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I thought with the festival ewes were going to get dearer but that doesn't seen to of happened? Or is it too early? I was going to get some away next week.
I was at St Boswells with ewes yesterday. The problem was I seemed to have caught the start of the glut, the mart was very busy. The buyers were keen on heavy, fleshy even fat ewes. But light ewes averaged £33! I averaged £37 for mine, £5-10 less than I'd hoped.

Got another 50 leaner ewes to sell. Won't be going to the mart with them anytime soon.
 

S J H

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Bedfordshire
I was at St Boswells with ewes yesterday. The problem was I seemed to have caught the start of the glut, the mart was very busy. The buyers were keen on heavy, fleshy even fat ewes. But light ewes averaged £33! I averaged £37 for mine, £5-10 less than I'd hoped.

Got another 50 leaner ewes to sell. Won't be going to the mart with them anytime soon.
I don't understand what they want? ive grazed mine before and they were saying they're too fit, so I sent them leaner and they didn't do aswell as I'd thought, my dad sent some very lean ones a couple of weeks ago and they made a fortune :scratchhead:
 
I don't understand what they want? ive grazed mine before and they were saying they're too fit, so I sent them leaner and they didn't do aswell as I'd thought, my dad sent some very lean ones a couple of weeks ago and they made a fortune :scratchhead:
I think this is a real issue with the sheep trade, particularly the live mart, chopping and changing what spec they want seemingly from week to week. I thought the ewes they did pay for would have been too fat!
 

hendrebc

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Livestock Farmer
I'll have to try and work it out. We mix 16% pellets 50:50 with homegrown rolled wheat/oats which saves a lot on pellets.
I started doing 50/50 pellets and homegrown barley for my hoggets. I wouldnt bother rolling it they eat it better whole. I found this out after my roller broke down so i never bothered fixing it :D:D;)
 
Location
Devon
Sedgemoor averaged 1.78 kilo for lambs on Monday ( back 17.8pk on the week )

Exeter averaged 1.87 for lambs on the same day. ( back 1pk on the week )

Cull ewes a tad easier but still a very good trade for the time of year
 
Location
Devon
Fhinshed cattle an absolute flyer on Monday at Sedgemoor with averages up 5.6pk across the board and with an increased entry on the week.

Cull cows an even stronger trade up nearly 7pk on the week.
 

Benr

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Location
North Devon
What do you think would be a fair price ppk for nice shape dairy bred blues direct from farm. They are 15months and 450 - 500 kg.
Is £1.90 / kg about right or to cheap?
 

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