These five Charollais lambs which had an average weight of 45.2kg sold for £75/head.
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Increased pressure has come on prime lamb prices over the past few weeks with the average price paid sitting at £1.63/kg in Scottish auctions over the past week.
Despite the poor price, throughput has remained strong at 15,450 head, pushing up slightly on last week.
Optimism
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There may be a case for cautious optimism as sales early in the week saw prices creep up to an average of £1.67/kg. However, whether this positive sentiment will remain is yet to be seen.
The average October SQQ lamb price from 2013 to 2017 was just under £1.60/kg, with last year’s prices averaging £1.63/kg according to figures compiled by QMS highlighting the season dip that occurs.
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Increased pressure has come on prime lamb prices over the past few weeks with the average price paid sitting at £1.63/kg in Scottish auctions over the past week.
Despite the poor price, throughput has remained strong at 15,450 head, pushing up slightly on last week.
Optimism
There may be a case for cautious optimism as sales early in the week saw prices creep up to an average of £1.67/kg. However, whether this positive sentiment will remain is yet to be seen.
The average October SQQ lamb price from 2013 to 2017 was just under £1.60/kg, with last year’s prices averaging £1.63/kg according to figures compiled by QMS highlighting the season dip that occurs.
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