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UK Yearbook 2016 Sheep
Contents
Page
1. Introduction ........................................................................................12. Marketing Chain 2.1 Mutton and lamb balance sheet, UK, 2012–2015 ......................................2
2.2 Productflowsinthesheepmeatmarketingchain,UK,2015 ....................2
3. Livestock Numbers3.1 Densityofbreedingewes,UK,June2013 .................................................33.2 Sheepnumbersbycategory,UK,June2012–2015 ..................................43.3 Sheepnumbersbyregion,UK,June2012–2015 ......................................43.4 Breedingeweholdingsbyflocksizeandregion,UK,June2014 .............5
4. Slaughterings and Production4.1 Redmeatproduction,UK,2012–2015 .......................................................64.2 Trendsinredmeatproduction,UK,1991–2015 ........................................64.3 Sheepslaughterings,UK,2012–2015 ........................................................64.4 Sheepslaughteringsbyregion,UK,2012–2015 ........................................74.5 Changesinshareofsheepslaughteringsbyregion,UK,1996/2015 .......74.6 Sheepaveragecarcaseweights,UK,2012–2015 .....................................84.7 Liveweight/deadweightsheepmarketings,GB,1991–2015 .....................84.8 Sheepmeatproductionbyregion,UK,2012–2015 ...................................8
5. Consumption5.1 Changeinretailvolumeandvaluesalesoflambproducts, GB,2011/2015 .............................................................................................95.2 Percentageoflambproductssoldonpromotion,GB,2011–2015 ...........95.3 Retailexpenditureprofileforlamb,GB,2015 ..........................................10
Contents
Page6. Livestock and Meat Prices
6.1 Deadweightlambprices,GB,2012–2015 ................................................ 116.2 Seasonalityoflambprices,GB,2012–2015 ............................................ 116.3 Liveweightsheepprices,GB,2012–2015 ................................................ 126.4 Storelambprices,EnglandandWales,2012–2015 ................................ 126.5 Farmtoretaillambpricespreads,GB,2012–2015 ................................. 12
7. Imports and Exports 7.1Volumeandvalueofsheepmeatimports,UK,2012–2015 ..................... 13
7.2 Importsoffresh/frozensheepmeat,UK,2012–2015 .............................. 137.3 Importsofsheepoffalbysource,UK,2012–2015 ................................... 147.4 Importsofsheepmeatbyproduct,UK,2015 ........................................... 147.5 Volumeandvalueofsheepmeatexports,UK,2012–2015 .................... 147.6 Exportsoffresh/frozensheepmeat,UK,2012–2015 ............................. 157.7 Exportsofsheepoffalbydestination,UK,2012–2015............................ 157.8 MapofUKfresh/frozensheepmeatexportsbydestination ................... 16
8. Abattoirs8.1 Redmeatabattoirnumbersbytype,England,2012–2015 ..................... 178.2 Sizeprofileofredmeatabattoirs,England,2015 .................................... 178.3 Sizeprofileofabattoirsslaughteringsheep,England,2015 ................... 18
9. Auction Markets 9.1Auctionmarketthroughputsbyregion,GB,2015 ....................................19
9.2 Auctionmarketcentresbyregion,GB,2012–2015 .................................199.3 Auctionmarketsheldbyregion,GB,2012–2015 .....................................209.4 Auctionmarketssellingfinishedsheepbysize,GB,2015 ......................209.5 Auctionmarketssellingfinishedsheepbysize,England,2015 ..............219.6 Auctionmarketssellingfinishedsheepbysize,Wales,2015 .................219.7 Auctionmarketssellingfinishedsheepbysize,Scotland,2015 .............229.8 Marketshareoflargestauctionmarketssellingprimelambs,GB,2015 .....22
10. Carcase Classification10.1 Percentagedistributionoflambcarcasesbyconformationand fatclass,GB,2015.....................................................................................2310.2 Percentagedistributionoflambcarcasesbyconformationand fatclass,byregion,2015 ...........................................................................2310.3 Percentagechangeindistributionoflambcarcases,GB,2005/2015 ...2310.4 Percentageoflambsmeetingtargetspecificationbyweightrange, GB,2015 ....................................................................................................24
11. Notes ................................................................................................25
1
Introduction
IntroductionThestatisticsinthelatesteditionoftheAHDBBeef&Lambyearbookshowthat2015wasadifficultyearforthesheepsector,withhighlevelsofproductionandtestingexportconditionsleadingtolowpricelevels.
