Spring lamb prices

Green farmer

You in Bord bia scheme John, ? factories pay abit more apparently, for quality assured lamb.

blackplum123

Any idea where can you buy a whole lamb butchered.

Thanks in advance

Glenn

jt65

blackplum123 wrote: »

Any idea where can you buy a whole lamb butchered.

Thanks in advance

Glenn

your location would help

we supply a few deep freeze orders ....usually in the autumn (when lamb prices are low). we are Bord bia Quality Assured

mid west region


most family butchers will supply a full lamb , but would be more expensive than buying direct from the farm

Username John

Green farmer wrote: »

You in Bord bia scheme John, ? factories pay abit more apparently, for quality assured lamb.

Yeah, am Bord Bia approved. That's a extra 10c per kilo.

If you were going to supply the factory, would defo recommend it. Wasn't that difficult, as long as all your stuff is in order I guess...

Green farmer

I'm approved as well. Mainly because it was a condition of the discussion group. Keeps paper work in order as well on the off chance the department Ever decided to turn up on an inspection. I think being approved also sends out a statement of the approach we take to sheep farming.

Rucking_Fetard

jt65 wrote: »

killed 51 tuesday morn

av 19.4kgs made a little along with €118

Random Browser(er) here,

51 lambs for a total of €118??

Nekarsulm

Rucking_Fetard wrote: »

Random Browser(er) here,

51 lambs for a total of €118??

that's the price EACH !:D

Plus the 19.4 kilos is the weight of the lamb carcase after the skin, head, feet, internal organs and so on are removed. Usually that little lot weights nearly the same again.

Rucking_Fetard

Nekarsulm wrote: »

that's the price EACH !:D

Ah grand. That's what I thought till username johns post earlier.

Thanks.

Nekarsulm

Six lambs tonight, 40kg live weight, €107.

hedgecutting eddie

Sold lambs today in kk mart had 43 got €115 was goin to bring them home felt I gave them away , brought in 10 49 kg lambs for neighbour he got €131

Nekarsulm

hedgecutting eddie wrote: »

Sold lambs today in kk mart had 43 got €115 was goin to bring them home felt I gave them away , brought in 10 49 kg lambs for neighbour he got €131

Yeah, but your neighbours must have had their heads in a creep feeder, how much more did he really make?

hedgecutting eddie

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Yeah, but your neighbours must have had their heads in a creep feeder, how much more did he really make?

No meal

Farrell

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Six lambs tonight, 40kg live weight, €107.

What mart was that?
Haven't been out in a while, is trade slow

Nekarsulm

Golden Vale Carrigallen. only one main buyer tonight.

Farrell

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Golden Vale Carrigallen. only one main buyer tonight.

Was thinking it was.
Brady helps trade alright.
Was there much lambs, stores will start to come out soon

Nekarsulm

small turnout. perhaps 120 fat lambs, or thereabouts. plus lots of small or single lots of ewes etc. Saw older ewes sold about the forty mark, with some big fat ones at 105. mountainy ewes with a lamb, about 80. Someone had a pen of older greyface ewes and two Jacobs included, didn't hang around to see them sold.

razor8

Farrell wrote: »

Was thinking it was.
Brady helps trade alright.
Was there much lambs, stores will start to come out soon

Reckon more likely lynch than Brady

arctictree

Our local Mart (Ashford) has just closed. Was really handy as only a 10 minute drive down the road. Now I'm going to have to cross the mountains to either Blessington or Baltingglass. An hours drive each way. I find that after about 15 minutes in a trailer, some of the sheep start to lie down and end up covered in their own ****e. Not ideal especially when trying to sell as breeding stock.

Nekarsulm

[Reckon more likely lynch than Brady]

"The Shepard".

razor8

Never heard him called that, he'll not get excited anyway

Username John

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Six lambs tonight, 40kg live weight, €107.

That's all right money Nek - assuming they didn't have any meal.
EDIT : Just to be nosey, but when were they born?

hedgecutting eddie wrote: »

Sold lambs today in kk mart had 43 got €115 was goin to bring them home felt I gave them away , brought in 10 49 kg lambs for neighbour he got €131

I think 115 for 43kg is good Eddie. The price will only be falling from now on I think, so they might be heavier the next day you go back with em, they could still only make the same money or less...

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Yeah, but your neighbours must have had their heads in a creep feeder, how much more did he really make?

This it isnt it - how much money did they leave.
I sold early lambs this year, put up prices earlier in the thread. First lot made about 99 / head I reckon after creep, second lot only made about 95 after paying for the ration they ate

Nekarsulm

Didn't creep feed any lambs, grass plentiful and am a bit under stocked anyway. Born sometime in middle of March. There was a very fancy batch of lambs there last night, 19 in total, looked to have been got in dry (ten minutes of torrential downpour here yesterday evening) and almost appeared to have been combed. 45kg, he was getting 119 euro but didn't take it, I headed home before the re-runs so perhaps he got more.

Username John

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Didn't creep feed any lambs, grass plentiful and am a bit under stocked anyway. Born sometime in middle of March.

That's very good growth...

40kg at ~12 weeks, assuming 4 - 5kg when born, is almost 3kg / week.

hedgecutting eddie

Forgot to say got 105 for 5 cast ewes and 110 for a old Texel ram

Farrell

Username John wrote: »

That's very good growth...

40kg at ~12 weeks, assuming 4 - 5kg when born, is almost 3kg / week.

