UK Sheep Yearbook 2018

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Contents

Chapter 1 – Introduction 3

Chapter 2 – Marketing Chain 4Table 2.1 Lamb and mutton balance sheet, UK, 2014–2017 4Figure 2.1 Product flows in the sheep marketing chain, UK, 2017 5

Chapter 3 – Livestock Numbers 6Table 3.1 Sheep numbers by category, UK, June 2014–2017 6Table 3.2 Sheep numbers by region, UK, June 2014–2017 7Figure 3.1 Breeding ewe holdings by flock size and region, UK, June 2016 8

Chapter 4 – Slaughterings and Production 9Table 4.1 Red meat production, UK, 2014–2017 9Figure 4.1 Trends in red meat production, UK, 1997-2017 9Table 4.2 Sheep meat production by region, UK, 2014–2017 10Table 4.3 Sheep slaughterings, UK, 2014–2017 10Table 4.4 Sheep slaughterings by region, UK, 2014–2017 11Figure 4.2 Change in share of sheep slaughterings by region, 2007 and 2017 11Table 4.5 Sheep carcase weights, UK, 2014–2017 12Figure 4.3 Liveweight/deadweight sheep marketings, GB, 1997-2017 12

Chapter 5 – Consumption 13Figure 5.1 Change in retail volume and value sales of lamb products, GB, 2014 and 2017 13Figure 5.2 Percentage of lamb products sold on promotion, GB, 2014–2017 14Figure 5.3 Retail expenditure profile for lamb, GB, 2017 15

Chapter 6 – Livestock and Meat Prices 16Table 6.1 Deadweight prime sheep prices, GB, 2014–2017 16Figure 6.1 Seasonality of prime lamb prices, GB, 2014–2017 16Table 6.2 Liveweight sheep prices, GB, 2014–2017 17Table 6.3 Store lamb prices, England and Wales, 2014–2017 17Table 6.4 Farm to retail lamb price spreads, GB, 2014–2017 17

Chapter 7 – Imports and Exports 18Table 7.1 Volume and value of sheep meat imports, UK, 2014–2017 18Table 7.2 Imports of fresh/frozen sheep meat by source, UK, 2014–2017 18Table 7.3 Imports of sheep offal by source, UK, 2014–2017 19Figure 7.1 Imports of sheep meat by product, UK, 2017 19Table 7.4 Volume and value of sheep meat exports, UK, 2014–2017 20Table 7.5 Exports of fresh/frozen sheep meat by destination, UK, 2014–2017 20Table 7.6 Exports of sheep offal by destination, UK, 2014–2017 21Figure 7.2 Map of UK fresh/frozen sheep meat exports by destination, 2017 22

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Chapter 8 – Abattoirs 23Table 8.1 Red meat abattoir numbers by type, England, 2014–2017 23Table 8.2 Size profile of red meat abattoirs, England, 2017 23Table 8.3 Size profile of abattoirs slaughtering sheep, England, 2017 24

Chapter 9 – Auction Markets 25Table 9.1 Auction market throughputs by region, GB, 2017 25Table 9.2 Auction market centres by region, GB, 2014–2017 25Table 9.3 Auction markets sales held by region, GB, 2014–2017 25Table 9.4 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, GB, 2017 26Table 9.5 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, England, 2017 26Table 9.6 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, Wales, 2017 27Table 9.7 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, Scotland, 2017 27Table 9.8 Market share of largest auction markets selling prime sheep, GB, 2017 28Table 9.9 Largest auction markets selling prime sheep, GB, 2017 28

Chapter 10 – Carcase Classification 29Table 10.1 Distribution of prime sheep carcases by conformation and fat class,

GB, 2017 29Table 10.2 Distribution of prime sheep carcases by conformation and fat class,

by region, 2017 30Table 10.3 Distribution of prime sheep carcases by conformation and fat class,

GB, 2007 and 2017 30Figure 10.1 Prime sheep carcases meeting target specification by weight range,