Theweatherwasgenerallyconsideredtobeexcellentthroughouttheyear,withmildweatheracrossthecountryatboththestartandendof theproductionyear,aiding lambsurvivalrates.Thefinesummerresulted ingoodpastureconditionsandcosts forbought-in feedcontinuedtofall.
Priceswere,onaveragebelowthelevelsseenin2014,thiswasdespitepricesinthefirstquarteroftheyearbeinglevelwith2014,asthenormalseasonalupliftinpricesduringlatespringandearlysummerwasnotseen.Pricesthenremainedbelowyear-earlierlevelsformuchoftherestoftheyear.Cullewesbegan2015atrecordlevelsduetotightsupplies,pricesdidfallastheseasonprogressedbutremainedathighlevelsaslowslaughteringscontinued.
TheresultsoftheAHDBBeef&LambStocktakebenchmarkingreportfor2014continuedtoshowthatmarketpriceswerebelowtheaveragecostofproduction.Assuch,theindustryremainedreliantonotherformsofincomeduring2014.Productionin2015begantheyearaheadoflevelsseenayearearlier,atrendwhichcontinuedformuchoftherestoftheyear,beforedeclininginthefinalquarteroftheyearduetoadeclineinthesizeofthelambcropin2015.
Importvolumesfortheyearasawholewerelevelwiththepreviousyear,withshipmentsgenerallyseeinglargeincreasestowardstheendoftheyear.NewZealandremainedbyfarthelargestsupplieroflambtotheUK,withvolumesincreasingduringtheyear.Whileimportvolumesremainedstable,thevalueoftheproductsshippedtotheUKwasdownin2015.TherehavebeendoubtsraisedovertheaccuracyofthedataregardingexportsfromtheUKin2015astheyshowalargedeclineinvolumesbeingshipped.
DefrafiguresshowingsheeppopulationsinDecember2015indicatecontinuedgrowthforoverallUKsheepnumbers,withthebreedingflockremainingstable.Followingthetrendseenin2014,muchofthegrowthwasinEngland,withdecreasesseeninScotland,WalesandNorthernIreland.
On the global scale, demand for sheep meat continues to generally follow the patternseen in recentyears,withdemand indevelopingcountries increasing,whiledemand forlambintraditionalmarketsseemstobefalling.However,theriseinChinesedemandseeninpreviousyearswas reversed in2015.TheUK lookswellplaced to takeadvantageofexpected supply constraints fromNewZealand, especially as the current weakening ofsterlingagainsttheeuro,willmakeUKproductmorecompetitiveontheEuropeanMarket.
Thecontentsofthe2016AHDBBeef&LambYearbookprovideyouwithanoverviewoffactsandfiguresfromthebeefandsheepsectorsduring2015.Wehopeitservesasausefulguideforindustryandwiderinterestedstakeholders.
