Sharp lamb price drop in Scottish abattoirs and live market
Scottish abattoirs are paying £6.30/kg for new-season lamb, down 30p/kg. The live trade was £2.94/kg for medium-weight lambs weighing 39kg to 45kg. Heavy lambs averaged £2.93/kg for 46kg to 52kg. Across Scotland, there were 5,677 lambs sold, with 958 hoggets for the week ending 19 June. This week, Ayr Mart was selling prime lambs at £2.57/kg, down 41p/kg, Lanark averaged £2.88/kg, down 23p/kg, and St Boswells £2.73/kg, down 30p/kg. United Auctions last Thursday sold 1,091 spring lambs for an average of £2.85/kg, down 26p/kg. The ewe price in Scotland is £95/head, which is down ...
Source: farmersjournal.ie