Pricing store lambs

[Mcnulty24]

long story short, I have too many lambs and not enough turnips to finish them on so looking to sell some as stores. They are pure romneys and the majority are mid thirty kgs with some larger/smaller. There are around 200 of them.

Prices in the market look quite good but not sure that romney stores will do so well there. Haven't sold stores before, any advice welcomed.

 

[kfpben]

long story short, I have too many lambs and not enough turnips to finish them on so looking to sell some as stores. They are pure romneys and the majority are mid thirty kgs with some larger/smaller. There are around 200 of them.

Prices in the market look quite good but not sure that romney stores will do so well there. Haven't sold stores before, any advice welcomed.

Where are you in the country?

 

[Tim W]

Where are you in the country?

Not far from you !

 

[Mcnulty24]

Just South of Salisbury.

 

[kfpben]

Might be worth having a chat to Ashford if they’re Romneys. Folk down there know what they look like which helps!

 

[Devon James]

Are they shorn?

 

[Mcnulty24]

No

 

[Woolless]

If you're not keen on taking them to your local live mart, are there any livestock agents/lamb marketing groups operating in your area? @kfpben's suggestion seems pretty sound as well.

 

[gatepost]

Store trade is quite boyant, and lambs will make what they are worth, I doubt they will get stolen but may not be quite so sought after.

 

[Hilly]

Wish i had some root crop id have tried to buy em off you, nothing will touch romneys for growing/finishing in my experience.

 

[neilo]

long story short, I have too many lambs and not enough turnips to finish them on so looking to sell some as stores. They are pure romneys and the majority are mid thirty kgs with some larger/smaller. There are around 200 of them.

Prices in the market look quite good but not sure that romney stores will do so well there. Haven't sold stores before, any advice welcomed.

Put them in the classified section on here. I would have thought there were plenty that would be interested in a private deal straight from farm. If they don't shift that way, you can always fall back to the market.

 

[JD-Kid]

alot of stores. here in NZ. based on a % of. kill price per Kg. smaller ones will tend to sell higher in livestock markets than in direct. deals
price here bit of 1/2 per kg. dead price thats on farm buyer pays trucking

 

[Greythundercloudys]

Yes, stores of any bred will sell well at this time of year, especially if they are a good size, if this brexit gets put back there will be more folk looking for them, but l would just get them book and get them away, l wish l had 200 stores to sell.

 

[neilo]

alot of stores. here in NZ. based on a % of. kill price per Kg. smaller ones will tend to sell higher in livestock markets than in direct. deals
price here bit of 1/2 per kg. dead price thats on farm buyer pays trucking

Hope value seems to be a bigger factor here, and store lambs are probably making as much or more than fat price per kg.

 

[JD-Kid]

Hope value seems to be a bigger factor here, and store lambs are probably making as much or more than fat price per kg.

this year. alot of spare grass so some going nuts buying lambs but I think a few burnt fingers. going to happen seen it before

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Ashford market will be your best outlet.
If they were shorn I would be interested but we only have places at the moment where they will either get very muddy (if it rains) or hooked up in brambles.

Always shear Romney lambs, regardless of what is said they will always do better.

 

[Six Dogs]

Sent you a text

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Ring Tom at Melton Mowberry Markets. He will have a good outlet for you. Distance no problem

 

[Mcnulty24]

Brilliant, thanks folks.

 

[Woolless]

alot of stores. here in NZ. based on a % of. kill price per Kg. smaller ones will tend to sell higher in livestock markets than in direct. deals
price here bit of 1/2 per kg. dead price thats on farm buyer pays trucking

Seems a sensible way to price up lambs.