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Marketing Chain
2.1 Mutton and lamb balance sheet, UK, 2012–2015
Note:Totalsuppliesofmeatavailableforconsumption,includingimportedprocessedmeat.Netproductionfiguresareforstandard52weekyears. Allfreshmeatandprocessedproductshavebeenconvertedtocarcaseweightequivalent(cwe).*OtherdatasuggestsexportsmaybegreaterthanofficialfiguresfromHMRC.Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb, Defra, GTIS/HMRC
(000 tonnes) 2012 2013 2014 2015*Production 275.4 289.5 297.5 300.2Imports 100.3 115.5 107.8 109.7Fresh/frozen 99.2 112.4 105.6 107.6 Processed 1.1 3.1 3.1 2.1Exports 99.0 109.0 107.6 83.1Totalconsumption 276.8 295.9 297.7 326.8
2.2 Product flows in the sheep meat marketing chain, UK, 2015
(Volumes are cwe) Sheep slaughterings14.7millionhead
Cleansheep:13.1millionheadEwes/rams:1.6millionhead
£1,074 million
Slaughtered production300,200 tonnes
Meat importsTotal: 110,000tonnesCarcase: 108,000tonnesProcessed: 2,000tonnesTotal: £397 million
Meat exports*Total: 83,000tonnesCarcase: 83,000tonnesProcessed: 200tonnesTotal: £303 million
Liveweight sales - 56%Sheep–8.0millionhead
£601 million
Deadweight sales - 44%Sheep–6.7million
£472 million
Wholesalers/depots/traders
Total sheep meat usage
326,800 tonnes£2,613 million
Note:LiveweightanddeadweightpercentagesplitsareestimatedbaseduponGBdata.*OtherdatasuggestsexportsmaybegreaterthanofficialfiguresfromHMRC.Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb, Defra, GTIS/HMRC
3
Livestock Numbers
3.1 Density of breeding ewes, UK, June 2013
Number per 100 hectares of
farmed land.
<50
50-100
100-200
200-300
>300
NoData
Source: Defra, Dardni, Scottish Government, Welsh Government
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Livestock Numbers
3.2 Sheep numbers by category, UK, June 2012–2015
(000 head) Breeding ewes
Lambs under one year
Other sheep and rams
Total sheep and lambs
2012 15,229 16,229 756 32,215
2013 15,561 16,381 914 32,856
2014 16,026 16,936 781 33,743
2015 16,024 16,528 785 33,337Source: Defra
Source: Defra, Dardni, Scottish Government, Welsh Government
3.3 Sheep numbers by region, UK, June 2012–2015
(000 head) Breeding ewes
Other sheep and lambs
Total sheep and lambs
England2012 6,833 7,779 14,6122013 7,091 7,831 14,9222014 7,115 8,274 15,3892015 7,057 8,085 15,142
Wales2012 4,169 4,729 8,8982013 4,275 5,185 9,4612014 4,766 4,973 9,7392015 4,743 4,761 9,504
Scotland2012 3,290 3,446 6,7362013 3,274 3,297 6,5712014 3,235 3,457 6,6932015 3,286 3,416 6,701
Northern Ireland2012 937 1,031 1,9692013 921 982 1,9042014 911 1,012 1,9232015 939 1,051 1,990
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Livestock Numbers
3.4 Breeding ewe holdings by flock size and region, UK, June 2014
Source: Defra, Dardni, Scottish Government, Welsh Government
1-19 20-49 50-124 125-499 500+
15%
18%
23%
34%
10%
41%
13%22%
15%
9%
England34,583 breeding ewe holdings
Wales13,108 breeding ewe holdings
4%8%
16%
59%
13%
11% 2%
66%
21%
Scotland12,714 breeding ewe holdings
Northern Ireland8,844 breeding ewe holdings
1-99 100-199 200-499 500-999 1,000+
1-99 100-199 200-499 500-999 1,000+
1-99 100-199 200-499 500-999 1,000+
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Slaughterings and Production
4.1 Red meat production, UK, 2012–2015
(000 tonnes) Beef and veal
Lamb and mutton Pig meat Offal Total red
meat (a)
2012 885 275 825 139 1,985
2013 847 289 833 138 1,969
2014 877 298 863 143 2,038
2015 883 300 898 145 2,082Note:Figuresare52weekequivalents (a)ExcludesoffalSource: Defra
4.2 Trends in red meat production, UK, 1991–2015
Beef and veal Lamb and mutton Pig meat
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
1,100
1,200
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1992
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Note:Figuresare52weekequivalentsSource: Defra
4.3 Sheep slaughterings, UK, 2012–2015
(000 head) Clean sheep Ewes and rams Total
2012 11,899 1,847 13,746
2013 12,448 2,069 14,517
2014 12,814 1,805 14,620
2015 13,104 1,614 14,718
Note:Figuresare52weekequivalentsSource: Defra
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Slaughterings and Production
