Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[gone up the hill]

Not disagreeing as i was not there but spoke to a mate of mine....he bought around 30 cattle all conti xs and he thought they were a lot less than last week...his last weeks cattle were off the scale...in more ways than one

They started off cheaper than last week by £40/50 head but halfway or so thru the sale they suddenly jumped £50/70 head.

 

[mo!]

Every pen in the market was full!

Massive entry of store cattle (950 ish head ) massive entry of stirks ( 450/ 500 head ) every sheep pen full, over 500 calves penned.

Trade for stirks really was off the clock, anything half suckler bred and a steer would easily be £900 +, calve trade was just crazy and as for store cattle, well... Trade just got dearer and dearer as the sale went on and many people left with half empty trucks such was the trade! most fat cattle would be FAR dearer than on the hook, super entry of BELGIAN ( @Henarar[emoji23]) Blue cattle for Yarcombe young farmers with the heaviest steer at a massive 885 kilos smashing the £1450 mark, the ring was packed from 10 am when selling started and there was still only standing room when the last beast was sold at 2-30 pm..

Glad our buyer didn't go then.

 

[beefandsleep]

If you tell a dealer to send you a load of cattle then don't worry, he will.

 

[mo!]

If you tell a dealer to send you a load of cattle then don't worry, he will.

That's the nice thing about our man, he is quite prepared to come home empty if they're too dear.

 

[Sheep135]

what is the grid for black and whites at merther

 

[Northeastfarmer]

thats not a bad grid that

 

[mo!]

thats not a bad grid that

O-4h takes a hammering!

 

[Northeastfarmer]

O-4h takes a hammering!

 

[gone up the hill]

thats not a bad grid that

Depends how well they actually kill out/ grade!!

Is that the grid just for dairy bred animals or both dairy bred and Fri steers??

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Depends how well they actually kill out/ grade!!

Is that the grid just for dairy bred animals or both dairy bred and Fri steers??

I just meant price wise base up....too far and too light for me

 

[gone up the hill]

I just meant price wise base up....too far and too light for me

Yep now the top weight limit is ONLY 380 kilos!

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Yep now the top weight limit is ONLY 380 kilos!

I thought they were on 420?

 

[gone up the hill]

I thought they were on 420?

Didn't someone on here say a page or so ago that you get knocked 5pk over 380 kilos?? ( thou they are claiming they are paying you a bonus for under 380 kilo cattle which is a utter nonsense )

 

[yellowbelly]

O-4h takes a hammering

I wonder what a P-5H looks like

 

[flashsheep]

I wonder what a P-5H looks like

Not doing much bragging about topping the market with your springers on saturday Mr r.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I wonder what a P-5H looks like

Ask @gone up the hill

 

[Sheep135]

O-4h takes a hammering!

Most cattle at -O would be BW cattle and would be hard to get a 4H on them.

 

[Sheep135]

Depends how well they actually kill out/ grade!!

Is that the grid just for dairy bred animals or both dairy bred and Fri steers??

Always grade very well, sent some very narrow and non doing freisians and never had below -O. That is for dairy and beef bred.

 

[Sheep135]

Didn't someone on here say a page or so ago that you get knocked 5pk over 380 kilos?? ( thou they are claiming they are paying you a bonus for under 380 kilo cattle which is a utter nonsense )

On the text it's says Base price 3.51 and 5p plus for 280-380kg but I expect you are right it has been worded to sound better than is.

 

[mo!]

Most cattle at -O would be BW cattle and would be hard to get a 4H on them.

Quite easy. We find that if an animal makes O+ it is more likely to be 4H. With the 380kg limit we probably won't take them up to that weight.