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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: The Relic on April 20, 2009, 03:31:53 pm

Title: lamb prices
Post by: The Relic on April 20, 2009, 03:31:53 pm
just wondering what the prices are in ireland and the uk. they were going for around £65 for 32kg liveweight in my local saleyard.
Title: Re: lamb prices
Post by: cmorrell on April 20, 2009, 04:59:49 pm
How on earth can anyone make a liveable income off that?  >:(
Title: Re: lamb prices
Post by: VSS on April 20, 2009, 07:21:22 pm
Quote from: cmorrell on April 20, 2009, 04:59:49 pm
How on earth can anyone make a liveable income off that?  >:(

Thats a pretty good price - current market prices are pretty good due to a lack of supply and the weakness of the pound.

We sold a hoggett in January - 42kg for £67 and were pleased with it. So the prices at The Relic's market are better than that.
Title: Re: lamb prices
Post by: woollyval on April 20, 2009, 08:57:03 pm
Quote from: cmorrell on April 20, 2009, 04:59:49 pm
How on earth can anyone make a liveable income off that?  >:(

Answer.....better than they have for 25 years!!!

Last year the same lamb would have been £35-40 at best
Title: Re: lamb prices
Post by: Crofter on April 20, 2009, 10:12:30 pm
At last years lamb sale at Stornoway auction mart, the best suffolk cross lambs made £32.  Some of the smaller blackfaces made £8!  Just 3 buyers, all pals, all travel to the mart together.

PS. we sell direct for the freezer!

Dave
Title: Re: lamb prices
Post by: The Relic on April 20, 2009, 10:25:19 pm
they are not 2 bad so. couple of weeks before we sold ewes with young lambs for £90-£120 and i'm sure 40kg lambs were going for near the £100 mark. we brought 1 dodgy ewe down got £4 for her.
Title: Re: lamb prices
Post by: VSS on April 22, 2009, 09:37:26 pm
It largely due to the weakness of the pound that prices are so good.