GB, 2017 31

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In this latest edition of the AHDB Beef & Lamb yearbook, the statistics show that, although prices in 2017 followed what might be described as a typical seasonal pattern, elsewhere there were some record-breaking figures for the UK sheep sector.The year began with prices under pressure, as a higher number of lambs carried over into 2017 from the 2016 crop weighed on the market, and this was reflected at the farm-gate. There were also plenty of new season lambs coming forward earlier than usual, and this too put some downwards pressure on prices during the first quarter. This high availability, combined with generally heavier carcase weights, pushed up production, and so for the first half of 2017 it was at the highest recorded level for the time of year since 2008. The market continued to trade below year-earlier price levels until mid-April, when tight supply during the transition from old season lambs to new caused prices to rally. Although the peak was relatively short-lived, the price spent the rest of the year above the five-year average.An increase in supplies at the start of the year was not completely unexpected. The 2016 lamb crop was reported to be larger than the 2015 crop, plus some challenging conditions during 2016 meant that many lambs were slower coming off grass and were therefore presented for slaughter later. During the first half of the year in 2017, lamb slaughterings rose sharply compared with year-earlier levels.

Defra’s June survey results recorded the number of lambs on farm in June 2017 as 3 per cent higher than in June 2016, and AHDB estimated that the total lamb crop had grown by 4 per cent. Once into the summer of 2017, better weather brought much improved lambing and finishing conditions, and so slaughterings increased significantly. Due to an increase in the size of the lamb crop, the number of lambs expected to be carried over into 2018 grew again.At the same time as domestic production was rising, imports from New Zealand declined. This was due not only to a reduction in production but also increasing demand from developing markets such as China. Global market conditions in the latter half of the year meant that the US and China were more attractive destinations than the UK for New Zealand’s exporters. Through the second half of the year, prices rallied quickly in New Zealand, China and Australia, but the GB price did not follow suit, beyond seasonal trends, until February 2018. The contents of the 2018 AHDB Beef & Lamb Yearbook provide an overview of the facts and figures from the beef and sheep meat sectors during 2017. We hope it serves as a useful reference guide for industry and other interested stakeholders.

Chapter 1 – Introduction

Chapter 1 – Introduction

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Chapter 2 – Marketing Chain

Table 2.1 Lamb and mutton balance sheet, UK, 2014–2017

‘000 tonnes 2014 2015 2016* 2017

Production 297.5 301.5 290.3 299.1

Imports 107.8 109.7 109.0 95.0

Fresh/frozen 105.6 107.6 106.9 93.8

Processed 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.2

Exports 107.6 83.1 81.9 94.2

Total consumption 297.7 328.1 317.4 299.9

Total consumption is a balance calculation based upon total supplies available for consumption, ie production + imports – exportsVolumes are carcase weight equivalent*Defra changed to calendar months from February 2016Source: AHDB, Defra, IHS Maritime & Trade – Global Trade Atlas®/HMRC

Table 2.1 Lamb and mutton balance sheet, UK, 2014–2017

Chapter 2 – Marketing Chain

Meat exportsTotal – 94,200 tonnes

Carcase – 94,000 tonnesProcessed – 300 tonnes

£386 million

Meat importsTotal – 95,000 tonnes

Carcase – 93,800 tonnesProcessed – 1,200 tonnes

£373 million

Wholesalers/depots/traders

Total sheep meat usage299,900 tonnes£2,474 million

Sheep slaughterings14.9 million head

Clean sheep: 13.3 million headEwes/rams: 1.6 million head

£1,166 million

Deadweight sales – 46%6.8 million head

£535 million

Liveweight sales – 54%8.0 million head

£631 million

Slaughtered production299,100 tonnes

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Figure 2.1 Product flows in the sheep marketing chain, UK, 2017

Liveweight and deadweight percentage splits are estimated using GB dataVolumes are carcase weight equivalentSource: AHDB, Defra, IHS Maritime & Trade – Global Trade Atlas®/HMRC

