Good Morning Members!
Autumn is rolling along nicely this week -going into the latter part of October, the weather has remained kind, the ground has been turned over and a lot of the breeding sales are drawing to a close. Cows and calves are starting to come in, and the fields are once again having a little breather as winter gets ready to make her entrance.
Cattle
Prime cattle are sitting relatively still at the moment with outlets paying around 645ppk.Demand will increase as the year moves towards Christmas, many outlets have started to talk about Christmas kill, As numbers tighten will the trade start to rise?
Cow prices are cruising along in the 550-565 base. These higher prices look set to stay going forward, with a record number of females being killed, so reports read this week. Dairy cows are up to 10ppk behind their beef counterparts, but still coming to good money.
We have increased requirements for beef x dairy calves coming on all the time, if you have any please get in touch. Store cattle have steadied up a wee bit, but good ready to feed cattle are still easy to place. We have a lot of buyers now looking to fill up on Angus bullocks spring or autumn 24 born and older, if you have any please phone your local fields person, and we can arrange a viewing.
Sheep:
Sheep trade has settled in around the 640-655 mark depending on, weight, location and spec. Lamb numbers have started to ease up ever so slightly, with throughput coming back. Many customers are starting to come to the end of their fat lambs, with the tail end been sold as stores or running them on for the rest of the season and cash them as Hoggs.
Demand for ewes is dropping away as many cull ewes are coming to the front now in droves, as we enter the final few weeks before tupping season starts, so the cycle continues.
We have still have store lambs coming on in smaller lots, so if you’ve an empty field in the offering that needs to be filled, give us call. By the same token we have several members also looking for grazing – if you can help, please get in touch and we will point you in the right direction.
Organics
Lamb
Organic fat lambs are coming forward thick and fast now, leading to the trade coming back ever so slightly, with the premium resting about 10ppk above the conventional trade. Organic store lambs wanted
Cattle
Organic prime cattle are still paying well with the premium stretching up to 730ppk. There is a short waiting list to get them away now, so please bear that in mind when booking in and lead times.
Nikki
For sale
In Calf Sim Luing and Luing heifers due April to AA Ian Douglas
StoreLambs – all shapes and sizes Nikki
2Nannie and 1 Billy Goat Nikki
55Maternal x Dry Gimmers Nikki
2 xCrossing BFL Shearlings Lucy
5yrold AA bull looking for new home – coming back over his own Nikki
Wanted
Scottish or English store cattle – anything considered -Nikki
Angusx Store cattle -Nikki
Strongforward store cattle -Nikki
Babycalves on milk wanted -Jonny/Nikki/Helen
20 Red suckled autumn calvers -Jonny
Organic store lambs -Lucy
Store lambs -Jonny/Lucy
Contacts
Jonny Williams Acting Managing Director 07817 702 988
Alex Norval Acting Procurement Manager 07787 826 355
Nikki Gilbertson Senior Livestock Procurement Officer- Northumberland 07595 313 040
Lucy Bell Livestock Procurement Officer -Borders 07879602 962
Mandy Grierson Livestock ProcurementOfficer – Peebles 07831 741994
DavidMarshall Fieldsman for Farmstock 07808 329719
Colin Mair Fieldsman for AyrshireCountry Lamb 07976605 130
Ian Douglas Fieldsmanfor Lothian Lamb 07885 367151
Helen Marsden Fieldsman forDumfries and Galloway 07778799 261
Matthew Nicolson Fieldsman for Shetland 07795 144404