Well we're enjoying the last of the summer, although we are locking up the poultry earlier as the nights draw in.
We’ve started to crack on with washing the tups to get them ready for sales over the next few weeks. The clipping of the Suffolk ewe lambs was squeezed in too this week, so hopefully the weather will continue to be good so it’s not too big a shock for them losing their jackets!
Strong commercial demand seems to be driving the pedigree sheep trade, with some good prices for Texels and Beltex over this last week and averages up on the year at most sales. Likewise, store lambs seem to be a flying trade on the back of a good finished lamb trade, which has seen a bit of a rise at the beginning of the week after last week's slight dip.
Sheep sales are in full swing now with the Mule gimmer lamb and shearling sales getting underway, so look out for the latest reports in Farmers Guardian.
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Maybe see you at Westmorland Show.
Steph Ryder
Head of Commercial Sales & Development, Farmers Guardian
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