HDAV Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 I need to get a leg of lamb for Monday 2-3kg 8 hungry mouths to feed what sort of price per kg should I be looking at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zabala Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 £3.99 kilo at Aldi, fresh British lamb, whole leg 11 to 12 quid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Uvver arf picked some up half price at Tesco couple of days ago, been on special for about a week apparently. Very tasty I must say. £8 odd for a good size leg. Should be a few going cheap up north if you don't mind digging through snow drifts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted March 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 (edited) Ta I'll aldi if not it'll be tesco..... Shame but I can't get to butchers tomorrow Edited March 29, 2013 by HDAV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Dom Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Should be a few going cheap up north if you don't mind digging through snow drifts? That my friend is well below the belt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 That my friend is well below the belt or above.depends how deep the drift is I know, i will get my coat ................................taxi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 That my friend is well below the belt So was leaving the poor old sheep to get buried alive my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 One thing though if you buy a free range chicken or leg of lamb it may not be cheep but at least you now that you are not going to be fobbed off with Horse in place of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 sainsburys got it on at half price about £10-12 q leg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodo123 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Local butchers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 as i work as a butcher in a farm shop i would say support your local small business even if it cost £20 for a leg of lamb lol at least we know where ours come from colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Ta I'll aldi if not it'll be tesco..... Shame but I can't get to butchers tomorrow if buying it from a supermarket just be sure its not shergah,s leg :lol: as i work as a butcher in a farm shop i would say support your local small business even if it cost £20 for a leg of lamb lol at least we know where ours come from colin + 1,000000000000000000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 A lot of the supermarket lamb is New Zealand. English or British lamb is always going to be more pricey but you have full traceability when using your local butcher. That said a leg of lamb where I go is ₤7.48 per lb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewluke Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 dont buy New Zealand lamb as it's halal(most if not all), andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted March 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 as i work as a butcher in a farm shop i would say support your local small business even if it cost £20 for a leg of lamb lol at least we know where ours come from colin If I could get to the local butcher I would but that's unlikely, I will try but they won't be open Monday morning I'll see if I can get to one tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 ours are dearer at about £8.50 per kg but we are now on new season lamb i can guarantee its quality i did wor for 2 years as a tesco butchery manager where i could not say the same thing colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted March 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Going to try and get out today and pick one up found a butcher online last night that also has there own small abattoir and a couple of shops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeredup Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 buy local produce and support local butchers and farms whats an extra few quid to know its been treated correctly rather than in some mass produced huge commercial butchers before being wrapped in plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxus77 Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 i refuse to step into a tesco let alone spend my hard earned cash in there stores try to use local butchers for meat then aldi and asda at a push Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenshooter Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 My wife has just come back from buying 5.5lb of leg of lamb at a butchers and it cost her £30. My comment was not repeatable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhunter Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 My wife has just come back from buying 5.5lb of leg of lamb at a butchers and it cost her £30. My comment was not repeatable. Almost ashamed to say it but that is why we got ours from Sainsburys at 1/3 of that price! And while I'm here can someone tell me why lamb IS so expensive? As far as I know lamb production should be the least affected by cereal prices and to my mind should be the cheapest meat on the market(apart from horse that is!) GH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 My local butcher sells whole lambs for a fiver a kilo - cut any way you like. He did say the price es going up soon though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeredup Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 £30 for a leg!! must of been a big sod or is it a full back end ouch!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted March 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 My wife has just come back from buying 5.5lb of leg of lamb at a butchers and it cost her £30. My comment was not repeatable. I'll top that...... Went to a local proper butcher, 3 shops own abotoir lamb is from 5 miles away from the shop in Taunton ! £12.57 a kg..... Needed a big leg as 8-10 for lunch on Monday £45!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's is over 7 lbs the missus went nuts! I just told the guy who is bringing the wine he better not scrimp on that now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben0850 Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Almost ashamed to say it but that is why we got ours from Sainsburys at 1/3 of that price! And while I'm here can someone tell me why lamb IS so expensive? As far as I know lamb production should be the least affected by cereal prices and to my mind should be the cheapest meat on the market(apart from horse that is!) GH My friend, if you ever find out can you let me know lol. Alas lamb trade as with cereals and beef is greatly affected by the world market and currency fluctuations. Early in the year prices at market for fat lambs were poor due to over supply (everyone was finishing around the same time due to lack of feed / wet autumn and summer), poor exports due to the crisis in the euro etc. Lamb has crept back up the last couple of weeks due to the fall in sterling. However the average fat lamb gets sold at the moment for anything between 60-80 ish quid a head live weight at the moment (when I say average I mean fairly decent stock). As with everything in life the big profits lie with the middle men, we are sheep farmers and eat lots of lamb but even I wince now and again at the butchers lol. Hope that sheds a little light? Ps: forgot to say prices are very regional and also depend on the type of breed etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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