Lambs thriving

[will6910]

Sold 34 store types today. Weren't weighed in Mart but on bridge all between 36kgs and 40kgs. £70

 

[Bones]

Sold 34 store types today. Weren't weighed in Mart but on bridge all between 36kgs and 40kgs. £70

Have you many more left to go.. Some times it might be better to creep lambs at 3 weeks to a month old , even only for a couple of weeks and get them away quicker, I might try this next year.

 

[will6910]

Have roughly 70 left I think now. Someone's suggested i bring some in to the Mesh house and feed inside

 

[Bones]

Have roughly 70 left I think now. Someone's suggested i bring some in to the Mesh house and feed inside

At least you have 70 to sell, money in the bank.

 

[will6910]

Yeah still 70.
Will try send another 40 next Saturday as stores again

 

[Guiggs]

70 for stores is ok, I'd be happy enough with that!

 

[will6910]

Last two batches has been stores to. Had a 18 and a 28 batch sold as fats

 

[Bones]

You won't get much more for a 21 kg lamb

 

[Al R]

70 for stores is ok, I'd be happy enough with that!

Any idea how anyone is making money buying, transporting and keeping these for a few more weeks?
I saw stores a few weeks ago that were big boned Suffolk x's but had no meat on them so needed 3-5 weeks on turnips/rape to fill with meat, they were £72/head and yet it was £76 for a fat lamb that week (19.5-20kg) - now it'd be £72?

 

[Guiggs]

Any idea how anyone is making money buying, transporting and keeping these for a few more weeks?
I saw stores a few weeks ago that were big boned Suffolk x's but had no meat on them so needed 3-5 weeks on turnips/rape to fill with meat, they were £72/head and yet it was £76 for a fat lamb that week (19.5-20kg) - now it'd be £72?

I can't quite get my head round it because they don't seem to be making that round here, I've not been for a couple of weeks or so admittedly but market report average was £49 So presumably a lot of long keep lambs. Bigger lambs in the £60 area won't be leaving much never mind at 70 odd!

 

[will6910]

Have to say that I'm pleased with how the bulk of my replacement ewe lambs have done even if the fat lambs aren't as good

 

[Bones]

Have to say that I'm pleased with how the bulk of my replacement ewe lambs have done even if the fat lambs aren't as good
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Great grass

 

[will6910]

Hasn't been grazed for while as awkward field. Slow to grow to that field. Plus it used to be part of a bog so gets very wet and has sunk quite Abit in places

 

[ryanmcmac45]

Smart lambs will

 

[will6910]

Thanks. Just shame I have a dodgy Charolais ram to tup them with just

 

[jamesjb]

I'd take £70 for stores. Sent 100 fats last week averaging 20.1kg and I took home £71. Think there's only one winner here

 

[will6910]

I got my fats to a high of £79 this year. Fat lamb trade gone down but stores went up

 

[TexelBen]

Have to say that I'm pleased with how the bulk of my replacement ewe lambs have done even if the fat lambs aren't as good
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Lambs are looking well, we'll only be keeping the closest to weigh to finish and sending the rest as stores. Apart from all the tups we left entire [emoji29][emoji29][emoji31]
They're onto creep now to help get em gone.