£262,000 for limousine heifer!

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startinghandle

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• Feb 4, 2021

• #1

Just heard on radio a limousin
heifer sold for £262,000 at Cumbria auction

 

jackrussell101

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Mixed Farmer

• Feb 4, 2021

• #2

What would that grade out at?

Must be an E grade?

 

Tomo23

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Staffordshire Moorlands

• Feb 4, 2021

• #3

250,000 heifer

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thefarmingforum.co.uk

 

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JSmith

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Livestock Farmer

• Feb 4, 2021

• #4

jackrussell101 said:

What would that grade out at?

Must be an E grade?

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Put it in the fat with some other good things an I bet you wouldn’t pick it out!! What a load of rubbish

 

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Agrivator

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• Feb 4, 2021

• #5

startinghandle said:

Just heard on radio a limousin
heifer sold for £262,000 at Cumbria auction

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There was one last week at the same price. Keep up.

 

borderterribles

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Location

South Shropshire

• Feb 4, 2021

• #6

JSmith said:

Put it in the fat with some other good things an I bet you wouldn’t pick it out!! What a load of rubbish

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Do you say that having watched the video of her in the ring? Surely it's just an at least, three way transaction between non farming money? I doubt that got pointed out on the radio, though?

 

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Eildon Hill

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• Feb 4, 2021

• #7

 

muleman

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• Feb 4, 2021

• #8

Who fetched you that news....a pigeon?

 

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startinghandle

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• Feb 4, 2021

• #9

muleman said:

Who fetched you that news....a pigeon?

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Radio 2 at 1pm today

 

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JSmith

Member

Livestock Farmer

• Feb 4, 2021

• #10

Whatever way you look at it, it seems ridiculous to me, when they put those type of figures in the press for jo public to see I think it paints the wrong picture of our industry!!

 

borderterribles

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Location

South Shropshire

• Feb 4, 2021

• #11

JSmith said:

Whatever way you look at it, it seems ridiculous to me, when they put those type of figures in the press for jo public to see I think it paints the wrong picture of our industry!!

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Yes, anyone might think that the Beeb had an agenda!

 

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egbert

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Livestock Farmer

• Feb 4, 2021

• #12

Without checking, I'm pretty sure it would be a long way back in real terms on some 1950's (?) prices
£260k doesn't buy a whole lot of house, while there's been times when some beasts would've paid for whole farms if i recall.

 

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egbert

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Livestock Farmer

• Feb 4, 2021

• #13

JSmith said:

Whatever way you look at it, it seems ridiculous to me, when they put those type of figures in the press for jo public to see I think it paints the wrong picture of our industry!!

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you can't expect them not to...
I'd be quick to point out the disparity twixt that and, say, race horses.
Cattle are part of an established significant global market, but the dearest one in the UK was only worth £260k. What's wrong with the industry?

NB I can't see the value myself. Recorded Holsteins, with all the genetic potential available maybe.
But what figures are behind this beast?
I'm pretty damn sure I can't value a beast to such a level.

 

haybob

Member

Livestock Farmer

• Feb 4, 2021

• #14

JSmith said:

Whatever way you look at it, it seems ridiculous to me, when they put those type of figures in the press for jo public to see I think it paints the wrong picture of our industry!!

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Yeah and it might be dead tomorrow

 

Al R

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Livestock Farmer

Location

West Wales

• Feb 4, 2021

• #15

haybob said:

Yeah and it might be dead tomorrow

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Jumps a gate, breaks leg, incinerator next day