Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Andrew1983]

Plenty of cull cows going in to ABP today, mostly sucklers.

Live cull cow trade looked good at thainstone this morning.

 

[Gedd]

Clean cattle less money in Darlington today all u_ bullocks

 

[Highland Mule]

Live cull cow trade looked good at thainstone this morning.

Were dear in Dingwall yesterday, I'd have said.

 

[crazy_bull]

lambs back today at thrapston, but a lot of leaner sorts, best guess lean ones at £1.95kg better fleshed £2.10-£2.20/kg, about £10/hd down on the week.

fair few in

C B

 

[Chae1]

Live cull cow trade looked good at thainstone this morning.

We had 13 over. Great trade.

 

[Chae1]

THAINSTONE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (Thursday 11th June 2020) 132 Cows and Bulls.



Aberdeen & Northern Marts sold 132 Cast Cows and Bulls at their weekly sale on Thursday 11th June. A plainer show of cows than previous weeks was presented to the usual ringside of bidders with all classes easily maintaining recent rates. The cow section was topped at £1,550 for a Limousin cross consigned by Messrs Henderson, Mains of Wardhouse and selling to Messrs Kirkpatrick, Lockerbie. Top price per kg was 189p for a Limousin cow from Messrs Miskelly, Boulintogle, Halkirk. Overall cow average levelled at 147.6p (-1.2p) or £1,077.57. With the entire sale averaging £1,080.15

Cast bulls also met a strong demand, especially for wellfleshed continentals selling to £1,650 for a Limousin from Messrs Ross, Coralhill, Lonmay being again purchased by Messr Kirkpatrick, Lockerbie. Cast bulls averaged 122p per kg (-3.8p) and £1,218.59 per head.



Leading Prices per Kg

Beef Cows: Mains of Wardhouse (LimX) 180.5p; Bendauch, Kinellar (LimX) 179p; Tarmair, Boyndlie (Lim) 170.8p; Auchernack, Grantown on Spey (LimX) 167.1p; Crichie Mains, Stuartfield (LimX) 166.7p; Cairndaie, Sauchen (LimX) 166.3p.

Bulls: Fairburn, Longmanhill (Lim) 150.3p; Logie, Gamrie (Lim) 147.6p; Bowbutts, Strachan (SimX) 146.5p; Prettycur, Hillside (AA) 130.1p; Coralhill (LimX) 126.9p; Glenlogie, Alford (Lim) 121.1p.



Leading Prices per Head

Beef Cows: Cortiecram, Auchnagatt (BBX) £1,530; Selbie, Keithhall (LimX) £1,490; Auchincrieve, Rothiemay (Cha) £1,440; Auchernack, Sheep Park, Bridge of Marnoch (LimX) £1,430; North Cranna, Aberchirder (LimX) £1,410; Mains of Wardhouse, Darnford £1,390.

Bulls: Fairburn (Lim) £1,450; Logie (Lim) £1,410; Coralhill (LimX) £1,310; 5 Upper Dounreay, Thurso (AA) £1,290; Prettycur (AA) £1,210.

 

[Mc115reed]

Had some lambs in Bakewell today wasn’t the best of trade really £2.10 a kilo at 36kilo market average was £2.20 for the day

 

[Gedd]

Had some lambs in Bakewell today wasn’t the best of trade really £2.10 a kilo at 36kilo market average was £2.20 for the day

Probably look back in a couple of weeks and say you had a good trade

 

[Celt83]

Whitland Mart report for this Tuesday. Looks like calves are still red hot! ?

Calves & Weaned Calves (404) 10.15am
Calf trade continues to soar at Whitland with bull calves topping at £460 (Hereford and Lim) and heifer calves selling to £380 (Hereford). Many more quality calves broke the £300 mark and the £200 barrier was a starting point more often than not. Friesian bulls trade picked up even further returning an average of £85 and an astonishing top price of £235.
Another good entry of 121 weaned calves also met a good trade with Limousin steers selling to £720 and Limousin heifers to £685.Steers averaged £457 thoughout and heifers £444.
BUYERS PLEASE REGISTER FOR A SPACE AT RINGSIDE. LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE.

