I had some yesterday out of Exeter good lot of lambs in but £60 didn't get you much
Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker
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matthew
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- Cornwall, SW England
In their own time. Zummerzet time.
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- N.Lincs
Woolless
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- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
Maybe they're busy editing the first draft, putting a highly-polished sheen on their wordcraft?
Is there a slow handclap emoji??
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- N.Lincs
This one looks a bit 'slow' ?
We didn't see anything sold bar the suck cows and they were killing price
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- East Sussex
Are there less lambs to be sold this season or are many still on the farms they were born? Store lambs are a good price yet most markets in this area have seen lower numbers. Finished lambs numbers have also been lower so far and may explain the price rise we are seeing at the moment. Ashford finished lambs the last 3 weeks have seen exceptionally small entries. However the store sale on Friday was on fire.
I see Newark yesterday was over £1.80 for SQQ lambs so these deadweight prices getting close to £4.00 will be in line. All of this is despite the pound continuing to be very strong and nothing at all to do with the "B" word but just old fashioned supply and demand.
I see Newark yesterday was over £1.80 for SQQ lambs so these deadweight prices getting close to £4.00 will be in line. All of this is despite the pound continuing to be very strong and nothing at all to do with the "B" word but just old fashioned supply and demand.
livestock 1
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Numbers of lambs have dropped last week in northern marts. Sometimes it’s less lambs coming forward off grass but I believe it’s numbers tightening. How much is exported atm out of interest?
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
Go up £2 finished and £10 as stores
Fair few people lambed later this year after having a terrible time early lambing in the driving snow the year before and spending fortunes on feed .
- Location
- Northumberland
Hexham very dear for store lambs on friday,up £5 or so.More buyers in,and huge interest.
spin cycle
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- north norfolk
i was thinking similar......it's a puzzle cos you'dve thought after spring 2018 that lambs would've been short last backend but it didn't really happen......pound hasn't strengthened by enough to make a difference ......could be china job
....or my other theory is that when there's a good crop about it makes overseas buyers more interestedlandslave the 2nd
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- near the zoo (m42 j11) east mids
Drove past the site a few months back and "for sale " sign was still up. But will ask about.
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- central scotland
Maybe lambs have been killed a little lighter on average this year ,especially in the run up to Brexit ? 100000 lambs killed a kilo light is 5% less lamb produced this may have happened in the last month ??? As for the store lambs been plenty buyers waiting to see.... well if they want them they had better get on now I would have thought
Record numbers of lambs were sold through our local mart in August and September because everyone wanted them away before Brexit plus the trade was sound so every reason to shift them . Numbers drying up now and a lot of buyers coming out for store lambs ,those who put off buying until Brexit was sorted!! A lot more lambs have been killed up here than normal so I would think the price can only go one way for the rest of the season. I think it should also help that we have the cheapest lamb in the world .
Lambs have not been born either , the dry Summer last year would have seen less eggs in the ewes. Hereford Store lamb sale numbers are not as many as last year. The next month will see if they are out there to come but i do not think so
livestock 1
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Sheep scanners reckon numbers of ewes on farms go down every year
Woolless
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- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
Good.
livestock 1
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I think they are a better guide for numbers compared to other sources