From 1 June 2026, Farm Stock Scotland's commission caps will increase by 8p on prime sheep and £1 per head on prime cattle. With costs across the country increasing significantly due to global conflicts, the Farm Stock Scotland Board of Directors has sought to keep any increase in commissions to an absolute minimum. At a time of record prices these small adjustments will help ensure we can continue to provide the high level of service, guaranteed payment, and independent farmer-owned marketing that members value. Farm to farm trading of store and breeding stock commission rates will remain at 2.5%.
Despite these modest increases, Farm Stock Scotland's commission rates remain extremely competitive within the livestock marketing sector. On a £150 lamb, the proposed commission cap of £1.95 represents just 1.3% of sale value, making Farm Stock one of the most cost-effective routes to market available to sheep producers.
Jonny Williams, Managing Director explained, "As a farmer owned business, keeping our commissions to our members as competitive as possible is vital and despite record lamb prices, average commissions for the year to the end of march 2026 have been kept at 1.4% of value for prime sheep, far lower than the historic 2.125% levied when I joined the business over 12 years ago." This I hope demonstrates excellent value delivered to our 400 farmer members.
As a farmer-owned co-operative, all commission income is reinvested into providing members with professional marketing services, market intelligence, local fieldsman support, guaranteed payment and the continued development of competitive marketing outlets for livestock across the UK.
