Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[JockCroft]

DINGWALL, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd, (January 10th) sold 620 store cattle and 109 OTM cattle.
Bullocks (376) averaged 324.1p per kg and sold to 438.8p per kg for a 237kg British Blue cross from
Shewglie, Glenurquhart and £1,900 gross for a 640kg British Blue cross from Invercharron, Ardgay.
Heifers (235) averaged 295.2 per kg and sold to 449.1 per kg for a 285kg Limousin cross from 1 East
Murkle Farm Cottage, Castletown and £2,000 gross for a 700kg Charolais from The Cloy, Fortrose.
Young Bulls (7) sold £980 gross for a 435kg Aberdeen Angus cross from South Balkeith, Tain
Breeding cattle (2) sold to £3,600 gross for a Limousin bull from Olrig Mains, Castletown
“Dingwall Marts opening sale of store cattle trade was equally spectacular as a northern light nighttime aroura.
The Cattle trade was unbelievable from start to finish, smashing vendors wildest ever expectations. The results
culminated in a new centre record of 324pp kg average or £1,410 per head for bullocks and the heifers
levelling at £1,235 per head being set. “
Other leading prices per head and per kg:
Bullocks up to 250kg – Shewglie, £1,040, £760, £740, 323.4p, 296.0p;251- 300kg – Shewglie, £1,060,
363.0p, Invercharron, £1,020, £960, 340.0p, 336.8p, 28 Skelbo Muir, £900, 313.6p, Craigdhu, £880,
308.8p, Rhibreck, £820, Cairnurenan, 264.6p;301-350kg – Inchbae Farm, Garve, £1,050, 302.6p, 17
Englishtonmuir, £1,040, 305.9p, Balliefurth Farm, Grantown on Spey, £1,040, 305.9p, 15 Achnairn,
£1,000, 301.2p, Craigdhu, £990, 300.0p, 3 Kinbeachie, £960, 307.7p, 6 Achintyhalavin, £900, 281.3p,
Moy Farm, 287.6p, Balrobert Farm, 270.8p, Killin Farm, 267.7p;351-400kg – Torgorm, £1,440, £1,400,
£1,380, £1,360, (twice), 364.6p, 362.7p, 360.8p, 357.9p, 353.8p, 322.2p, Torran Farm, £1,400, £1,360,
£1,340, £1,280, £1,220, 356.2p, 350.5p, 348.1p, 332.5p, 322.2p, 321.1p, Raitcastle Farm, £1,390,
£1,280, (twice), 370.7p, 326.5p, Kinnahaird Farm, £1,380, £1,320, 373.0p, 332.4p, 320.7p, 1 East
Murkle farm, £1,360, 367.6p, Balliefurth Farm, 313.7p, 5 Achininver, 298.7p;401-450kg – Kinchyle
Farm, £1,600, £1,490, £1,410, 365.3p, 358.7p, Forsie, £1,580, 365.7p, Kinnahaird Farm, £1,560,
£1,500, £1,400, 352.9p, 343.2p, Dunain Mains, £1,540, £1,450, £1,360, 355.7p, 351.9p, Torran,
£1,530, £1,500, £1,480, (twice), £1,420, 355.8p, 350.7p, 344.8p, 343.4p, Shawpark, £1,500, £1,360,
361.4p, Lochdhu, £1,500, 342.5p, Upper Ardnagrask, £1,480, 336.4p, Raitcastle, £1,480, 361.0p,
Torgorm, £1,460, £1,360, £1,300, 358.7p, 356.5p, 338.3p, 17 Englishtonmuir, £1,460, 338.0p, 3
