Author Topic: Pig prices lanark today (Read 3089 times)

Dundonald hens · « **on:** July 04, 2013, 07:57:09 pm »

I went to lanark today there was 4 pens of 5 saddlebackX weaners 10 weeks old that made £25-£30 , oldspot x berkshire 9 of them at £24 , 6 kune kube st 8 weeks that made £9 !
I am no expert but they all looked good healthy pigs to me .

Beewyched · « **Reply #1 on:** July 04, 2013, 08:00:46 pm »

IME the pig prices at Lanark have always been low - great opportunities for buyers though I suppose

BlackBoab · « **Reply #2 on:** July 04, 2013, 08:01:15 pm »

did you buy any?
regards bb

shygirl · « **Reply #3 on:** July 04, 2013, 08:11:05 pm »

are those prices each?

Beewyched · « **Reply #4 on:** July 04, 2013, 08:19:15 pm »

That's how they usually run the bidding - price per animal - still outrageously low for the seller though, esp when they take the commission out of it too.

zarzar · « **Reply #5 on:** July 04, 2013, 09:02:24 pm »

we only paid 30 for a breeding pair of pigs at market by use they healthy and very easy ti handle

Dundonald hens · « **Reply #6 on:** July 04, 2013, 10:07:52 pm »

yes those prices were per pig i bought 2 good healty looking weaners with nice round bums !
£63 in total for them
I spoke to one of the sellers who had 11 from the one pig he kept one to fatten up and got £300 - comision for the rest

Bodger · « **Reply #7 on:** July 04, 2013, 10:57:02 pm »

Go to any market and coloured pigs aren't worth a light. The commercial rearers and butchers simply don't want them.

HappyHippy · « **Reply #8 on:** July 04, 2013, 11:11:45 pm »

There were 3 lovely Tamworth gilts and a nice Berkshire sow, I thought.
The poor wee Kunekunes looked like they'd been taken from their mammy that morning

Much smaller than mine are at that age and just laying in a pile shivering

I had to walk away before they started selling them, would have been too tempted to take them home with me

It's the first time I've looked at the pigs there for months, and it reminded me why I don't

BlackBoab · « **Reply #9 on:** July 05, 2013, 07:44:52 pm »

The tammies made about £60 each.The kunnies looked to be pure with no other breed in the mix.The pigs with the round bums were the product of a 4 way mix and the two pigs that made £108 and £102 were pietrain crosses not GOS as the vendor stated and were 14 months old.
regards bb

Dundonald hens · « **Reply #10 on:** July 05, 2013, 11:00:49 pm »

The kune kunes did look nice i was tempted ! did you buy any bob ?

BlackBoab · « **Reply #11 on:** July 06, 2013, 07:21:32 am »

No ,but i know a man that buy quite a lot because they were cheap.This sale had better pigs than the sales before.So next sale will be flooded out with pigs.
regards bb