We were £1 down on the week, going by the auctions later last week I was expecting them to be £10+ down!
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We were £1 down on the week, going by the auctions later last week I was expecting them to be £10+ down!
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livestock 1
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So what’s that all about then?
Were there a lot of Beltex and 3/4 Texel lambs in?
Making the av look better than it is?
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- Cheshire
Today at Lancaster…
SPRING LAMBSLancaster Auction’s weekly sale of prime lambs had a reduced entry of 488 forward, selling to an overall market average of 238p/kg. Less on the market this week following the drop in price seen in the previous week, with many vendors on top of their lambs.
Leading the way this week at £118 were 45kg Texel lambs from A H S & H J Raby, Preesall purchased by Gregory Williams Butchers, Lancaster. Gregory William Butchers also purchased the next highest price, 44kg Dutch Spotted lambs at £115 from K P Dagger, Catterall. Also, achieving £115 were Suffolk lambs from N Walker, Tarleton, with other Suffolk lambs selling to £114 and £111.50 from P & M E Higginson, Pilling.
Other noted prices were Texel lambs at £111 from KA Purtill, Wigan, with others selling to £109.50 and £109 from A & L Preece, Kirkby Lonsdale. This was followed by £109 and £108 twice from A & E Clarkson, Thurnham. Charollais lambs peaked at £108 from S Wilson & Son, Scotforth. Plenty more lambs either which were of better confirmation or weighing 45kg upwards sold in excess of the £100 mark. Best confirmation lambs regularly selling for 200p/kg. More light weight lambs are still in demand and often selling in excess of £80.
PRIME HOGGSJust a handful of prime hoggs forward, saw Herdwicks sell to £89 from S Dickinson, Ellel.
CAST SHEEPThere was a larger number of cast ewes on the market today, with 156 forward selling to a similar trade. Taking the lead today at £125 was a pen of 8 Texel cross Mule ewes from P Lawrence & Son, Chorley with others from the same good home selling to £119 and £118. Other Texel ewes sold to £124 from A H S & H J Raby, Preesall with Texel tups from the same home achieving £122. Suffolk cross ewes peaked at £120 from T M Townley, Over Wyresdale, with plenty of Continental ewes easily selling in excess of the £100 mark. Mule ewes twice peaked at £92 from N Walker, Tarleton and T & E A Garth, Bleasdale, with plenty more pens frequently selling round the £90 mark.
gone up the hill
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Thats better then the end of last week. My dead weight lambs should go up again now. Oh dear what did I say!
£5 kilo is not enough for deadweight.
Sedge SQQ was about 2.47ppk which was only down 7.7ppk on last Monday when dead was £6 kilo and Exeter SQQ was about 234ppk.
When at the end of last week all SW markets were around the 222ppk mark so trade is clearly much stronger today.
I don’t think £5 is enough now. See how the week goes on. But people must be well on top to drawing lambs.
Needs to be minimum £5.35/kg to allign with live today.
Northeastfarmer
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Hoggs £200 next April
Here we go again
Northeastfarmer
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- Cleveland
I was right last year…
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- Cheshire
I won’t doubt you again
muleman
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Can you not give us another tenner this time, costs are spiralling you know!
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
Get that con tract signed
Northeastfarmer
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- Cleveland
I would at £200 a lambGet that con tract signed
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
I wouldn’t , if they offerd that now on contract it just means they will be more in the mart.
mghley
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- Derbyshire
Well that’s it then, we can all go out and give £150 a piece for store lambs !!
casper74
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- North Yorkshire
I hope Dougall doesn't read that post or he'll be doing his best to get stores in Bentham to £160Well that’s it then, we can all go out and give £150 a piece for store lambs !!
Hilly
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- Scottish Borders.
You should get some contracts drawn up ! They will sign them . Insurance incase the world turns out flatWell that’s it then, we can all go out and give £150 a piece for store lambs !!
mghley
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I’ll take my chance at market, you never know they might not be as low as £200 next spring, we might just have a good do, £220, £240, £260 who knows ??You should get some contracts drawn up ! They will sign them . Insurance incase the world turns out flat
Hilly
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I’d definitely sign up the first thousand at £200 and play the markets with the rest!