Summer Lamb Prices- esp Store Lambs.

Bleating Lamb · 08-07-2014 7:30pm #1

Just updating from the long running Spring Lamb price thread which really dealt with Fat lamb\factory prices.
Opening this thread for the lads like meself with the middling land that sell store lambs to the real farmers to fatten;).
Local Marts to me would be Dowra,Manorhamilton and Drumshanbo.
Haven't stood in a sale yet but heard good quality forward stores were good trade in Dowra last Sat,up about a fiver a head on same time last yr.
Feel free to contribute,even throw up factory talk/prices:).

Farrell · 08-07-2014 11:09pm

If you don't mind me asking, what sort of weight & price are you talking?
This is the first year we've lambs left at this stage, sadly they were bought at foot in March, so wouldn't know

Bleating Lamb · 08-07-2014 11:39pm

No prob,as I said I wasnt in Dowra but a man whose stock I know sold his strongest lambs,would be good Suffolk x and texel x ram stores,would be 35 to 38 kg approx and he avg about 72 euro which he said would be a fiver up on this time last yr for same lambs.There were plenty of northern buyers in Dowra too...can see a steady store lamb trade for next month,with all the hay made up the country,men will need lambs to eat after grass which is growing at a rate of knots.

Farrell · 09-07-2014 1:24pm

I saw only a handful of lambs 35kg just weaned but good condition (not take long to finish) make €81. Suffolk / Tex cross of mule ewes. Didn't know if that was good or bad

jt65 · 09-07-2014 2:21pm

Farrell wrote: »

I saw only a handful of lambs 35kg just weaned but good condition (not take long to finish) make €81. Suffolk / Tex cross of mule ewes. Didn't know if that was good or bad[/QUOTE]

too much if buying, not enough if selling

TBH a little €2.30/kg not bad money at all

arctictree · 09-07-2014 3:34pm

Would these then be sold as hoggets in April? Would lads be hoping to make €40 or €50 or so on these? Do they need feed? Was half thinking of buying a few dozen myself and keeping for 6 months.

ganmo · 09-07-2014 6:55pm

on reasonable grass they'd grow more than 100g/d(pessimism here could get up to 200)
target 50kg...you'd have them out the door late nov early dec.

they might want a bit of meal to get them over the line earlier in nov

Nekarsulm · 09-07-2014 8:19pm

Coothill tonight, prices, batches of 10 to 15 lambs,40kg 82 euro, 44kg 86 euro,41kg 83 euro, 52kg 94euro,
stores, 32kg 69euro, 34kg 71 euro, 31kg 66 euro, well down again on last week.

rangler1 · 09-07-2014 8:23pm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Coothill tonight, prices, batches of 10 to 15 lambs,40kg 82 euro, 44kg 86 euro,41kg 83 euro, 52kg 94euro,
stores, 32kg 69euro, 34kg 71 euro, 31kg 66 euro, well down again on last week.

ICM are supposed to be quoting 4.60/kg in tomorrows journal

paddysdream · 09-07-2014 8:34pm

Nekarsulm · 09-07-2014 8:55pm

might be bringing them home so..

sea12 · 09-07-2014 10:11pm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

might be bringing them home so..

For fcuk sake. That's a desperate drop in the space of 3 weeks . Have the first of mine fit to go next week. All that work for those prices would depress you. I need over 100 a lamb min.

Nekarsulm · 09-07-2014 10:23pm

Brought them home again. They were 41Kg and only making 82 Euro. There were a lot of light lambs there tonight, 34 kg etc, and an amazing number of lambs over 55kg, price for 55kg running about 97 euro. If those were brought out a month ago at 43 kg, they would have probably made nearly 110 euro.

gazahayes · 09-07-2014 10:26pm

Sold a few Lambs in roscrea today 43 kg €86 and 2 cull hogget ewes 56kg 104

gazahayes · 09-07-2014 10:27pm

Sold a few Lambs in roscrea today 43 kg €86 and 2 cull hogget ewes 56kg 104

Bleating Lamb · 09-07-2014 10:40pm

Thanks lads,good to start to get an idea of price of store lambs.

Farrell · 09-07-2014 11:20pm

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Brought them home again. They were 41Kg and only making 82 Euro. There were a lot of light lambs there tonight, 34 kg etc, and an amazing number of lambs over 55kg, price for 55kg running about 97 euro. If those were brought out a month ago at 43 kg, they would have probably made nearly 110 euro.

