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Calf trade still not getting brexit jitters!

Whitland Report: Tuesday 11th August 2020

Barren cows (30)
Numbers, slowly but surely, on the rise for the fortnightly cull cow sale. Cows average 106ppk throughout with a top price of £1150 (164ppk)

Next sale of Barren cows (tested and non tested) on Tuesday, 25th August.

Calves (340)
With a couple less buyers at ringside this week the trade was stronger than ever. One purchaser commented that “11 calves this week cost the same as 16 last week”. Top price of the day was £445 for two British Blue bull calves from Davies & Daughters, Coombe Farm. Heifer calves were topped at £355 with another Blue from Coombe Farm, a Limousin heifer from Evans, Cilgwyn Uchaf, and another Blue heifer from Gibbon, Y Garreg. Friesian bull trade also continues in good form averaging £60 and selling to a top of £162 from Jones & Jones, Cefnrhuddlan. Breeds dominating the day would be undoubtedly Blues and Lims with Blue bulls averaging £301 and heifers £246 while the quality of Lims seen came back with averages of £274 and £264 for bull and heifer calves respectively. The Angus Breed Society continue to kindly sponsor the top price Angus sired calf and today’s winner was a bull calf from Thomas, Gelligatrog at £240. Angus bulls averaged £160 while Angus heifers sold to a high of £210 and averaged £121.

Leading Prices:
Bull calves
£445 x2 Blue. Davies & Daughters, Coombe Farm
£385 Blue. Davies & Daughters, Coombe Farm
£380 x2 Blue. Drefach Farms Ltd
£375 Blue. Drefach Farms Ltd
£372 Lim. Phillips, Bronllan
£370 Blue. Davies & Daughters, Coombe Farm
£365 x2 Her. Anthony & Partners, Waun Fawr
£365 Char. Humphreys, Crachty Uchaf
£362 Blue. Panteg Farms Ltd
£360 Blue. Drefach Farms Ltd
£360 Her. Thomas, Mountjoy
£355 Blue. Griffiths, Penlan
£355 Blue. Gibbon, Y Garreg
£350 Blue. Morris, Beaulah Fawr
£350 Lim. Evans, Cilgwyn Uchaf
19 more over £300; 24 more over £250; 32 more over £200.

Heifer Calves
£355 Lim. Evans, Cilgwyn Uchaf
£355 Blue. Davies & Daughters, Coombe Farm
£355 Blue. Gibbon, Y Garreg
£350 x2 Blue. Davies & Daughters, Coombe Farm
9 more over £300; 17 more over £250; 20 more over £200.

Lambs (515)
Whitland lamb trade keeping up with national trends averaging 208ppk with top prices of 248ppk and £113.50/head. Mediums and heavies together averaged £90.50 while lighter lambs up to 39kg averaged £75/head.

Culls (120)
More ewes met a strong trade with top price of £109 and an average of £75 for meated ewes.

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Trade will drop next week ......I'm thinking of taking a few !

Northeastfarmer said:

When beef gets to £4 remember you heard it here first

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By end of the month up here I think

z.man said:

By end of the month up here I think

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You'll get that next week I think

Was at the cally again today, stores would be as dear as lv ever seen them, had over 40 registered buyers and some great prices across the board, l nearly need a boat to gather them this morning after about 8hrs of thunder but it was worth it getn them there, l think l saw noah and his ark in a field near Grangemouth.

Greythundercloudys said:

Was at the cally again today, stores would be as dear as lv ever seen them, had over 40 registered buyers and some great prices across the board, l nearly need a boat to gather them this morning after about 8hrs of thunder but it was worth it getn them there, l think l saw noah and his ark in a field near Grangemouth.

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Up on last week

Yes up a few £,

Anymulewilldo said:

How is barley staying cheap? Everyone I've spoken too so far is not happy with yield? Not heard of a winter crop over 2t yet?

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Huge acreage of spring barley sown in the country, little demand for malting barley.

excellent trade at skipton again today with stores, very happy again, took 110 average £74 and they were lighter than last time,

nice when your happy with trade and you feel they make what they are worth

Farmer_Joe said:

excellent trade at skipton again today with stores, very happy again, took 110 average £74 and they were lighter than last time,

nice when your happy with trade and you feel they make what they are worth

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They are saving some ewe grass going at this time too. People selling stores in October always confuses me. They have already made a massive dent in the ewe grazing and don’t usually make as much money as now.

43 kg £94.50
Suff and tex crosses
Holsworthy today

one of my friends just posted this from monmouth :credit tim pritchard
Big lambs on fire at Monmouth Livestock Centre today, with Charollais lambs to £179 and £150, and others to £127.

I’m not even going to dare mentioning that hoggs might get to £250 at this rate for fear of jinxing it

Woolless said:

Maybe @jre knows the story? Full marks to Darlo, they seem to be doing a tremendous job. How long before something grosses over £2000? @Northeastfarmer, don't be shy. You're a man for rash predictions!

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Northeastfarmer said:

Well at this current rate of escalation it won’t be long....if someone has enough weight and shape it’s only a matter of when not if

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This week was the week, only saw last few bulls but at least 1 made £2150 today

St Asaph today, nice types 44kg tups £97, 41kg £95 and 40kg females £94
Pen of 41kg rougher/maternal /muley types £88

Northeastfarmer said:

This week was the week, only saw last few bulls but at least 1 made £2150 today

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Wasn't a bad old trade. Today. D layfield had some fantastic bulls in

Northeastfarmer said:

This week was the week, only saw last few bulls but at least 1 made £2150 today

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Bloody hell we thought we were doing well with one at £1200 on Monday. What weight and age was he?

Bakewell store lamb sale today

Average of £71 a head and peak price of £83 a head ... crazy times!!

Whitepeak said:

Bloody hell we thought we were doing well with one at £1200 on Monday. What weight and age was he?

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If you think you’re doing well at £1200 you must be very easily pleased....you can get £1200 as a store bull
It weighed 941

Whitepeak said:

Bloody hell we thought we were doing well with one at £1200 on Monday. What weight and age was he?

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I think you are needing to ship them north!!