Kinbeachie, £1,370; 451-500kg – Kinchyle Farm, £1,640, £1,610, £1,600, 343.3p, 330.6p, Forsie,
£1,640, 331.3p, Kindeace, £1,640, £1,630, £1,590, (twice), £1,580, £1,500, £1,420, 355.0p, 336.2p,
332.6p, Dunain Mains, £1,630, £1,620, 347.6p, 343.2p, Sornum, Easter Kinkell, £1,610, £1,500, 332.0p,
Lochdhu, £1,600, (twice), £1,580, £1,480, (twice), 343.5p, Raitcastle, £1,600, 331.3p, Shawpark, £1,570,
Upper Ardnagrask, £1,560, Torran, £1,560, Glenside, £1,550, East Murkle, £1,520, South Balkeith,
£1,500, Charleston Farm, £1,490;501-550kg – Lochdhu, £1,680, 312.8p, 1 East Murkle Farm Cottage,
£1,680, 329.4p, The Cloy, £1,660, £1,560, 324.9p, 3 Glaick, £1,650, 319.8p, East Murkle, £1,650,
£1,560, South Balkeith, £1,640, £1,560, 305.9p, Raitcastle, £1,640, 313.6p, Charleston Farm, £1,630,
£1,590, £1,500, 312.4p, Kindeace, £1,620, 320.8p, Glenside, £1,600, Dunain Mains, £1,580, 309.8p, 17
Englishtonmuir, £1,520;Over 551kg – Lochdhu, £1,900, £1,840, £1,780, 2 Lochend, £1,740, The Cloy,
£1,720, 309.4p, South Balkeith, £1,720, £1,700, £1,670, 298.1p, Glenside, £1,700, Charleston Farm,
£1,670, 298.2p.
Heifers up to 250kg – Tigh Airigh, £700, 282.3p, Shewglie, £700, 291.7p; 251-300kg – 1 East Murkle
Farm Cottage, £1,280, Shewglie, £900, 301.9p, Craigdhu, £890, 317.9p, Invercharron, £880, 301.4p,
301-350kg – 1 East Murkle Farm Cottages, £1,340, 406.1p, Torgorm, £1,000, 287.4p, Shewglie,
296.8p;351-400kg – Forsie, £1,340, 348.1p, Raitcastle, £1,320, 330.0p, Torgorm, £1,310, £1,270,
£1,160, 360.5p, 335.9p, 327.3p, 302.9p, 1 East Murkle Farm Cottage, £1,260, £1,160, 315.0p, 303.7p,
Glenavon Estate, £1,130, 293.5p, Kinnahaird Farm, £1,120, Torran, £1,100, 292.6p, 401-450kg –
Torran, £1,580, £1,340, 379.8p, 318.3p, Dunain Mains, £1,440, £1,300, 352.9p, 313.3p, Forsie, £1,420,
£1,400, 325.7p, 320.4p, Torgorm, £1,390, 338.2p, Badrain, £1,320, Kinnahaird Farm, £1,300, 302.3p,
17 Englishtonmuir, £1,300, Sornum, £1,300, The Cloy, 300.0p;451-500kg – Fodderletter Farm, £1,620,
356.0p, 4 Glaick, £1,570, 325.7p, 1 East Murkle Farm Cottages, £1,480, 321.7p, Charleston Farm,
£1,460, £1,400, Badrain, £1,440, £1,280, 306.4p, Forsie, £1,400, 297.9p, South Balkeith, £1,330,
Kindeace, £1,320, Sornum, £1,320, Lochdhu, £1,300;Over 501kg – Borlum, £1,920, £1,780, £1,680,
£1,620, £1,480, (twice), 310.6p, 297.3p, 288.7p, 281.8p, The Cloy, £1,680, £1,520, 297.5p, 292.2p,
285.7p, East Murkle, £1,650, 301.1p, Charleston, £1,620, (twice), £1,540, £1,500, £1,440, £1,430,
South Balkeith, £1,580, £1,500, Lochdhu, £1,580, (twice), £1,530, 293.1p, 292.6p, 287.3p, 3 Glaick,
£1,550, 292.5p, Balliefurth, £1,500, Forsie, £1,490, 292.2p

