Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[jendan]

Keep thinking i will try a pen of angus bullocks at grass just cant bring myself to buy them when your used to continentals

The famous drawing is enough to put anyone off.

 

[Farmer 83563]

I had a first at Welshpool today. Only took 19 as nearly out now, all 47-48kg at home yesterday afternoon. The mart calculator must have been broken, as they insisted they were 55kg. One exlana I put separate was weighed about right, at 46kg. I'd normally have been glad of the extra weight...

The 55kg ones (all continentals) made £128, apart from a toother that made £105, and the shedder made £115.

Are they checking toothers now?

 

[jendan]

I had a first at Welshpool today. Only took 19 as nearly out now, all 47-48kg at home yesterday afternoon. The mart calculator must have been broken, as they insisted they were 55kg. One exlana I put separate was weighed about right, at 46kg. I'd normally have been glad of the extra weight...

The 55kg ones (all continentals) made £128, apart from a toother that made £105, and the shedder made £115.

Heavies looked a bit stronger at Carlisle today.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Let's be honest on the grand scheme of things its niche, there won't be many finished cattle that haven't eaten a ton

Perhaps better to go niche then...

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Well we always used to be. There could be a big return to that way.It doesnt look as if £300/ton grain is going to end any time soon.

1) there was a fraction of the population then
2) there was a damn sight less building and infrastructure on farmland
3) there weren’t 000’s of acres of hill land being put too trees or minimal stocking for environmental payments. Those hills were essential too run the native suckler herds too sell calves down onto the lowlands.

 

[livestock 1]

1) there was a fraction of the population then
2) there was a damn sight less building and infrastructure on farmland
3) there weren’t 000’s of acres of hill land being put too trees or minimal stocking for environmental payments. Those hills were essential too run the native suckler herds too sell calves down onto the lowlands.

We never got any real money for them. That’s why we changed

 

[neilo]

Are they checking toothers now?

It seems so, not that I checked them myself.

 

[Farmer 83563]

It seems so, not that I checked them myself.

I asked a grader about the toother situation last week and was told 'If we dont check we don't know!' ... seemed a sensible enough approach. A young lad declared his and they were £20 down like for like

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I asked a grader about the toother situation last week and was told 'If we dont check we don't know!' ... seemed a sensible enough approach. A young lad declared his and they were £20 down like for like

It’s definitely one of those jobs where you keep your gob shut and hope

pulled out a couple of half meated hoggs that had teeth up a fortnight since. Threw them in with the ewes, nothing was said and they made a damn sight more as half meated ewes than they would have done as half meated toothers!

 

[hendrebc]

I asked a grader about the toother situation last week and was told 'If we dont check we don't know!' ... seemed a sensible enough approach. A young lad declared his and they were £20 down like for like

Your better off declaring them if they are I've had a phone call that evening before to say some are toothers and I would get paid less for them. Was a fair price for them but did look like I was trying it on (I wasn't!)
Fair enough though if they are toothers I hadn't checked them myself because I didn't think it was early enough and no one else was checking so never thought about it. the market staff didn't check either probably thinking the same as me but the buyer did check. I think it was in March so plenty early enough for it
It's a stupid rule but it's still a rule were meant to follow.....

 

[cattleman123]

It’s definitely one of those jobs where you keep your gob shut and hope

pulled out a couple of half meated hoggs that had teeth up a fortnight since. Threw them in with the ewes, nothing was said and they made a damn sight more as half meated ewes than they would have done as half meated toothers!

Yep they found one for me when they killed it..Auctioneers docked 25 quid off...thats what the plant deducted..i always find honesty is best

 

[sherg]

Perhaps better to go niche then...

We can't all go niche because it wouldn't be niche anymore, the 30 month rule doesn't help either

 

[Greythundercloudys]

No archie at lanark today, must be on holiday, not as good man selling, those buyers would be getn afew bargains, ewes looked cheaper aswell. Festival will be past now l think.

 

[livestock 1]

Its up to the mart to find them not the vendors

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I asked a grader about the toother situation last week and was told 'If we dont check we don't know!' ... seemed a sensible enough approach. A young lad declared his and they were £20 down like for like

Surely if they have teeth they are now ewes….so should be worth £20 more…not less

 

[livestock 1]

Surely if they have teeth they are now ewes….so should be worth £20 more…not less

It’s a big con I think they just shove them through with the lamb teeth hoggs

 

[Northeastfarmer]

It’s a big con I think they just shove them through with the lamb teeth hoggs

Of course they do. It’s a bit like cattle that are over thirty months….

 

[Woolless]

It’s a big con I think they just shove them through with the lamb teeth hoggs

I'm not saying that doesn't happen but my experience is that they are checked at slaughter and any sheep with adult teeth up will be split and spinal cord removed. As you can imagine, this is significantly more work for the abattoir. It is, of course, a complete waste of time but if they don't do it and this is discovered by the onsite vet then they will face enforcement action.

 

[Greythundercloudys]

AA bulls not fancy trade on the webcam earlier on at ua stirling.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

AA bulls not fancy trade on the webcam earlier on at ua stirling.

@muleman will be getting his pick