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Buying running lambs to sell as shearlings
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<blockquote data-quote="tepapa" data-source="post: 7249647" data-attributes="member: 14120"><p>You'll be buying them in at a range from £70-100/head and hope to make £100-£130 come September.</p><p>Prices vary for breed, quality and the trade for the year.</p><p>Lamb trade was well up this year but it could all fall apart after January depending on Brexit.</p><p>You can keep variable costs down to just shearing and medicines, wormer, trace elements and fly spray with haulage + commission come selling time.</p><p>You need to be in the game a few years to get the top prices.</p><p>You'll get a few that don't thrive and don't match the rest which you can't sell with the rest. Be prepared to cull some in the spring when the trade is high or even kill the lot if the fat price is flying, you need to keep them in good condition if you plan to use this option or by the time you've fattened them it could be too late. If Hogg's are making £110/115 in the spring remember you may only get £125 for them 5 months later as shearlings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tepapa, post: 7249647, member: 14120"] You'll be buying them in at a range from £70-100/head and hope to make £100-£130 come September. Prices vary for breed, quality and the trade for the year. Lamb trade was well up this year but it could all fall apart after January depending on Brexit. You can keep variable costs down to just shearing and medicines, wormer, trace elements and fly spray with haulage + commission come selling time. You need to be in the game a few years to get the top prices. You'll get a few that don't thrive and don't match the rest which you can't sell with the rest. Be prepared to cull some in the spring when the trade is high or even kill the lot if the fat price is flying, you need to keep them in good condition if you plan to use this option or by the time you've fattened them it could be too late. If Hogg's are making £110/115 in the spring remember you may only get £125 for them 5 months later as shearlings. [/QUOTE]
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