Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[livestock 1]

Were you tempted to try one?

I did think about it but the thought soon passed

 

[Raider112]

Will it have gone for breeding?

That's what I'm thinking. One or two do get picked up for breeding now and then.

 

[livestock 1]

It’s pence adjustment per sheep. Nothing too worry about. Just keep a handle on it

Losses does put a lot of folks off sheep though

 

[thorpe]

You will just have to buy 3x the cattle bit like IA sort of set up!

IA ?

 

[Northern territory]

Well after 2 years of culls being very similar in price to replacements it’s a habit you should have got out of!
It’s great and long May it continue. ANYTHING that puts a foot wrong can be culled without costing a fortune too replace. Was different when shearlings were £130 and culls £60. But not now.

You can buy in problems though unless you keep enough gimmers to fill the void

 

[livestock 1]

IA ?

Likes to buy a lot at once

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Losses does put a lot of folks off sheep though

Some of us are used too it

some of my friends, they are unbelievable. Whenever a sheep/lamb dies there is a full blown inquest. Arguments the lot.
Sheep die, it’s what they do. I see no gain at all from worrying about the dead ones. As long as it’s not negligence causing the deaths they do it for sport!!

 

[Anymulewilldo]

You can buy in problems though unless you keep enough gimmers to fill the void

Better than keeping clapped out old bangers that can’t make the winter…

 

[Northern territory]

Better than keeping clapped out old bangers that can’t make the winter…

Yes I agree, how do you come on with the store lambs. Do you keep them away from your own breeders.

 

[thorpe]

Does the job not stack up selling Barley at £228/ton at 3 ton / acre plus straw ?

of course it does but when youve sold at agood bit more you dont like going back. no differerant to the fat trade!

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Yes I agree, how do you come on with the store lambs. Do you keep them away from your own breeders.

Never get near. Ewe lambs and breeder ewes go totally separate winter farms from the feeder sheep. The ground we use for dumping as they arrive has its own handling pens so that solves that side too

 

[Northern territory]

Never get near. Ewe lambs and breeder ewes go totally separate winter farms from the feeder sheep. The ground we use for dumping as they arrive has its own handling pens so that solves that side too

Thought you would be organised. That’s what puts me off buying stores in. Take some keep but not enough for the whole winter.

 

[livestock 1]

Thought you would be organised. That’s what puts me off buying stores in. Take some keep but not enough for the whole winter.

I keep them separate when they arrive until they are dipped or injected then they are always separate from the ewes
They haven’t been as bad for itch up here lately last few years out of the marts most folk are on top of it but there’s odd ones you would never buy off

 

[Northern territory]

I keep them separate when they arrive until they are dipped or injected then they are always separate from the ewes
They haven’t been as bad for itch up here lately last few years out of the marts most folk are on top of it but there’s odd ones you would never buy off

Yes that’s the key

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I keep them separate when they arrive until they are dipped or injected then they are always separate from the ewes
They haven’t been as bad for itch up here lately last few years out of the marts most folk are on top of it but there’s odd ones you would never buy off

Every single winter I get 1 bunch somewhere that start itching after Christmas. Can usually be traced to a neighbouring keep farm who’s sheep arrive mid December. Yes I know I could give up the ground that borders, but the way the other fella is spread over the same rough area as me I’d be on a severe loser very quickly. And that dirty bugger would be picking up the ground I left…
For preference I dip them all within 1/2 weeks of arrival. I do use Dectomax occasionally when dipping is not workable.

 

[livestock 1]

Every single winter I get 1 bunch somewhere that start itching after Christmas. Can usually be traced to a neighbouring keep farm who’s sheep arrive mid December. Yes I know I could give up the ground that borders, but the way the other fella is spread over the same rough area as me I’d be on a severe loser very quickly. And that dirty bugger would be picking up the ground I left…

Some folks just have it continuously and never get on top of it. We always used to dip ewes in late August here but many times like you say they would pick up the itch off elsewhere and we would have to start again.

 

[aangus]

Will it have gone for breeding?

Yes

 

[Hilly]

well well well start silage and bingo its pissing down , inwonder how long it will rain for

 

[Northeastfarmer]

well well well start silage and bingo its pissing down

For all of us that have finished silaging…we thank you for making it rain

 

[Hilly]

For all of us that have finished silaging…we thank you for making it rain

If your all wrapped up for winter i send you sone snow hiy !