Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Top Tip.]

Auctioneer from Sedge up??

I did think it sounded a bit like a Sedge report when I wrote it!!

 

[sheepwise]

It’s happening,Dingwall was hard work yesterday. £100+ back on the week.

Heard the suckled calves at UA Stirling fell away at the end of the sale on Monday. Spoke to a buyer who bought 160 between Ayr and Newton Stewart last week and reckoned he would have been £30-£40 less if he had waited for Stirling this week.

 

[hill shepherd]

No way, the ones out of Cheviots are the ones to have but they all have white faces

There's not enough of them to go round though, thats why they're so expensive

 

[mghley]

There's not enough of them to go round though, thats why they're so expensive

Have too many people seen the light

 

[Werzle]

Heard the suckled calves at UA Stirling fell away at the end of the sale on Monday. Spoke to a buyer who bought 160 between Ayr and Newton Stewart last week and reckoned he would have been £30-£40 less if he had waited for Stirling this week.

Steers av 286ppk and hfrs 264ppk, nothing wrong with that

 

[jendan]

Got 5 at Hexham today and 3 on Monday. Wont be blowing my brains out that’s a fact
(Mainly cos I have none to blow out)

What did you think of the trade at Hexham today?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

What did you think of the trade at Hexham today?

Mixed. Biggest top end cattle were a dear trade, the rest would be easier, especially the smaller younger ones.
trade at the start would be £70 less untill it got going

 

[Stw88]

Mixed. Biggest top end cattle were a dear trade, the rest would be easier, especially the smaller younger ones.
trade at the start would be £70 less untill it got going

You certainly couldn’t value anything. Some of them young hairy ones looked hellish dear.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

You certainly couldn’t value anything. Some of them young hairy ones looked hellish dear.

Those types don’t interest me

 

[Gedd]

You certainly couldn’t value anything. Some of them young hairy ones looked hellish dear.

Were you selling

 

[Macsky]

Those cattle are never going to grow into big cattle though, looking at the report the majority are only 250kgs. People are getting wise as to what cattle will hit the weights and specs for top fat prices and sucklerbred 250kg weanlings arent them. They made what they were worth by the looks to me. Farmers cant expect to keep cows that look like mountain goats and then expect to sell calves out from them for big money.

Wrong. Most of the calves sold in Portree will be around 250kg and the same buyers pay a premium for them- year in, year out.

 

[hill shepherd]

Have too many people seen the light

Well it would seem this year that they have and come back to buy NoE mule, that why they've caught up a bit again price wise, even though theres 000s more of them

 

[Stw88]

Yes, I was dead last. Some one had to be. Would be £50 short of carlisle yesterday.

 

[jendan]

You certainly couldn’t value anything. Some of them young hairy ones looked hellish dear.

I thought some of the really small ones were good money for what they were.Still £600 + for very small 5 month Angus. How did you get on with yours compared to Carlisle yesterday?

 

[jendan]

Those types don’t interest me

Did you buy the Harlow Bower one at £2000 ?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Did you buy the Harlow Bower one at £2000 ?

What do you think I like 2 for that
Thought you’d of treat me to that brew you promised me

 

[Top Tip.]

Wrong. Most of the calves sold in Portree will be around 250kg and the same buyers pay a premium for them- year in, year out.

You would think that folk would know that they have to be 250 kg on their way to being 650 kg

 

[Macsky]

You would think that folk would know that they have to be 250 kg on their way to being 650 kg

To be honest, there won’t be many at all over 250kg at 6months.

 

[jendan]

Do you write the report for Gisburn?

Maybe you auctioneer there?

I’ve been selling at Gisburn for 30 years and I’ve never felt the need to big it up,it’s a quarter of the mart it used to be.

Havent seen a post from you for 3 or 4 years. Where you been?

 

[livestock 1]

ill put my neck on the block but I can see store cattle easing back…inputs are going through the roof

They already have yesterday