Spring lamb prices

IH784man

Ballybofey/stranorlar mart in donegal

Bullocks

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Sold 45kg lambs for €100 - Athenry, have the last few going tomorrow to the factory. 43kg quote is €4.80. Don't have a lot of them but glad to see the back of them.;)

Mate of mine was there with a trailer of lambs Monday aswell and brought them home , they were just making the €100 but he wanted another €2 to cover the commission and couldn't get it . Bringing them to the factory instead

Green farmer

Got some cull ewes killed this week at €2.90 a kilo.

Username John

Bullocks wrote: »

Mate of mine was there with a trailer of lambs Monday aswell and brought them home , they were just making the €100 but he wanted another €2 to cover the commission and couldn't get it . Bringing them to the factory instead

I assume if you don't sell - you don't have to pay commission?

orm0nd

Bullocks wrote: »

Mate of mine was there with a trailer of lambs Monday aswell and brought them home , they were just making the €100 but he wanted another €2 to cover the commission and couldn't get it . Bringing them to the factory instead

after paying for fuel he won't gain a lot, actually might be lucky to break even

Username John wrote: »

I assume if you don't sell - you don't have to pay commission?

No sale no fees

Bullocks

orm0nd wrote: »

after paying for fuel he won't gain a lot, actually might be lucky to break even



No sale no fees

He is only about 10 mins from the mart so dsl mightn't kill him too much . But he is so stubborn when it comes to dealing that he would fall out over €2 on the full trailer if he didn't get it . And fair play to him for not being a soft seller , if some of us were as principled when it comes to selling we would fare out better in the lean times playing hard ball with factories and marts . I know it's not always possible when money is needed for bills though

orm0nd

Bullocks wrote: »

He is only about 10 mins from the mart so dsl mightn't kill him too much . But he is so stubborn when it comes to dealing that he would fall out over €2 on the full trailer if he didn't get it . And fair play to him for not being a soft seller , if some of us were as principled when it comes to selling we would fare out better in the lean times playing hard ball with factories and marts . I know it's not always possible when money is needed for bills though

"you got know when to hold & know when to fold"

Bullocks

orm0nd wrote: »

"you got know when to hold & know when to fold"

Funny enough , I found one of his CDs in the wife's car during the week and have been giving that song welly since ! He's not a bad lad

Mac Taylor

The problem for nearly all of us is that we are price takers, we need to get more organised and militant to boot.:D
Wonder how long before the competition authority would be on us then.

Bullocks

Mac Taylor wrote: »

The problem for nearly all of us is that we are price takers, we need to get more organised and militant to boot.:D
Wonder how long before the competition authority would be on us then.

What could they do , if you dont sell you don't. They don't do much to the factories or supermarket's

Mac Taylor

Bullocks wrote: »

What could they do , if you dont sell you don't. They don't do much to the factories or supermarket's

I'd put money they'd find some way, we have small numbers and they have us over a barrel, realistically is there a market for Irish lamb given all the issues in some of our markets.

razor8

anyone get a price for this week yet?

orm0nd

razor8 wrote: »

anyone get a price for this week yet?

http://icsaireland.ie/livestock-prices/sheep

weatherbyfoxer

razor8 wrote: »

anyone get a price for this week yet?

450+ bonus

Kildare chiling

orm0nd

weatherbyfoxer wrote: »

450+ bonus

Kildare chiling

paying to 21 ?

96-97 € max so

weatherbyfoxer

orm0nd wrote: »

paying to 21 ?

96-97 € max so

Yea think its to 21...not looking good for the near future either..pens full of lambs in there this morning

paddysdream

orm0nd wrote: »

paying to 21 ?

96-97 € max so

ICM were paying 21.5 for the last while.Think they were on 4.60 for today.

orm0nd

paddysdream wrote: »

ICM were paying 21.5 for the last while.Think they were on 4.60 for today.

still wouldn't get to €100, read a couple of mart reports on line

36 to 38 kg ( I presume farmers buying) nearly making as much as factory weights

Country lad

Just wondering what are store lambs making in the marts around 35kilos in weight

Arrow in the Knee

I was at Carnaross Mart today and here is some prices.

