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Northeastfarmer · May 20, 2022

Northern territory said:
But only if you have enough pens to hold them, you said yourself Thirsk doesn’t work that well for unloading

It doesn’t….it needs over hauling and altering that’s all. In general a race works better in my opinion

TL100 · May 20, 2022

Hfd Cattle said:
Did in Hfd up till Covid but all through the ring now . It's a lot better and everyone can see them and not just the ones stood by the pen. I think it goes a lot quicker but it is labour intensive .

I thought the fat and culls are still sold in the pens? It's a lot better job through the ring with stores and breeders though but there are a lot more buyers for those. It used to be a right scrum to keep up with the auctioneer in the pens.

serf · May 20, 2022

Jimmywick said:
I’m beginning to think a Labour government would have our backs more tbh torys lost the way seem to be backing multi billionaires and bankers and not bothered about our own industry’s or working class people

Need proper conservatives not this plastic sham

DieselRob · May 20, 2022

Northeastfarmer said:
It doesn’t….it needs over hauling and altering that’s all. In general a race works better in my opinion

Whilst I was stood watching hoggs not moving up the sorting pen I was talking to a chap who said back when they sold in pens there were certain buyers who would stand next to the pens they wanted and it stopped others bidding against him so basically set the price. If that’s true it’s got to be better that they go through a ring

cattleman123 · May 20, 2022

DieselRob said:
Whilst I was stood watching hoggs not moving up the sorting pen I was talking to a chap who said back when they sold in pens there were certain buyers who would stand next to the pens they wanted and it stopped others bidding against him so basically set the price. If that’s true it’s got to be better that they go through a ring

That a dammed good point...never thought of it that way...yes i have seen it happen many times

Northern territory · May 20, 2022

cattleman123 said:
That a dammed good point...never thought of it that way...yes i have seen it happen many times

I agree to a point but how many buyers buy on several accounts anyway, there isn’t exactly a sea of buyers nowadays.

Hfd Cattle · May 20, 2022

TL. said:
I thought the fat and culls are still sold in the pens? It's a lot better job through the ring with stores and breeders though but there are a lot more buyers for those. It used to be a right scrum to keep up with the auctioneer in the pens.

Yes they are ... only store in the ring .
...haven't got crowd's of nosey onlookers in the fat and cull alley ways ....just the buyers and the odd farmer or 2 who is afraid they might sell for 20p a life cheaper if they aren't stood in the way

Werzle · May 20, 2022

Chae1 said:
That's my thoughts too.

The wheels are going to fall off at some point.

Heard some supermarkets are taking anti looting measures. So they can basically press a button and barriers come down and shops sealed.

Could do with that on our chicken coops around here, three lots been taken this last month during the night. Why i dont know when chicken is cheap really.

Werzle · May 20, 2022

Jimmywick said:
I’m beginning to think a Labour government would have our backs more tbh torys lost the way seem to be backing multi billionaires and bankers and not bothered about our own industry’s or working class people

If anything the lib dems seem more interested in farming , labour are always dead keen to throw money at the poor rather than encourage them to work for a living. As a tory voter who cant be bothered to vote anymore i think there all over paid, two faced and out of touch.

Chae1 · May 20, 2022

Werzle said:
If anything the lib dems seem more interested in farming , labour are always dead keen to throw money at the poor rather than encourage them to work for a living. As a tory voter who cant be bothered to vote anymore i think there all over paid, two faced and out of touch.

They went up a lot in my estimations when Ed Davey questioned Boris on the current situation.

He obviously understood and Boris doesn't. Just gave some waffle about trade deals.

Northeastfarmer · May 20, 2022

DieselRob said:
Whilst I was stood watching hoggs not moving up the sorting pen I was talking to a chap who said back when they sold in pens there were certain buyers who would stand next to the pens they wanted and it stopped others bidding against him so basically set the price. If that’s true it’s got to be better that they go through a ring

That’s exactly why I think they are better sold through a race

Hfd Cattle · May 20, 2022

Results of my shopping trip to Hfd yesterday

That's the closest I can get to her ATM

She will mellow ....hopefully

jendan · May 20, 2022

Hfd Cattle said:
Results of my shopping trip to Hfd yesterday
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That's the closest I can get to her ATM
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She will mellow ....hopefully

How did you get her loaded?.......................and how much £ ?

Nice looking calf.

Hfd Cattle · May 20, 2022

jendan said:
How did you get her loaded?.......................and how much £ ? Nice looking calf.

Loaded OK but didn't like the journey home!
Cow 40 mths
Calf 6half months and PD back in calf

How much do you reckon?

Northeastfarmer · May 20, 2022

Hfd Cattle said:
Loaded OK but didn't like the journey home!
Cow 40 mths
Calf 6half months and PD back in calf

How much do you reckon?

£1600

yellowbelly · May 20, 2022

Northern territory said:
At Malton they still sell down the lines of pens which to me seems a quicker less labour intensive way. Do many markets still do this ?

Poorbuthappy said:
They do at Sedgemoor and Exeter

....and Selby and Louth and Melton and(the last time I was there, which is a few years ago) Bakewell...

Hilly · May 20, 2022

Jimmywick said:
The less wagons I run the less I blow can’t charge enough for the work tbh try be fair with people too but it’s nigh on impossible now tbh !

Do you have livestock wagons ? How many ?

jendan · May 20, 2022

Hilly said:
Was only a 18 ton , imagine these 750 hp timber artics giving it the big toe all day grossing 44 ton

I wouldnt be too bothered if some of them feckers went bang to be honest. Constant stream past me into Egger. First load past at 3am tonning it.In fact they ton it everywhere. Got sandwiched inbetween two of them from Brampton to Longtown one day.Fully laden,they were touching 70mph on the straight bits.

yellowbelly · May 20, 2022

Northern territory said:
But only if you have enough pens to hold them, you said yourself Thirsk doesn’t work that well for unloading

You still need as many pens (well, more actually) if they're sold in pens.

jendan · May 20, 2022

serf said:
Need proper conservatives not this plastic sham

Whats a proper Conservative?....................Maggie Thatcher,she couldnt have cared less if farmers went to the wall either!

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