Marketing Chain

Figure 2.1 Product flows in the sheep marketing chain, UK, 2017

Table 2.1 Lamb and mutton balance sheet, UK, 2014–2017

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Chapter 3 – Livestock Numbers

Table 3.1 Sheep numbers by category, UK, June 2014–2017

‘000 head Breeding ewes

Lambs under one year

Other sheep & rams

Total sheep & lambs

2014 16,026 16,936 781 33,743

2015 16,024 16,528 785 33,337

2016 16,304 16,840 798 33,943

2017 16,669 17,340 822 34,832

Source: Defra

Chapter 3 – Livestock Numbers Table 3.1 Sheep numbers by category, UK, June 2014–2017

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Table 3.2 Sheep numbers by region, UK, June 2014–2017

‘000 head Breeding ewes

Other sheep & rams

Total sheep & lambs

England

2014 7,115 8,274 15,389

2015 7,057 8,085 15,142

2016 7,114 8,169 15,283

2017 7,385 8,372 15,757

Wales

2014 4,766 4,973 9,739

2015 4,743 4,761 9,504

2016 4,918 4,892 9,810

2017 4,963 5,074 10,037

Scotland

2014 3,235 3,457 6,693

2015 3,286 3,416 6,701

2016 3,317 3,509 6,826

2017 3,347 3,638 6,985

Northern Ireland

2014 911 1,012 1,923

2015 939 1,051 1,990

2016 955 1,068 2,023

2017 973 1,079 2,053

Source: Defra, Daera, Scottish Government, Welsh Government

Livestock Numbers

Table 3.2 Sheep numbers by region, UK, June 2014–2017

Table 3.1 Sheep numbers by category, UK, June 2014–2017

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Figure 3.1 Breeding ewe holdings by flock size and region, UK, June 2016

Source: Defra, Daera, Scottish Government, Welsh Government

Figure 3.1 Breeding ewe holdings by flock size and region, UK, June 2016

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Table 4.1 Red meat production, UK, 2014–2017

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2014 877.3 297.5 862.9 142.7 2,037.8

2015 884.5 301.5 900.3 145.0 2,086.3

2016* 911.8 290.3 919.2 146.9 2,121.3

2017 901.5 299.1 899.3 146.4 2,099.9

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Figure 4.1 Trends in red meat production, UK, 1997–2017

*Defra changed to calendar months from February 2016Volumes are carcase weight equivalentSource: Defra

Chapter 4 – Slaughterings and Production

Table 4.1 Red meat production, UK, 2014–2017Figure 4.1 Trends in red meat production, UK, 1997-2017

Chapter 4 – Slaughterings and ProductionFigure 3.1 Breeding ewe holdings by flock size and region, UK, June 2016

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Table 4.2 Sheep meat production by region, UK, 2014–2017

‘000 tonnes UK England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland

2014 297.5 194.4 64.2 27.9 11.1

2015 301.5 198.1 64.7 27.6 11.2

2016* 290.3 192.1 64.2 24.2 9.9

2017 299.1 203.0 62.9 23.4 9.8

*Defra changed to calendar months from February 2016Volumes are carcase weight equivalentSource: Defra, AHDB

Table 4.3 Sheep slaughtering, UK, 2014–2017

‘000 head Sheep & lambs Ewes & rams Total sheep

2014 12,814 1,805 14,620

2015 13,188 1,609 14,797

2016* 12,845 1,712 14,556

2017 13,288 1,574 14,862

*Defra changed to calendar months from February 2016Source: Defra

Slaughterings and Production

Table 4.2 Sheep meat production by region, UK, 2014–2017Table 4.3 Sheep slaughterings, UK, 2014–2017

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Table 4.4 Sheep slaughtering by region, UK, 2014–2017