True but sadly only a few ready then & hold off for a load.
As farmers it's our Achilles heel

Mac Taylor · 09-07-2014 11:30pm

sea12 wrote: »

For fcuk sake. That's a desperate drop in the space of 3 weeks . Have the first of mine fit to go next week. All that work for those prices would depress you. I need over 100 a lamb min.

Agreed. Sold 43kg lambs - 90 euro. Sold 41kg lambs 3 weeks ago for 100 euro.
To make it worth your while you would need 100 euro for 40kg lamb

Green farmer · 10-07-2014 12:37am

Not sure how you'd make money on paying €70 euro for early 30kg's lamb when the finished product 45 -50 kg lamb is making poor money.

Kevin the sheep · 12-07-2014 11:36am

39.5kg €79 not well fleshed lambs
43 kg €85 nice finished lambs
2 and 3 year old ewes guaranteed correct for breeding €117-€125
New Ross today

Bleating Lamb · 12-07-2014 11:27pm

Kevin the sheep wrote: »

39.5kg €79 not well fleshed lambs
43 kg €85 nice finished lambs
2 and 3 year old ewes guaranteed correct for breeding €117-€125
New Ross today

How would you rate that trade Kevin?...not that great to me from up West,was in Dowra today for few hours,very few factory lambs there ,saw 86 euro for texels fit to kill,top price for stores was 87:50 for Suffolks,great long lambs...fit to kill all in a month after good grass,pen of around 20,about 5 fit to kill in it,was chatting owner after he sold...same lambs last year he got 85 euro,would say it would have been top price today for forward stores.No weighing in Dowra.From what I saw dearest lambs were the 35kg lambs,making well over 70 euro,plenty of buyers there.

Kevin the sheep · 13-07-2014 5:46am

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

How would you rate that trade kevin ?

Bad you want a base of 42kg €100
Or €5 a kg dead weight to make descent profit not break even from what I've heard on here ya good store lambs are a great trade at the moment strange to see them making more than the finished lamb in some cases

razor8 · 13-07-2014 9:27am

Anyone have factory quotes for tomorrow? Have a load ready but not sure to wait until next week

eire23 · 13-07-2014 11:10am

razor8 wrote: »

Anyone have factory quotes for tomorrow? Have a load ready but not sure to wait until next week

I think 4.50,- 4.60. lambs ready to go here as well but gonna sit tight.

sea12 · 13-07-2014 11:39am

eire23 wrote: »

I think 4.50,- 4.60. lambs ready to go here as well but gonna sit tight.

Have the first if mine ready aswell but think I'll sit tight for a few days aswell. Sicken you to be giving away lambs at that price.

rangler1 · 13-07-2014 11:55pm

eire23 wrote: »

I think 4.50,- 4.60. lambs ready to go here as well but gonna sit tight.

Hope you're right, they're around the same as last year, but they dropped further after

eire23 · 14-07-2014 12:03am

rangler1 wrote: »

Hope you're right, they're around the same as last year, but they dropped further after

Possibly but sold lambs in the middle of july last year and they made over 100euro, 106 or 107 i think it was.

rangler1 · 14-07-2014 8:17am

eire23 wrote: »

Possibly but sold lambs in the middle of july last year and they made over 100euro, 106 or 107 i think it was.

sorry you're right, €5.21 on the 11th july last year and down to €4.78 on the 5th august,

Just got last weeks lamb cheque 20.9kg....€99.70 - €3 deductions €96.70 each
live weight 43.5 kg.
The guys selling live on boards here are getting a good price

eire23 · 14-07-2014 8:48am

rangler1 wrote: »

sorry you're right, €5.21 on the 11th july last year and down to €4.78 on the 5th august,

Just got last weeks lamb cheque 20.9kg....€99.70 - €3 deductions €96.70 each
live weight 43.5 kg.
The guys selling live on boards here are getting a good price

The live shipping was a big help for prices this time last year.
Cant remember when a lamb was sold live here last, might be worth a try now though so.

razor8 · 14-07-2014 10:12am

Where's the shippers this year, they must of sat down with the factories and agreed a way to screw us sheep farmers together

Navan quoting €4.50 plus 10qa, diabolical

jt65 · 14-07-2014 10:25am

I was talking to an agent who arranges a small amount of live shipping

seems the dept. arent' too helpful .. no man power available etc,

figures :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

razor8 · 14-07-2014 10:53am

jt65 wrote: »

