Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Shebb90]

Excuse my ignorance but I thought it was the choice of the auctioneer whether they have a red or green market not the vendor ?
Some have no choice but to go to a red market or on the dead . ...I didn't know they can just request the auctioneer to change it to a green market for the day cos their lambs weren't fat enough and if they did what happens to the tb restricted cattle that go on the same day because its a red market .

On red markets do they have sheep and
Cattle in on same day? Don't think they do down this way? And if there was both would it make any difference to sheep movements if tb cattle sale going on too has sheep are not affected by tb movement restrictions? Just curious not thought about that before really.

 

[Werzle]

On red markets do they have sheep and
Cattle in on same day? Don't think they do down this way? And if there was both would it make any difference to sheep movements if tb cattle sale going on too has sheep are not affected by tb movement restrictions? Just curious not thought about that before really.

Everything ends up at the slaughterhouse on a red market day , cull cows, fat cattle, cull ewes, fat lambs, pigs.

 

[Shebb90]

Everything ends up at the slaughterhouse on a red market day , cull cows, fat cattle, cull ewes, fat lambs, pigs.

So a farmer couldn't go and out of the cull ewes?

 

[Estate fencing.]

So a farmer couldn't go and out of the cull ewes?

No, because those ewes could have come out of a green market the day before.

 

[Shebb90]

No, because those ewes could have come out of a green market the day before.

I see.. So it would be the 6 day stand still rule that would mean you got to kill?

 

[livestock 1]

I see.. So it would be the 6 day stand still rule that would mean you got to kill?

For sheep entirely yes
For cattle it could be either or both

 

[primmiemoo]

Why sell sheep at a red market, then, if vendors aren't picking properly enough for dwt?

 

[Skintagain]

Why sell sheep at a red market, then, if vendors aren't picking properly enough for dwt?

People that are legged up on 6 day

 

[primmiemoo]

People that are legged up on 6 day

Would that be a reason for selling sheep underfinished, though?
I'm unfamiliar with different colour markets other than for cattle, so finding this puzzling.

 

[Skintagain]

Would that be a reason for selling sheep underfinished, though?
I'm unfamiliar with different colour markets other than for cattle, so finding this puzzling.

It puzzles me too what some people do

 

[Werzle]

Newspapers reporting halal and kosher meat will thankfully have to be labelled as to how it was killed in new rules being drawn up, supported by the majority of the british public. Extending labelling to produce will help the growth of higher welfare farmers.

 

[neilo]

Would that be a reason for selling sheep underfinished, though?
I'm unfamiliar with different colour markets other than for cattle, so finding this puzzling.

Worcester used to be (maybe still is?) 'red' every week, for cattle and sheep, with stores sold on a different day. We still got competition between bidders (or as much as you get in any market) and the price was as good as, or better than, anywhere else.
I wouldn't take anything home from a market anyway, as health status precludes it, and bringing in scab, mv, etc will cost more than you might lose on a rough day.

If you sold anything underfinished to the degree that they would drag the price down, you'd get the pasting you deserved I suppose.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Ewe lambs not over fast at Longtown

 

[jendan]

Ewe lambs not over fast at Longtown

Are you there ? What are they going through at?

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Why sell sheep at a red market, then, if vendors aren't picking properly enough for dwt?

The red market may be the only one close - ish to you . You can't do much about that . What you can do though is make sure your lambs are fit to kill......then there is no problem

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Are you there ? What are they going through at?

Real nice runners 108-115

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Real nice runners 108-115

Smaller but very smart runners 100

 

[gwi1890]

Welsh Mountain draft ewes 40kg ish
Majority in excess of £80 at Gaerwen yesterday fair few in the £90’s and up £102, made x bred ewes look cheap

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Welsh Mountain draft ewes 40kg ish
Majority in excess of £80 at Gaerwen yesterday fair few in the £90’s and up £102, made x bred ewes look cheap

Makes them look bloody cheap!!!

 

[Skintagain]

Welsh Mountain draft ewes 40kg ish
Majority in excess of £80 at Gaerwen yesterday fair few in the £90’s and up £102, made x bred ewes look cheap

They are too dear at that. May as well transfer onto something better