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[Frank-the-Wool]

I watched some of Bentham sale and I know the camera angle is such that it is very difficult to assess the size of the lambs but I thought some of the good Texels in the mid £80's were not very dear.
An increase of only £7.77 on the year would be less than the increase in the finished sales by a significant amount. I didn't see many small lambs sold but as I say the camera angle makes it difficult and I would guess there were very few lambs under 32 kg and even the mule wethers looked well fleshed.

 

[MDL POWERUP]

I watched some of Bentham sale and I know the camera angle is such that it is very difficult to assess the size of the lambs but I thought some of the good Texels in the mid £80's were not very dear.
An increase of only £7.77 on the year would be less than the increase in the finished sales by a significant amount. I didn't see many small lambs sold but as I say the camera angle makes it difficult and I would guess there were very few lambs under 32 kg and even the mule wethers looked well fleshed.

What did mule wethers make?

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I watched some of Bentham sale and I know the camera angle is such that it is very difficult to assess the size of the lambs but I thought some of the good Texels in the mid £80's were not very dear.
An increase of only £7.77 on the year would be less than the increase in the finished sales by a significant amount. I didn't see many small lambs sold but as I say the camera angle makes it difficult and I would guess there were very few lambs under 32 kg and even the mule wethers looked well fleshed.

The benches on the ring sides are about knee height. That’s the best way too gauge size on the video at Bentham

 

[Mc115reed]

How much?

Iv no idea yet iv not had paperwork through somebody bought them for me but there was 94 turned up and he had 11 grand too spend so too I’m guessing roughly £110 ish a head unless I’m getting change….

Never realised you were on such steep ground!

Haha iv got a few steep fields and they’re actually stock fences so I graze them early spring with lambs for easyness and late summer when I’m away baling and combining some I don’t have too worry too much about sheep escaping electric

 

[serf]

First store lamb sale 5000+ apparently!

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[Anymulewilldo]

Skipton look a good trade. The live streaming has given Grandad something too watch for the middle of his day!

 

[fieldsofgold]

I’ve just come in for me dinner and nearly spat my tea out watching the Skipton stores!! They’re ridiculous.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I’ve just come in for me dinner and nearly spat my tea out watching the Skipton stores!! They’re ridiculous.

£80 doesn’t look too be buying much size… be some very happy sheep farmers up there tonight!

 

[Top Tip.]

I’ve just come in for me dinner and nearly spat my tea out watching the Skipton stores!! They’re ridiculous.

What trade were you expecting them to be? They will be up less than the fat lambs are on average.

 

[Skintagain]

What trade were you expecting them to be? They will be up less than the fat lambs are on average.

I know I always think stores are sick money but this year I don’t think so much.

 

[beltextexel]

Strong lambs were £87+ generally around £90. Mediums £80 to £85, smaller £70 - £80

 

[Estate fencing.]

Skipton look a good trade. The live streaming has given Grandad something too watch for the middle of his day!

Gave grandad something to watch, my arse. It’s you who’s been sat there for 3 hours hasn’t it.

 

[Estate fencing.]

I think these store lambs will be even dearer in a couple of weeks, everyone mowing second cut this week and there is going to be huge about of regrowth. I had 2 men on the phone this week want me to put lambs on in 3 weeks time because there clamps are full and don't want a third cut. Plus Iv got a mega crop of turnips to eat before winter wheat goes in. I will still sell my usual 500 strong store lambs in mid august though but may buy a load of smalls back in or some Suffolk/Texel cross ewe lambs that I can kill or keep in April like I did this year.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Gave grandad something to watch, my arse. It’s you who’s been sat there for 3 hours hasn’t it.

Damn, you caught me.
I wish I had been. I got lumbered with the tar brush while my brother was worming lambs. I bloody stink of it sticky muck now!

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I think these store lambs will be even dearer in a couple of weeks, everyone mowing second cut this week and there is going to be huge about of regrowth. I had 2 men on the phone this week want me to put lambs on in 3 weeks time because there clamps are full and don't want a third cut. Plus Iv got a mega crop of turnips to eat before winter wheat goes in. I will still sell my usual 500 strong store lambs in mid august though but may buy a load of smalls back in or some Suffolk/Texel cross ewe lambs that I can kill or keep in April like I did this year.

Depends where the fat trade goes.

 

[Estate fencing.]

Depends where the fat trade goes.

Maybe but the demand is there for store lambs.
And store lamb sellers do need a good season after all, it not all sunshine and roses (not sure if that's a saying ) lambing ewes in the snow is it.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Maybe but the demand is there for store lambs.
And store lamb sellers do need a good season after all, it not all sunshine and roses (not sure if that's a saying ) lambing ewes in the snow is it.

I suppose the fat trade will only really cool the 3/4 meat+ stores. The long termers will stay up Because as you say, there is a lot of confidence.
I wonder how much pure Hebrideans will be this time?! Might be the only way too get more than 12 too the grand!

 

[Estate fencing.]

I suppose the fat trade will only really cool the 3/4 meat+ stores. The long termers will stay up Because as you say, there is a lot of confidence.
I wonder how much pure Hebrideans will be this time?! Might be the only way too get more than 12 too the grand!

You might buy 12 to the grand but 2 will jump out of the flaps on the artic on the way down.

 

[Northern territory]

It will take a bad fat year to stem these arable men from buying stores now. None of them want to lamb

 

[andybk]

It will take a bad fat year to stem these arable men from buying stores now. None of them want to lamb

especially if new scheme is paying them to put in catch crop (green cover after crop) , what my arable landlord told me after his consultation meeting with defra , main autumn sales might be interesting when/if its confirmed .