‘000 head UK England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland

2014 14,620 9,358 3,395 1,370 496

2015 14,797 9,575 3,377 1,342 503

2016* 14,556 9,431 3,480 1,192 453

2017 14,862 9,908 3,369 1,143 441

*Defra changed to calendar months from February 2016Source: Defra

Figure 4.2 Change in share of sheep slaughterings by region, 2007 and 2017

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Table 4.4 Sheep slaughterings by region, UK, 2014–2017Figure 4.2 Change in share of sheep slaughterings by region, 2007 and 2017

Table 4.2 Sheep meat production by region, UK, 2014–2017Table 4.3 Sheep slaughterings, UK, 2014–2017

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Table 4.5 Sheep carcase weights, UK, 2014–2017

kg deadweight Sheep & lambs Ewes & rams

2014 19.4 27.3

2015 19.6 26.7

2016 19.2 25.9

2017 19.4 26.5

Source: Defra

Figure 4.3 Liveweight/deadweight sheep marketings, GB, 1997-2017

Slaughterings and Production

Source: Defra, AHDB

Table 4.5 Sheep carcase weights, UK, 2014–2017Figure 4.3 Liveweight/deadweight sheep market-ings, GB, 1997-2017

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Chapter 5 – Consumption

Data covers 52 weeks ending late December the same year/early January of the next yearSource: Kantar Worldpanel

Figure 5.1 Change in retail volume and value sales of lamb products, GB, 2014 and 2017

Chapter 5 – ConsumptionTable 4.5 Sheep carcase weights, UK, 2014–2017Figure 4.3 Liveweight/deadweight sheep market-ings, GB, 1997-2017

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Figure 5.2 Percentage of lamb products sold on promotion, GB, 2014–2017

Data covers 52 weeks ending late December the same year/early January of the next yearSource: Kantar Worldpanel

Figure 5.2 Percentage of lamb products sold on promotion, GB, 2014–2017

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Consumption

a = includes single protein meal solutionsData covers 52 weeks ending 31 December 2017Source: Kantar WorldpanelFurther information on meat consumption can be found in the Consumption chapter of the Cattle Yearbook

Figure 5.3 Retail expenditure profile for lamb, GB, 2017

Figure 5.2 Percentage of lamb products sold on promotion, GB, 2014–2017

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Chapter 6 – Livestock and Meat Prices

Based on GB monthly deadweight prices for Standard Quality Quotation lambs.

Table 6.1 Deadweight prime sheep prices, GB, 2014–2017

p per kgStandard Quality Quotation

R3L Overall

2014 411.9 411.6

2015 378.0 375.6

2016 407.1 405.5

2017 417.4 415.8

Old season lambs reported to third Monday in May, new season thereafter

Figure 6.1 Seasonality of prime lamb prices, GB, 2014–2017

Table 6.1 Deadweight prime sheep prices, GB, 2014–2017Figure 6.1 Seasonality of prime lamb prices, GB, 2014–2017

Chapter 6 – Livestock and Meat Prices

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Livestock and Meat Prices

Table 6.2 Liveweight sheep prices, GB, 2014–2017

Standard Quality

Quotationa

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Ewes(£ per head)

2014 186.6 61.72

2015 169.6 65.21

2016 180.6 60.54

2017 187.1 58.99

a = Combined new and old season lambs reported to third Monday in May, new season thereafterSource: AHDB, LAA, IAAS

Table 6.3 Store lamb prices, England and Wales, 2014–2017

£ per head Old season New season

2014 61.82 53.93

2015 62.01 49.95

2016 57.20 54.09

2017 54.15 53.43

Source: AHDB, LAA

Table 6.4 Farm to retail lamb price spreads, GB, 2014–2017

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2014 411.6 818.8 407.3 50.3 49.7

2015 375.6 799.6 424.0 47.0 53.0

2016 405.5 804.9 399.5 50.4 49.6

2017 415.8 824.9 409.1 50.4 49.6

a = Retail prices converted to an untrimmed carcase equivalent and adjustment made for drip lossb = This is the share received by rest of supply chain, including retailers, processers and wholesalers

