muleman
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Yeah,got 130, had prices of equivalent pens we had last year to refer back to....soon realised we would get nothing so stuck 10 quid on them,shut our eyes and got on with it!
Dalmally ewe sale
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livestock 1
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Haha well as long as you are pleased with what you’ve got once they are home that’s the main thing father used to say that all the time. Money is just a temporary hiccup it gets forgotten about
muleman
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Yeah,pleased with what we got....on a good trade the poorer ones are often dearer than the better ones in comparison,often think if theyre gonna be dear at least mek sure theyre good ones. One or 2 folk told me they were dearer than chapel by a bit.
livestock 1
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I didn’t get to Chapel but a mate told me they were a very dear trade considering he had 100 out of there last year and came home empty this time
muleman
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Yes,be interesting to see where trade goes from here...been to 2 sales now where demand has been high and st johns chapel dear as well....looks as though they are going to be more expensive right through now.
livestock 1
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Trouble is if you want the better end of ewes you really need to be at the early sales otherwise the quality drops off. The other problem is when you buy them late they can often not twin as well buying late on
livestock 1
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Dare I fire this one up again?
muleman
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livestock 1
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Haha exactly spent plenty on ewes last year won’t fill as many wagons with same money this time
muleman
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They will be up more than gimmer lambs i woud say.....i often say double , but hope not!
livestock 1
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Well you can’t take it with you I suppose father used to say haha
Greythundercloudys
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They, ll be up 30£, a head.
livestock 1
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Swales? What’s you thoughts on Blackies?
Greythundercloudys
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Probably the same, that's what folk was saying any extra cash your getn for lmbs will be spent on replacements, my neighbour sell alot of mule ewe lmbs but he needs 200+ replacements every year.
livestock 1
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Ha I feel his pain then.
Greythundercloudys
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I think your spot on.
Devil's advocate
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Ah a year ago. Thought I'd gone mad.
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caledonian marts breeding sale today, dalmally on Friday then Ua Stirling on Saturday Who is going and what do you think trade will be like. cou do with between 30-50 Blackface gimmers don’t know what trade will be like
livestock 1
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Good trade