Cattle
The clean cattle trade feels like it has peaked for now with some firms trying to ease their quoted price back. Base prices are in the region of 635-645p/kg. Premiums vary across the board, with abattoirs paying in the region of 10-15p for Angus sired cattle. Please make sure that you have the approved Angus sires ear tag on the passport when registering the passport.
A rush of cows is yet to come forward, maybe with barley prices well back, cattle producers will try and finish cows this Autumn and add value?
Cows 555-565p in the last week, with cows movingNorth and South of the border depending on type and quality. Well fleshed cowsand boning types all wanted.
We have strong demand for store cattle and have awaiting list for steers and heifers of all types, particularly stores 350-500kg.
We are excited to announce that we have a major new outlet for Angus sired calves dairy calves.
14-28 days. 45kg minimum weight. Please get in touch with your local fieldsman for further information.
Sheep
As is normal for the time of the year numbers coming forward are creeping up with prices easing down to 720-740p/kg in the last week. The trade is looking like it will be down again for next week with rumours of a large abattoir in England being unexpectedly shut in the last seven days. Some abattoirs are starting to freeze legs of lambs down for Christmas next week!
Well fleshed lambs are generally killing out verywell off grass. With grass quality easing in the dry weather some producers areseeing the benefit of dry feed.
Good quality store lambs available to suit allbudgets. Scottish and English. Please get in touch if you are looking to buy orsell stores farm to farm.
Organics
Lamb
Organic lamb volumes are like London busses. As can sometimes happen in August, supply has gone from being week to over supply in 10 days with large numbers now coming forward. Organic lamb outlook does look more positive going forward once we get into the middle of September and a new order comes in.
Cattle
Organic prime cattle are in reasonable demand with organic cattle 740-750pin the last week. The bank holiday weekend in England is causing a slightsupply chain issue next week with many firms operating a 4 day week.
For sale
Cheviot mule gimmers – SCOTTISH Nikki
Suffolk out of Chev Mule ewe lambs Mandy
200 Tex x store lambs Alex
35 Cheviot Gimmers Mandy
Large batches English Store Lambs Nikki
Organic mule wedder lambs Alex
20 pedigree Luing bulling heifers Nikki
Cheviot mule ewe lambs – SOTTISH Nikki & Alex
Suffolk mule ewe lambs – SCOTTISH Nikki
Shorthorn bulling heifers Mandy
Wanted
35 Organic Mule gimmers Colin
Scottish store cattle ALL
English store cattle (vaccinated orunvaccinated Nikki
Angus x Store cattle ALL
Baby calves on milk Jonny/Nikki/Helen
Scotch Mule ewe lambs runners Nikki
Texel x store lambs-good skins Helen
Up to 100 Luing bullocks Helen
Contacts
Jonny Williams Acting Managing Director 07817702 988
Alex Norval ActingProcurement Manager 07787 826 355
Nikki Gilbertson Senior LivestockProcurement Officer- Northumberland 07595 313 040
Lucy Bell LivestockProcurement Officer -Borders 07879602 962
Mandy Grierson LivestockProcurement Officer – Peebles & Lanarkshire 07831 741 994
David Marshall Fieldsmanfor Farmstock 07808 329 719
Colin Mair Fieldsman for Ayrshire Country Lamb 07976605 130
Ian Douglas Fieldsman for LothianLamb 07885 367151
Helen Marsden Fieldsman for Dumfries and Galloway 07778 799261
Matthew Nicolson Fieldsman for Shetland 07795144404