Table 6.2 Liveweight sheep prices, GB, 2014–2017Table 6.3 Store lamb prices, England and Wales, 2014–2017Table 6.4 Farm to retail lamb price spreads, GB, 2014–2017

Table 6.1 Deadweight prime sheep prices, GB, 2014–2017Figure 6.1 Seasonality of prime lamb prices, GB, 2014–2017

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Table 7.1 Volume and value of sheep meat imports, UK, 2014–2017

Fresh/frozen Offal

‘000 tonnes £ million ‘000 tonnes £ million

2014 92.5 407.4 9.8 14.1

2015 92.8 392.0 7.7 13.3

2016 89.6 345.1 8.5 16.0

2017 80.2 369.9 7.6 11.0

Volumes are shipped product weightData as at June 2018Source: IHS Maritime & Trade – Global Trade Atlas®/HMRC

Table 7.2 Imports of fresh/frozen sheep meat by source, UK, 2014–2017

‘000 tonnes 2014 2015 2016 2017

Fresh/frozen 92.5 92.8 89.6 80.2

Carcases 4.4 2.4 2.4 3.1

Bone-in cuts 61.9 61.0 52.5 50.0

Boneless cuts 26.2 29.5 34.7 27.2

Frozen 53.6 56.9 54.9 46.1

Fresh/chilled 38.9 36.0 34.7 34.1

EU-28 11.4 9.0 9.5 14.7

Irish Republic 6.5 5.2 6.1 9.5

Netherlands 0.8 0.8 0.8 2.6

Spain 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.3

Germany 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.5

Non-EU 81.1 83.8 80.1 65.6

New Zealand 65.0 68.8 66.9 52.0

Australia 14.3 13.9 11.4 11.2

Volumes are shipped product weightData as at June 2018Source: IHS Maritime & Trade – Global Trade Atlas®/HMRC

Chapter 7 – Imports and Exports

Table 7.1 Volume and value of sheep meat im-ports, UK, 2014–2017Table 7.2 Imports of fresh/frozen sheep meat by source, UK, 2014–2017

Chapter 7 – Imports and Exports

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Table 7.3 Imports of sheep offal by source, UK, 2014–2017

‘000 tonnes 2014 2015 2016 2017

Sheep offal 9.8 7.7 8.5 7.6

New Zealand 8.1 6.4 7.3 5.9

Volumes are shipped product weightData as at June 2018Source: IHS Maritime & Trade – Global Trade Atlas®/HMRC

Figure 7.1 Imports of sheep meat by product, UK, 2017

Imports and Exports

Volumes are shipped product weightData as at June 2018Source: IHS Maritime & Trade – Global Trade Atlas®/HMRC

Table 7.3 Imports of sheep offal by source, UK, 2014–2017Figure 7.1 Imports of sheep meat by product, UK, 2017

Table 7.1 Volume and value of sheep meat im-ports, UK, 2014–2017Table 7.2 Imports of fresh/frozen sheep meat by source, UK, 2014–2017

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Table 7.4 Volume and value of sheep meat exports, UK, 2014–2017

Fresh/frozen Offal

‘000 tonnes £ million ‘000 tonnes £ million2014 102.0 380.0 3.1 4.4

2015* 79.4 302.1 4.3 6.6

2016 78.1 327.1 6.9 9.4

2017 89.8 385.1 6.3 10.0

*Other data suggests exports may be greater than official figures from HMRCVolumes are shipped product weightData as at June 2018Source: IHS Maritime & Trade – Global Trade Atlas®/HMRC

Table 7.5 Exports of fresh/frozen sheep meat by destination, UK, 2014–2017

‘000 tonnes 2014 2015* 2016 2017Fresh/frozen 102.0 79.4 78.1 89.8

Carcases 58.5 52.5 51.4 56.0Cuts 43.5 26.9 26.7 33.8Frozen 21.7 9.4 9.0 11.7Fresh/chilled 80.2 69.9 69.1 78.1

