- Location
- West Wales
I know where mine go they do June-November doing over 25,000 a week, I was told at 1 point they hit 30,000
250 working days at 4,000/day is 1million, I thought between the 2 sites ABP would be more?
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- Thread starter TFF
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250 working days at 4,000/day is 1million, I thought between the 2 sites ABP would be more?
- Location
- North Yorkshire
That's basically why curry was invented in the first place.
Woolless
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- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
Good that the old traditions are being kept alive!
Hilly
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- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Must have been some rough old carcass when they got to vindaloo!!!
haymaker80
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- Location
- Stafford
Must have some numbers of store cattle at Stirling today, they started selling at 11am and still selling now on the live feed
- Location
- North Yorkshire
Maybe hung a bit to long in the wrong climate!
- Location
- Devon
I cant remember what they said when I went on the live to dead day at Yetminster. Suspect the lion share would be done there. Only info I have is that its over 1 million/ year. How much over I don't know. With seasonal variation it wouldn't surprise me if they can do as many as 5000 /day.I know where mine go they do June-November doing over 25,000 a week, I was told at 1 point they hit 30,000
250 working days at 4,000/day is 1million, I thought between the 2 sites ABP would be more?
- Location
- Mendips Somerset
Pure Charollais spring lamb away today to Worcester market. for Elmwick Charollais £172.24 for a 53kg 10 week old lamb. £3.24PPK
- Location
- West Wales
Has he even been outside?
- Location
- Mendips Somerset
Doubt it , many /most ram breeders will be the same , (remember that when you buy them at builth and marvel at the size and shape lol )
- Location
- West Wales
No I don’t I breed almost all my own... I had a lad working for me last year who breeds pedigree texels and I was shocked at how much his rams were fed ALL YEAR! As in kilo’s per feed and apparently his rams were small/lean compared to some of the rams in these big sales
Plain steer
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They just kill 1000 a week in n Ireland
Bossfarmer
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- Location
- between Perth and Inverness
What was trade like?
No I don’t I breed almost all my own... I had a lad working for me last year who breeds pedigree texels and I was shocked at how much his rams were fed ALL YEAR! As in kilo’s per feed and apparently his rams were small/lean compared to some of the rams in these big sales
I have given up buying rams in sales, its a fools errand.
Now I buy direct from breeders who I trust after speaking to them and going to the farm to see how they operate.
I have zero interest in over stuffed, force fed, elephants
- Location
- Mendips Somerset
the guide is half tonne best feed (350-400T) , per head Birth - Builth (december - september) to all those thinking of having a go , then sell them for £250 , try and economise means no sale and all the cost lolNo I don’t I breed almost all my own... I had a lad working for me last year who breeds pedigree texels and I was shocked at how much his rams were fed ALL YEAR! As in kilo’s per feed and apparently his rams were small/lean compared to some of the rams in these big sales
My average ram sale price last year was £375, for a maternal breed, sold off farm, with no concentrate just grass.
Top 10% at £450.
Happy enough with that and average increasing year on year.
- Location
- West Wales
£250 here average but no recording and I sell 50% ram lambs
I bought a suffolk shearling tup from a reputable pedigree breeder last year ... thrown some real belting lambs.... doubt he’ll see another tupping though... withered away too nothing since he came out and probably had a bottle of Betamox in the last 4 months f**kers never not lame
- Location
- Mendips Somerset
thats about the same sort of figures here , all these new breeders forget the ram has to go on and do its job and live 5 years without the bag , its more than one day in its life , hence why i dont sell at Exeter or Builth NSA feeding like that knackers the rumens . My first 5 sold last year were april born (shearlings ) no creep , margin would be well above december born lambs .
anyway back to reports Sedge monday
A much larger entry of 1105 hoggs, but of a much more mixed quality, sold to a slightly easier trade for the lighter types, but just as strong for the heavier hoggs. The best lighter weights sold to 292ppk from CJ Sage and J Harvey. Others 291 and 283ppk from G Pike; 287 and 286 from R Young; 285ppk from GR Farmer (2x) and Bailey Bros and 284ppk from LF & JM Heywood. Heavier hoggs sold to £160 and £138 from TE & SJ Popham. Others £146.50, £145 and £140.50 from AE Vile & Son; £142 from DA & AP Gillbard; £141 from MP & DM Hine and MB & KN Crabb; £140 from GR Farmer; £139.50 and £137 from JP Tolley; £139 from AJ Crabb, GR Barnett and J Carson and £137 from G Barnes. Overall average £124.43. An entry of 70 lambs met a very strong trade and sold to 315ppk from Thornhill Farm (Dorset) Ltd. Others 309ppk from TJ Mitchell and 308ppk from RB Bowditch & Son. Heavier lambs sold to £138.50, £136.50 and £133 all from Thornhill Farm (Dorset) Ltd. Overall average £129.50.
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- Location
- Mendips Somerset
good genetics ruined by rosette chasing breeders (apart from feet ), expensive way of bringing in new blood if it only lasts one yearI bought a suffolk shearling tup from a reputable pedigree breeder last year ... thrown some real belting lambs.... doubt he’ll see another tupping though... withered away too nothing since he came out and probably had a bottle of Betamox in the last 4 months fudgeers never not lame