- Location
- West Somerset
Brendon hills, East end of Exmoor, range from 800ft to just over 1100ft, majority facing North east, boys ground in some eyes, but hard enough!
Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
- Start date
Sold a pen of Suffolk X lambs weighed 36kilo at home made £76.50 well pleased with that.
About half way through. 1.00 pm Suffolk Xs were scarce and in demand
fieldsofgold
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I was there at Hexham yesterday for lambs as too wet to drill, and holy cow they were some trade! Couldn’t even get started a bit like anymulewilldo.
Spoke to one man who had a lot of lambs in and his lambs averaged more in the store yesterday compared to his lambs in the fat on Thursday and his deadweight lambs that went this week!
Even the very small lambs that wouldn’t be fit until March/April were in the mid to late 60s.
Spoke to one man who had a lot of lambs in and his lambs averaged more in the store yesterday compared to his lambs in the fat on Thursday and his deadweight lambs that went this week!
Even the very small lambs that wouldn’t be fit until March/April were in the mid to late 60s.
Suffolk cross lambs seem to be well in demand again now.
There is not better lamb for feeding and getting to 48kg IMO, a lot of feeding men had gone off Texel's because of them stalling at 42kg.
The Suffolk lambs around here have got so much better in the last 10 years where as the Texel's have gone the other way.
Why do people always say lambs that won’t be fit until March or April. There will be plenty bought that could finish a lot sooner but people hold them for the better trade in April, May. Is that not part of the game. Wait for the trade ?
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Folk talk
Northeastfarmer
Member
- Location
- Cleveland
That trade in April and May rarely materialises these days....often a better trade Christmas -feb/March
livestock 1
Member
A lot of folks used to aim for Christmas trade but I never remember that being anything exciting, then January everyone is skint paying card bills February usually a bit better you are soon into March and April last few years trade has held better later
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Not in my experience, April May is great time to be selling lamb s .
livestock 1
Member
Just as well for me
Maybe last year but that was due to Covid. We still had a decent average though.
Northeastfarmer
Member
- Location
- Cleveland
The only time it’s been exciting was about 3 years ago....then trade has just been ok
livestock 1
Member
One in every four years is good so this could be the year
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
It hasn’t dropped in that time so could be argued it’s still exiting , make the most of it sheep trade never lasts that long they will be on their arse soon enough again .
livestock 1
Member
I learnt that lesson the hard way. Hoggs would have made more in the stores in early March
Northeastfarmer
Member
- Location
- Cleveland
If £2 a kilo excites you in 2020 then fair enough....personally I’d say it was just an ok trade
Boydvalley
Member
- Location
- Bath
I hear the Middle East light lamb export job Is back on and trade may lift this week.
Your beltexes will be always more than £2 per kg.