Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Raider112]

But isn't that self fulfilling if the majority of cattle go deadweight, making live weight sales too small to be sustainable, at some point we will look back & think how dumb we were.
I understand the difference in price only too well but it's what we have brought on ourselves.

I understand the importance of marts but if you only have one holding number it's impossible to trade effectively.

 

[Stw88]

They would soon learn to , they used to .

there wasn’t the fancy lambs being sold in 1’s and 2’s back then tho.

 

[Hilly]

Their will be alot of marts close nxt ten years , and it wont be an issue anyway .

there wasn’t the fancy lambs being sold in 1’s and 2’s back then tho.

 

[Optimus]

Quite possibly but it's what we have made it, as less & less go through live markets the fees increase to cover the costs involved, we will live to regret it.

Maybe so but 100 cattle at £200 less is a lot of money to me.

 

[Hilly]

They would adapt like any business

Increased values will have got the commission flowing

Some have capped commission on cattle . Some marts break even at best .

 

[Skintagain]

there wasn’t the fancy lambs being sold in 1’s and 2’s back then tho.

They weren’t making £200 20 year ago though either. They were making £200 for a pen full

 

[Optimus]

Maybe if marts are struggling they should try a little harder.not seen an auctioneer here for years but then there aren't any marts in Perthshire,fife or Angus anymore.

 

[BrianV]

Maybe so but 100 cattle at £200 less is a lot of money to me.

It is to anyone, we just need to support viable livestock markets whilst we can even if it is only with a percentage of stock, we all moan when local schools, shops, post offices, banks, garages etc close & are lost forever, as they always say "use it or lose it" !!

 

[muleman]

We will have to stop trying to be like businessman and go back to being farmers and keep everyone else in business to the detriment of our own!

 

[Hilly]

We will have to stop trying to be like businessman and go back to being farmers and keep everyone else in business to the detriment of our own!

You first … then .

 

[Sierra Lama]

Selling store lambs you seldom are able to pull a tidy bunch of simular sheep together to be able to get a price in the market that would match the dw. Plus you have the standstill rule if your buying and shifting stock constantly. Merits for both it annoys me when people get onto their high horse about markets v DW. You have to make work what is best for you.

Edit. Fat lambs that were bought as stores

 

[BrianV]

Maybe if marts are struggling they should try a little harder.not seen an auctioneer here for years but then there aren't any marts in Perthshire,fife or Angus anymore.

What happens when slaughter houses close because of destocking affecting through put & you have to lorry livestock 50 or 100 miles to the nearest abattoir.

 

[Hilly]

What happens when slaughter houses close because of destocking affecting through put & you have to lorry livestock 50 or 100 miles to the nearest abattoir.

Just about that for either here …

 

[tinsheet]

In Sedge this morning heard ABP have jumped to 7.45! Any one confirm this?

27 months ago I bought my son 3 Angus x steers (baby calves) for his 15 th birthday.
They've been the bain of my life as they are like pet Labradors, always causing trouble etc.
He sold them this morning at Sedge for £1790 a piece, 700kg P+ may make an O-.
Concentrates only till 12 weeks nothing but grass since.
Can't take the stupid grin off his face .

 

[BrianV]

Selling store lambs you seldom are able to pull a tidy bunch of simular sheep together to be able to get a price in the market that would match the dw. Plus you have the standstill rule if your buying and shifting stock constantly. Merits for both it annoys me when people get onto their high horse about markets v DW. You have to make work what is best for you.

The problem is when people are short sighted enough to use the most convenient whatever not appreciating that they are lucky enough to still have a choice.

 

[Optimus]

What happens when slaughter houses close because of destocking affecting through put & you have to lorry livestock 50 or 100 miles to the nearest abattoir.

I all ready do send them to Aberdeen be 100 miles away from me.plus send live cattle to darlington.think it's a 300 mile trip

 

[Northeastfarmer]

What happens when slaughter houses close because of destocking affecting through put & you have to lorry livestock 50 or 100 miles to the nearest abattoir.

50 or a 100 miles is nothing these days….wagons will do that most days

 

[z.man]

Maybe if marts are struggling they should try a little harder.not seen an auctioneer here for years but then there aren't any marts in Perthshire,fife or Angus anymore.

I’ll send one in next time he’s close by

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

We will have to stop trying to be like businessman and go back to being farmers and keep everyone else in business to the detriment of our own!

A businessman needs to look long term as well. Shouldn't forget what happened when the deadweight buyers had free rein after F&M. They'd love marts to close

 

[Henarar]

In Sedge this morning heard ABP have jumped to 7.45! Any one confirm this?

27 months ago I bought my son 3 Angus x steers (baby calves) for his 15 th birthday.
They've been the bain of my life as they are like pet Labradors, always causing trouble etc.
He sold them this morning at Sedge for £1790 a piece, 700kg P+ may make an O-.
Concentrates only till 12 weeks nothing but grass since.
Can't take the stupid grin off his face .

Well done him and you