Lambs are weighing better this year that same point last year.
Grass is probably of better quality

Nekarsulm

eh, could be a week of two older, I admit.....

jfh

7 lambs Monday at mart 44kg for 108 euro

willfarmerman

jfh wrote: »

7 lambs Monday at mart 44kg for 108 euro

What Mart?

jt65

offered €5.85 for Friday, sorting them to morrow

jfh

willfarmerman wrote: »

What Mart?

Six mile bridge, guy collects

arctictree

Prices seem to be holding up. Although the best of my lambs are only reaching 30kg now. Will be a while before I am going to the mart.

rangler1

arctictree wrote: »

Prices seem to be holding up. Although the best of my lambs are only reaching 30kg now. Will be a while before I am going to the mart.

Weighed one batch yesterday, average age 77days,average weight 30kg, which is a little better than athenry is doing according to yesterdays journal, so happy enough.
From now on is when the thrive will slow, weaning, grass quality dropping .....the mystery of lamb thrive,!!!!!

Username John

rangler1 wrote: »

Weighed one batch yesterday, average age 77days,average weight 30kg, which is a little better than athenry is doing according to yesterdays journal, so happy enough.
From now on is when the thrive will slow, weaning, grass quality dropping .....the mystery of lamb thrive,!!!!!

I weighed mine there at the bank holiday...

Average age 70 days, average weight 27kg. Not too bad I guess, but I have a few light ones, one or two of em look like the kinda ones I'll be looking at for a long time yet

rangler1

Username John wrote: »

I weighed mine there at the bank holiday...

Average age 70 days, average weight 27kg. Not too bad I guess, but I have a few light ones, one or two of em look like the kinda ones I'll be looking at for a long time yet

That's a good weight too, it'd be ahead of the figures in the journal too. if I could do it every year I'd be happy

sako 85

Got €5.80/kg for today in Camolin. Made the deal through an agent that works with Baltinglass mart, I can give anyone his contact details if they're interested

rangler1

sako 85 wrote: »

Got €5.80/kg for today in Camolin. Made the deal through an agent that works with Baltinglass mart, I can give anyone his contact details if they're interested

Did you try Kildare, heard they are giving more, might be just pub talk

sako 85

rangler1 wrote: »

Did you try Kildare, heard they are giving more, might be just pub talk

Didn't try Kildare, never been there to be honest, used to go to kepak hacketstown. must try Kildare next time, there's not much difference in journey time for me.

willfarmerman

Did anyone put lambs on the lorry in hacketstown?

arctictree

sako 85 wrote: »

Got €5.80/kg for today in Camolin. Made the deal through an agent that works with Baltinglass mart, I can give anyone his contact details if they're interested

How many did you sell? Was thinking of going through an agent next time myself as my local Mart has closed (Ashford) but I only have small numbers. Maybe a dozen or so.

sako 85

Believe it or not Ashford was also my local Mart and I see you live near the same place as I do. I wouldn't worry about numbers at all, I only had 8 spring lambs and 8 cast ewes. It was the first time I had used this particular agent but he was very happy to get the call. As he said himself the more people that go through him the more bargaining power he will have.

rangler1

sako 85 wrote: »

Believe it or not Ashford was also my local Mart and I see you live near the same place as I do. I wouldn't worry about numbers at all, I only had 8 spring lambs and 8 cast ewes. It was the first time I had used this particular agent but he was very happy to get the call. As he said himself the more people that go through him the more bargaining power he will have.

+ 1 our group really works well,
Dropping off lambs in the morning, compared with spending the day in the mart....some difference

arctictree

sako 85 wrote: »

Believe it or not Ashford was also my local Mart and I see you live near the same place as I do. I wouldn't worry about numbers at all, I only had 8 spring lambs and 8 cast ewes. It was the first time I had used this particular agent but he was very happy to get the call. As he said himself the more people that go through him the more bargaining power he will have.

Thanks for the info, I might get the details off you closer to the time. BTW - Did you drop off the sheep or did he collect?

sako 85

My father dropped them down this morning, its a bit of a distance but its a good road. In my experience if lambs are factory fit, you'll get more for your lambs in the factory, mart charges make a difference too.

jt65

rangler1 wrote: »

+ 1 our group really works well,
Dropping off lambs in the morning, compared with spending the day in the mart....some difference

I tried to get a group going locally about 4 years ago & didn't get much interest,

I offered the use of my yard/sheds for lairage, loading etc,

3 of us sell through an agent

sometimes we draw our own or share transport or if we have a large number get a haulier

willfarmerman

Any use the collection point in hacketstown? Wondering how lambs killed out?

arctictree

Interesting article in the FJ:

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/farmer-writes-why-do-sheep-farmers-rank-lowest-in-average-farming-incomes-159096/

But eight years ago, factory fit lambs were making €80 and dropped as far as €60 when peak supplies hit in July and August. This week's prices range from €110-€125. So why are sheep farmers in the bottom category for average yearly incomes?

Username John

arctictree wrote: »

Interesting article in the FJ:

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/farmer-writes-why-do-sheep-farmers-rank-lowest-in-average-farming-incomes-159096/

Is there more to the article than is shown online does anyone know?

jt65

killed 41 last friday

average 19.9 kgs €116

some of the younger lambs that got no meal killing over 50%

it's amazing what a little sunshine can do ...cobalt b12 helped as well

keep weighting & drafting folks ... make hay while the sun shines

jfh

Do you find the cobalt good?

jt65

jfh wrote: »

Do you find the cobalt good?

like all minerals/vitamins if lacking..... you will see a huge difference