Auction ring is the best place for highest premium lamb prices
Livestock auction marts are beating deadweight prices for premium quality lamb, according to sheep producers and livestock auctioneers.“Premium lambs of all breeds and weights, sold through the auction system are consistently achieving prices of between 30 and 40p/kg above the market average,” says the Livestock Auctioneers' Association's Chris Dodds. Wigton, Cumbria-based auctioneer David Bowman agreed that the best lambs need to be sold through the market. “There are plenty of Beltex selling at in excess of £2.45/kgLW and killing out at about £4.90/kgDW. But if the best lambs go dead