4.4 Sheep slaughterings by region, UK, 2012–2015
(000 head) UK England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
2012 13,746 8,496 3,463 1,364 424
2013 14,517 9,360 3,356 1,359 441
2014 14,620 9,358 3,395 1,370 496
2015 14,718 9,513 3,360 1,342 503
Note:Figuresare52weekequivalentsSource: Defra, Welsh Government
4.5 Changes in share of sheep slaughterings by region, UK, 1996/2015
63%
18%
16%3%
1996
England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
65%
23%
9% 3%
2015
England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
Source: Defra, Welsh Government
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Slaughterings and Production
4.6 Sheep average carcase weights, UK, 2012–2015
(kg) Clean sheep Ewes and rams
2012 19.1 26.4
2013 19.0 25.9
2014 19.4 27.3
2015 19.6 26.7
4.7 Liveweight/deadweight sheep marketings, GB, 1991–2015
0
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
DeadweightLiveweight
1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
4.8 Sheep meat production by region, UK, 2012–2015
(000 tonnes) UK England Wales Scotland N Ireland
2012 275.4 176.5 61.5 28.0 9.4
2013 289.5 190.4 62.1 27.3 9.7
2014 297.5 194.4 64.2 27.9 11.1
2015 300.2 197.1 64.3 27.6 11.2
Note:Figuresare52weekequivalentsSource: Defra, Welsh Government
Source: Defra, AHDB Beef & Lamb
Note:Figuresare52weekequivalentsSource: Defra
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Consumption
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Fresh & frozenprimary lamb
Chops/steaks Leg roastingjoint
Shoulder roastingjoint
Mince Stewing0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
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5.1 Change in retail volume and value sales of lamb products, GB, 2011/2015
Note:Datacovers52weeksendingearlyJanuaryofthefollowingyear.Source: Kantar WorldPanel
5.2 Percentage of lamb products sold on promotion, GB, 2011–2015
Note:Datacovers52weeksendingearlyJanuaryofthefollowingyear.Source: Kantar WorldPanel
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Consumption
5.3 Retail expenditure profile for lamb, GB, 2015
31%
8%
11%
45%
5%
Fresh/frozen primary lamb£665 million
Frying/Grilling Other Stewing
Mince Roasting
23%
43%
13%
10% 11%
Other lamb products£207million
Burgers and grills Chilled ready meals Ready to cook
Chilled main meal accompaniments (a) Frozen ready meals
Note:Otherlambproductscategoryaboveisnotdirectlycomparablewithprocessedlambsalesinpreviousyear’syearbook.(a)IncludessingleproteinmealsolutionsSource: Kantar WorldPanel, 52 w/e 3 Jan 2016FurtherinformationonmeatconsumptioncanbefoundintheConsumptionsectionoftheCattleYearbook.
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Livestock and Meat Prices
6.1 Deadweight lamb prices, GB, 2012–2015
(p per kg)Standard Quality Quotation
R3L Overall
2012 403.8 401.3
2013 415.5 414.1
2014 413.0 413.2
2015 381.0 375.8
Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb
6.2 Seasonality of lamb prices, GB, 2012–2015
20152012 2013 2014
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec320
340360
380
400
420440
460
480
500
520
p pe
r kg
dw
Note:BasedonGBmonthlydeadweightpricesforStandardQualityQuotationlambs.Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb
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Livestock and Meat Prices
6.3 Liveweight sheep prices, GB, 2012–2015
Standard Quality Quotation (p per kg)
Ewes (£ per head)
2012 182.88 64.48
2013 183.22 51.58
2014 186.56 61.72
2015 169.63 65.21
Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb, LAA, IAAS
6.4 Store lamb prices, England and Wales, 2012–2015
(£ per head) Old season New season
2012 67.53 50.85
2013 49.24 53.71
2014 61.82 53.93
2015 62.01 49.95
Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb, LAA
6.5 Farm to retail lamb price spreads, GB, 2012–2015
(p per kg) Ave. farm price
Ave. retail price (a)
Actual price spread
Producer share of
retail price (%)
Others share of retail price
(%) (b)
2012 401.3 777.5 376.2 51.6 48.4
2013 414.1 790.6 376.5 52.4 47.6
2014 413.2 818.8 405.6 50.5 49.5
2015 375.8 799.6 423.8 47.0 53.0
(a)Retailpricesconvertedtoanuntrimmedcarcaseequivalentandadjustmentmadefor driploss.
