Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Hilly]

Love Scotland. I’m going to Skye again after lambing for a week

Scotland has awesome scenery , get the ferry to western isles great

 

[Henery]

Pilgrims , had lambs booked for Wednesday, wanted them this morning….. £5-70.

 

[Bob the beef]

Seems to be a bit of a demand on. Had 120 in Dunbia Preston today.
Already had a phone call looking for more this week if possible

 

[hubbahubba]

Seems to be a bit of a demand on. Had 120 in Dunbia Preston today.
Already had a phone call looking for more this week if possible

Are the still on 560 this week?

 

[kps]

Seems to be a bit of a demand on. Had 120 in Dunbia Preston today.
Already had a phone call looking for more this week if possible

Numbers will be short about with the weather I'd have thought.

 

[copse]

What few prices that are on for today don’t seem very exciting.

 

[neilo]

Abattoirs are complaining that they are struggling to find enough well finished lambs at the moment.

Slaughter numbers from June to September are running 3% ahead of last year, not surprising when the drought last year certainly limited numbers. Many less people are feeding lambs this year and with stores having been dearer, the numbers coming forward well finished now are less.

With possibly 4% less lambs and the kill ahead of last year, it certainly looks as if the sheep trade will remain strong as long as imports don't mess it up!!

I was amazed how many very lean lambs were in the fat at Welshpool today, some were real screws.
I thought the grader might run out of purple stick marker!
P*ssing away good lambs, after keeping them for 6 months.

Mine, out of a shed, were 47.5kg @£125. Wouldn't have been market topping types by any means, but that's where fed lambs were.

 

[Estate fencing.]

I was amazed how many very lean lambs were in the fat at Welshpool today, some were real screws.
I thought the grader might run out of purple stick marker!
P*ssing away good lambs, after keeping them for 6 months.

Mine, out of a shed, were 47.5kg @£125. Wouldn't have been market topping types by any means, but that's where fed lambs were.

I had some lambs that graded fairly well last week, the buyer rang today wanting more because they are really struggling to get good meat lambs. Said fair to much bad bred sheep off grass, people have been told a bit of food is a crime, we only averaged £2.50/head for feeding lambs but had paid massively with good ko and better grades.

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

I was amazed how many very lean lambs were in the fat at Welshpool today, some were real screws.
I thought the grader might run out of purple stick marker!
P*ssing away good lambs, after keeping them for 6 months.

Mine, out of a shed, were 47.5kg @£125. Wouldn't have been market topping types by any means, but that's where fed lambs were.

Have you a rough idea what feeding them inside has cost?

 

[hally]

Mine were 286p at Carlisle…..similar on the week.

 

[copse]

I had some lambs that graded fairly well last week, the buyer rang today wanting more because they are really struggling to get good meat lambs. Said fair to much bad bred sheep off grass, people have been told a bit of food is a crime, we only averaged £2.50/head for feeding lambs but had paid massively with good ko and better grades.

I can’t understand the mindset of some people as they won’t even consider feeding lambs and look at you as some kind of idiot when you say you’re doing it. Then moan that the trades bad when selling nothing better than a store lamb in the fat .

 

[hally]

I can’t understand the mindset of some people as they won’t even consider feeding lambs and look at you as some kind of idiot when you say you’re doing it. Then moan that the trades bad when selling nothing better than a store lamb in the fat .

There are some that swear they never feed lambs as well but they do

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

I can’t understand the mindset of some people as they won’t even consider feeding lambs and look at you as some kind of idiot when you say you’re doing it. Then moan that the trades bad when selling nothing better than a store lamb in the fat .

This time of the year if you’re not going to feed them they need to be in the stores. If they’d been in Darlo this morning they wouldn’t have been disappointed

 

[livestock 1]

I can’t understand the mindset of some people as they won’t even consider feeding lambs and look at you as some kind of idiot when you say you’re doing it. Then moan that the trades bad when selling nothing better than a store lamb in the fat .

Think I’ve been doing it the other way round sending a few fat ones in the stores. Just been taking them as they come. Still not sure wether I’m doing the right thing selling them as stores but wouldn’t be wanting to buy them at that.

 

[muleman]

If you don't want to feed them send them deadweight

 

[Bob the beef]

Are the still on 560 this week?

570

 

[livestock 1]

If you don't want to feed them send them deadweight

What’s basic decent swale draft ewes worth? Not the best end just average straight types ?
Not been to any sales only know what I’ve been told

 

[Northeastfarmer]

If you don't want to feed them send them as stores

Yes that’s correct

 

[Northeastfarmer]

This time of the year if you’re not going to feed them they need to be in the stores. If they’d been in Darlo this morning they wouldn’t have been disappointed

I don’t think any cattle vendors would be disappointed today either ….more ecstatic

 

[copse]

I don’t think any cattle vendors would be disappointed today either ….more ecstatic

I’m dreading starting filling up this year but will hopefully start on Wednesday.