Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[livestock 1]

See what hexham friday brings bet they no cheaper

Maybe not no. Although I don’t like being on the receiving end of a price drop it’s no good to us if the next man can’t make anything out of them. That’s when the job crashes. There’s a bit of a lack of confidence creeping in at the moment which is worrying to me. There will be cattle bought a few months ago which will now look £200 too dear. We can’t expect cattle sold now to be any dearer in the circumstances with one thing and another. I’m hearing of cattle that are usually grazed through the summer being sold now due to concerns later. Also the change from demand from beef joints to mince means that older heavy dairy bred cattle may look more attractive than beef types at the moment. Just thinking out loud

 

[casper74]

What reserve should I put on these for tomorrow? 15mth limmy steer, three 14mth limmy heifers and one 12mth charx heiferView attachment 874448

£1050 ok for limi's, I'd be struggling with charolais though at £1050

 

[Hilly]

Store cattle at Carlisle not as good today my top was £985 strong limmy stores av £900 one didn’t make my reserve but I’ve let it go for one good buyer too

What age s?

 

[Werzle]

What reserve should I put on these for tomorrow? 15mth limmy steer, three 14mth limmy heifers and one 12mth charx heiferView attachment 874448

£980. They will make more but would you want them back if they missed the reserve by a smigen

 

[livestock 1]

What age s?

18 m

 

[livestock 1]

£980. They will make more but would you want them back if they missed the reserve by a smigen

Better to keep the reserve near the line stops any monkey buisness

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Better to keep the reserve near the line stops any monkey buisness

It's a great shame to the industry that you have to put a reserve on such quality animals . They are a credit to the owner!

 

[livestock 1]

It's a great shame to the industry that you have to put a reserve on such quality animals . They are a credit to the owner!

Yes but rising costs and stagnant end price then this is the outcome I’m afraid

 

[valtraman]

11/12 month old Angus store bullocks to £950 yesterday . Pleased

 

[duck]

Blue X dairy steers 420kg /£800. 15/17 months yesterday sailsbury

 

[The Grinch]

In my opinion quality always sells, and ERLs heifers certainly look quality. We had same problem last week due to Covid restrictions, trying to put a value on our 10 month British blue steers (suckler bred). Father and I said they’d got to be minimum £800 (less than we’d normally value them due to Covid) rang auctioneer who said we might be a bit too high and should look for around £750, we then didn’t know what to do, ended up sending them and they made £900. Sent a limmy heifer 18m old at same time (nice animal but not in same league as ERLs) and it made £965 so I would say they’ve got to be over the £1000 mark.

 

[exmoorromney]

11/12 month old Angus store bullocks to £950 yesterday . Pleased

Where was that and what weights were they? Thanks

 

[muleman]

Are cast sheep a bit cheaper again?

 

[jendan]

Thanks, that would be good - just £10/hd off last yr!

Think they should make a bit more.They look good.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Are cast sheep a bit cheaper again?

They look less

 

[gone up the hill]

Well spring lambs must be in short supply given the amount of calls I have had today from buyers desperate for lambs for tomorrow morning!

 

[Anymulewilldo]

They look less

They are. I've been told too give it a fortnight.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Well spring lambs must be in short supply given the amount of calls I have had today from buyers desperate for lambs for tomorrow morning!

Why didn’t they fill their boots in Exeter and sedgmoor when they were cheap?

 

[gone up the hill]

Apparently Burger King opened a drive thru in the Portsmouth area today...

And there was a queue over half a mile long of cars with the drivers desperate to get a burger.

.....

Which was the same on Sat at Sedge with the meat lorry back after missing last week and at 9 am there was a queue of over 100 cars waiting to buy meat and this carried on all day until 3 pm when the last car boot was filled up with meat!

 

[yellowbelly]

Well spring lambs must be in short supply given the amount of calls I have had today from buyers desperate for lambs for tomorrow morning!

That's good - we've got a few smart Texels ready.
Anybody sold any at Selby today??