Breed Report
Bull calves
Breed Ave Top Vendor
Friesian 85 235
Saler 80 80
Norwegian Red 85 235
British Blue 281 385
Hereford 224 460
Aberdeen Angus 235 360
Charolais 358 358
Simmental 255 335
Limousin 302 460

Heifer calves
Breed Ave Top Vendor
Friesian 110 158
Saler 82 102
Britsh Blue 222 305
Hereford 161 380
Aberdeen Angus 156 250
Charolais 255 300
Simmental 205 205
Limousin

Weaned calves
Males
Breed Ave Top Vendor
British Blue 444 515
Hereford 493 495
Aberdeen Angus 460 460
Charolais 535 595
Limousin 488 720
Fleckvieh 430 430

Females
Breed Ave Top Vendor
British Blue 422 625
Hereford 362 420
Aberdeen Angus 260 260
Charolais 423 495
Simmental 500 500
Limousin 476 685

Fat Lambs (338)
Lambs still selling well on the head with the majority over £80/head and many over £90 and £100 as they got heavier. Overall average of 218ppk with top prices of 242ppk and £110.

Cull Sheep (51)
Cull sheep top price £80 and rams to £79. Grade1 ewes averaged £61.

 

[Ross121]

Anyone know how the trade was at Hereford today?

 

[Raider112]

Whitland Mart report for this Tuesday. Looks like calves are still red hot! ?

Calves & Weaned Calves (404) 10.15am
Calf trade continues to soar at Whitland with bull calves topping at £460 (Hereford and Lim) and heifer calves selling to £380 (Hereford). Many more quality calves broke the £300 mark and the £200 barrier was a starting point more often than not. Friesian bulls trade picked up even further returning an average of £85 and an astonishing top price of £235.
Another good entry of 121 weaned calves also met a good trade with Limousin steers selling to £720 and Limousin heifers to £685.Steers averaged £457 thoughout and heifers £444.
BUYERS PLEASE REGISTER FOR A SPACE AT RINGSIDE. LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE.

Breed Report
Bull calves
Breed Ave Top Vendor
Friesian 85 235
Saler 80 80
Norwegian Red 85 235
British Blue 281 385
Hereford 224 460
Aberdeen Angus 235 360
Charolais 358 358
Simmental 255 335
Limousin 302 460

Heifer calves
Breed Ave Top Vendor
Friesian 110 158
Saler 82 102
Britsh Blue 222 305
Hereford 161 380
Aberdeen Angus 156 250
Charolais 255 300
Simmental 205 205
Limousin

Weaned calves
Males
Breed Ave Top Vendor
British Blue 444 515
Hereford 493 495
Aberdeen Angus 460 460
Charolais 535 595
Limousin 488 720
Fleckvieh 430 430

Females
Breed Ave Top Vendor
British Blue 422 625
Hereford 362 420
Aberdeen Angus 260 260
Charolais 423 495
Simmental 500 500
Limousin 476 685

Fat Lambs (338)
Lambs still selling well on the head with the majority over £80/head and many over £90 and £100 as they got heavier. Overall average of 218ppk with top prices of 242ppk and £110.

Cull Sheep (51)
Cull sheep top price £80 and rams to £79. Grade1 ewes averaged £61.

That looks cheap compared to Carlisle

 

[Celt83]

That looks cheap compared to Carlisle

Wow!

What was Carlisle trade like for dairy bred calves?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

That looks cheap compared to Carlisle

I watched half an hour at dinner time and they didn’t look that good a trade?

 

[e3120]

Wow!

What was Carlisle trade like for dairy bred calves?

Fridays

 

[Mc115reed]

Probably look back in a couple of weeks and say you had a good trade

I know just annoying 2 weeks ago I had 2.75 a kilo for exact same standard of lambs if anything these were more solid lambs

 

[Raider112]

I watched half an hour at dinner time and they didn’t look that good a trade?

Carlisle? they were Friday last week.

 

[livestock 1]

Will there be any bargains to be had at Carlisle tomorrow? Breeding sale I mean

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Carlisle? they were Friday last week.

Sorry I meant stores on Wednesday

 

[Raider112]

Wow!

What was Carlisle trade like for dairy bred calves?

Last week 4 above £500 and 25 others above £400. 5 Holsteins above £250.
322 sold and the report said it was a plainer show.

 

[Celt83]

Last week 4 above £500 and 25 others above £400

For 15-30 day old calves!

£500 would frighten me to the point that they would be living in the house and I would be sleeping out in the shed!