canam1
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Dunbia
Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
- Start date
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
Why? Dawns own them now...
Devil's advocate
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- Location
- Posh side of Barnsley
Not been a sheep or market expert I don't really understand.
Our local market is going from strength to strength, Holmfirth, West Yorkshire often the highest prices in the country.
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
With the greatest respect...it hasn’t
canam1
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Does not matter who owns if account is not getting paid its only going to end 1 way!!!
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
Dawns have always been good payers in all the years I dealt with them....obviously finances can change
Grassman
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- Location
- Derbyshire
But the market is far from overheating. Lamb has been too cheap for too long.
cattleman123
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- Location
- devon
Are hogs a little less today...more around I suppose
sticky
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- Location
- Near Stratford upon Avon
Don't say things like that I've just fetched 50 in to finish them off.
Im not complaining about the prices, long may they last.
However, its the small and medium sized abattoirs that will call it a day first. They are the ones that the marts rely upon and its the marts, that dictate the deadweight price. Once they are gone they are gone.
Then we will have 2 sisters, Woodheads, Dunbia and ABP dictate the price, spec and 30/60 day payment terms to us.
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
What a difference a year makes
This was probably my worst week last year...
And the same week this year...
Averaged £117.50
This was probably my worst week last year...
And the same week this year...
Averaged £117.50
- Location
- Durham, UK
Happy enough with these today. Dairyx bulls
- Location
- Northumberland
Well done. What age were they and how would you have graded them?
- Location
- Durham, UK
Thanks. 15 mth ish. Im not too good with grades. I think R.
Sheeponfire
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Obviously cracking lambs and great trade, must but can I ask why you keep lambs to such high weights? Genuine question. I’m
Guessing most go to butchers.
Sheeponfire
Member
It begs the question... "what does the market actually want???
I killed plenty in dec / jan "in spec" hoggs.... some could fairly have put on more kgs if kept till now.. and been £20 better off...
its grand to see lads getting a decent turn at them just now....
- Location
- N.Lincs
Very good question. Does the market actually know what it wants?
Last year big hoggs were the same price per head as 'in-spec' hoggs (about £85/head).
What's changed?
How do we produce what's wanted if the goalposts keep moving?
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
Because I lamb in April and always try to catch a better trade into the new year, obviously last year it didn’t happen till April but I was still selling then. My lambs don’t get much hard feed and any that I sell in April will of only had what they can pull.
I just cant bring myself to draw any lambs under 45 kilos unless I’m out of time....everyone has their own farming style