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Author Topic: Prices for Shetlands?  (Read 7608 times)

daddymatty82

  • Joined Aug 2010
  • swindon
Re: Prices for Shetlands?
« Reply #15 on: March 22, 2012, 06:13:17 pm »
how is it the auctioneers fault if there is nobody interested they cant force the buyers into there pockets :farmer:
exactly  we tried to sell them but as they were primitive noone wanted to buy  you cant hold a gun to someone head saying "you will buy this flock" if there aint a trade nothing you can do just a shame people are money mad and only want something to make money on or not buy the product rather than the product tasting better than what you pay more money for

jaykay

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Cumbria/N Yorks border
Re: Prices for Shetlands?
« Reply #16 on: March 22, 2012, 07:17:50 pm »
I don't think selling them in a general auction works. Better in a rare breed one where people are actually looking for something different.

daddymatty82

  • Joined Aug 2010
  • swindon
Re: Prices for Shetlands?
« Reply #17 on: March 22, 2012, 10:32:37 pm »
show and sale works i think maybe.

jaykay

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Cumbria/N Yorks border
Re: Prices for Shetlands?
« Reply #18 on: March 23, 2012, 07:05:48 am »
Yes, even better  :)

PDO_Lamb

  • Joined May 2011
    • Briggs' Shetland Lamb
Re: Prices for Shetlands?
« Reply #19 on: March 26, 2012, 11:23:04 pm »
Prices are up this week so £50 for Shetland  hoggets (Last year's Lambs) and £40 for old ewes should be achievable at market. Finished means well fleshed but not over fat.
The abattoirs are paying over £4 per kg for a whole carcase. Remember that Shetlands are smaller than the main stream cross breeds and that most of the costs after the abattoir door are per head so you will need to charge more per kg than a texel cross lamb.

thenovice

  • Joined Oct 2011
Re: Prices for Shetlands?
« Reply #20 on: March 28, 2012, 12:25:36 am »
D oes anyone have any shetland ewes or ewe lambs for sale here in the south east? Im looking for a few to start a small flock  :yum:

 

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