(b)Thisisthesharereceivedbyrestofsupplychain,includingretailers,processers andwholesalers.
Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb
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Imports and Exports
Fresh/frozen sheep meat Offal
(000 tonnes) (£million) (000 tonnes) (£million)
2012 86.2 368.9 8.8 12.9
2013 98.3 382.9 10.0 13.6
2014 92.5 407.4 9.8 14.1
2015 92.8 392.0 7.7 13.3
7.1 Volume and value of sheep meat imports, UK, 2012–2015
Note:VolumesareshippedproductweightSource: GTIS/HMRC
7.2 Imports of fresh/frozen sheep meat, UK, 2012–2015
Note:VolumesareshippedproductweightSource: GTIS/HMRC
(000 tonnes) 2012 2013 2014 2015
Fresh/frozen sheep meat 86.2 98.3 92.5 92.8
ofwhich: carcases 6.5 6.8 4.4 2.4
bone-incuts 53.7 63.3 61.9 61.0
boneless cuts 26.0 28.2 26.2 29.5
frozen 48.6 53.8 53.6 56.9
fresh/chilled 37.6 44.5 38.9 36.0
ofwhichfrom: EU-28 12.0 12.9 11.4 9.0
IrishRepublic 6.5 7.6 6.5 5.2
Spain 1.6 1.9 1.2 1.1
France 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.0
Netherlands 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.8
Non-EU 74.2 85.4 81.1 83.8
NewZealand 62.4 71.6 65.0 68.8
Australia 10.4 12.2 14.3 13.9
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Imports and Exports
7.3 Imports of sheep offal by source, UK, 2012–2015
(000 tonnes) 2012 2013 2014 2015
Sheep offal 8.8 10.0 9.8 7.7
ofwhichfrom: NewZealand 7.9 9.0 8.1 6.4
Note:VolumesareshippedproductweightSource: GTIS/HMRC
7.4 Imports of sheep meat by product, UK, 2015
25%
7%1%
36%
Chilled carcases Chilled bone-in cuts Chilled boneless Frozen carcases Frozen bone-in cuts Frozen boneless
30%
1%
Note:VolumesareshippedproductweightSource: GTIS/HMRC
7.5 Volume and value of sheep meat exports, UK, 2012–2015
Note:Volumesareshippedproductweight*OtherdatasuggestsexportsmaybegreaterthanofficialfiguresfromHMRC.Source: GTIS/HMRC
Fresh/frozen sheep meat Offal
(000 tonnes) (£ million) (000 tonnes) (£ million)
2012 94.7 352.4 3.8 4.7
2013 103.7 383.7 3.0 4.1
2014 102.0 380.0 3.0 4.4
2015* 79.4 302.1 4.1 6.4
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Imports and Exports
7.6 Exports of fresh/frozen sheep meat, UK, 2012–2015
(000 tonnes) 2012 2013 2014 2015*
Fresh/frozen sheep meat 94.7 103.7 102.0 79.4
ofwhich: carcases 68.4 67.9 58.5 52.5
cuts 26.4 35.8 43.5 26.9
frozen 14.7 22.3 21.7 9.4
fresh/chilled 80.0 81.4 80.2 69.9
ofwhichto: EU-28 82.5 86.1 86.3 75.3
France 52.3 53.6 50.6 42.7
Germany 8.9 10.2 9.8 9.7
IrishRepublic 5.6 4.9 8.1 7.3
Belgium 6.2 6.4 7.3 6.5
Italy 4.9 4.4 4.7 4.1
Non-EU 12.3 17.6 15.6 4.0
Note:Volumesareshippedproductweight*OtherdatasuggestsexportsmaybegreaterthanofficialfiguresfromHMRC.Source: GTIS/HMRC
7.7 Exports of sheep offal by destination, UK, 2012–20152012 2013 2014 2015* 2012 2013 2014 2015*
(000 tonnes) (£ million)
Total 3.8 3.0 3.0 4.1 4.7 4.1 4.4 6.4
ofwhichtoEU-28 3.0 2.7 2.6 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.7 4.5
ofwhichtoNon-EU 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.9 1.4 0.5 0.7 1.9
Note:Volumesareshippedproductweight*OtherdatasuggestsexportsmaybegreaterthanofficialfiguresfromHMRC.Source: GTIS/HMRC
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Imports and Exports
7.8 Map of UK fresh/frozen sheep meat exports by destination
Note:TheabovemapshowscountriestheUKexportedfre
sh/frozensheepmeattoin2015,accordingtoGTIS/HMRC.
