Spring lamb prices

kk.man

Duke92 wrote: »

Heard €6
Anyone hear any thing else and to what weight

I heard regular sellers getting 6.10

Duke92

kk.man wrote: »

I heard regular sellers getting 6.10

23 or 23.5kgs

Bleating Lamb

As someone who sells store lambs I think its good to see the price factories are being forced to pay at the moment to get finished lambs.
At least the farmers who bought\kept long term light feeder lambs over the winter are getting a decent price for them which might tempt them to buy stores again this year.

kk.man

Duke92 wrote: »

23 or 23.5kgs

I didn't hear any weights being mentioned.

MayoAreMagic

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

As someone who sells store lambs I think its good to see the price factories are being forced to pay at the moment to get finished lambs.
At least the farmers who bought\kept long term light feeder lambs over the winter are getting a decent price for them which might tempt them to buy stores again this year.

100% right.
This was the time of year that they would usually sneak back and over to England, keeping the price down. But the price in england has tied their hands this time around. Couldnt happen to a nicer bunch!

Jjameson

MayoAreMagic wrote: »

100% right.
This was the time of year that they would usually sneak back and over to England, keeping the price down. But the price in england has tied their hands this time around. Couldnt happen to a nicer bunch!

They will take it all back from mid summer on. These highs do be very temporary!

MayoAreMagic

Jjameson wrote: »

They will take it all back from mid summer on. These highs do be very temporary!

They will, but they were going to do that anyway...

farming93

41 kg weather's 109 today in the mart. Need about 6 weeks of meal.

Jjameson

Brought the last of the rams lams yesterday. Rough dirty looking, wet field and the weather.. but well bred and were getting a kg of meal per day since Christmas. Couldn’t believe when they avg 60kg on scales. (Loaded straight out of field. One bid of €140. V happy.

Siamsa Sessions

Are rams paid the same as ewes in the factory? I always assumed so, but was just wondering if it was officially the case?

Was talking to a man earlier who sent off two big Romney rams to the factory. They killed out at 40kg and 55kg, but he only got paid €1.80. That doesn't seem right, does it?

Jjameson

I sold 2 together a month ago 92 Kgs 117€. Usually .20 cent or so behind ewes to kill but you only get paid to a weight. Looks like he was done.

Young95

I see the farmers journal are saying hoggot price is down 5cent a kg ? Anyone notice this or is it just the factory’s keeping the lid on things ?

farming93

Young95 wrote: »

I see the farmers journal are saying hoggot price is down 5cent a kg ? Anyone notice this or is it just the factory’s keeping the lid on things ?

I didn't think there was as much bite to the trade in the mart last Thursday as the previous week. However the quality wasn't as good either. Just my observations and I didn't stay for the whole sale either.

Siamsa Sessions

Young95 wrote: »

I see the farmers journal are saying hoggot price is down 5cent a kg ? Anyone notice this or is it just the factory’s keeping the lid on things ?

Was in New Ross mart last Monday and a dealer told me trade was up slightly on the week before. Think it’s the factories feeding a line to the Journal and them publishing it.

IFA text is saying prices up too from last week

Jjameson

They are definately drawing a line a 6 euro so anyone selling being bid that and 23 kg don’t refuse on the back of Chinese whispers.

Young95

Anyone get any quotes this week?

Duke92

Went yesterday €6 23kgs

memorystick

Was talking to a neighbor who sold yesterday in Tullow. Quieter trade he reckoned. 52kg for €132 and 50kg for €130. Better lambs than what I had. Your man with the blue glove wasn’t there.

rule supreme

memorystick wrote: »

Was talking to a neighbor who sold yesterday in Tullow. Quieter trade he reckoned. 52kg for €132 and 50kg for €130. Better lambs than what I had. Your man with the blue glove wasn’t there.

Is that the guy who does be outside the gate and often checks how fleshy the lambs are .

paddysdream

memorystick wrote: »

Was talking to a neighbor who sold yesterday in Tullow. Quieter trade he reckoned. 52kg for €132 and 50kg for €130. Better lambs than what I had. Your man with the blue glove wasn’t there.

From Waterford ?

ganmo

paddysdream wrote: »

From Waterford ?

older man? I know him as salter

memorystick

paddysdream wrote: »

From Waterford ?

I think so. About 40ish.

Jjameson

He was missing from enniscorthy today as well. Back 3 or 4 euro. Salter is ballon meats. This guy is flynn from Waterford.

memorystick

Jjameson wrote: »

He was missing from enniscorthy today as well. Back 3 or 4 euro. Salter is ballon meats. This guy is flynn from Waterford.

Are they back? Neighbour going to take a batch to Kildare. He felt he would have got on better. How much per head is stopped in factory?

rule supreme

Jjameson wrote: »

He was missing from enniscorthy today as well. Back 3 or 4 euro. Salter is ballon meats. This guy is flynn from Waterford.

He makes a difference when he is there buying strong .

kk.man

ganmo wrote: »

older man? I know him as salter

Salter would pay the least amount for sheep always 10 to 20c behind the bigger plants in quotes. You are certainly confusing with someone else.

memorystick

https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/pics-and-prices-well-fleshed-hoggets-and-ewes-in-high-demand-at-tullow-mart/

Jjameson

kk.man wrote: »

Salter would pay the least amount for sheep always 10 to 20c behind the bigger plants in quotes. You are certainly confusing with someone else.

The ringside is the place to sell to him.

davidk1394

Jjameson wrote: »

He was missing from enniscorthy today as well. Back 3 or 4 euro. Salter is ballon meats. This guy is flynn from Waterford.

The fella with the abattoir ?

Siamsa Sessions

davidk1394 wrote: »

The fella with the abattoir ?

There’s a Flynn’s butcher in Waterford anyway and they have their own abattoir