Long Keep Store Lambs

[Wooly]

Any ideas on prices?

Unless we get some rain on Romney Marsh soon, then there could be alot of store lambs for sale.

As for price............. where is that crystal ball. There will be some very long term poorly grown lambs in the £30's, several in the £40's that people have probably doubled their money on in the last few years, and some better ones in the fifties.

But if lamb stays at £2/kg plus, then that might rise by a tenner.




Disclaimer.....your investment in store lambs might go up as well as down !!

 

[livestock 1]

What breed are you thinking about? I like scotch blackface lambs for such jobs.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

What breed are you thinking about? I like scotch blackface lambs for such jobs.

Shhhhhhh!!!!! ?

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

There will be plenty of well bred store lambs at Ashford. Probably best bought sooner than later as the drought will mean many good lambs will be sold early.

 

[Farmer_Joe]

I take mine to Skipton usually a good range of lambs there for every buyer and plenty to choose from, even better send an artic and you can buy all mine!

 

[The sheep dipper man]

I've not phrased that well.

I'm after long keep lambs to buy in October and kill end of March.

How many you after might have dome available

 

[Wooly]

500

How many you after might have dome available

Someone didn't read the thread !?!

 

[edn]

You could buy them on farm- one source to minimise disease. Pentervin polled Charolais on the Shropshire/welsh border would sell a few more than 500 on their on farm sale and I’m sure there’s others.

 

[Beef farmer]

I've not phrased that well.

I'm after long keep lambs to buy in October and kill end of March.

Ashford. Romney weathers.

 

[Beef farmer]

Unless we get some rain on Romney Marsh soon, then there could be alot of store lambs for sale.

As for price............. where is that crystal ball. There will be some very long term poorly grown lambs in the £30's, several in the £40's that people have probably doubled their money on in the last few years, and some better ones in the fifties.

But if lamb stays at £2/kg plus, then that might rise by a tenner.




Disclaimer.....your investment in store lambs might go up as well as down !!

They 30 quid lambs will just die. Mid 50s is a cheaper lamb every time.

 

[Weasel]

What breed are you thinking about? I like scotch blackface lambs for such jobs.

Nah better with a hill cheviot

 

[mark perego]

bounce back loans will make them expensive

 

[Sheepfog]

Nah better with a hill cheviot

They hold their own selling liveweight as well. Unlike Blackies & Romneys which are often discounted.

 

[livestock 1]

Nah better with a hill cheviot

Too dear though

 

[Weasel]

Too dear though

Pffft.. What mart do you go to

 

[Wooly]

They 30 quid lambs will just die. Mid 50s is a cheaper lamb every time.

There is a certain person that buys alot of those 'also run' lambs cheaply in Ashford market.

Found out the secret to his success. He injects them with cydectin LA wormer and reckons the mortality rate is no higher than the better store lambs.

 

[Beef farmer]

There is a certain person that buys alot of those 'also run' lambs cheaply in Ashford market.

Found out the secret to his success. He injects them with cydectin LA wormer and reckons the mortality rate is no higher than the better store lambs.

Thats the chap in the shirt and tie?
All ours where jabbed with the above for scab

 

[Anymulewilldo]

They hold their own selling liveweight as well. Unlike Blackies & Romneys which are often discounted.

I've never had much trouble selling a well fleshed blackie... never mattered if 34kg or 40kg always gone well. Best week this spring was 246ppk average. I smiled like a Cheshire Cat for he rest of the week! ? never tried Romneys. Don't see many of them up here!!

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Nah better with a hill cheviot

FOR GODS SAKE!!!!

SHHHHHHHH!!!!! ?

??

 

[livestock 1]

Pffft.. What mart do you go to

All of them