Trading Update 18thJuly 2025
Cattle
The cattle trade is finely positioned at the moment with reductions in prime beef supply meeting reported disappointing retail demand. Prime cattle prices in the last week in the region of 640p. Angus premiums are attracting in the region of 10-15p/kg. Waiting lists for cattle easier. We expect to see marginal increases in the clean cattle price despite large numbers of UK residents reportedly heading for foreign holidays… It is areal shame that more of the chain hotels and restaurants don’t stock UK/Scottish Red meat so tourists couldn’t sample the very best of what our members produce!
We have a new buyer for well fleshed beef cows!! Best beef cows 550-560p. Please get in touch and give an accurate description of your cows so that we can maximise your returns. Plainer and boning types also wanted. 530-540p
Lambs
Prime lambs are an absolutely fantastic trade for the time of the year with lambs a stand on again in the last week 730-755p, with some firms putting money in to remain competitive. As I write this we still have abattoirs on the phone looking for more lambs which is very unusual for the last week of July!
Store lambs are coming forward in good numbers to a cracking trade. Scottish and English lambs required for buyers who are awash with grass! Significant Rainfall in the Wales, Midlands, South & East of England in the coming weeks will be crucial for a bouncing store trade this Autumn- if grass and cover crops are to flourish.
Cull ewes remain a good trade up to 460p/kg in the last week. Like prime lambs, ewes must have meat. We have a good weekly outlet for small-medium ewes, with members pleased with their returns.
Organic
Organic cattle remain in a similar vein to previous weeks with supply and demand evenly balanced. Trade 740-745p
Organic lambs remain keenly sort after with numbers slow as can be the case at this time of the year. Trade 760-770p depending on dressing spec and locality. Batches of organic ewes to 490p. More big batches wanted every week.
For Sale
110 NEMSA Mule Gimmers (England) NG
7 shorthorn Heifers (Scot) AN
200Store lambs (Scot) HM
100 Chev Mules Gimmers (Scot) MG
60 Angus stores (Scot) NG
30 Black & white bullocks (Scot) JW
Mule ewe lambs (Scot) LB
Wanted
Strong store cattle wanted (Eng & Scot) NG
Cows and calves (Scot) AN
Angus store cattle wanted asap (Eng & Scot) JWAN NG
Flock of Blackface ewes HM
Farm Stock Scotland Procurement 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 Procurement Officer- Peeblesshire, Lanarkshire 07831 741 994
David Marshall Fieldsman for Farm Stock Scotland 07808329 719
Colin Mair Fieldsman for Ayrshire Country Lamb 07976605 130
Helen Marsden Fieldsman for Dumfries and Galloway 07778799 261
Ian Douglas Fieldsman for Lothian Lamb 07885367 151
Matthew Niccolson Fieldsman for Shetland 07795144 404
