Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Northeastfarmer]

Locked up in sheds?

I said short keep cattle were fine inside....not cows, calves or youngstock
Go back and read

 

[Henarar]

And if I'm running 4-500 cattle all at grass that all need testing in June? And I go down on that test, they then have to be done again in August.......again in October...... It's a risk I have to take with the breeding cattle but not one I'm taking with the stores. The AFU allows me to finish my own calves even when shut down, but once they're in, they're in. I'd be foolish not to build it into my business plan.

TB ruins your plains even if you don't have it, just the fear of it is enough to force you to do things you wouldn't otherwise do

 

[beefandsleep]

Why will the farm be dead? Plenty of arable farms round here with no stock, just using break crops....I’ll just finish bulls

Yes plenty of farms without cattle.
They are dead to me, I would have no interest. And the fertility of the land being steadily mined and sold off. Long term a farm without stock is the road to nowhere.
Look at the Eastern counties with declining fertility, increasing grass weed problems, capital once kept safe in cattle eroded away on shiny metal, where do they go now? Sell up to the vacuum man until there is only one farm left. I find it incredibly depressing.

 

[harperfarmer]

TB ruins your plains even if you don't have it, just the fear of it is enough to force you to do things you wouldn't otherwise do

Couldn't agree more. We went clear 3 weeks ago after having a reactor in December. It's altered my thinking on a lot of things.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Yes plenty of farms without cattle.
They are dead to me, I would have no interest. And the fertility of the land being steadily mined and sold off. Long term a farm without stock is the road to nowhere.
Look at the Eastern counties with declining fertility, increasing grass weed problems, capital once kept safe in cattle eroded away on shiny metal, where do they go now? Sell up to the vacuum man until there is only one farm left. I find it incredibly depressing.

You don’t need to tell me, I’m a stock farmer, I have absolutely no interest in going arable....I have good sheds and handling facilities so 6 monthly TB testing wouldn’t be so much of a problem....every 60 days would ruin keeping cattle for me, the stock would get stressed I’d get stressed and it would be a pain....I realise I’m very fortunate farming where I do (for now)

 

[had e nuff]

You don’t need to tell me, I’m a stock farmer, I have absolutely no interest in going arable....I have good sheds and handling facilities so 6 monthly TB testing wouldn’t be so much of a problem....every 60 days would ruin keeping cattle for me, the stock would get stressed I’d get stressed and it would be a pain....I realise I’m very fortunate farming where I do (for now)

Pre movement testing 20 today ready for Monday. Its a pain in the arse every time you want to sell something. Vet reckons we should be back on 4 year test by Feb.

 

[Full of bull(s)]

I said short keep cattle were fine inside....not cows, calves or youngstock
Go back and read

I don’t know how long you regard as short keep but there aren’t many bulls out there to buy you don’t end up keeping for 6 months minimum so that’s all summer inside in my book which is what you were saying you wouldn’t do.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I don’t know how long you regard as short keep but there aren’t many bulls out there to buy you don’t end up keeping for 6 months minimum so that’s all summer inside in my book which is what you were saying you wouldn’t do.

Plenty of bulls bullocks and heifers out there only needing 90 days finishing, it’s all the majority of mine get

 

[Full of bull(s)]

Plenty of bulls bullocks and heifers out there only needing 90 days finishing, it’s all the majority of mine get

Not bulls which is what you originally said. Next time you’re in Darlington ask John B how long his bulls average on farm. He buys strong bulls, I think you will get a surprise

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Not bulls which is what you originally said. Next time you’re in Darlington ask John B how long his bulls average on farm. He buys strong bulls, I think you will get a surprise

Yea but he makes them 800 kilos

 

[exmoor dave]

You don’t need to tell me, I’m a stock farmer, I have absolutely no interest in going arable....I have good sheds and handling facilities so 6 monthly TB testing wouldn’t be so much of a problem....every 60 days would ruin keeping cattle for me, the stock would get stressed I’d get stressed and it would be a pain....I realise I’m very fortunate farming where I do (for now)

You say that, but you just kinda get use to it (60 day testing), tie other jobs in with it like weighing, PD'ing etc etc

But it is bloody stressful on reading day!

 

[gone up the hill]

What is clean beef doing next week?

 

[muleman]

anyone know what price dunbia lambs are?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

anyone know what price dunbia lambs are?

Not enough

 

[Silverdale]

anyone know what price dunbia lambs are?

485

 

[muleman]

485

thanks...havnt followed it lately but theyve dropped fast?

 

[bluepower]

anyone know what price dunbia lambs are?

ABP Yetminster 5.05

 

[Benr]

They will go back up, can’t see lambs doing much with it as dry as it is at the moment.

 

[Lovegoodstock]

Yeah a fast drop, what were dunbia last week? Sold some through st merryn last week that averaged 108 @ 535ppk . Got 75 booked in next week and whilst no price confirmed I was hoping and price suggested for Tuesday was 500 . But as said price not confirmed so might be in for another disappointment

 

[Northeastfarmer]

They will go back up, can’t see lambs doing much with it as dry as it is at the moment.

Lambs do better in a heatwave than p!ss wet through