Spring lamb prices

Jimbo789

Will people be more likely to buy short tailed store lambs?

kk.man

Jimbo789 wrote: »

Will people be more likely to buy short tailed store lambs?

Oh yes!..bought a few long tailed ones this year and some job clipping them to keep them clean and that was before Christmas when weather wasn't too bad.

The day of the long tail store is over. Lads from hilly ground with this custom take note.

early_riser

Its not that long ago factorys were trying to take a charge off lambs that were sheared, thats hardly still the case is it?

Green farmer

Any one have any factory quotes for tomorrow or Wednesday ?

early_riser

Green farmer wrote: »

Any one have any factory quotes for tomorrow or Wednesday ?

Was quoted 5.10 for tomorrow but seems to be lots of talk of 5.20 upwards

Cran

Green farmer wrote: »

Any one have any factory quotes for tomorrow or Wednesday ?

5 25 available for tomorrow

paddysdream

Green farmer wrote: »

Any one have any factory quotes for tomorrow or Wednesday ?

5:20 seems to be the base with 5:25 going in most places for tomorrow.Lambs are a bit slower to come out this week so perhaps a little more available later on in the week.

MD1983

paddysdream wrote: »

5:20 seems to be the base with 5:25 going in most places for tomorrow.Lambs are a bit slower to come out this week so perhaps a little more available later on in the week.

heard 5.30 in kildare this week

Hard Knocks

What weights are the paying up to

paddysdream

Hard Knocks wrote: »

What weights are the paying up to

Kildare paying 5;30 to 23kgs tomorrow .Supposedly a little more going for some

ganmo

paddysdream wrote: »

Kildare paying 5;30 to 23kgs tomorrow .Supposedly a little more going for some

http://jrnl.ie/3855619

For those going to Kildare

early_riser

Last of the hoggets killed this week got 5.30 and they came into e116, couldnt believe they killed out so well considering the weather as they were getting fed outdoors on bare ground with hogget nuts and silage, average 43-44 kg liveweight mostly last years runts and a few late lambs

kk.man

early_riser wrote: »

Last of the hoggets killed this week got 5.30 and they came into e116, couldnt believe they killed out so well considering the weather as they were getting fed outdoors on bare ground with hogget nuts and silage, average 43-44 kg liveweight mostly last years runts and a few late lambs

What was the dead weight (I weighed a few yesterday at 45kgs) ?

early_riser

kk.man wrote: »

What was the dead weight (I weighed a few yesterday at 45kgs) ?

21.9 average, roughly 50% ko. They on ad lib nuts the last month

Green farmer

Anyone get prices for for this week ? Couldn’t agree a price with local processor here last week so left them sitting in field. Ifa are sayiny €5.50 available, but don’t know what’s the story in the ground.

Robson99

Green farmer wrote: »

Anyone get prices for for this week ? Couldn’t agree a price with local processor here last week so left them sitting in field. Ifa are sayiny €5.50 available, but don’t know what’s the story in the ground.

Wird is that € 5.50 is available in the east. There could be more on offer next week if this severe cold spell coomes

Green farmer

Robson99 wrote: »

Wird is that € 5.50 is available in the east. There could be more on offer next week if this severe cold spell coomes

Kepak and Kildare are both on €5.40 as base prices before negotiation.

Robson99

Green farmer wrote: »

Kepak and Kildare are both on €5.40 as base prices before negotiation.

Up to 23kgs ??

Lambman

Clipped lambs for a man today who says hes getting 5.80 with ICM done 39 lambs for him so he wouldnt have big bargaining power id imagine.. seems a big price till me.

Green farmer

If you bring dirty lambs to the factory, will they clip them for you and charge the clipping fee or just send you home ?

Ard_MC

Green farmer wrote: »

If you bring dirty lambs to the factory, will they clip them for you and charge the clipping fee or just send you home ?

Look likes your sent home..from what i see in the journal.

Green farmer

Ard_MC wrote: »

Look likes your sent home..from what i see in the journal.

Marts any better ? Or would you get hammered on price if your sheep were abit dirty ?

wrangler

Green farmer wrote: »

Marts any better ? Or would you get hammered on price if your sheep were abit dirty ?

Farmers here are clipping them before they go anyway, shearers are charging €1 sheep for two strokes from the head along the middle belly and up to the tail. you cant go over the tail

Green farmer

wrangler wrote: »

Farmers here are clipping them before they go anyway, shearers are charging €1 sheep for two strokes from the head along the middle belly and up to the tail. you cant go over the tail

Absolute mess of a situation.

wrangler

Green farmer wrote: »

Absolute mess of a situation.

It's an ill wind etc. two students clipped 200 lambs near here on wednesday night so it's not all bad

Westernrock

wrangler wrote: »

Farmers here are clipping them before they go anyway, shearers are charging €1 sheep for two strokes from the head along the middle belly and up to the tail. you cant go over the tail

Would anyone do it for less? Sure the worst of the work in shearing is done once you have them caught, turned and the belly opened...

wrangler

Westernrock wrote: »

Would anyone do it for less? Sure the worst of the work in shearing is done once you have them caught, turned and the belly opened...

You wouldn't expect them to, when I was shearing I always hated crutching, you'd shear them completely easier

IH784man

Green farmer wrote: »

Marts any better ? Or would you get hammered on price if your sheep were abit dirty ?

Didn't see any real price difference in dirty and clean sheep at mart last night,if there was it was very minor

wrangler

IH784man wrote: »

Didn't see any real price difference in dirty and clean sheep at mart last night,if there was it was very minor

A euro will clip them anyway, maybe less if an agent has a lot to do

Green farmer

Might try the mart next week. Would hate to drive 100 mike to the factory to be sent home again.