Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Fat Lamb]

Never had £80 for a weaned lamb?

Western Isles of Scotland, totally different job.

 

[Estate fencing.]

Thats what i said. think the highest i got was around £72 quid last year. thats for LLeyn lambs, we sell store in late August though cant take them through to finishing.

Hell and I guess you have to feed ewes.

 

[spark_28]

Western Isles of Scotland, totally different job.

tell me about it!!!

tbf the 12 sheep and 6 lambs i sold almost covered my feed bill. problem is thats about a 5th if my flock. wont be an awful lot of profit in whats left. £53 a bale of round hay, +£400 a tonne of Concentrates and diesel at 1.96 a litre. Sadly unsustainable and theyll all be gone by the end of September. Going to expand our hebrideans and put a beltex on them.

 

[Fat Lamb]

Hell and I guess you have to feed ewes.

Your playing with fire you know!

 

[Estate fencing.]

Your playing with fire you know!

I wasn’t trying to, honest. Just meant must be a hard place to keep sheep.

 

[Henarar]

tell me about it!!!

tbf the 12 sheep and 6 lambs i sold almost covered my feed bill. problem is thats about a 5th if my flock. wont be an awful lot of profit in whats left. £53 a bale of round hay, +£400 a tonne of Concentrates and diesel at 1.96 a litre. Sadly unsustainable and theyll all be gone by the end of September. Going to expand our hebrideans and put a beltex on them.

Do you have to feed the hebrideans ?

 

[Estate fencing.]

Do you have to feed the hebrideans ?

No but your next door have to.

 

[spark_28]

Do you have to feed the hebrideans ?

not a quarter as much as i would the lleyns. Got alot of access to hill but the lleyns would still need Hay, hebrideans wouldnt plsu they would need alot less concentrates. I reckon i was almost £40 a ewe this year on the lleyns, and that isnt likely to go down.

 

[Henarar]

not a quarter as much as i would the lleyns. Got alot of access to hill but the lleyns would still need Hay, hebrideans wouldnt plsu they would need alot less concentrates. I reckon i was almost £40 a ewe this year on the lleyns, and that isnt likely to go down.

No I can't see hard feed dropping much in price in a hurry and nobody has any idea how to get the fat price up to cover it,
Yet some say it is our duty to keep shovelling it in to them

 

[livestock 1]

No I can't see hard feed dropping much in price in a hurry and nobody has any idea how to get the fat price up to cover it,
Yet some say it is our duty to keep shovelling it in to them

Did you attend any Geography lessons at school?

 

[kddvne]

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Would have sold to farming if it wasn’t in bandit country horrible area

 

[livestock 1]

Would have sold to farming if it wasn’t in bandit country horrible area

Oh is it Sherburn area or Easington?

 

[kddvne]

Oh is it Sherburn area or Easington?

Shotton

 

[livestock 1]

Shotton

Ah yes where some of my quad bikes end up

 

[jendan]

not a quarter as much as i would the lleyns. Got alot of access to hill but the lleyns would still need Hay, hebrideans wouldnt plsu they would need alot less concentrates. I reckon i was almost £40 a ewe this year on the lleyns, and that isnt likely to go down.

Are you actually on one of the islands or the mainland.I guess even some of that will be almost inaccessable by road,like Knoydart ?

 

[jendan]

Ah yes where some of my quad bikes end up

Probably where mine ended up last November. I was told they are in bits for parts in just a few hours. Even fairly new ones.

 

[livestock 1]

Probably where mine ended up last November. I was told they are in bits for parts in just a few hours. Even fairly new ones.

Usually end up in Ireland or re sold locally for a few hundred bar

 

[hendrebc]

Never had a joystick one or even used one. Loadall is the handiest thing we’ve ever had never thought we would use it as much as we do. Loader tractors don’t cut it in comparison

I agree totally that tractor loaders aren't a patch on one but you do pay for the privilege I've looked quite closely at secondhand ones after using a few different ones on places I've helped.
Someone quoted was it 98k for one
You need a lot of work for something like that.

 

[livestock 1]

I agree totally that tractor loaders aren't a patch on one but you do pay for the privilege I've looked quite closely at secondhand ones after using a few different ones on places I've helped.
Someone quoted was it 98k for one
You need a lot of work for something like that.

You don’t need to pay 98k 25k is enough for a farm machine

 

[Chae1]

We've one for sale for under 25k at moment.