Nice whole lamb at the 3 counties show

[Cyres]

Just home from the 3 counties show with this whole lamb which we brought at the lamb carcass auction.
24 kg Suffolk cross £156 and £20 to butcher as requested.
So approx £6.50 kg
Very pleased with our purchase. Guess what is on the menu for Sunday lunch.!
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[VSS]

What class was it in at the show?

(eg, pure continental; continental-x; pure native lowland; native lowland x; pure hill & upland; etc etc)

 

[Woodenbeam]

A good buy
Happen to know what the top price carcass went for?

 

[Cyres]

38 lambs in the competition. If you Google 3 Counties show lamb carcass class you can see the details of how the completion is run

Most were texel or texel crosses.
Champion carcass went to a pub/ restaurant and from memory it was £400+!
When I get home I will check my notes as have all the auction prices.
We watched the auction last year but didn't buy but this year had a bid. Most of the carcasses were purchased by a dealer. Several members of the public got a carcass and were v pleased with their purchase.
D

 

[Cyres]

Lightest 18 kg £130
Heaviest 28 kg £156
22kg averaged £136
Cheapest 24 kg £126
Champion lamb 18kg £405 purchased for a pub/restaurant.
Overall about £6.20p kg.
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[Dazb1967]

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[shakey jake]

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[Dazb1967]

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[Woodenbeam]

Lightest 18 kg £130
Heaviest 28 kg £156
22kg averaged £136
Cheapest 24 kg £126
Champion lamb 18kg £405 purchased for a pub/restaurant.
Overall about £6.20p kg.
D

Good prices for the consumer. We were selling at £8/kg dead weight this year into a butcher - however that’s cheap compared to some, especially what people were charging for direct supply of boxed lamb

 

[Klenchblaize]

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