Lamb prices?

brownswiss

I have 15 Belclare X ewe lambs 50kg & ready for the butcher. Have any of you sold in last few days and if so what was top price?

hedgecutting eddie

Had 30 55 kg lambs in Kilkenny today got €129

orm0nd

hedgecutting eddie wrote: »

Had 30 55 kg lambs in Kilkenny today got €129

nice start to new year

brownswiss wrote: »

I have 15 Belclare X ewe lambs 50kg & ready for the butcher. Have any of you sold in last few days and if so what was top price?

like eddie above would you give them a twist in your local mart? might have a farmer interested

brownswiss

Went to Elphin. Not a great trade. Sold 48.5 kg €112.

I saw some nice 56kg struggle to make €120

davidk1394

Lambs killed last week in camolin got €5.25 a kg.. averaged €116 for a 22kg carcass

Duke92

What's the wording sheep prices
And how were the marts going

brownswiss

Duke92 wrote: »

What's the wording sheep prices
And how were the marts going

Tops for 24kg €129.60 last Tuesday. I bet they will be up another 10cents this Tuesday

hedgecutting eddie

Had 20 Charolais 55kg €131 was a lot tougher trade today

Duke92

Where was that

hedgecutting eddie

Duke92 wrote: »

Where was that

Kilkenny mart

Duke92

Expected as much bet if ya looked up fermoy mart you'd see a different story that place is a one click
Icm are paying 5.50 for 23.5kgs that's €129

Green farmer

Duke92 wrote: »

Expected as much bet if ya looked up fermoy mart you'd see a different story that place is a one click
Icm are paying 5.50 for 23.5kgs that's €129

So would you reckon Fermoy is a better or worse place to sell ? I only ask as I'd often sell in Fermoy. Sometimes you can get a right good price, but other times they could try and skin me ? I haven't been there since October.

Duke92

Not really sure at the mo but it was head and shoulds ahead of it last week in kilkenny the lads bidding on sheep bid against them selfs there that much of a click in it.

Green farmer

Spoke with a butcher today, who said the word on the street is that lamb is heading to €6.00 by next week. Anyone else hear this ? Fingers crossed eh !!!

arctictree

I kept all my ewe lambs this year as I am building my flock. Am sorely tempted to sell a few of them now. Bit of a dilemma, sell the heavier ones and get good prices but I might not be left with the best hoggets. Sell the lighter ones maybe? Will have to get the scales out and bring in the feckers.

razor8

You'll have a lot less problems going forward if you keep the heavier ones, these performed the best on your own land and worm challenges etc IMO

Green farmer

Any updated lamb prices from Marts ?

Willfarman

Green farmer wrote: »

Any updated lamb prices from Marts ?

5.60 Up to 23kgs ICM Camolin tomorrow. The marts were sluggish last week for heavy butchers lambs, seems 130 topped it no matter what the weight.

Green farmer

Sold a batch of lambs on Monday in fermoy. 49kg and I got €122 a head. Saw some make €130 but they needed to be 58kg for that money. Good money paid for culls. Big lowlands made up to €160. Ewes with lambs at foot made between €150-€200

arctictree

Green farmer wrote: »

Sold a batch of lambs on Monday in fermoy. 49kg and I got €122 a head. Saw some make €130 but they needed to be 58kg for that money. Good money paid for culls. Big lowlands made up to €160. Ewes with lambs at foot made between €150-€200

Nice time to be selling culls but you'd have to be keeping them empty over the winter. Maybe a nice option for ewes scanned empty or who lost their lambs?

Username John

arctictree wrote: »

Nice time to be selling culls but you'd have to be keeping them empty over the winter. Maybe a nice option for ewes scanned empty or who lost their lambs?

Sold the ewes that scanned empty last week (only 5, but everything was going into the shed, and twas easier to be rid of em)

Got 114euro average for em, average weight 35kg

Green farmer

Username John wrote: »

Sold the ewes that scanned empty last week (only 5, but everything was going into the shed, and twas easier to be rid of em)

Got 114euro average for em, average weight 35kg

Amazing the cull ewes are worth more the. Finished lambs and in some cases more then ewes with lambs at foot also.

Cran

Green farmer wrote: »

Spoke with a butcher today, who said the word on the street is that lamb is heading to €6.00 by next week. Anyone else hear this ? Fingers crossed eh !!!

Heard from factory guy trade will be good until Easter, not able to predict what it will be like after that.

Green farmer

That €6 price target was a month ago, unfortunately never materialised. Just shows the unpredictable nature of sheep. Hopefully the trade will stay good until Easter. If prices stay the same, guys who bought expensive stores last autumn may struggle to turn a profit.

Willfarman

Green farmer wrote: »

That €6 price target was a month ago, unfortunately never materialised. Just shows the unpredictable nature of sheep. Hopefully the trade will stay good until Easter. If prices stay the same, guys who bought expensive stores last autumn may struggle to turn a profit.

They are happy enough as far as I know. I am anyway.

Willfarman

Big lift in the last few days. They are ringing looking for lambs for next week.. 5.80 a kilo. Heavy lambs bringing 143 in carnew yesterday.

Cran

Willfarman wrote: »

Big lift in the last few days. They are ringing looking for lambs for next week.. 5.80 a kilo. Heavy lambs bringing 143 in carnew yesterday.

Seems €6 will be a reality Monday for numbers....

ganmo

Off to mart tue

brownswiss

Last gone this week but reliably informed the price for next week is €6

Duke92

Have heard 5.90 to 23.5kgs is there 6 to
To be got and what are the weights.

brownswiss

insider info seems to suggest €6 in second half of week . 24kg

Willfarman

Cmon Rodders lets get into sheep... This Time next year we could be millionaires

Duke92

Anyone hear any prices for sheep was offered €6.20 to 24kgs is that the best around

Robson99

Any quotes fir the coming week?

Robson99

Any quotes fir the coming week?

Duke92

Any word on sheep prices

Vandy West

Got quoted €6 kg for hoggets for early next week. Live weight of 45-50 kg. Ewe hoggets suffolk x mule. Would you take a chance at mart tomorrow (40 miles away) or wait till early next week and slaughter?

buffalobilly

Hoggets back 10c next week only paying €6 including bonus to 23kgs

Duke92

Got 6.20 to 24 kgs this week was told theyed be back to 6 next week but not to panic that's there feck all hoggets out there I've 130 left going to leave them for another 2 weeks.