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Abattoirs
Size group (GBU) Number of abattoirs
Total throughput
Average throughput
Share of throughput
(%)
1-1,000 44 16,799 382 0.2
1,001-5,000 38 93,524 2,461 1.2
5,001-10,000 19 131,467 6,919 1.6
10,001-20,000 20 284,381 14,219 3.6
20,001-30,000 11 249,723 22,702 3.1
30,001-50,000 25 935,086 37,403 11.7
50,001-100,000 18 1,281,107 71,173 16.1
>100,000 17 4,977,505 292,794 62.5
Total 192 7,969,592 41,508 100.0
2012 2013 2014 2015
Abattoirnumbers 195 193 186 192
Throughput(000GBU) 7,394 7,583 7,629 7,969
Averagethroughput(GBU) 37,919 39,292 41,021 41,508
Types of abattoirs
Killingcattle 167 166 157 164
Killingsheep 162 159 152 157
Killingpigs 121 119 115 116
8.1 Red meat abattoir numbers by type, England, 2012–2015
8.2 Size profile of red meat abattoirs, England, 2015
Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb
Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb
Note:TheabovemapshowscountriestheUKexportedfre
sh/frozensheepmeattoin2015,accordingtoGTIS/HMRC.
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Abattoirs
The eFoodChainMap from AHDB is an interactive UK map, which plots a range ofinformation,includingthelocationofabattoirs,auctionmarkets,meatprocessorsandmeattradersusingcolourcodedpins.Themapcanbeaccessedatthewebsite:https://www.emap.org.uk/map.aspx
Size group (head) Number of abattoirs
Total throughput
Average throughput
Share of throughput
(%)
1-1,000 32 14,551 455 0.2
1,001-5,000 44 102,989 2,341 1.1
5,001-10,000 15 116,508 7,767 1.2
10,001-20,000 16 220,927 13,808 2.4
20,001-30,000 6 147,263 24,544 1.6
30,001-50,000 10 390,857 39,086 4.2
51,000-100,000 14 974,463 69,605 10.4
>100,000 20 7,411,247 370,562 79.0
Total 157 9,378,805 59,738 100.0
8.3 Size profile of abattoirs slaughtering sheep, England, 2015
Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb
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Auction Markets
9.1 Auction market throughputs by region, GB, 2015
(000 head) England Wales Scotland GB
Newseasonlambs 2,399 926 529 3,854
Old season lambs 1,542 367 391 2,300
Totalsheep 3,941 1,293 920 6,154
Cullewes 1,187 376 250 1,813
Note:DatarelatestofinishedmarketsonlySource: AHDB Beef & Lamb, LAA, IAAS
(number) England Wales Scotland GB
2012 71 26 18 115
2013 72 28 18 118
2014 71 26 18 115
2015 72 26 17 115
9.2 Auction market centres by region, GB, 2012–2015
Note:DatarelatestofinishedmarketsonlySource: AHDB Beef & Lamb, LAA, IAAS
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Auction Markets
(number) England Wales Scotland GB
2012 4,151 1,265 956 6,372
2013 4,211 1,350 790 6,531
2014 4,225 1,346 978 6,549
2015 4,216 1,371 998 6,585
9.3 Auction markets held by region, GB, 2012–2015
Note:DatarelatestofinishedmarketsonlySource: AHDB Beef & Lamb, LAA, IAAS
Size group (head)Number
of auction centres
Total marketings
(head)
Average throughput
(head)
Share of throughput
(%)
1-20,000 24 239,847 9,994 3.0
20,001-40,000 20 619,819 30,991 7.8
40,001-60,000 18 875,160 48,620 11.0
60,001-80,000 13 889,698 68,438 11.2
80,001-100,000 11 965,366 87,761 12.1
>100,000 25 4,377,182 175,087 54.9
Total 111 7,967,072 71,775 100.0
9.4 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, GB, 2015
Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb, LAA, IAAS