EU-28 86.3 75.3 74.9 84.4France 50.6 42.7 40.3 40.8Germany 9.8 9.7 10.9 14.1Ireland 8.1 7.3 7.7 9.2Belgium 7.3 6.5 6.6 7.7Netherlands 2.4 2.5 3.4 5.3

Non-EU 15.6 4.0 3.2 5.4Hong Kong 11.4 1.8 2.1 3.7Ghana 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.5

*Other data suggests exports may be greater than official figures from HMRCVolumes are shipped product weightData as at June 2018Source: IHS Maritime & Trade – Global Trade Atlas®/HMRC

Imports and Exports

Table 7.4 Volume and value of sheep meat ex-ports, UK, 2014–2017Table 7.5 Exports of fresh/frozen sheep meat by destination, UK, 2014–2017

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Table 7.6 Exports of sheep offal by destination, UK, 2014–2017

2014 2015* 2016 2017 2014 2015* 2016 2017

‘000 tonnes £ million

Total 3.1 4.3 6.9 6.3 4.4 6.6 9.4 10.0

EU-28 2.7 3.2 4.2 3.6 3.7 4.5 5.1 4.7

Non-EU-28 0.4 1.1 2.7 2.7 0.7 2.1 4.3 5.3

*Other data suggests exports may be greater than official figures from HMRCVolumes are shipped product weightData as at June 2018Source: IHS Maritime & Trade – Global Trade Atlas®/HMRC

Imports and Exports

Table 7.6 Exports of sheep offal by destination, UK, 2014–2017

Table 7.4 Volume and value of sheep meat ex-ports, UK, 2014–2017Table 7.5 Exports of fresh/frozen sheep meat by destination, UK, 2014–2017

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Table 8.1 Red meat abattoir numbers by type, England, 2014–2017

2014 2015 2016 2017

Abattoir numbers 186 192 188 184

Throughput (‘000 GBU) 7,629 7,969 8,057 8,034

Average throughput (GBU) 41,021 41,508 42,858 43,661

Types of abattoirs

Killing cattle 157 164 162 154

Killing sheep 152 157 155 150

Killing pigs 115 116 118 112

1 GBU = 1 cattle beast or 2 pigs or 5 sheep

Table 8.2 Size profile of red meat abattoirs, England, 2017

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1–1,000 43 17,248 401 0.2

1,001–5,000 36 85,619 2,378 1.1

5,001–10,000 17 117,273 6,898 1.5

10,001–20,000 24 366,072 15,253 4.6

20,001–30,000 7 176,363 25,195 2.2

30,001–50,000 23 911,408 39,626 11.3

50,001–100,000 15 1,040,893 69,393 13.0

>100,000 19 5,318,672 279,930 66.2

Total 184 8,033,549 43,661 100.0

1 GBU = 1 cattle beast or 2 pigs or 5 sheep

Chapter 8 – Abattoirs

Chapter 8 – Abattoirs Table 8.1 Red meat abattoir numbers by type, England, 2014–2017Table 8.2 Size profile of red meat abattoirs, Eng-land, 2017

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Table 8.3 Size profile of abattoirs slaughtering sheep, England, 2017

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1–1,000 28 12,963 463 0.1

1,001–5,000 42 89,310 2,126 0.9

5,001–10,000 15 114,392 7,626 1.1

10,001–20,000 13 192,663 14,820 1.9

20,001–30,000 8 193,451 24,181 1.9

30,001–50,000 10 376,225 37,623 3.8

50,001–100,000 13 907,733 69,826 9.1

>100,000 21 8,068,903 384,233 81.0

Total 150 9,955,640 66,371 100.0

The eFoodChainMap from AHDB is an interactive UK map, which plots a range of information, including the location of abattoirs, auction markets, meat processors and meat traders using colour coded pins.The map can be accessed at the website: www.emap.org.uk/map.aspx

