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Spring lamb prices

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    #812
    Nekarsulm
    Registered Users Posts: 11,207 ✭✭✭✭Nekarsulm


    Carrigallen last night, 10 @ 42kg , €85. (mixed bunch, ewe & ram lambs)


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    #813
    early_riser
    Registered Users Posts: 154 ✭✭early_riser


    Rang factory this morning, 4.50 all in up to 22kg


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    #814
    Bleating Lamb
    Registered Users Posts: 4,614 ✭✭✭Bleating Lamb


    orm0nd wrote: »
    heard €4.40 base

    Jaysus that's a fair pull back.


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    #815
    lenihankevin
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭lenihankevin


    Just sold 7 texel x Suffolk lambs to local butcher...born last week of February..average weight 51kg...got 110 euro. Happy enough...first ever crop of lambs..got no feeding.


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    #816
    Willfarman
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    lenihankevin wrote: »
    Just sold 7 texel x Suffolk lambs to local butcher...born last week of February..average weight 51kg...got 110 euro. Happy enough...first ever crop of lambs..got no feeding.

    Happy days. Well done!


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    #817
    Green farmer
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    Anyone hear prices for next week yet ?


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    #818
    Willfarman
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    Green farmer wrote: »
    Anyone hear prices for next week yet ?

    Improved job. �� 4.70 I hear all in to 21.5 ICM.


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    #819
    razor8
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    From ifa website

    More bite in lamb trade. Factories paying €4.80 to €5.00 to get lambs. UK prices strong at €5.00/kg.

    Dig the heels in lads!


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    #820
    Green farmer
    Registered Users Posts: 4,005 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    Got two factory quotes this evening € 4-60 and € 4-80. I got the feeling they were under abit of pressure to source lambs. After a months rain is there a shortage of slaughter fit lambs out there ? Add to that, is the ongoing trouble at british ports, leading to increased demand for irish lamb in france ?


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    #821
    ganmo
    Registered Users Posts: 7,748 ✭✭✭ganmo


    Green farmer wrote: »
    Got two factory quotes this evening € 4-60 and € 4-80. I got the feeling they were under abit of pressure to source lambs. After a months rain is there a shortage of slaughter fit lambs out there ? Add to that, is the ongoing trouble at british ports, leading to increased demand for irish lamb in france ?

    and talk of welsh farmers stopping selling too...so much for them trying to pull the price because of the farmers in france


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    #822
    Willfarman
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    razor8 wrote: »
    From ifa website

    More bite in lamb trade. Factories paying €4.80 to €5.00 to get lambs. UK prices strong at €5.00/kg.

    Dig the heels in lads!

    That IFA bull****e gets on my wick. A bit of transparency about their own accounting would be a good start!. Sell lambs as they come fit to the top weight is all a farmer can do. Digging is for the building site.


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    #823
    razor8
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    Willfarman wrote: »
    That IFA bull****e gets on my wick. A bit of transparency about their own accounting would be a good start!. Sell lambs as they come fit to the top weight is all a farmer can do. Digging is for the building site.

    You not got any lambs ready!!

    I've got more than base price many times by bargaining with factory guys often up to 20c more than they were quoting. In fairness I don't think many of us were expecting any significant lift so soon


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    #824
    Willfarman
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    razor8 wrote: »
    You not got any lambs ready!!

    I've got more than base price many times by bargaining with factory guys often up to 20c more than they were quoting. In fairness I don't think many of us were expecting any significant lift so soon

    Going with lambs on Monday. 44. And I learned long and ever ago that you don't go to the ifa for a quote. And you would want 100 lambs + before you'd get an improvement of .20 cent!


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    #825
    razor8
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    Willfarman wrote: »
    Going with lambs on Monday. 44. And I learned long and ever ago that you don't go to the ifa for a quote. And you would want 100 lambs + before you'd get an improvement of .20 cent!



