Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Hilly]

They say the cost of living is having a bigger effect than anyone thought , who knows ? Just what some one who knows more than me said , bit worrying .

 

[Al R]

They buy far to many now
Plus store lambs and collection centres don’t help

I had a text off someone who buys most my lambs saying they specifically wanted 38-42kg ram lambs last week I’m not sure they realised that that was the weight that most lambs go at whether ram lambs or not

 

[livestock 1]

They say the cost of living is having a bigger effect than anyone thought , who knows ? Just what some one who knows more than me said , bit worrying .

Some of them with money in the slaughterhouse have been wanting out for a while now.
Generally moaning about the costs

 

[Al R]

They buy far to many now
Plus store lambs and collection centres don’t help

To be fair most ewes are bought months in advance, cheaper to buy ewes out of festival season and store them on grass than it is to pay high prices the week before. Friends of mine near Birmingham in a non sheep area were saying there were thousands of ewes in fields for weeks on end and then they all disappeared very quickly. It was Eid/Quarbani the day I was talking to them and they said that would suit time wise then

 

[livestock 1]

To be fair most ewes are bought months in advance, cheaper to buy ewes out of festival season and store them on grass than it is to pay high prices the week before. Friends of mine near Birmingham in a non sheep area were saying there were thousands of ewes in fields for weeks on end and then they all disappeared very quickly. It was Eid/Quarbani the day I was talking to them and they said that would suit time wise then

Yes that was Saturday they still need them for a while after that

 

[Al R]

Yes that was Saturday they still need them for a while after that

This was 2-3 years ago mind when there was far greater fluctuations in cull ewe prices when they were £70 out of festival period and £100 during festival period

 

[Poorbuthappy]

They say the cost of living is having a bigger effect than anyone thought , who knows ? Just what some one who knows more than me said , bit worrying .

To my mind the media are talking it up into an issue.
Yes things have gone up, but so have wages. What's min wage now compared to 3 years ago?
Not disputing the gap between the haves and have nots is bigger than ever, but average "man in the street"?

 

[livestock 1]

This was 2-3 years ago mind when there was far greater fluctuations in cull ewe prices when they were £70 out of festival period and £100 during festival period

The lads have their own ground now they won’t get caught up with that again
20 odd years ago swales were selling for -£1.50

 

[Estate fencing.]

50 head down

If lambs are £50 head down that would be a real disaster!!! Then we would have something to moan about.

 

[livestock 1]

To my mind the media are talking it up into an issue.
Yes things have gone up, but so have wages. What's min wage now compared to 3 years ago?
Not disputing the gap between the haves and have nots is bigger than ever, but average "man in the street"?

High wages are one of biggest causes of inflation

 

[livestock 1]

If lambs are £50 head down that would be a real disaster!!! Then we would have something to moan about.

Might mean -50p a kilo?

 

[Al R]

To my mind the media are talking it up into an issue.
Yes things have gone up, but so have wages. What's min wage now compared to 3 years ago?
Not disputing the gap between the haves and have nots is bigger than ever, but average "man in the street"?

£9.80 for a shelf stacker at local mini supermarket. A friend who’s retired and staying here for a few months just started 3 days a week 9-5.

 

[Estate fencing.]

Might mean -50p a kilo?

Dead weight I will live with.

 

[livestock 1]

Dead weight I will live with.

Yorkshire show seems to put a spanner in the sheep job
Store sales too when they start buying fat lambs out of the stores

 

[Shebb90]

Omg i have been chatting to an man in the know sheep and cattle trade …. Hold on to your hats ……. Next few weeks hinting at 50 head down , not my words im Just the messenger

You talking sheep? £50 down?

 

[Estate fencing.]

Yorkshire show seems to put a spanner in the sheep job
Store sales too when they start buying fat lambs out of the stores

Lot of lean lambs start coming out now

 

[JockCroft]

Glad not buying cattle today. Finished gona have to gross well over 2k

QUOYBRAE, Aberdeen and Northern Marts (12 th July 2021) sold 534 store cattle and 11 head of Breeding Cattle. Bullocks (293) averaged 248.4p per kg to 279.8p for kg for a pen of 411kg Charolais Cross from Westerloch, Wick and £1,900 gross for a 697kg Charolais Cross from Brae, Edge Castletown. Aberdeen Angus & Native Bred Bullocks (28) averaged 242.4p per kg to 255.1p for 488kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from Hillhead, Lybster and £1,345 gross for 563kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from Smerral, Bower. Aberdeen Angus & Native Bred Heifers (26) averaged 230.2p per kg to 241.6p for 474kg Aberdeen Angus crosses from Achscrabster, Bridge of Westfield and £1,310 gross for a 543kg Aberdeen Angus cross from Slickly, Lyth. Heifers (185) averaged 243.4p per kg to 278.8p per kg for 373kg Limousin Cross from Upper Northfield and £1,450 gross for a pen of 595kg Charolais Crosses from Hoy, Castletown

 

[Hilly]

You talking sheep? £50 down?

His words not mine , said sheep are going to be in next 3-6 weeks £30-50 head down and setttle at £80 for fat lamb , bloody hope not …also said sadly fat cattle will be getting a doing as well they cant sell beef apparently…. Couls be shyt but … i hope it is shyt i have alot to sell .

 

[muleman]

Exeter £20 up on the year today.
Carlisle very fiery trade going by the report, be £20 up again probably.
If they tick along at £20 up job wont be too bad.

 

[Estate fencing.]

His words not mine , said sheep are going to be in next 3-6 weeks £30-50 head down and setttle at £80 for fat lamb , bloody hope not …also said sadly fat cattle will be getting a doing as well they cant sell beef apparently…. Couls be shyt but … i hope it is shyt i have alot to sell .

How many store lambs is this man looking to buy.