Penrith has been doing quite well according to the fat market reports too in the last few weeks
I'm pleased it's not only me that looks to see what different markets are charging
Just another 'stealth tax' that sneaks up in the deductions on your ticket, from time to time. It's amazing what they dream up - the deductions bit often takes up more lines than the sales on mine
We should run a competition on here to see which market is the most creative*/greedy*
*delete as appropriate.
Here's my entry from a well known Nottinghamshire venue.......
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If poor trade we should take them home again. It just drags the price down week on week. I appreciate that its easier said than done after all the work, but prices only go low because farmers are prepared to sell at that prices.
I’ve done that before. Thought about if today, but my normal deadweight buyer hasn’t returned my calls which unnerved me to bring them home. And over stocked so needed them gone. So it was pants down and bend over
To be honest Penrith are usually fair with weights. Better than some places we go
Yes the drought has played a big part
Bad do
Cull price
If breeding ewe lambs end up at store prices then it will knock the job haywire
Some already are, plenty of mule gimmers in the 50’s
I thought someone might say that. This knocks everything out of kilter
Not if you’re buying
I always like to see sheep getting out of the systemNot if you’re buying
11,000 were due there?