Abattoirs

Table 8.3 Size profile of abattoirs slaughtering sheep, England, 2017

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Table 9.1 Auction market throughputs by region, GB, 2017

(000 head) England Wales Scotland GB

New season lambs 2,346 823 495 3,664

Old season lambs 1,485 331 388 2,204

Total lambs 3,831 1,154 883 5,868

Cull ewes 1,284 366 282 1,932

Data relates to finished markets onlySource: AHDB, LAA, IAAS

Table 9.2 Auction market centres by region, GB, 2014–2017

Number England Wales Scotland GB

2014 71 26 18 115

2015 72 26 17 115

2016 71 26 18 115

2017 71 26 16 113

Data relates to finished markets onlySource: AHDB, LAA, IAAS

Table 9.3 Auction market sales held by region, GB, 2014–2017

Number England Wales Scotland GB

2014 4,225 1,346 978 6,549

2015 4,216 1,371 998 6,585

2016 4,145 1,390 950 6,485

2017 4,006 1,337 850 6,193

Data relates to finished markets onlySource: AHDB, LAA, IAAS

Chapter 9 – Auction Markets

Table 9.1 Auction market throughputs by region, GB, 2017Table 9.2 Auction market centres by region, GB, 2014–2017Table 9.3 Auction markets sales held by region, GB, 2014–2017

Chapter 9 – Auction MarketsTable 8.3 Size profile of abattoirs slaughtering sheep, England, 2017

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Table 9.4 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, GB, 2017

Size group (head)

Number of auction

centres

Total marketings

(head)

Average throughput

(head)

Share of throughput

(%)

1–20,000 26 233,653 8,987 3.0

20,001–40,000 23 706,010 30,696 9.1

40,001–60,000 14 695,892 49,707 8.9

60,001–80,000 11 737,653 67,059 9.5

80,001–100,000 13 1,159,039 89,157 14.9

>100,000 24 4,267,414 177,809 54.7

Total 111 7,799,661 70,267 100.0

Source: AHDB, LAA, IAAS

Table 9.5 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, England, 2017

Size group (head)

Number of auction

centres

Total marketings

(head)

Average throughput

(head)

Share of throughput

(%)

1–20,000 14 114,749 8,196 2.2

20,001–40,000 16 502,001 31,375 9.8

40,001–60,000 10 488,702 48,870 9.6

60,001–80,000 5 351,075 70,215 6.9

80,001–100,000 11 988,768 89,888 19.3

>100,000 15 2,669,688 177,979 52.2

Total 71 5,114,983 72,042 100.0

Source: AHDB, LAA

Auction Markets

Table 9.4 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, GB, 2017Table 9.5 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, England, 2017

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Table 9.6 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, Wales, 2017

Size group (head)

Number of auction

centres

Total marketings

(head)

Average throughput

(head)

Share of throughput

(%)

1–20,000 9 102,192 11,355 6.7

20,001–40,000 5 128,169 25,634 8.4

40,001–60,000 4 207,190 51,798 13.6

60,001–80,000 3 192,627 64,209 12.7

80,001–100,000 – – – –

>100,000 4 889,709 222,427 58.5

Total 25 1,519,887 60,795 100.0

Source: AHDB, LAA

Table 9.7 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, Scotland, 2017

Size group (head)

Number of auction

centres

Total marketings

(head)

Average throughput

(head)

Share of throughput

(%)

1–20,000 3 16,712 5,571 1.4

20,001–40,000 2 75,840 37,920 6.5

40,001–60,000 – – – –

60,001–80,000 3 193,951 64,650 16.7

80,001–100,000 2 170,271 85,136 14.6

>100,000 5 708,017 141,603 60.8

Total 15 1,164,791 77,653 100.0

Source: AHDB, IAAS

Auction Markets

Table 9.6 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, Wales, 2017Table 9.7 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, Scotland, 2017

Table 9.4 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, GB, 2017Table 9.5 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, England, 2017

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Table 9.8 Market share of largest auction markets selling prime sheep, GB, 2017

