Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[cattleman123]

Maybe thats what he will average at the end of the season

Anybody go Sedge tonight...personally not going near the place until they see sence and sell them through a ring

 

[lloyd]

That’s 6.20 NZD. Work that out at 1.90 to the £

It did say farmers weren't supplying as many because they've
had rain and are going to wait for the price to improve.

 

[jendan]

Similar margin to farming then...plenty of farmers going pop as well

Where are these farmers going pop?

 

[Al R]

Where are these farmers going pop?

I know a few, 2 over 300 cows but mainly sub 100

 

[sherg]

Prices are dropping a bit for next week but sounds very much like that is due to the problems at the ports ref paperwork, assuming those in power see sense and get things moving again sooner rather than later there is no reason why lamb prices wont suddenly bounce back and possible even go stronger than they currently are!

I don't think its all down to the ports although it isn't helping give the job 3 weeks to a month and it'll be on the rise big time

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Anybody go Sedge tonight...personally not going near the place until they see sence and sell them through a ring

Thought about taking some but didn't have time.
You wanna pay me £90 for 35s?

 

[jendan]

I know a few, 2 over 300 cows but mainly sub 100

Dairy?

 

[jendan]

Thought about taking some but didn't have time.
You wanna pay me £90 for 35s?

Had £102 in Hexham today.They would be 35-38s.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

The drop in price is likely just an attempt by the processors to pull prices back to where they want them to be
They will have put their heads together to do this
It is a dangerous time for them to leave prices where they are without intervening at this time of year as numbers tighten and prospect of numbers being tighter than normal
They know there’s only a set number of sheep and it annoys them to be paying more than they see necessary
We will see what happens but if my theory is correct it will lift sharply when it does within a few weeks

I feel like this when I’m buying store lambs for more than I budgeted!

 

[livestock 1]

I feel like this when I’m buying store lambs for more than I budgeted!

Wonder if I can do that with the tax bills?

 

[Jackov Altraids]

Where are these farmers going pop?

There isn't a pop, there is a gentle hiss as their capital evaporates.

Look at how the number of farmers has declined.
Look at all the figures of incomes from farming.
Look at how the cost of inputs have risen compared to the price of produce.
Look at how proposed rules will further increase costs with no benefit.

The increase in the price of land has bankrolled many farms but even that has now reached a plateau.
The worst thing is that many farmers don't even hope to make a living from their farming.

The rest of the food chain work on a cost plus profit basis. We've been squeezed to the edge of existence. It is up to them if they want us to survive and they may soon realise that without us, they are out of a job too. We all need each other.

 

[Al R]

Dairy?

Yeah, in the last 2-3 years but mainly sub 100’s going out as all infrastructure/parlour needs replacing etc plus all machinery

 

[jendan]

I know a few, 2 over 300 cows but mainly sub 100

Who were they banking with,Barclays?

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Had £102 in Hexham today.They would be 35-38s.

So my £90 for 35s at home be about right then

 

[Al R]

Who were they banking with,Barclays?

Not a clue sorry.

 

[d williams]

Same at Carlisle breeding sale in December

I doubt it

 

[jendan]

So my £90 for 35s at home be about right then

You might be able to squeeze a bit more if they are tight skins.

 

[livestock 1]

I doubt it

Difference is I was there. Were you?

 

[Estate fencing.]

What’s wrong with Rare Breeds, if they are finished properly they are just as good as anything else if not better even

They are a fine but are never going to kill out as well. A Cotswold or Hebridean in market as never going to make anywhere as much ppkg as a beltex, Texel or Charolais, therefore if a third of the market is made up of rare breeds the sqq is hammered, so they drop the dead weight price.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

There’s a mart report stating that we were selling hoggs for £100 in 1992 that’s bloody ages ago

We’ve come a long way in 28 years haven’t we...