I wonder if some in the Highlands are regretting putting cows away?

 

[Top Tip.]

I wonder if some in the Highlands are regretting putting cows away?

Probably . Today in Dingwall would be as dear as they’ve been.

 

[thorpe]

Averaged £1630 shorthorns and few charolais. Just what wasnt sold in september so 2nd grades really and 14/15 months.

Good bullocks £1100 over weight. Had one good shorthorn cow up, plainer cows looked a better trade as the best for what they were.

FFS! my lad's did buy well on saturday, should have had 2 load!

 

[Jimdog1]

Got just few tomorrow will see how it goes.

How did you get on?

 

[goodevans]

Father and me were out gathering that wet day it absolutely pee'd it down all day, you could smell and taste a metal later the tops of the trees burnt off brown and the top of the fell burnt off later that spring
We had some sheep tested they were up a bit they told us to get some off the fell top we just got some in handy to the pens

I was jumping on the IOM ferry for yfc agm ,for those that know ,know

 

[Top Tip.]

I was jumping on the IOM ferry for yfc agm ,for those that know ,know

If I remember correctly that conference was quite famous or maybe infamous in its day!!

 

[mac]

Probably . Today in Dingwall would be as dear as they’ve been.

They were a serious trade. A good show of cattle Though. And I’m sure there are plenty now wishing they’d not cut back the cow numbers. Let’s hope fat price stays or better rises cause at the trade today it’s no going to be an easy ride

 

[aangus]

The first grade cattle of all ages at Carlisle yesterday would be an amazing trade, but the second grade would be no better than any other Wednesday.

 

[Shebb90]

How did you get on?

Not to bad.
1070 for friesians steers.
Lim steers at 1425 bout 20months old
Char heifiers 17 months old 1360.

 

[Jimdog1]

I have some BBx Steers around 20 months old that I'm debating whether to sell as stores or push on and finish.

 

[NorthumbrianFarmer]

The first grade cattle of all ages at Carlisle yesterday would be an amazing trade, but the second grade would be no better than any other Wednesday.

was in the weaned ring all of yesterday and the last 45-30mins of the sale seemed to me to end up being a lot cheaper and felt like I ended up with a bargain or 2

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

The first grade cattle of all ages at Carlisle yesterday would be an amazing trade, but the second grade would be no better than any other Wednesday.

I think going forward quality will become more important, with the SFI payments generally reducing stocking rates, it will be better to keep less but better quality

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I think going forward quality will become more important, with the SFI payments generally reducing stocking rates, it will be better to keep less but better quality

Only if the wholesalers will pay for it….theres only £90 difference between the grades dead

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

Only if the wholesalers will pay for it….theres only £90 difference between the grades dead

I only sell stores, so I’m just going on how the store market is at the moment where you see 20 month old cattle making less than 10 to 12 month cattle

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I only sell stores, so I’m just going on how the store market is at the moment where you see 20 month old cattle making less than 10 to 12 month cattle

As I’ve always said….nothing is as dear as a good calf straight off its mother

 

[Shebb90]

I have some BBx Steers around 20 months old that I'm debating whether to sell as stores or push on and finish.

How long before they would finish

 

[livestock 1]

I only sell stores, so I’m just going on how the store market is at the moment where you see 20 month old cattle making less than 10 to 12 month cattle

The way I look at it is if they are well bred it’s not too much effort to get them to £1200 average if you feed them a bit then you could get them £200/£400 more
Depends what else is happening I suppose as to which option you take.

 

[Jimdog1]

How long before they would finish

Maybe 10 weeks? On good silage and 4kgs of barley a day. Looking nice but would need a push to finish before turnout. Someone suggested adding some whole maize corn to their diet? Any thoughts?

 

[Hilly]

I think going forward quality will become more important, with the SFI payments generally reducing stocking rates, it will be better to keep less but better qual

You dont need less to have quality , plenty have a lot of quality .

 

[casper74]

was in the weaned ring all of yesterday and the last 45-30mins of the sale seemed to me to end up being a lot cheaper and felt like I ended up with a bargain or 2

Carlisle was definitely less money than Cockermouth last week, similar to Kirkby