Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Martyn]

Plenty of dairy farmers ( esp those with NZ grass rats ) are now signing contracts to finish the cattle at 22/24 months old at a flat rate of £2.75 kilo, cattle are averaging about £700 on the hook and they think they are making a profit but they haven't worked out yet that the milk cheque is actually subbing the beef cattle!

Who is offering these contracts?

 

[casper74]

Cockermouth stores yesterday were on fire for most of the sale it did drop off towards the end maybe last 100 or so cattle. Plenty of optimism in beef or just empty pens and a lot of hope.
As posted earlier fat cattle were a very good trade in Thirsk, over 200 clean and 140 bulls. Fat lambs were also very dear as well, Good place to be on a Thursday at the moment.

 

[Gedd]

Cattle killed at woodheads yesterday liveweight as weighed on Monday at home would normally said at least another month wouldn't of spoilt them but going to have to watch the weights

 

[Gedd]

 

[Northeastfarmer]

They are going to get an awful lot of lean meat from now on

 

[Gedd]

They are going to get an awful lot of lean meat from now on

Wouldn't of said the last one was a 2 one of the fitter ones

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Wouldn't of said the last one was a 2 one of the fitter ones

2’s under 400 dont get the bonus...so from now on they’ll be loads

 

[sheepwise]

They are going to get an awful lot of lean meat from now on

Need to get more native blood back into the cows.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Need to get more native blood back into the cows.

The way cows are disappearing I dont think it’s going to matter

 

[sheepwise]

The way cows are disappearing I dont think it’s going to matter

Quite a few increasing numbers up here again.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Quite a few increasing numbers up here again.

An awful lot decreasing round here

 

[goodevans]

There will be no shortage of beef with less eaters about

 

[Gedd]

An awful lot decreasing round here

Yes another herd dispersal through hexham this month

 

[Bigguy]

Got some lambs to sell but I am a little worried as I know a lot of people at my usual market who have had issues recently getting paid. Lots of bounced cheques and bacs payments never arriving. I want to support it but need the money to cover bills myself. It is a large East Midlands market and would like to think things are ok. Advise welcome

 

[Optimus]

Need to get more native blood back into the cows.

Agreed, using more native has made a big difference to our cows

 

[Northeastfarmer]

There will be no shortage of beef when Larry Goodmans abp keep importing Polish beef into Ireland then palming it off as british

100% agree with you

 

[Bob]

100% agree with you

Is there evidence this is happening?

 

[copse]

Got some lambs to sell but I am a little worried as I know a lot of people at my usual market who have had issues recently getting paid. Lots of bounced cheques and bacs payments never arriving. I want to support it but need the money to cover bills myself. It is a large East Midlands market and would like to think things are ok. Advise welcome

Is this market near the A1

 

[kps]

Any movement on cow price and clean cattle

Foyle cows up 5p. On Tuesday heard someone had put cows up 8p

 

[goodevans]

That's not what o said,

100% agree with you

I find it wrong that somebody else can edit my posts and if that happens I can't see the point of posting and will stop