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Market place for lambs

  • 02-06-2016 7:46pm
    #1
    390kid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 409 ✭✭


    Just wondering where people go with there lambs and where they find there getting the best deal. It's my first year with a nice even batch to go soon but don't think I'd have enough to go direct to the factory so a mart or agents are probably my route. Just like to hear other people's opinions and advice


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  • #2
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    390kid wrote: »
    Just wondering where people go with there lambs and where they find there getting the best deal. It's my first year with a nice even batch to go soon but don't think I'd have enough to go direct to the factory so a mart or agents are probably my route. Just like to hear other people's opinions and advice

    Where are you based?
    My local mart does a factory run every week, drop em off at the mart, you get a cheque in the post from the factory a few days later. (Minus about 3euro for the mart handling fee)


  • #3
    390kid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 409 ✭✭390kid


    Username John wrote: »
    Where are you based?
    My local mart does a factory run every week, drop em off at the mart, you get a cheque in the post from the factory a few days later. (Minus about 3euro for the mart handling fee)

    That doesn't sound like a bad job. I'm based in cavan along the Leitrim and Fermanagh border


  • #4
    Farrell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Farrell


    390kid wrote: »
    That doesn't sound like a bad job. I'm based in cavan along the Leitrim and Fermanagh border

    Options are
    Factory in Navan
    Carrigallen on Monday
    Dowra tomorrow
    Cotehill mid week
    Local butcher.

    It could be best going for a look to some of the marts first


  • #5
    390kid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 409 ✭✭390kid


    Farrell wrote: »
    Options are
    Factory in Navan
    Carrigallen on Monday
    Dowra tomorrow
    Cotehill mid week
    Local butcher.

    It could be best going for a look to some of the marts first

    Ye il just have to try and shape me self to get to 1 for a look before hand got on well in coothill before so could be drew back handy enough


  • #6
    Farrell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Farrell


    390kid wrote: »
    Ye il just have to try and shape me self to get to 1 for a look before hand got on well in coothill before so could be drew back handy enough

    It is difficult when you have small numbers, just don't get full value in mart, but too much hassle to go along way to the factory.
    It's a pity as mentioned above, that there wasn't a service where fit lambs could be weighed & delivered to factory


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  • #7
    rangler1
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    Farrell wrote: »
    It is difficult when you have small numbers, just don't get full value in mart, but too much hassle to go along way to the factory.
    It's a pity as mentioned above, that there wasn't a service where fit lambs could be weighed & delivered to factory

    Why weigh, surely everyone should have their own scales


  • #8
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭Username John


    rangler1 wrote: »
    Why weigh, surely everyone should have their own scales

    Yeah - all the mart do in my case is transport the lambs. They don't care if you lamb is over or under weight...

    It's not group type arrangement where the lambs hae to be within spec. The flip side is you don't get the group premium.


  • #9
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭rangler1


    Username John wrote: »
    Yeah - all the mart do in my case is transport the lambs. They don't care if you lamb is over or under weight...

    It's not group type arrangement where the lambs hae to be within spec. The flip side is you don't get the group premium.

    are they weighed individually, do they pay on the liveweight


  • #10
    Username John
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    rangler1 wrote: »
    are they weighed individually, do they pay on the liveweight

    No, the factory pays on deadweight. All the mart do is provide a loading point and transport.
    The lambs go to the factory, you get paid deadweight as if you dropped em there yourself... And the factory deducts a fee for the mart...
    Tis grand...

    Now - the price mightn't be as good as lads on here quote at times. But with only a few lanbs anyways, I have no bargaining power so I don't feel it's any worse than I'd do on my own... And time is my biggest problem, so the drop off and gone again in 5 mins suits me...


  • #11
    Farrell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭Farrell


    Username John wrote: »
    No, the factory pays on deadweight. All the mart do is provide a loading point and transport.
    The lambs go to the factory, you get paid deadweight as if you dropped em there yourself... And the factory deducts a fee for the mart...
    Tis grand...

    Now - the price mightn't be as good as lads on here quote at times. But with only a few lanbs anyways, I have no bargaining power so I don't feel it's any worse than I'd do on my own... And time is my biggest problem, so the drop off and gone again in 5 mins suits me...
    It's a good opportunity


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  • #12
    Green farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,004 ✭✭✭Green farmer


    rangler1 wrote: »
    Why weigh, surely everyone should have their own scales

    some lads with 5-10 ewes knocking around the place may not have one. In my early days , I used borrow the bathroom weighting scales and stand on it by my self and then with lamb. shortly afterwards, I saw sense and bought a secondhand scales for €250. Never looked back.


  • #13
    390kid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 409 ✭✭390kid


    Green farmer wrote: »
    some lads with 5-10 ewes knocking around the place may not have one. In my early days , I used borrow the bathroom weighting scales and stand on it by my self and then with lamb. shortly afterwards, I saw sense and bought a secondhand scales for €250. Never looked back.

    Not so bad I thought I was the only one that used that method !!!


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