Spring lamb prices

Duke92 · 24-03-2021 03:20PM

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

How long more you think is in the hogget trade Ormond?

I was planning to send the last of mine mid-April, but maybe I'd be better off sending them sooner...

Probably 1st of may feck all spring lambs

orm0nd · 24-03-2021 04:04PM

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

How long more you think is in the hogget trade Ormond?

I was planning to send the last of mine mid-April, but maybe I'd be better off sending them sooner...

Duke92 wrote: »

Probably 1st of may feck all spring lambs

might slip a bit but great demand for well fleshed sheep now

stores are slipping each week especially long keep animals

kk.man · 24-03-2021 10:06PM

orm0nd wrote: »

might slip a bit but great demand for well fleshed sheep now

stores are slipping each week especially long keep animals

Lambs are extremely scase and in the UK. You might even see a rise again.

I'd expect stores to fall alright better be going down to paddy power than purchasing those at this time of the year.

148multi · 26-03-2021 09:52AM

Dinzee Conlee wrote: »

How long more you think is in the hogget trade Ormond?

I was planning to send the last of mine mid-April, but maybe I'd be better off sending them sooner...

I'd say there will be a trade till May, possibly middle of the month, lambs not there.

kk.man · 26-03-2021 05:58PM

Two mart managers rang neighbour (lge sheep farmer) today begging for lambs/sheep.

arctictree · 26-03-2021 09:29PM

kk.man wrote: »

Two mart managers rang neighbour (lge sheep farmer) today begging for lambs/sheep.

Got the call earlier, I'm very tempted to fill the trailer in the morning with a few 1 year olds scanned empty and some that lost their lambs...

farming93 · 26-03-2021 09:38PM

Rang the factory during the week, they were saying they'd give me 7.30 a kg for my hoggets and to send all the hoggets even the lighter ones.. I only had 15 weather's. They were kind of saying that prices were going to be dropping later in the week and they were doing me a favour.. Needless to say I took my chance and sent them to the mart. I got on a 10er a head better in the mart than I would have in the factory. Averaged €145 for the hoggets. When it seems like the factory is doing you a "favour" run a mile or bargain hard if you have numbers.

Robson99 · 26-03-2021 10:16PM

farming93 wrote: »

Rang the factory during the week, they were saying they'd give me 6.30 a kg for my hoggets and to send all the hoggets even the lighter ones.. I only had 15 weather's. They were kind of saying that prices were going to be dropping later in the week and they were doing me a favour.. Needless to say I took my chance and sent them to the mart. I got on a 10er a head better in the mart than I would have in the factory. Averaged €145 for the hoggets. When it seems like the factory is doing you a "favour" run a mile or bargain hard if you have numbers.

I hope it's 7.30 they offered or we are all ****ed

farming93 · 26-03-2021 10:22PM

Sorry it was 7.30 haha

kk.man · 27-03-2021 12:12AM

arctictree wrote: »

Got the call earlier, I'm very tempted to fill the trailer in the morning with a few 1 year olds scanned empty and some that lost their lambs...

IMO there is more in it. When they call like that it's getting desperate.

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DJ98 · 27-03-2021 11:29AM

What sort of money would 50 kg ewe hoggets make in the mart?

Bleating Lamb · 27-03-2021 12:30PM

Will be interesting to see if there is a rush of people back into sheep when they see the high prices.

Bass Reeves · 27-03-2021 01:47PM

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

Will be interesting to see if there is a rush of people back into sheep when they see the high prices.

It might encourage the mountain Man back into producing the 20-35kg store. However it's unlikely to encourage lowland production as summer prices are not filtered exactly shooting the stars any year.

It might also see some lads switching to April lambing but margins would be very variable as your lamb might still be finished pre Christmas

Green farmer · 27-03-2021 01:57PM

I think "trust" or lack of is the main issue with our sector. The prices are good at the moment, but from past experiences farmers know that as soon as the slightest opportunity arises factories will be slashing prices again. There needs to be some certainty or stability in prices. If lads change their operations or increase supply, that they'll be properly rewarded for it and not hammered 12 months down the line. Theres a reason some left the sector in the first place.

27-03-2021 02:11PM

Green farmer wrote: »

I think "trust" or lack of is the main issue with our sector. The prices are good at the moment, but from past experiences farmers know that as soon as the slightest opportunity arises factories will be slashing prices again. There needs to be some certainty or stability in prices. If lads change their operations or increase supply, that they'll be properly rewarded for it and not hammered 12 months down the line. Theres a reason some left the sector in the first place.

Local lad near me,about 300 lowland v.good quality ewes,has a track machine in,digging out a milking parlour/yards etc for next spring

Probably one of best about at sheep,who i could only dream on being close to as good as,still getting out inspite of record prices

arctictree · 27-03-2021 02:18PM

Had a mixed pen of ewe hoggets in Baltinglass earlier, some very light, some heavy. Average 48kg. Made €140.

farming93 · 27-03-2021 02:39PM

DJ98 wrote: »

What sort of money would 50 kg ewe hoggets make in the mart?

My uncle sold 54 kg Suffolk hoggets in carnew on Thursday, two were very nice the rest were average at best. He got €166 each

kk.man · 27-03-2021 06:19PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Local lad near me,about 300 lowland v.good quality ewes,has a track machine in,digging out a milking parlour/yards etc for next spring

Probably one of best about at sheep,who i could only dream on being close to as good as,still getting out inspite of record prices

Know of a fella near me, same as above. I was shocked when I heard it cause they eat and sleep sheep. They will be no mass entry into sheep, youth don't rate them at all.

Dickie10 · 27-03-2021 10:38PM

Theres a good amount of younger girls and early 20s begining to get into it similar to Britain about 15 years ago. Theres absolutely no stigma in ireland anymore about female farmers thank God.
I teach in an all girls secondary school and theres 2 girls already started their own small flocks and their only 17 and lots others very skilled shepherds on their home farms already. Great to see the passion and interest a lot of the girls have for agriculture in general. I always found women make great sheep farmers.

joe35 · 28-03-2021 01:38PM

What's fat ewes making, 2 here that must be empty. Wool falling off them and they're in great form, jumping through the field. Not worth going to mart or factory so might give them to a local agent.