Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[willy]

To be honest lambs are doing v badly, if you take the value of sterling into account? Surely we should be seeing some real improvements.

I don't think it bodes well going forward

 

[Northeastfarmer]

To be honest lambs are doing v badly, if you take the value of sterling into account? Surely we should be seeing some real improvements.

I don't think it bodes well going forward

This is what happens when everyone tups an extra 50-100 ewes to get more lambs because the price is crap, then it ends up a vicious circle

 

[Ross121]

Have heard farmers fresh have altered their grid for the better. Pay to 22 and take mules now. Is this all true anyone know?

Yes pay to 22, we had blue faced Leicester sired lambs on the lorry today, no fuss!! As long as there in spec O2 or better!

 

[sherg]

This is what happens when everyone tups an extra 50-100 ewes to get more lambs because the price is crap, then it ends up a vicious circle

Hasn't the national flock grown by 2% ? apparently there was 5000 lambs in welshpool today I really thought the numbers forward would be slowing up by now, looking at the beef price compared to the lambs people would be better off bulling some heifers instead of lambing ewes

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Hasn't the national flock grown by 2% ? apparently there was 5000 lambs in welshpool today I really thought the numbers forward would be slowing up by now, looking at the beef price compared to the lambs people would be better off bulling some heifers instead of lambing ewes

Not sure what it's grown by but it wouldn't surprise me! Everyone on here seems to keeping upping numbers....I left my ewes the same as normal but think I'll increase cow numbers this spring

 

[sherg]

Not sure what it's grown by but it wouldn't surprise me! Everyone on here seems to keeping upping numbers....I left my ewes the same as normal but think I'll increase cow numbers this spring

Dropped the ewes here and buying store lambs looks like I'm going to get bent over again this year

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Dropped the ewes here and buying store lambs looks like I'm going to get bent over again this year

You'll have to get yourself some nice bulling heifers

 

[sherg]

You'll have to get yourself some nice bulling heifers

I've been thinking about buying cows with calves and fattening the cow, I cant see myself wanting to calve cows just yet, I'm still wondering about doing black and white bulls with buitelaar

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I've been thinking about buying cows with calves and fattening the cow, I cant see myself wanting to calve cows just yet, I'm still wondering about doing black and white bulls with buitelaar

I'd be more inclined to finish cows than black and white bulls...they'll certainly finish a lot quicker

 

[sherg]

In an ideal world I'd go and buy some nice pure lim stores and sell them in the fat for mega money like yourself at least you've got something nice to look at

 

[Northeastfarmer]

In an ideal world I'd go and buy some nice pure lim stores and sell them in the fat for mega money like yourself at least you've got something nice to look at

Keep your hand up long enough and you'll soon have a yard full

 

[exmoor dave]

Hasn't the national flock grown by 2% ? apparently there was 5000 lambs in welshpool today I really thought the numbers forward would be slowing up by now, looking at the beef price compared to the lambs people would be better off bulling some heifers instead of lambing ewes

Here in the SW (& I imagine that Wales is similar) there is a fairly big reason for the increase in sheep numbers...... TB!
Folk are reducing cattle numbers and increasing sheep.

 

[sherg]

Here in the SW (& I imagine that Wales is similar) there is a fairly big reason for the increase in sheep numbers...... TB!
Folk are reducing cattle numbers and increasing sheep.

Probably a hell of a lot of suckler cow herds around here have either gone or reduced probably a few ex dairy boys keeping sheep now as well

 

[jendan]

just weighed the smallest ,surprised me 434kg so about £700 ?

They will make far more in the store ring!

 

[gone up the hill]

I'd be more inclined to finish cows than black and white bulls...they'll certainly finish a lot quicker

I wouldn't touch black and white bulls with a barge poll for several reasons..

Steers on the other hand are a different kettle of fish

 

[gone up the hill]

Here in the SW (& I imagine that Wales is similar) there is a fairly big reason for the increase in sheep numbers...... TB!
Folk are reducing cattle numbers and increasing sheep.

You were asked after at the AHDB meeting tonight by a young lady.... she wanted to know how your back was....

 

[gone up the hill]

butcher pays everything i just drop at slaughter house

Put them in the store ring, some similar at sedge on Sat made £990/1000 head!

 

[Forever Fendt]

Put them in the store ring, some similar at sedge on Sat made £990/1000 head!

i don't think the trade is anything like that around here

 

[J 1177]

I wouldn't touch black and white bulls with a barge poll for several reasons..

Steers on the other hand are a different kettle of fish

Can i ask why guth?

 

[gone up the hill]

Can i ask why guth?

For starters they can be extremely nasty.

Another reason that you will struggle to get them to decent weights/grade at the age required.

Worth looking into the B scheme but a lot less cows have been put to the B/W bull in the last 12 months and supply going forward could be a problem.