Head % share

Top 3 618,397 10.5

Top 5 943,061 16.1

Top 10 1,639,760 27.9

Total GB throughput 5,868,135 100.0

Source: AHDB, LAA, IAAS

Table 9.9 Largest auction markets selling prime sheep, GB, 2017

Ten largest auction marketsa

Bentham Darlington Longtown

Ludlow Oswestry Ruthin

Skipton St Asaph Stirling (ua)

Welshpool

a = In alphabetical, not size orderSource: AHDB, LAA, IAAS

Auction Markets

Table 9.8 Market share of largest auction markets selling prime sheep, GB, 2017Table 9.9 Largest auction markets selling prime sheep, GB, 2017

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Table 10.1 Distribution of prime sheep carcases by conformation and fat class, GB, 2017

Prime sheep (new and old season) (%)

Fat class Increasing fatness

1 2 3L 3H 4L 4H 5 Total

Con

form

atio

n cl

ass

Impr

ovin

g co

nfor

mat

ion

E 0.0 0.9 3.1 1.5 0.4 0.1 0.0 5.9

U 0.0 2.6 12.2 6.6 1.5 0.3 0.1 23.3

R 0.3 8.6 29.3 14.4 3.0 0.5 0.1 56.2

O 0.5 3.8 7.2 2.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 14.3

P 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

Total 0.9 16.0 51.8 25.0 5.1 0.9 0.2

Source: AHDB, MLCSL

Table 10.2 Distribution of prime sheep carcases by conformation and fat class, by region, 2017

%Fat class

1 2 3L 3H 4L 4H 5

England 0.7 12.9 58.2 23.7 3.7 0.7 0.1

Wales 1.3 19.3 45.2 25.8 6.9 1.2 0.3

%Conformation class

E U R O P

England 2.1 18.3 61.8 17.4 0.5

Wales 9.9 28.0 50.3 11.8 0.1

Source: AHDB, MLCSL

Chapter 10 – Carcase Classification

Table 10.1 Distribution of prime sheep carcases by conformation and fat class, GB, 2017

Chapter 10 – Carcase ClassificationTable 9.8 Market share of largest auction markets selling prime sheep, GB, 2017Table 9.9 Largest auction markets selling prime sheep, GB, 2017

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Table 10.3 Distribution of prime sheep carcases by conformation and fat class, GB, 2007 and 2017

%Fat class

1 2 3 4 5

2007 0.9 21.3 68.9 6.7 0.7

2017 0.9 16.0 76.8 6.0 0.2

%Conformation class

E U R O P

2007 1.4 15.1 60.3 21.7 1.4

2017 5.9 23.3 56.2 14.3 0.2

Until 2008, P graded carcases were not allocated a fat classSource: AHDB, MLCSL

Carcase Classification

Table 10.2 Distribution of prime sheep carcases by conformation and fat class, by region, 2017Table 10.3 Distribution of prime sheep carcases by conformation and fat class, GB, 2007 and 2017

<12kg

Old season lambs

12-15.9kg

22%

1%

77%

57%

37%

6%

16-19.9kg

≥20kg

56%18%

26%

51%

8%

41%

57

15

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<12kg

New season lambs

12-15.9kg

16-19.9kg

≥20kg

22%

76%

2%

49%42%

9%

66%21%

13%

54%

4%

42%

Overall(%) Target sector –

E, U or R conformation; 1, 2 or 3L fatness

Too fat – 3H or fatter but of

adequate conformation

Poor conformation – O or worse

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Figure 10.1 Prime sheep carcases meeting target specification by weight range, GB, 2017

Carcase Classification

Source: AHDB, MLCSL

Figure 10.1 Prime sheep carcases meeting target specification by weight range, GB, 2017

Table 10.2 Distribution of prime sheep carcases by conformation and fat class, by region, 2017Table 10.3 Distribution of prime sheep carcases by conformation and fat class, GB, 2007 and 2017