Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Northeastfarmer]

Up 10p to £4.65 plus 10p regional bonus

What’s with all these regional bonuses
10p for scotch
10p for welsh
10p for Yorkshire
10p for Timbuktu
Why not just bloody make everyone’s 10p more

 

[cattleman123]

Mate tells me their was 100s of small store lambs at Sedgemoor today...didt get their as I was lambing...he did not see any sold...anyone else go

 

[Old Tip]

What’s with all these regional bonuses
10p for scotch
10p for welsh
10p for Yorkshire
10p for Timbuktu
Why not just bloody make everyone’s 10p more

Only get it for three months a year, in the NW it’s from Nov to end of January

 

[Old Tip]

What’s driving the lamb trade, January is usually a tricky month but prices are rising weekly. One wonders if the peak price will come earlier this year with the delay in NZ and Aus lamb hitting the shelves ?

 

[yellowbelly]

What’s driving the lamb trade, January is usually a tricky month but prices are rising weekly. One wonders if the peak price will come earlier this year with the delay in NZ and Aus lamb hitting the shelves ?

No idea - I've given up trying to guess what's going to happen.

Had £96 for 40kg lambs this week, so what we've got left are off ASAP. They need selling at that, IMHO. Holding them, hoping for it to go up more could be false economy. They're only eating stuff that the ewes could have.

If it keeps going up, then good luck to those who've hung on - could be tempted to draw on the ewe lambs if it does

 

[cattleman123]

What’s driving the lamb trade, January is usually a tricky month but prices are rising weekly. One wonders if the peak price will come earlier this year with the delay in NZ and Aus lamb hitting the shelves ?

Is their any to come from over the water...and if so what price will it be,i have been told our lamb is the cheapest in the world...Interesting is the only comment I can make

 

[cattleman123]

No idea - I've given up trying to guess what's going to happen.

Had £96 for 40kg lambs this week, so what we've got left are off ASAP. They need selling at that, IMHO. Holding them, hoping for it to go up more could be false economy. They're only eating stuff that the ewes could have.

If it keeps going up, then good luck to those who've hung on - could be tempted to draw on the ewe lambs if it does

Drawing ewe lambs is not a good idea your need them to produce for you in the years ahead

 

[copse]

No idea - I've given up trying to guess what's going to happen.

Had £96 for 40kg lambs this week, so what we've got left are off ASAP. They need selling at that, IMHO. Holding them, hoping for it to go up more could be false economy. They're only eating stuff that the ewes could have.

If it keeps going up, then good luck to those who've hung on - could be tempted to draw on the ewe lambs if it does

Do they start selling at pen 1 every week?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Drawing ewe lambs is not a good idea your need them to produce for you in the years ahead

You sell them now whilst sky high and buy shearlings back in the autumn when the job collapses

 

[Andrew1983]

@Chae1 happy with trade on Friday?

 

[yellowbelly]

Do they start selling at pen 1 every week?

Where are you asking about?
If it's Newark, yes - they have drawn there in the past, but not lately.

If it's Selby, they always draw to see where they start.

 

[Werzle]

You sell them now whilst sky high and buy shearlings back in the autumn when the job collapses

That might not be far off from what could happen

 

[z.man]

Drawing ewe lambs is not a good idea your need them to produce for you in the years ahead

All off my empties are going away only had 5 out of 135 why bother give them a second chance to be empty again as a shearling

 

[cull cows]

What’s driving the lamb trade, January is usually a tricky month but prices are rising weekly. One wonders if the peak price will come earlier this year with the delay in NZ and Aus lamb hitting the shelves ?

I think more people are eating lamb because beef is getting such bad press

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Drawing ewe lambs is not a good idea your need them to produce for you in the years ahead

Definitely draw ewe lambs with everything that is going on at the moment. Removing poor quality ewe lambs is a no brainer when they make loads of money especially if they were bought in. Maybe not so sensible if they are home bred but even then it is a good opportunity to get rid of those you don't want.
If you feel guilty about selling potential breeding stock then pen them separately in the market and tell them what they are.

I remember many years ago seeing ewe lambs that were good meat put in the stores and they averaged over £100 and all were killed and in the Autumn the same sheep were only £80!!!
After all with these higher prices what a great opportunity for there to be tariffs on lamb after 1/1/21 in a trade deal!!

 

[Chae1]

@Chae1 happy with trade on Friday?

Yes considering what fat is making. Great prices.

 

[Andrew1983]

Yes considering what fat is making. Great prices.

Yes, Dingwall was the same on Wednesday, Long may it continue I just hope the fattening lads get a bit of a lift so they can come back again.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Cull cows very good trade today
Had a 20 year old cow make £1.28 £750

 

[andybk]

anyone at sedge see lambs today ?

 

[livestock 1]

Cull cows very good trade today
Had a 20 year old cow make £1.28 £750

Has she paid for her keep?