Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker
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gone up the hill
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- Devon
Suck lambs were on fire at Exeter today, at least a tenner head up on last week.
Another tenner next week and the job will be a good un
Another tenner next week and the job will be a good un
Northeastfarmer
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- Cleveland
At this rate lambs will be £200 by next April
pine_guy
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- North Cumbria
See what I meant about selling them before maySuck lambs were on fire at Exeter today, at least a tenner head up on last week.
Another tenner next week and the job will be a good un
gone up the hill
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This time last year the price was in the 70s..
No two years are ever the same but this year lamb is very short in NZ currently....
harperfarmer
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This day last year we averaged £84 for 41's. Today we averaged £107, however this day last year we did 80 lambs and today only 45.
Yes but earlier not enough for them to change over so only worth same as hoggs when hung per kg but devalues both
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- Montgomeryshire
Anyone tempted to sell lambs lighter than normal yet? Say 32kg instead of 40's? Me, I've got balls of steel, so I Cliked all my March lambs the other day.
I took 5 hoggets yesterday. 2 that had nemo bad last year and got stunted badly, finally made it to 42kg and made £85. Up to a (very poor shaped but spent most of the winter cast) Beltex x Charollais ram that was 62kg and £118.50. A one eyed ram (crow had his eye out when cast) bred the same way but had put his teeth up, made £108.
, so I Cliked all my March lambs the other day.I took 5 hoggets yesterday. 2 that had nemo bad last year and got stunted badly, finally made it to 42kg and made £85. Up to a (very poor shaped but spent most of the winter cast) Beltex x Charollais ram that was 62kg and £118.50. A one eyed ram (crow had his eye out when cast
) bred the same way but had put his teeth up, made £108.
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- Northumberland
The last time something like this happened was 2011,but started earlier in april.You can bet your life they wont let it happen next year,as in April/May 2012,the price was very ordinary.They will bring boat loads of New Zealand in.
Woolless
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- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
Ramadan starts on Saturday. Any views on how sheep trade will be affected, if at all?
Got some ewes which couldn't/wouldn't rear a lamb to go, possibly a few hoggs.
Got some ewes which couldn't/wouldn't rear a lamb to go, possibly a few hoggs.
gone up the hill
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- Devon
Sheep numbers in NZ are falling alongside the fact they are now exporting more to places nearer home, UK supermarkets have been struggling to fill boats destined for the UK for the last three months, cant see any reason why that will change given the above.
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- Northumberland
I hope so,and hope you are correct.The trouble is,how many store lamb buyers are going to hang onto their hoggs until May next year in the belief that this will happen again?
Northeastfarmer
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- Cleveland
If they think the can get £120 then all of them
Chae1
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- Aberdeenshire
@SheeponfireSuck lambs were on fire at Exeter today, at least a tenner head up on last week.
Another tenner next week and the job will be a good un
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- Devon
If many do it'll keep numbers short earlier and pull price up earlier, which will tempt some out.
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- leicestershire
Will the sheep trade be any good next week when Ramadan has started??
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- Northumberland
But how many more lambs are on the ground this year? Its been a good lambing season,with relatively good weather.
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- Devon
True, although earlier flocks scanned lower in general.