Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Skintagain]

Maybe so, but below a 100£ for a breeding ewes is a kinda bargain this year, lv never in my life payed over a 100 for ewes but had to do it this year, 110.

It's a good selling year what more can be said

 

[jendan]

33kgs making 73 £at Stirling

Why go to Stirling when you could buy them at Hexham for under £63.

 

[Shebb90]

Why go to Stirling when you could buy them at Hexham for under £63.

At 33kgs?

 

[jendan]

At 33kgs?

Easily.

 

[tinsheet]

Could you get more for £60?

High 60s would get you some good lambs,
£60 is still bottom end currently not to many of them about yesterday, mind you with this weather I expect they'll start coming out the woodwork now!

 

[Bobbyboy]

Woodheads stand on, 3.64+10/15p

Does anyone know what Woodheads are giving for cows this week

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Does anyone know what Woodheads are giving for cows this week

Yes....nothing...they don’t kill cows

 

[Northern territory]

£3.65 clean dunbia

 

[smallholder99]

3.70 for clean pickstock

 

[Ceri]

Just shows you, I recon they are stinking dear compared to tupping ewe lambs at £115 but who knows

Is there any money in tupping ewe lambs.........?? All the feed they need & the work of lambing them, then you have the hassle of having to take one lamb off her if she has 2 to end up with a thin yearling that u really have to work on to get to the ram in proper condition in the autumn.....? Personally I think there's v little money in tupping lambs.........

 

[z.man]

Is there any money in tupping ewe lambs.........?? All the feed they need & the work of lambing them, then you have the hassle of having to take one lamb off her if she has 2 to end up with a thin yearling that u really have to work on to get to the ram in proper condition in the autumn.....? Personally I think there's v little money in tupping lambs.........

Interesting points,just shows how systems differ we just end up with huge fat lazy shearlings if we don’t lamb them

 

[Skintagain]

Is there any money in tupping ewe lambs.........?? All the feed they need & the work of lambing them, then you have the hassle of having to take one lamb off her if she has 2 to end up with a thin yearling that u really have to work on to get to the ram in proper condition in the autumn.....? Personally I think there's v little money in tupping lambs.........

I Run them on the best grass i have. If I run them dry I run them on the worst I have. Lamb them outside in May and they are less work than ewes imo

 

[Doddsy]

Is there any money in tupping ewe lambs.........?? All the feed they need & the work of lambing them, then you have the hassle of having to take one lamb off her if she has 2 to end up with a thin yearling that u really have to work on to get to the ram in proper condition in the autumn.....? Personally I think there's v little money in tupping lambs.........

Depends on your ewe lambs tbh. The 2 lambs can be a hassle right enough, but if they're bred right and selected for tupping appropriately/correct tup used, then jobs a good un. As z.man has said, they'd be monsters here if left to run for another year, which would lead to problems of their own

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Is there any money in tupping ewe lambs.........?? All the feed they need & the work of lambing them, then you have the hassle of having to take one lamb off her if she has 2 to end up with a thin yearling that u really have to work on to get to the ram in proper condition in the autumn.....? Personally I think there's v little money in tupping lambs.........

You stick too runners. I'll carry on struggling losing money tupping these big ewe lambs

I hate lambing dry shearlings. Really sends my blood pressure through the roof. Give me a big ewe lamb any day.

Depends on your system. I lamb the ewe lambs mid April after the ewes have had their main rush. Put them on the best reseeds, if it goes dry get at them with a few grass nuts. Wean them mid July, dry them off, mineral bonus and get them away to a wintering man mid august on arable fertility leys that he's had 2 cuts off. By the time tupping gets here they are big strong shearlings. If I didn't have access to plenty of winter keep it may be different though. Have too use more bag too make up for it.
Also helps that I can sell as many pet lambs as I have easy as anything at lambing. £5 each no picking.

 

[Gedd]

Wont buy shearling if they havnt had lambs as ewe lambs

 

[livestock 1]

Wont buy shearling if they havnt had lambs as ewe lambs

Need a good dog and a good temper

 

[Ceri]

Interesting points,just shows how systems differ we just end up with huge fat lazy shearlings if we don’t lamb them

Ah man....... Will we ever get it right

 

[Ceri]

Any fat lamb trades today........? Price dropped last week & as a result not many out yesterday & sounds like the price strengthened a touch.... Be interesting to see what today's like....??

 

[livestock 1]

Any fat lamb trades today........? Price dropped last week & as a result not many out yesterday & sounds like the price strengthened a touch.... Be interesting to see what today's like....??

Looked like a few auctions were - when I looked last night not all though

 

[Shebb90]

What is calve trade like at the moment? Got some char x's tomorrow at holsworhy.