Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[george 600]

St Merryn, Bodmin kill cancelled tomorrow. No reason given as yet.
Unless anyone else knows?

no cattle or not needed?

 

[andybk]

And people wonder why farmers don't trust meat buyers

cant see why anything cant be discussed on a public forum , we need to know our lambs are receiving an open fair hearing , felt very uneasy just leaving stock yesterday . weights were a bit lighter than at home by about 3-4kg ? but will overlook that as they were in night before . as long as dealers/ buyers arnt playing games behind closed doors fair enough . Will be the end of auctions if not .....
I do understand auctioneers have put themselves out over all this and appreciate all they are doing , left to deadweight we would be screwed over for sure .

 

[fieldfarmer]

St Merryn, Bodmin kill cancelled tomorrow. No reason given as yet.
Unless anyone else knows?

They cancelled some of todays kill also, 10 mins before lorry due here! To much beef in store with no home for it was the reason given.

 

[S J H]

it is dear but not because of the farmer, most of the time there is no need for lamb to be any more expensive on average per KG than beef if you go by the price the farmer gets, its a bit different at the moment cos lamb is up and beef is right down

I think we need to market Hogget in a different way from lamb, lamb seems a bit like marmite to me, not many people want to cook it at home either.

 

[gone up the hill]

First sentence is a bit rich coming from you but it is true we will leave it there, I know there is a big picture out there And it’s a right old mess no easy answer.

What I meant by my first sentence was that I don't want to take this thread off topic like happened last week and the week before if that makes sense?

Just heard from the chicken farmer with the two large sheds I posted about last week....

His buyer has told him that there is still no demand for chicken meat but to help him out they will take the chickens for free and not charge him for taking them!

And whilst this is going on the supermarkets are importing beef/lamb and chicken as fast as they can!

 

[gone up the hill]

cant see why anything cant be discussed on a public forum , we need to know our lambs are receiving an open fair hearing , felt very uneasy just leaving stock yesterday . weights were a bit lighter than at home by about 3-4kg ? but will overlook that as they were in night before . as long as dealers/ buyers arnt playing games behind closed doors fair enough . Will be the end of auctions if not .....
I do understand auctioneers have put themselves out over all this and appreciate all they are doing , left to deadweight we would be screwed over for sure .

I cannot understand why say 2/3 regular lamb sellers cannot stay in the market each week to see everyone else's prime lambs/ cattle sold.

At least with store stock sales there are farmer buyers there as well as the dealers.

 

[lloyd]

I cannot understand why say 2/3 regular lamb sellers cannot stay in the market each week to see everyone else's prime lambs/ cattle sold.

At least with store stock sales there are farmer buyers there as well as the dealers.

You having a laugh.
Treat everyone the same is the fairest policy.

 

[livestock 1]

You having a laugh.
Treat everyone the same is the fairest policy.

What’s that then??
Bar the ones out that are paying the commission??

 

[Henarar]

What’s that then??
Bar the ones out that are paying the commission??

yep they do want to remember who is paying them

 

[livestock 1]

yep they do want to remember who is paying them

I’ve thought that from the beginning.
Morally wrong to the highest degree!

 

[livestock 1]

70% deaths are male
Sellers aren’t allowed to see their stock sold
Pubs are shut

If this virus is engineered it must have been by prime mart buyers and women

 

[livestock 1]

I have left sheep and cattle at auctions for years now but realistically relying on other sellers being there.
Totally different when no vendors there

 

[Henarar]

I have left sheep and cattle at auctions for years now but realistically relying on other sellers being there.
Totally different when no vendors there

since we started with sucklers 22 years ago I have only missed seeing them sold 3 times that I can remember and those times another family member has seen them sold
I don't want to see these restrictions go on any longer than they have to even if GUTH does think its great

 

[Northern territory]

Malton 1500 Hoggs averaged 188 ppk best to £140. 22 steers averaged £2.10 and 38 heifers averaged £2.18.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Malton 1500 Hoggs averaged 188 ppk best to £140. 22 steers averaged £2.10 and 38 heifers averaged £2.18.

are the hoggs similar to last week?

 

[Northern territory]

are the hoggs similar to last week?

Cattle and sheep slightly up. Hoggs 2 pence better and 1000 more than last week

 

[Old Tip]

Gambled and took a few hoggs today and am pleasantly surprised, well fed Cheviots at £2.25 kg for 41kg and £2.15 a kilo for horned lambs at 35kg which were bought for £22 a head in October. Still got a fair few left so let’s hope it continues to improve

 

[LAMBCHOPS]

Gambled and took a few hoggs today and am pleasantly surprised, well fed Cheviots at £2.25 kg for 41kg and £2.15 a kilo for horned lambs at 35kg which were bought for £22 a head in October. Still got a fair few left so let’s hope it continues to improve

got plenty of similar horned lambs to go soon, hopefully they will stay a similar price

 

[Wooly]

Back to Ashford prices today (last week in brackets)

Short Market Report for Tuesday 7th April 2020
570 Cattle sold including 26 Prime, 49 Cull and 495 Store.
2,352 Sheep sold including 1,707 Prime, 454 Cull, and 191 Store.
81 Pigs sold including 62 Finished, 12 Cull and 7 Store.

Finished Cattle - 26 (31)
Average: Steers - 176.8p (179.1p) Heifers - 170p (180.1p)
Top Steer per head - £1,186
Top Steer per kilo - 195p
Top Heifer per head - £1,166
Top Heifer per kilo - 205p
Cull & OTM Cattle - 49 (57)
Cow average: Beef - 100.5p (113.2p) Dairy - 73.5p (94.4p)
Top Beef per head - £1,158
Top Beef per kilo - 154p
Top Dairy - £851
Top Dairy per kilo - 95p
Finished Sheep - 1,707 (1,349)
New Season Lamb SQQ 251.2p (274.5p)
Top price per head - £98.00
Top price per kilo - 269p
Hoggett SQQ 204.1p (205.5p)
Top price per head - £112.00
Top price per kilo - 245p
Cull Sheep - 454 (221)
Cull average £61.40 (£60.35)
Top price £100.00 (£99.00)
Store Sheep - 191 (51)
Store average £55.51 (£48.29)
Top price £79.00

 

[Northern territory]

Must say cull ewe prices looked good in malton but only 150 in. Is demand coming back again with Ramadan imminent