Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Northeastfarmer]

Must be short. Our local abbatoir paying up to 420kg again. Was down to 400 for a few months. Didn't think they'd do it because it puts there pack size argument out the window.

Some lads talking it up to £4/kg again!

Going to put another load of stores next week.

Admire there optimism.

I've always said the weight limit will go back up before it goes down! Roll on 450 kilos

 

[bread and jam]

Must be short. Our local abbatoir paying up to 420kg again. Was down to 400 for a few months. Didn't think they'd do it because it puts there pack size argument out the window.

Some lads talking it up to £4/kg again!

Going to put another load of stores next week.

Admire there optimism.

Is it optimism, or is it a way of explaining why they are paying to much for store cattle. £4/kg for cattle does the beef job no favours, as consumers will just buy a chicken instead. As I see it the dead weight price has stayed reasonably level for the past 8 months. Store cattle prices have risen and risen over the same period. WHY? How does someone buying cattle this week know what the price is going to be in 3-6 months time, when every week on here we are all asking whats the beef price next week.
Lambs are around £4 kg and there is no home trade for it, everyone is reliant on export. There is not the export trade for beef in the same way.

 

[sheepwise]

Who's going to call where it'll top out at....I'll say £3.65...

It's there already.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

It's there already.

I mean for us mere mortals

 

[murphy]

I hear McD offering 3.68 next week

 

[Stewartry hill]

I hear McD offering 3.68 next week

Only offered me 360 + 5 under 380

 

[Northeastfarmer]

@sherg did to sell any Hoggs today? Any good?

 

[Farmerbuti]

@sherg did to sell any Hoggs today? Any good?

Yes swales 43kg £76.50 wooly texels 42 kg 81 decent texels 48 kg 94 spring lambs a good trade 2

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Yes swales 43kg £76.50 wooly texels 42 kg 81 decent texels 48 kg 94 spring lambs a good trade 2

What mart was that?

 

[Farmerbuti]

What mart was that?

Lancaster

 

[beeftug]

I went to Rugby today to buy some shop type heifers and for the goods there they were a very good trade. R4L types , if they killed at 60%, would be 3.82 stood in the market

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I went to Rugby today to buy some shop type heifers and for the goods there they were a very good trade. R4L types , if they killed at 60%, would be 3.82 stood in the market

R4l probably killing out 56/57% so Probably nearer £4 then

 

[MJT]

Hoggs in Ross on Wye today, 41kg £84

 

[cull cows]

Cows in Carlise trade had to be seen to be believed 347 in
Dairy cows av 119p
Beef cows av 157p

 

[d williams]

R4l probably killing out 56/57% so Probably nearer £4 then

Depends how market scales weigh

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Cows in Carlise trade had to be seen to be believed 347 in
Dairy cows av 119p
Beef cows av 157p

Did you see the clean cattle sold?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Depends how market scales weigh

True

 

[hilux]

Hoggs in Ross on Wye today, 41kg £84

That must have been the only pen! I would have said average 180p/kg, lighter ones up to 35 kg saw 185p/kg + on several pens.

 

[MJT]

That must have been the only pen! I would have said average 180p/kg, lighter ones up to 35 kg saw 185p/kg + on several pens.

No we had 4 pens at that money. Meat and in spec sold well .

 

[hilux]

No we had 4 pens at that money. Meat and in spec sold well .

You topped the market ?