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Size group (head)Number
of auction centres
Total marketings
(head)
Average throughput
(head)
Share of throughput
(%)
1-20,000 14 124,131 8,867 2.4
20,001-40,000 12 370,820 30,902 7.2
40,001-60,000 12 559,986 46,666 10.9
60,001-80,000 8 554,591 69,324 10.8
80,001-100,000 8 704,446 88,056 13.7
>100,000 17 2,814,600 165,565 54.9
Total 71 5,128,574 72,233 100.0
9.5 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, England, 2015
Auction Markets
Size group (head)Number
of auction centres
Total marketings
(head)
Average throughput
(head)
Share of throughput
(%)
1-20,000 8 99,623 12,453 6.0
20,001-40,000 6 186,034 31,006 11.1
40,001-60,000 4 212,752 53,188 12.7
60,001-80,000 2 138,870 69,435 8.3
80,001-100,000 1 82,786 82,786 5.0
>100,000 4 949,097 237,274 56.9
Total 25 1,669,162 66,766 100.0
9.6 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, Wales, 2015
Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb, LAA
Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb, LAA
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Auction Markets
Head % share
Total throughput 6,153,961 100.0
Top3 662,664 10.8
Top5 1,015,580 16.5
Top10 1,734,682 28.2
10 largest auction markets (a):
Bentham Ruthin
Darlington Skipton
Longtown StAsaph
Ludlow Stirling(ua)
Oswestry Welshpool
9.8 Market share of largest auction markets selling prime lambs, GB, 2015
(a)Inalphabetical,notsizeorder.Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb, LAA, IAAS
Size group (head)Number
of auction centres
Total marketings
(head)
Average throughput
(head)
Share of throughput
(%)
1-20,000 2 16,093 8,047 1.4
20,001-40,000 2 62,965 31,483 5.4
40,001-60,000 2 102,422 51,211 8.8
60,001-80,000 3 196,237 66,962 16.8
80,001-100,000 2 178,134 89,067 15.2
>100,000 4 613,485 153,371 52.5
Total 15 1,169,336 77,956 100.0
9.7 Auction markets selling finished sheep by size, Scotland, 2015
Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb, IAAS
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Carcase Classification
10.1 Percentage distribution of lamb carcases by conformation and fat class, GB, 2015
10.2 Percentage distribution of lamb carcases by conformation and fat class, by region, 2015
Fat class(%) 1 2 3L 3H 4L 4H 5England 0.8 16.5 54.8 22.1 4.5 0.9 0.3Wales 0.7 17.1 49.2 24.9 6.8 1.0 0.2
Conformation class(%) E U R O PEngland 1.7 14.4 61.2 21.8 0.9Wales 10.4 28.9 49.7 10.9 0.1
Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb
10.3 Percentage change in distribution of lamb carcases, GB, 2005/2015
Fat class(%) 1 2 3 4 52005 0.8 21.3 69.6 5.8 0.62015 0.8 16.8 75.5 6.7 0.2
Conformation class(%) E U R O P2005 1.4 15.4 57.6 23.7 1.92015 6.0 22.5 55.2 15.9 0.4
Note:Until2008,Pgradedcarcaseswerenotallocatedafatclass.Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb
1 2 3L 3H 4L 4H 5 TotalE 0.0 0.8 3.4 1.3 0.4 0.1 0.0 6.0U 0.0 2.7 12.2 5.8 1.5 0.2 0.1 22.5R 0.2 8.9 28.6 13.4 3.4 0.6 0.1 55.2O 0.4 4.2 7.7 2.9 0.5 0.1 0.0 15.9P 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4Total 0.8 16.8 52.0 23.5 5.7 1.0 0.2
Conform
ationclass
Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb
Improvingconformation
All lambs
Fat class Increasing fatness
