but we won't have a say.

 

[yellowbelly]

Eblex still down...what are the wallies doing...useless does not do it justice

It says on the website they've had a fire in the computer room.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

It says on the website they've had a fire in the computer room.

Trade that hot ??

 

[jendan]

It says on the website they've had a fire in the computer room.

sheep on fire. Its blown them up.

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Eblex still down...what are the wallies doing...useless does not do it justice

Could not TFF take this over and make it better. It certainly wouldn't be difficult to do that.

It could also make it more useful and accurate with members input and have a sensible commentary.

 

[gone up the hill]

Stop the press....

Exeter prime market 20/01/20.

Cull ewe trade stormed ahead to average an outstanding £88 head ! yes £88 head including small hill/ very plain ewes etc etc ( up an impressive £12.72 head on the week..

But not to be outdone the Hoggs averaged an impressive £2.15pk across the board ( up 10pk on the week )

But the highlight of the sale was of course the first Spring lambs of the 2020 season which sold to a top of £2.31pk and averaged an impressive £2.26pk.