Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Northeastfarmer]

I know I supplied them for years, that was the highest price I had heard recently. When Blackburn was on the go first time around I could get 10/12p more than at York and up to 500kg when York would murder you over 400. But back then everything from Blackburn went back over to Ireland. Different jobs different prices

I just find it hard to believe they're paying 20 odd pence more than anyone else

 

[Full of bull(s)]

I just find it hard to believe they're paying 20 odd pence more than anyone else

If they are desperate and have a contract to fill what do you do? The penalties imposed by the supermarkets for not honouring contract volumes are huge. That's why beef got so dear during the horsegate fiasco. Cheaper to buy it and blow money on a few than pay the fine

 

[pine_guy]

Happy with my first draw of spring lambs. All very average Texel out of mules apart from the last that was a good Texel lamb out of a rouge type ewe.
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10 days since I last sold lambs and I would say I was roughly 15p/kg down 14 lambs tex out of mules (mates to the last ones) made 236p at Carlisle this morning, or £95.8 for 40.5kg

 

[Jerry]

Any one hit recent lamb prices down in SW? Wondering whether to take some lighter lambs into Exeter next Monday to get them gone before it drops. I have lambs from 40kg to 43kg all fit to go.

 

[harperfarmer]

Springers back exactly £10/head for us in Rugby today. Sold 120 lambs to level at £90.75/head or 223p/kg. Ranged from 39.5 - 42kg's.

 

[AvonValleyFarmer]

Springers back exactly £10/head for us in Rugby today. Sold 120 lambs to level at £90.75/head or 223p/kg. Ranged from 39.5 - 42kg's.

How many lambs in Rugby. I was hoping to get there with some today but busy with shearing.

 

[harperfarmer]

How many lambs in Rugby. I was hoping to get there with some today but busy with shearing.

Not many, about 2700 I think, but he did have around 1000 ewes

 

[kps]

Not many, about 2700 I think, but he did have around 1000 ewes

Great I've got ewes in no doubt they'll be useless!! Farmers fresh 4.90 which looks a good price.

 

[harperfarmer]

Fresh at £4.90 looks a good do. Haven't heard about the ewes but decent commercial killers should still be a tonne I'd have thought surely.

 

[landslave the 2nd]

Side note......cull ewes

When does the festival end ?
When do the abattoir want them by so they can get them to the end user

 

[muleman]

Any one hit recent lamb prices down in SW? Wondering whether to take some lighter lambs into Exeter next Monday to get them gone before it drops. I have lambs from 40kg to 43kg all fit to go.

Too late by look of todays reports..but prob still best to get them away if that weight,I`m just wondering if I dare set off tmrw!

 

[pine_guy]

Any one hit recent lamb prices down in SW? Wondering whether to take some lighter lambs into Exeter next Monday to get them gone before it drops. I have lambs from 40kg to 43kg all fit to go.

Up here 44kh+ are in short supply and in demand I think. I would get them gone, there is really only stand on or down now. If it hadn't hit the silly highs for a couple of weeks, we'd all be thinking £90+\head was great

 

[aangus]

Springers back exactly £10/head for us in Rugby today. Sold 120 lambs to level at £90.75/head or 223p/kg. Ranged from 39.5 - 42kg's.

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Still a nice trade though!!!

 

[aangus]

Up here 44kh+ are in short supply and in demand I think. I would get them gone, there is really only stand on or down now. If it hadn't hit the silly highs for a couple of weeks, we'd all be thinking £90+\head was great

Did you have alook in at the ewes and lambs?
The Hoggs and lambs last week in Carlisle were a mental trade.

 

[violator]

At Bakewell today, our first bunch sold.
15 @ 40kgs £91
5 @ 42.6kgs £97
8 @ 42.7kgs £96

Happy enough with that

 

[kps]

Side note......cull ewes

When does the festival end ?
When do the abattoir want them by so they can get them to the end user

The fasting ends Friday I think. Ewes averaged £88 in rugby today and nearly 1000 in so guess they want them now

 

[pine_guy]

Did you have alook in at the ewes and lambs?
The Hoggs and lambs last week in Carlisle were a mental trade.

Yeah, they were a good trade. Clipping tomorrow, so I don't think I'll be wanting to buy any more now anyway.

 

[gone up the hill]

Any one hit recent lamb prices down in SW? Wondering whether to take some lighter lambs into Exeter next Monday to get them gone before it drops. I have lambs from 40kg to 43kg all fit to go.

You have missed the boat im afraid.

A diabolical suck lamb trade at Exeter today even thou a new buyer was at the market, prices were far below either deadweight or Honiton.

Cull ewes were a good trade mind.

 

[wellingtonfarmer]

Predictions when beef hits £4/kg then?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Predictions when beef hits £4/kg then?

2050 just as I retire