Greetings Fellow Shepherds,
It’s amazing how some things can change dramatically and some changes move much slower. Parts of our region have gone from very dry to actually being almost too wet this fall. The moisture has been quite a surprise in many areas and some subsoil moisture has been restored. With snow on the way for some of us in the next few days, hopefully you have finished up the outside work for now.
The lamb market has slowly changed. We still have very strong prices on slaughter ewes, which is great for those moving ewes that don’t produce well enough to offset these high feed prices. Fat lambs have remained strong for the 4th quarter. Superior Farms had once said perhaps we could maybe see $2.00 fat lambs as a new normal. Anyone’s guess is as good as the next, and hopefully it’s true as we continue to see higher input costs in agriculture.
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