mghley
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- Location
- Derbyshire
Obviously not seen your cattle, but I did see the trade at leek last week
Based on your description I would be tempted to have a join with you at £800
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Based on your description I would be tempted to have a join with you at £800
Totally agree we are in same boat. What’s point, might as well wait for the heat to come out of job.
livestock 1
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I haven’t seen much in the way of that sort of thing. At the sale in December there was some first cross dairy with Angus calves making £1800 plus looked very dear to me. That’s the only ones I’ve seen.
300t of barley 400 bales straw 200t beet we have a bit to sell.
- Location
- North Yorkshire
“Money and confidence always run out before cattle”. A Tommy Ball pearl of wisdom
And when you do buy what you going to use to bed on? Unless you wait I till new season........ And will straw hold has turn out gets closer? Just think I would buy even if its a few less...... But then everyone is different maybe you can afford not to have any bout.
beefandsleep
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- Location
- Staffordshire
Without even seeing them I will confidently predict the bidding will start at £800.
Skintagain
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- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
Straw will be nearing tipping point imo.
straw will be cleared by harvest to customers who need it right through , barley ,good demand here beet never been stuck with them can chop and in the silage! ANYBODY can afford not to have them if there to dear!
- Location
- North of Perth
Speaking to lad from dunbia .says clean cattle will be at £4.15 come end of April/may
livestock 1
Member
A dealer mate told me a few weeks ago they were going to get dear. Sounds as if he was right
- Location
- Cheshire
Not sure on that one in this instance. He will have the produce too sell which is probably worth more to someone else than it is poured into expensive store cattle? Assuming that the crops will be sown again he will have product too sell next back end again, or feed too cattle should the plan change.
But for the likes of me, you’re right. I only sell livestock so it has too come from somewhere. Although I’m seriously considering selling a ruck of ewes and lambs if they continue around that £80/life. I’ll bide my time with the money and when the wheel comes off again, nail in while other people are sucking their fingers and crying. It’s happened plenty of times before!
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- Location
- North of Perth
Lack of cattle.good luck to you lads buying stores, sounds like there going to get dearer.
- Location
- Cheshire
Very true, Grandads version is “eh lad, th’ money will run out afort material does” although it didn’t with thevstore lambs this time! If I’d followed his advice I wouldn’t have bought 500! Give him his due, he has openly said it’s a good job I just got on with it!
livestock 1
Member
I was told the prospect for beef is good with the planned release of folks restrictions
- Location
- Cheshire
Well folks, I admire your optimism.
I don’t believe you very much... but I still admire it!
We’ll see what tomorrow brings!
I don’t believe you very much... but I still admire it!
We’ll see what tomorrow brings!
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
18 month your not setting your sights very high at £900 they should be lot more than that I’d have thought .Well folks, I admire your optimism.
I don’t believe you very much... but I still admire it!
We’ll see what tomorrow brings!
start at that and mark will soon have them at £950 finish at £1050 !
- Location
- Cheshire
Report for the heifer section last Saturday at Leek.
Heifers
There were 203 heifers on offer with a single 22 month old Simmental topping at £1295 from Bottom Lane Farm with another 20 month old Simmental at £1195. Limousin heifers from Joe Austin at 22 months of age sold up to £1280 with a pair of 22 month old Limousins from F Potter & Sons of Yeaveley at £1250. Shorthorn heifers at 22 months of age sold up to £1175 with a single 21 month old Charolais from Ross Worthington at £1175.
A bunch of 3, 27 month old Angus from J & D Norbury of Ashley sold for £1130 with an 18 month old British Blue heifer from C W Pearce and Partners at £1100.
Hereford heifers from Holmes Brothers of Loscoe at 23 months of age sold for £1060 with younger cattle selling up to £940 for a pair of 13 month old Limousins from S Allcock of Waterhouses with a 13 month old Simmental from H & E Bailey & Partners of Brown Edge at £895 and a pair of 12 month old Limousins from Cyril Wain & Family of Upper Hulme at £885.
Overall average achieved for heifers was an excellent £805.07.
Heifers
There were 203 heifers on offer with a single 22 month old Simmental topping at £1295 from Bottom Lane Farm with another 20 month old Simmental at £1195. Limousin heifers from Joe Austin at 22 months of age sold up to £1280 with a pair of 22 month old Limousins from F Potter & Sons of Yeaveley at £1250. Shorthorn heifers at 22 months of age sold up to £1175 with a single 21 month old Charolais from Ross Worthington at £1175.
A bunch of 3, 27 month old Angus from J & D Norbury of Ashley sold for £1130 with an 18 month old British Blue heifer from C W Pearce and Partners at £1100.
Hereford heifers from Holmes Brothers of Loscoe at 23 months of age sold for £1060 with younger cattle selling up to £940 for a pair of 13 month old Limousins from S Allcock of Waterhouses with a 13 month old Simmental from H & E Bailey & Partners of Brown Edge at £895 and a pair of 12 month old Limousins from Cyril Wain & Family of Upper Hulme at £885.
Overall average achieved for heifers was an excellent £805.07.