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Carcase Classification
10.4 Percentage of lambs meeting target specification by weight range, GB, 2015
10.3%1.6%
88.1%
27.7%
5.1%
67.1%
<12kg
Old Season Lambs New Season Lambs
12-15.9kg
51.3%
16.5%
32.2%
51.0%38.0%
11.0%
15.9%2.0%
82.1%
40.9%
10.2%
48.9%
<12kg
12-15.9kg
16-19.9kg 16-19.9kg
≥20kg ≥20kg
14.8%
67.2%
18.0%
4.0%
37.0%59.0%
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
Overall
56.8%26.8%
16.3%
Source: AHDB Beef & Lamb
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Notes
NotesThe marketing chain
TheinformationgiveninthissectionhasbeenproducedbyAHDBBeef&Lamb.Itincludesdataderivedfromanumberofsourcesasdetailedelsewhereinthepublication.Inaddition,inordertogiveasfullapictureaspossibleoftheUKmeatmarket,datainsomeareashasbeenestimated,basedonvarioussurveysandknowninformation.
Livestock numbers
ThesurveyandcensusfiguresarecollectedfortheUnitedKingdomanditsregionsbythevariousAgricultureDepartments:Defra,Dardni, theScottishGovernmentandtheWelshGovernment.ThecensusofagriculturalholdingsiscarriedoutinJuneeachyear.
Slaughterings and production
SlaughteringsandproductionfiguresareprovidedbytheUKAgricultureDepartments;dataforOTMScattleissourcedfromRPA.Furtheranalysis,suchasaveragecarcaseweightsandthedeadweight/liveweightmarketingsplit,hasbeenundertakenbyAHDBBeef&Lamb.
Consumption
Thedatashowncomesfromavarietyofsources,whichareshownunderneatheachtable.Duetothedifferentmethodologiesemployedbythevarioussources,itissometimesnotpossible tomake comparisons between the tables. It is therefore important that noteis taken of the footnotes to the tables which indicate, for example, whether importedprocessedproductsareincludedornot,ifconsumptionbothinandoutsidethehomehasbeenmeasuredorwhetherdataisinproductweightorcarcaseweightequivalent.
Livestock and meat prices
All data is sourced from AHDB Beef & Lamb unless otherwise indicated. Deadweightproducerpricesarecollectedfromasampleofabattoirs,whileliveweightproducerpricesarecollectedfromalargesampleofauctionmarkets.Formoreinformationabouthowthisdata is collected, contact theMarket Intelligencedepartment ofAHDBBeef&Lambbyemailing:[email protected]
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Notes
Imports and exports
StatisticsfortradebetweentheUKandnon-EUcountriesarecollectedbyHMRCatthepointofentryandexit.FortradewithotherEUcountries,asystemcalledIntrastatisused,basedontradeundertakenbytradersovera thresholdvalue.Wheretradedata isgivenforEU-28for2011,2012and2013Croatiaisincludedforcomparisonpurposes.Thetradefiguresaresubjecttorevisionasmoreinformationbecomesavailable.
Abattoirs
Statistics shown are based on data collected by AHDB Beef & Lamb. For comparisonpurposes,someofthethroughputfiguresarequotedinGBLivestockUnits(GBU)where1GBU=1cattlebeast=2pigs=5sheep.AlldataforthecattlesectorexcludesOTMScattle.
Auction markets
AlldataisbasedonsalesoffinishedstockonlyfrommarketswhichreportedpricestoAHDBBeef&Lamb.
Carcase classification
All data is sourced fromAHDBBeef& Lamb, based on carcases classified byMeat&LivestockCommercialServicesLtd.Forcattle,thesamplingrateofcarcasesin2015was1in3and447,994carcaseswereanalysed.Forsheep,thesamplingratewas1in25with146,424carcasesanalysed.
General
Pleasenotetotalpercentagesintablesorchartsmaynotaddupto100%duetorounding.