Spring lamb prices

Duke92

What are lambs in factory now

razor8

Duke92 wrote: »

What are lambs in factory now

Dead I’d say 😣

kk.man

razor8 wrote: »

Dead I’d say 😣

Some Marts in the UK have hoggets at the equivalent of 6.50e today.

weatherbyfoxer

Duke92 wrote: »

What are lambs in factory now

6.30 all in to 23kg

memorystick

Any bets on how high they will go? Is €6.50 reachable?

Green farmer

Looking at roscrea marts results today. Lambs over 50kg consistently made around €150.

Siamsa Sessions

Green farmer wrote: »

Looking at roscrea marts results today. Lambs over 50kg consistently made around €150.

Has the price of lamb in supermarkets gone up over the past while? And the higher price is being passed back to the farmer?

Or where had this extra money come from?

kk.man

Siamsa Sessions wrote: »

Has the price of lamb in supermarkets gone up over the past while? And the higher price is being passed back to the farmer?

Or where had this extra money come from?

Lamb is on offer in a big supermarket chain this weekend. Usually when that happens the price drops or the factory supplying them are under pressure to give them a deal.

Dickie10

brought 31 lambs to navan yesterday at 2:30pm had the cheque in my hand at 12:30pm today, savage service in fairness. €6:40 , brought some smaller butty fat lambs, lowest price €112 highest €145

arctictree

Got €128 for 45kg wethers in Baltinglass earlier.

weatherbyfoxer

quoted 650 all in to 23kg for next week

memorystick

arctictree wrote: »

Got €128 for 45kg wethers in Baltinglass earlier.

Was there much in it? Was your man there with the gloves?

arctictree

memorystick wrote: »

Was there much in it? Was your man there with the gloves?

I was in and out in about 5 minutes, didn't even go into the office, gave the docket straight to the manager. About 25 lots there.
Yeah, yer man with the gloves was there!

Lambman

Got the job today off cleaning up ewes back ends and underneath because he's scanning on Wednesday... Done it pre lambing b4 but never pre scanning. They will be housed for lambing but not till 2 weeks or so out getting silage outside will be getting nuts accordingly after the scan. Anybody else's here work same way?

Jjameson

Lambman wrote: »

Got the job today off cleaning up ewes back ends and underneath because he's scanning on Wednesday... Done it pre lambing b4 but never pre scanning. They will be housed for lambing but not till 2 weeks or so out getting silage outside will be getting nuts accordingly after the scan. Anybody else's here work same way?

When would you usually do them pre lambing?

weatherbyfoxer

suprised to see lambs back 20c in the factorys..anyone any ideas what brought it about?

paddysdream

weatherbyfoxer wrote: »

suprised to see lambs back 20c in the factorys..anyone any ideas what brought it about?

Kildare back to 6:30 I hear for today.
Think the processors were getting worried about where they would end up.6:60 this time of year would mean that spring lamb should open at 8 euro a kilo.

serfspup

weatherbyfoxer wrote: »

suprised to see lambs back 20c in the factorys..anyone any ideas what brought it about?

because they can:mad:

wrangler

serfspup wrote: »

because they can:mad:

They do it to flush out lambs too

memorystick

Let them buy them at the ringside.

Duke92

Still €6:50 going in icm

Birdnuts

Duke92 wrote: »

Still €6:50 going in icm

Early lambers will need prices like that and higher given the amount of meal and other costs that are going to rise trying to keep stock right in this weather

Dickie10

id say they are trying something, prob throw out Brexit or something, even though its the godsend sheep men have waited for. its pure hope from factoires good aul economics 101 , supply and demand, and theres a serious shortage of lambs my agent was saying. its just poker face from factories hoping to get the last of lads lambs in and hope they can start getting lambs from mainland britain for easter. i heard theres a bit of panic over contracts to france for ramadan and easter only 8 weeks away

arctictree

Prices seem to have gone back a bit. Got 113 for 44kg wethers in Baltinglass earlier...

kk.man

arctictree wrote: »

Prices seem to have gone back a bit. Got 113 for 44kg wethers in Baltinglass earlier...

Playing games now. We'll see how long they will last. Easter not till 1st week of April.

Green farmer

kk.man wrote: »

Playing games now. We'll see how long they will last. Easter not till 1st week of April.

Dont know what has caused prices to come back ? Whenever I've read any articles, their struggling to keep supermarket shelves stocked in europe ? Maybe just an off week or trying to flush out supplies.

Tileman

arctictree wrote: »

Prices seem to have gone back a bit. Got 113 for 44kg wethers in Baltinglass earlier...

Jeez that’s back allot. Did they need further feeding.?
Was going to go to Kildare with a load this week but will see how the price goes over the week. Have plenty if fodder. They are getting a bit of meal alright but will hold out for a week or two and see what ways things are going. Would seem to be a position. From factories to soften price.


Allot of English lamb was sold pre brexit due to uncertainty.
There is allot of delays and documentation for being lambs over from uk even if they are available so think I will hold tight.

Birdnuts

Pig prices in the UK have taken a hit too!! Brexit is such a mess now its hard to know whats going on!!

weatherbyfoxer

restaurant in France are under curfew apparently so less demand for lamb.

Green farmer

weatherbyfoxer wrote: »

restaurant in France are under curfew apparently so less demand for lamb.

Maybe, but supermarket demand is through the roof and nz only supplying half their quota to the eu