I was talking to an agent who arranges a small amount of live shipping

seems the dept. arent' too helpful .. no man power available etc,

figures :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Ridiculous situation, so annoying to be taking less than this time last year

Green farmer · 14-07-2014 3:43pm

Makes you wonder if we were best selling lambs at a lower weight but at a higher price a few weeks ago, instead of finishing them out at 45kg

Kevin the sheep · 14-07-2014 3:53pm

Green farmer wrote: »

Makes you wonder if we were best selling lambs at a lower weight but at a higher price a few weeks ago, instead of finishing them out at 45kg

If we all had a crystal ball to look into :-)

eire23 · 14-07-2014 6:30pm

What are ye lads thats have lambs ready for going to do? Wait a week and see what happens?

Surely no way it will drop below 4.50 base?

sea12 · 14-07-2014 6:43pm

eire23 wrote: »

What are ye lads thats have lambs ready for going to do? Wait a week and see what happens?

Surely no way it will drop below 4.50 base?

That's what I am doing anyway. I wouldn't say it can't fall below 4.50. Look at the cattle. Every farmer around here had a very good lamb crop this spring. More lambs around this year. Need the live trade to take a boat a week to keep the factory honest.

rangler1 · 14-07-2014 6:44pm

Green farmer wrote: »

Makes you wonder if we were best selling lambs at a lower weight but at a higher price a few weeks ago, instead of finishing them out at 45kg

Usually have too much grass here so I keep them as long as possible

jt65 · 14-07-2014 7:24pm

any increase in the weight limit ?

rangler1 · 14-07-2014 7:33pm

jt65 wrote: »

any increase in the weight limit ?

21kg until 1st august here

AnFeirmeoir · 15-07-2014 1:25pm

Heard they were selling lambs for export in tuam mart last wednesday and they were getting €62 + the weight for all lambs.
Does anyone know if this is every wednesday or when is it on again?

Vandy West · 15-07-2014 7:01pm

AnFeirmeoir wrote: »

Heard they were selling lambs for export in tuam mart last wednesday and they were getting €62 + the weight for all lambs.
Does anyone know if this is every wednesday or when is it on again?

Think tuam is on Tuesday evening, haven't been recently though.

rangler1 · 15-07-2014 8:51pm

Vandy West wrote: »

Think tuam is on Tuesday evening, haven't been recently though.

Live exports are very slow. exporters are nervous about payment.
factories know it too, hence the drop inprice

tabby aspreme · 15-07-2014 10:12pm

Tullow today, 30 kgs € 72 not sold, 42 kgs € 83-85 , general run of things , under 40 kgs making around 40 over , over 40 kgs 42-45 over , not a lot of fat lambs out , got 91 for 40 kg texel / lleyn ewe lambs with very square texel heads , nice lambs but not the type id keep for breeding , they were bought by a farmer

Green farmer · 21-07-2014 11:42pm

Any update on what store lamb prices are like ?

jt65 · 22-07-2014 9:18am

Store Lambs €1.95 to €2.30 per kilo €36 to €45 over the kilo
No. Wt.(kg) Price(€)
10 39 €2.03 79
18 38 €2.03 77
16 37 €2.03 75
12 33 €2.30 76

Kilkenny yesterday

Farrell · 22-07-2014 1:19pm

Was in Carrigallen for a few minutes (looking for a ram), the sale was well on.
Lambs back €20 on 2/3 week ago.
36kg making €72, 42kg €82, 56kg €106.

Nekarsulm · 23-07-2014 11:29pm

Cootehill tonight.

Purebred Texel ram lambs, with papers, averaging 58kg, 140 to 180 euro.
stores:
4@36kg, 70€
3@32.7kg, 72€
16@34kg, 74€
11@31kg, 64.50€

heavier lambs:
2@46kg, 94€
8@45kg, 93€
13@40kg, 82.50€
2@56kg, 99.50€
4@45kg, 92€

Farrell · 24-07-2014 1:23pm

Thanks, was there many rams out?

Nekarsulm · 24-07-2014 4:25pm

Farrell wrote: »

Thanks, was there many rams out?

No, just saw the 3 Texel Ram lambs.

Cran · 24-07-2014 5:04pm

Anyone hear how the Vendeen premier sale went yesterday?

jt65 · 24-07-2014 5:18pm

Cran wrote: »

Anyone hear how the Vendeen premier sale went yesterday?

Think rangler was there , he might report in later

Summer Lamb Prices- esp Store Lambs.

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