Spring lamb prices

Green farmer · 07-04-2019 04:35PM

razor8 wrote: »

Can’t say I agree. Lambs are very scarce even the factory agents say numbers are tight

Last time I was in the factory, I offloaded my lambs and they went straight from the trailer to up the line. Nothing else there.

Dinzee Conlee · 07-04-2019 05:42PM

razor8 wrote: »

Hindsight would solve a lot of problems. Bought stores before Xmas and hoping to get €6.50 or close to it too. Had to let some go last week as they were getting way to heavy at 5.50 but got no meal so not to bad

Jaysus, they were heavy - did I see 30kg deadweight? And off grass alone?

What weight did you buy em at before Christmas as a matter of interest?

Edit - I see you said no meal, so maybe they were on some kinda fodder crop?

Green farmer · 07-04-2019 07:05PM

razor8 wrote: »

Hindsight would solve a lot of problems. Bought stores before Xmas and hoping to get €6.50 or close to it too. Had to let some go last week as they were getting way to heavy at 5.50 but got no meal so not to bad

Break your heart giving them free meat, but what can you do.

orm0nd · 07-04-2019 11:50PM

razor8 wrote: »

Can’t say I agree. Lambs are very scarce even the factory agents say numbers are tight

Hope you're right . we'll be moving springs at least 10 days earlier than last year and bigger draws as well.

Box09 · 08-04-2019 08:31AM

Not scarce in ICM this morning. Full up and the field

orm0nd · 08-04-2019 09:34AM

Box09 wrote: »

Not scarce in ICM this morning. Full up and the field

lorries from the north spotted heading south as well,

Duke92 · 08-04-2019 04:11PM

Box09 wrote: »

Not scarce in ICM this morning. Full up and the field

They must want them I got a phone call today looking for lambs he brings them to icm
And I’ve none to sell

Dinzee Conlee · 08-04-2019 04:29PM

Duke92 wrote: »

They must want them I got a phone call today looking for lambs he brings them to icm
And I’ve none to sell

What price did they quote you?

manno · 08-04-2019 06:32PM

Small improvement in Athenry today. Hoggets over 50kg making up to €130 but no more.

Duke92 · 08-04-2019 07:45PM

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

What price did they quote you?

He said 5:80 for a number they could be more got I had no reason to push him
It’s a lot better from the 5:40 to 23kgs I got 3 weeks ago and my compliment was I didn’t get any weight cuts

Green farmer · 11-04-2019 10:25AM

Duke92 wrote: »

He said 5:80 for a number they could be more got I had no reason to push him
It’s a lot better from the 5:40 to 23kgs I got 3 weeks ago and my compliment was I didn’t get any weight cuts

Got €5.80 this morning, so dukes right. it’s out there, maybe more .I was happy with that.

kk.man · 13-04-2019 10:48PM

What are 3 year old ewes making with 1.4 lambs at foot?

kk.man · 13-04-2019 10:49PM

What are 3 year old ewes making with 1.4 lambs at foot (In the marts) lambs 3 weeks old?

tabby aspreme · 14-04-2019 10:28AM

Text fromTullow mart looking for lambs for live weighing tomorrow morning, 40-42 kgs, no price mentioned

paddysdream · 14-04-2019 10:41AM

tabby aspreme wrote: »

Text fromTullow mart looking for lambs for live weighing tomorrow morning, 40-42 kgs, no price mentioned

90 with the kilo as far as I know

Hard Knocks · 14-04-2019 01:33PM

kk.man wrote: »

What are 3 year old ewes making with 1.4 lambs at foot (In the marts) lambs 3 weeks old?

I’d say €150+
If you’re on Facebook check out Dowra Mart’s Ltd
They post pics from cattle & sheep sales

razor8 · 17-04-2019 01:27PM

lambs are flooding in at the moment, cant get lambs killed this week. anyone else here anything?

supposed to be looking for spring lamb for ramadam instead of hoggets this year

orm0nd · 17-04-2019 03:18PM

razor8 wrote: »

lambs are flooding in at the moment, cant get lambs killed this week. anyone else here anything?

supposed to be looking for spring lamb for ramadam instead of hoggets this year

So the factory agents you mentioned a few posts back were talking bull. Nothing new there.

wrangler · 17-04-2019 04:09PM

razor8 wrote: »

lambs are flooding in at the moment, cant get lambs killed this week. anyone else here anything?

supposed to be looking for spring lamb for ramadam instead of hoggets this year

Probably be told it's too late for easter next week and drop the price.
It's no secret that easter lamb is actually hogget every year

Green farmer · 17-04-2019 05:29PM

wrangler wrote: »

Probably be told it's too late for easter next week and drop the price.
It's no secret that easter lamb is actually hogget every year

Found over the last few years the demand for Ramadan is way stronger then Easter.

razor8 · 17-04-2019 06:24PM

wrangler wrote: »

Probably be told it's too late for easter next week and drop the price.
It's no secret that easter lamb is actually hogget every year

The agent couldn’t believe they were saying that either & said he was stuck would 2 loads til next week but wouldn’t always believe what a agent had to say

Duke92 · 17-04-2019 07:04PM

razor8 wrote: »

The agent couldn’t believe they were saying that either & said he was stuck would 2 loads til next week but wouldn’t always believe what a agent had to say

The agents love putting that out there
And us spreading it to keep the sheep coming
This week and next are 2 short weeks for them
To

Duke92 · 17-04-2019 07:06PM

Is there that many spring lambs out there
Last I sold the last of my hoggets in the middle of May and they where a great price

Green farmer · 17-04-2019 08:02PM

Duke92 wrote: »

The agents love putting that out there
And us spreading it to keep the sheep coming
This week and next are 2 short weeks for them
To

Send abit of fear out there to flush out lambs. Would make you very cynical about the industry as a whole. No wonder the younger generation aren’t bothering with sheep.

wrangler · 17-04-2019 08:04PM

razor8 wrote: »

The agent couldn’t believe they were saying that either & said he was stuck would 2 loads til next week but wouldn’t always believe what a agent had to say

feck
https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/factories-cut-hogget-quotes-by-1015ckg-38017331.html

farawaygrass · 17-04-2019 09:28PM

The was a queue out the gate in Athenry mart Monday with spring lambs. With spring being a bit later a lot more lambs are suitable, and as you or I would do, you’d hold them for the week before Easter. Ramadan only 2 weeks ago so might be a help

Hard Knocks · 17-04-2019 10:01PM

Duke92 wrote: »

Is there that many spring lambs out there
Last I sold the last of my hoggets in the middle of May and they where a great price

Ramadan was end of May last year
Last year I Got more for spring lambs end of May than I did at Easter
Easter & Ramadan are earlier next year

farawaygrass · 17-04-2019 10:18PM

Ramadam gets earlier every year by aprox a week and a half

Green farmer · 17-04-2019 10:51PM

Any word on live exporters ? In previous years I never got a phone call looking for sheep at Easter, but phone always rings for Ramadan.

tabby aspreme · 17-04-2019 10:59PM

Ramadan begins on May 5th this year.

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