Spring lamb prices

kk.man

tomwaterford wrote: »

kk.man wrote: »

They do close but in many cases have built up supplies before resumption of kill. They have filled the orders of all their suppliers before Christmas and New year so there will be no lag. The only time there is a lag is when sheep or cattle are scare which will not be the case this year.

I've heard there finding orders hard to fill due to poor kill out and overuse of bringing sheep fron the north....talks of 5.40 mid to late January


Have no idea of veracity of this though....could be managers trying to talk it up,so as to get lads to keep feeding??

Time to buy a few stores so !

tomwaterford

kk.man wrote: »

Time to buy a few stores so !

There up e15 a head in a fortnight :eek:

Will be in cahir wednessay if I don't pick up few tomorrow,I've a half span still to fill.....otherwise il be selling off the excess bales if I can't get value


But this frost might put a dampener on things??

DJ98

tomwaterford wrote: »

There up e15 a head in a fortnight :eek:

Will be in cahir wednessay if I don't pick up few tomorrow,I've a half span still to fill.....otherwise il be selling off the excess bales if I can't get value


But this frost might put a dampener on things??

Do you buy stores and fatten them in the shed rather than feeding outdoors? Is it profitable?

tomwaterford

DJ98 wrote: »

Do you buy stores and fatten them in the shed rather than feeding outdoors? Is it profitable?

On a relatively small scale (know lads who do 500+ like this)....let them out to finish off paddocks (have wet enough farm so dont want over stock it) etc and then when start feeding silage and straw and meal (adlib or twice a day!) to finish em over 6 weeks or so

As il want them out and gone for March 1st next year to make room for lambers



Bought lambs for e40 into the yard one year (might been 2014?)and make average e110 at factory....you'd be suprised some lambs with any bit of cross breeding soon come into good weights
(Havnt replicated that since :O)

Only into It this year as I culled hard enough last 2 years and want to graze out paddocks properly aswell

Green farmer

Finishing lambs here at moment, got
a batch off today. Tail end of my own stock. Finishing them outside on paddocks and eating 1.2 kg day of meal. In my head, as long as price stays up, the extra weight put up on meal , will take up to 50% of what factory pays you, for extra weight put on. If price goes up, lads could do well. However if they act the same as last year, then lads will be working for nothing. Plenty of lads haven't bought nothing this year. Their still paying off mills for last years messing. Maybe that's why the price is better this year and sheep scarce ? Factories reaping what they sowed.

odnoklassniki

Offered 5:90 on Thursday

tomwaterford

odnoklassniki wrote: »

Offered 5:90 on Thursday

Where?

kk.man

Green farmer wrote: »

Finishing lambs here at moment, got
a batch off today. Tail end of my own stock. Finishing them outside on paddocks and eating 1.2 kg day of meal. In my head, as long as price stays up, the extra weight put up on meal , will take up to 50% of what factory pays you, for extra weight put on. If price goes up, lads could do well. However if they act the same as last year, then lads will be working for nothing. Plenty of lads haven't bought nothing this year. Their still paying off mills for last years messing. Maybe that's why the price is better this year and sheep scarce ? Factories reaping what they sowed.

Did you say1.2kgs of meal..is that a bit much?..the most I fed was 0.6kgs now I maybe wrong?

J.O. Farmer

tomwaterford wrote: »

Where?

Maybe down the labour court as an hourly wage rather than as a lamb price.

J.O. Farmer

kk.man wrote: »

Did you say1.2kgs of meal..is that a bit much?..the most I fed was 0.6kgs now I maybe wrong?

They'd eat it if fed adlib.

Green farmer

kk.man wrote: »

Did you say1.2kgs of meal..is that a bit much?..the most I fed was 0.6kgs now I maybe wrong?

Disclaimer..... I'm not experienced in finishing lambs, only do it to get my own lambs gone.

Tried getting lambs off the place last year by feeding .5kg a day. Took me months. As if it only kept them ticking over as opposed to thriving. Cost me loads as was very drawn out. So this year gave them the week or two introduction, slow built up, them fed them 1.2kg a day over a few weeks. They thrived well and got rid of a load of them yesterday. Lads say they go well for 6 weeks on meal then stall. P.s was ram lambs I've been finishing, haven't turned attention to ewe lambs yet, that tend not to eat as much.

DJ98

kk.man wrote: »

Could be up to a week. I wouldn't worry about them if they run short they buy extra off the smaller independents at practically the cost of production.

Does slaney meats close, heard someone say recently that they don't close except for Christmas eve and day and Stephens day?

J.O. Farmer

DJ98 wrote: »

Does slaney meats close, heard someone say recently that they don't close except for Christmas eve and day and Stephens day?

They could be processing meat but it's unlikely they'll be killing.

kk.man

DJ98 wrote: »

kk.man wrote: »

Could be up to a week. I wouldn't worry about them if they run short they buy extra off the smaller independents at practically the cost of production.

Does slaney meats close, heard someone say recently that they don't close except for Christmas eve and day and Stephens day?

I honestly don't know their holiday arrangements. But you could phone them and they would tell you.
Why the fascination with the Christmas kill?
Those on here saying factories going to be under pressure for lambs...I made a few calls myself and those well place don't share your sentiment.

adam14

It's nonsense that they will be short on lambs. Sure they'll just go over to Carlise and bring them in by the truck load like last year.

kk.man

Anyone getting the magical 5e being talked about this week?

adam14

kk.man wrote: »

Anyone getting the magical 5e being talked about this week?

No 4.90 only for me

paddysdream

5 euro to 22.5 kgs freely going in both Kildare and ICM today.

razor8

paddysdream wrote: »

5 euro to 22.5 kgs freely going in both Kildare and ICM today.

Are groups in Icm on 22.5kg?

paddysdream

razor8 wrote: »

Are groups in Icm on 22.5kg?

Dont know about group weights.

ganmo

22 the last lot we sent in about 2 weeks ago

Dickie10

moyvalley were looking for lambs last sunday 4:90 they were on

Dickie10

didnt give any deceided to hold out goin weigh them at weekend

Willfarman

Carnew was a lot better today for heavy lambs. Good wethers 57kg 118€

early_riser

Got phone call offering 4.90 all in, for later in the week didnt give an answer yet have maybe 40 fit. Hold out for 5? or is it as easy to be got this week?

kk.man

early_riser wrote: »

Got phone call offering 4.90 all in, for later in the week didnt give an answer yet have maybe 40 fit. Hold out for 5? or is it as easy to be got this week?

I got that quoted last week..told them I'll wait till at least 5 on the table

Willfarman

5 is being got to 22.5 however I am fearful it won't last. Sell sell sell.

adam14

Willfarman wrote: »

5 is being got to 22.5 however I am fearful it won't last. Sell sell sell.

I'd sell. There is no expectation of much of a rise. 10c won't make much difference especially if feeding them

IH784man

adam14 wrote: »

I'd sell. There is no expectation of much of a rise. 10c won't make much difference especially if feeding them

Still 2 euro

adam14

IH784man wrote: »

Still 2 euro

And how much does it cost to feed them a day