44kgs    91 euro
48kgs   94 euro
50kgs   100 euro ewe lambs
56kgs     98 euro
51kgs   100 euro ewe lambs belclare
45kgs      97 euro ewe lambs belclare
46kgs 85 euro

A lot of lambs 50kgs and over.

I don't know why some farmers keep lambs over 50kgs.

Username John

Arrow in the Knee wrote: »

I was at Carnaross Mart today and here is some prices.

44kgs    91 euro
48kgs   94 euro
50kgs   100 euro ewe lambs
56kgs     98 euro
51kgs   100 euro ewe lambs belclare
45kgs      97 euro ewe lambs belclare
46kgs 85 euro

A lot of lambs 50kgs and over.

I don't know why some farmers keep lambs over 50kgs.

Those ones at 56kg are a bit too heavy all right, they would have been better gone a few weeks ago, and prob would have gotten more money.

sea12

The price drop is disgraceful. All that work and lambs barely able to get 100 euro. 17 euro in 2 weeks. Completely wiped away your profit.

I thought part of the reason is over supply as allot of cattlemen got burned last year and got back into sheep, these things are cyclical I know but it's a killer to see top quality lambs going for 90 euro.

Wonder where it's going to bottom out though?

Green farmer

sea12 wrote: »

The price drop is disgraceful.

I thought part of the reason is over supply as allot of cattlemen got burned last year and got back into sheep, these things are cyclical I know but it's a killer to see top quality lambs going for 90 euro.

Wonder where it's going to bottom out though?

I'm not sure the cattle lads who got in last year, are going to stay in now the cattle trade has rebounded and the lambs prices have headed south. I read the demand on the continent is down and lamb supplies have shot up. The pendulum can swing the other just as fast with sheep thought. Hopefully this is the bottom .

ganmo

Green farmer wrote: »

I'm not sure the cattle lads who got in last year, are going to stay in now the cattle trade has rebounded and the lambs prices have headed south. I read the demand on the continent is down and lamb supplies have shot up. The pendulum can swing the other just as fast with sheep thought. Hopefully this is the bottom .

Was on bb website there, we've killed 1.8% more lamb than last year(to date) so over supply may be an issue. Ni down 3k lambs which is strange because they hardly came south with the way the euro is

Green farmer

Ganmo, When you look at the lamb price graph on the bord bia site it don't make for pretty reading, particularly when you look at the 2014 prices and the correlation as to where prices might be heading this year. if historical data is to go by , could be february 2016 before we see €5 a kilo again.

ganmo

Green farmer wrote: »

Ganmo, When you look at the lamb price graph on the bord bia site it don't make for pretty reading, particularly when you look at the 2014 prices and the correlation as to where prices might be heading this year. if historical data is to go by , could be february 2016 before we see €5 a kilo again.

I wouldn't argue with ya(I'd hope for jan)
My dad always said the most he got paid for lambs was €127 the year the euro came in, why is 100 their magic number?

Green farmer

From now on, this season, any day I get €100 for my lambs, I'll be relatively happy. I'll just have to concentrate on increasing the lamb number output. Mind you, cull ewes are still worth a few quid, as previously mentioned got €2.90 last week , which is a lot better then the €40 a ewe I was getting in the marts a year or two ago .:)

Bleating Lamb

Green farmer wrote: »

From now on, this season, any day I get €100 for my lambs, I'll be relatively happy. I'll just have to concentrate on increasing the lamb number output. Mind you, cull ewes are still worth a few quid, as previously mentioned got €2.90 last week , which is a lot better then the €40 a ewe I was getting in the marts a year or two ago .:)

Heard of 56kg lambs in Elphin mart the other night struggling into €92:(

AntrimGlens

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Heard of 56kg lambs in Elphin mart the other night struggling into €92:(

Called into the mart last night as i was dropping off wool, good 22kg texel lambs struggling to make £62. At a euro rate that makes them 87 euro. Doesn't sound like it's hit the floor yet either.

IH784man

I bought two dorset ewe lambs for breeding for 82 a piece,neighbour bought 9 texel lambs like Antrimglen describes for 62 euro a peice