Spring lamb prices

Cran

rangler1 wrote: »

1500 lambs this morning going from our group, highest ever number, if this supply is reflected across the country, it'll be hard to maintain any sort of price

Had the last bunch of April born singles in last night to dose and click, totaly shocked by how good they where. They should have been done really weeks ago and I probably shouldn't have clicked them. I'd say some will be ready to go fairly soon, may bring them to the mart after 40 days withdrawal up I'd say

Will have the main bunch in Saturday, they were dosed and clicked 17th May and not in since might bring the scales with me. These lambs are only on average 11 weeks old, don't think ever seen thrive like it....

Nekarsulm

At silage till 11 on Monday night, so didn't get to the mart with a few. Told last night that prices took a bit of a tumble, 40 cent a kilo?, anyone experience this?

rangler1

Nekarsulm wrote: »

At silage till 11 on Monday night, so didn't get to the mart with a few. Told last night that prices took a bit of a tumble, 40 cent a kilo?, anyone experience this?

No one quoting in the journal apart from ICM in camolin and navan, and they're 30c down and will be down more tomorrow,
btw it's exactly the same as this week last year

jt65

we should have moved lambs this week , but could,nt get around to it with silage , slurry, cow scanning, etc, etc, reckon a lot of people will be in the same boat.

tabby aspreme

A lot of fit or near fit lambs being sold due to weaning , there may be a demand for stores due to lots of aftergrass and uncertain cattle trade, also Ramadan ends last week of July which may help

rangler1

just after getting the journal, kepak are quoting as well

jfh

rangler1 wrote: »

1500 lambs this morning going from our group, highest ever number, if this supply is reflected across the country, it'll be hard to maintain any sort of price

Hey ranger, just out of interest, how many in that group?

rangler1

jfh wrote: »

Hey ranger, just out of interest, how many in that group?

Around 100, seems to be extending all the time

Kevin the sheep

rangler1 wrote: »

1500 lambs this morning going from our group, highest ever number, if this supply is reflected across the country, it'll be hard to maintain any sort of price

That's a lot of lambs rangler what factory do you send them to ?

jt65

any quotes for Monday ? just in from weighting , thrive seems to have slowed down but was expecting this , the fields the sheep are on are actually starting to burn

rangler1

Kevin the sheep wrote: »

That's a lot of lambs rangler what factory do you send them to ?

ICM Camolin,

cattle man

536 for Monday up to 21kg

razor8

Had lambs out tonight but I brought them home 45kg was getting €95 well pissed off, were nearly all very good char lambs and a few Suffolk's. Was half my own fault was late getting there and were last lambs going through,

anyone sell today or get a price off the factories? Must take a picture of them tomorrow

jt65

5.30 from factory

2.30 live-weight for export weighted locally

Nekarsulm

Sold 15 tonight, 41kg average, €91. That's €16 drop in 3 weeks Don't see them rising in the next 3 weeks somehow.

Saw 57 (I think) stores, in 2 batches, 27 and 28 kg average, €67 if I remember right. And he had came from Westport with them.

Farrell

It's bad alright, is there too much lambs or what's the reason

razor8

jt65 wrote: »

5.30 from factory

2.30 live-weight for export weighted locally

Was 5.30 a quote today? What factory

Nekarsulm

Farrell wrote: »

It's bad alright, is there too much lambs or what's the reason

If there are too many, they sure weren't out tonight! Its that rangler fellow, landing 1500 in in a morning:)

Farrell

Nekarsulm wrote: »

If there are too many, they sure weren't out tonight! Its that rangler fellow, landing 1500 in in a morning:)

Yea, no consideration for us little fellas

rangler1

Farrell wrote: »

Yea, no consideration for us little fellas

Often pitied the guys behind us at the lairage , takes a bit of time to unload alright and this time of the year we'd have to wait for them to kill some out of the pens

Kevin the sheep

43kg €93 in new Ross on Saturday good belclare texel/Suffolk cross ram lambs

Farrell

rangler1 wrote: »

Often pitied the guys behind us at the lairage , takes a bit of time to unload alright and this time of the year we'd have to wait for them to kill some out of the pens

There's some looking after that, fair play to you. Use to go to Navan on a Sunday night (long ago now), ended up some in paddock as no place in the inn, lorry would arrive from Donegal / Kerry & you'd wonder were you best to squash the handful in the pens

farawaygrass

anyone know who pays in tuam when mitchell is buying by weight? mitchell who used to buy for tlt? would it be him or the mart? paying good money, 62e with weight tomorrow. dont know if they have to be a certain type or not though

sea12

rangler1 wrote: »

Often pitied the guys behind us at the lairage , takes a bit of time to unload alright and this time of the year we'd have to wait for them to kill some out of the pens

Do u have to seperate them by owner into individual pen rangler?

rangler1

sea12 wrote: »

Do u have to seperate them by owner into individual pen rangler?

The lorries have little pens that hold around 30, so if they're loaded right you can minimise the sorting, I don't do it much, the guy that does it was sick for 3 mths last year and I did it then....was glad to see the other guy back.
Lorry drivers are very helpful too

drive it

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Sold 15 tonight, 41kg average, €91. That's €16 drop in 3 weeks Don't see them rising in the next 3 weeks somehow.

Saw 57 (I think) stores, in 2 batches, 27 and 28 kg average, €67 if I remember right. And he had came from Westport with them.[/quote

For that weight of a lamb it's not a bad price, how much will it cost to put another 15 kg on them ? Won't be much out of them. What mart was this

Nekarsulm

Golden vale, Carrigallen.

Green farmer

27 kg lambs would need abit of feeding alright. Farmers journal are now quoting factory prices at 4.80 to 5.00

drive it

Jesus he went far enough

razor8

Got them killed this morning, €10 more and worked out @46% ave kill out. Happy out