    No ones getting a quote from ifa?? they just print quotes factories are paying every few days on their website


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    #826
    Sami23
    Registered Users Posts: 2,230 ✭✭✭Sami23


    Sold lambs yesterday, 48kgs and got 101euro for them. Was hoping for a bit more but couldn't get it. :(


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    #827
    Willfarman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,239 ✭✭✭Willfarman


    razor8 wrote: »
    No ones getting a quote from ifa?? they just print quotes factories are paying every few days on their website

    So why don't they naMe the factory that's paying 5.00. As they claim. Crown of scuttering gobsheens. My quote is valid and I will stand over it back it up with a kill sheet on Wednesday. No one is getting anymore in ICM on Monday.


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    #828
    paddysdream
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    Willfarman wrote: »
    So why don't they naMe the factory that's paying 5.00. As they claim. Crown of scuttering gobsheens. My quote is valid and I will stand over it back it up with a kill sheet on Wednesday. No one is getting anymore in ICM on Monday.

    Not to put a dampener on it but got a wee bit more than 4.70 today in that factory.They were actively looking for lambs this week.


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    #829
    Willfarman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,239 ✭✭✭Willfarman


    paddysdream wrote: »
    Not to put a dampener on it but got a wee bit more than 4.70 today in that factory.They were actively looking for lambs this week.

    That's today though paddy!


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    #830
    Green farmer
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    I was quoted up to 21-5 kgs, for Monday. Anyone manage any better ?


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    #831
    Willfarman
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    Green farmer wrote: »
    I was quoted up to 21-5 kgs, for Monday. Anyone manage any better ?
    Alls I can get without travelling.


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    #832
    paddysdream
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    Willfarman wrote: »
    That's today though paddy!
    Expect that the price will be similar or better for Monday.

    Not saying 5 euro is available but the trend is steady to slightly rising although lambs were bought at 4.40 the previous week when 4.60 to 4.70 was freely going.
    Told last night that 4.90 was paid(different factory,other side of country) this week to a few but who knows?
    The prices reported on IFA etc sites or papers are just what people say they recieved for stock.All depends on the honesty of the said farmers and you know how some people like to pretend they are always on a winner with the top price etc.


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    #833
    razor8
    Registered Users Posts: 2,321 ✭✭✭razor8


    Even it's not the truth it gives us the excuse to push that bit harder when dealing with factory to get something extra from them


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    #834
    sea12
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    razor8 wrote: »
    Even it's not the truth it gives us the excuse to push that bit harder when dealing with factory to get something extra from them

    Got 4.90 incl QA bonus for yesterday. Not that many lambs around the place. Some of mine were more butchers than factory lambs and should have gone 2-3 weeks ago but there was only a few and was waiting to fill the trailer.


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    #835
    orm0nd
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    heard they (factories) are going to try to pull prices on Thurs/Fri

    marts might be a better option if they try this, they have to source lmabs somewhere.


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    #836
    sea12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭sea12


    orm0nd wrote: »
    heard they (factories) are going to try to pull prices on Thurs/Fri

    marts might be a better option if they try this, they have to source lmabs somewhere.

    Heard the same. That's why I was told to drop them in last night as price was only guaranteed for today.


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    #837
    Willfarman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,239 ✭✭✭Willfarman


    sea12 wrote: »
    Got 4.90 incl QA bonus for yesterday. Not that many lambs around the place. Some of mine were more butchers than factory lambs and should have gone 2-3 weeks ago but there was only a few and was waiting to fill the trailer.

    I was done so! What factory and did you have to pay transport?


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    #838
    sea12
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,244 ✭✭✭sea12


    Willfarman wrote: »
    I was done so! What factory and did you have to pay transport?

    Pm sent


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    #839
    AnFeirmeoir
    Registered Users Posts: 397 ✭✭AnFeirmeoir


    went to mart with 2 small pens of nice but lightish ewe lambs. eid tagged them to try and hook some farmers.
    39kg suffolk ewe lambs - €95
    41kg BelclareX (white) ewe lambs were making €86 - didnt sell.


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    #840
    tabby aspreme
    Registered Users Posts: 3,908 ✭✭✭tabby aspreme


    Tullow Mart looking for ram lambs 43--52 kgs 2€ / kg offered, no suffolks, eid tags, contact them by Monday lunchtime.


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    #841
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    tabby aspreme wrote: »
    Tullow Mart looking for ram lambs 43--52 kgs 2€ / kg offered, no suffolks, eid tags, contact them by Monday lunchtime.

    Why no Suffolks?


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