6 day standstill, red markets, best time to arrive at Bridgnorth market with fat lambs...

[farmerm]

Sorted some lambs for market tomorrow, completely forgetting I bought in some yearlings a few days ago and thus triggered a 6 day standstill .... so plan B.. I am correct in can I still take them to a red market? Any tips on the best time to arrive with lambs at Bridgnorth Market so as to avoid being the first or last pen sold....

 

[Downton_shep]

If you’re selling them fat the standstill won’t matter.

 

[Tarw Coch]

If you’re selling them fat the standstill won’t matter.

I’m pretty sure if under the 6 day standstill they can only go to a red market though.

 

[farmerm]

I’m pretty sure if under the 6 day standstill they can only go to a red market though.

that is my understanding.. but I bet plenty of folk get it wrong every week. I doubt many of us make it though a day without inadvertently breaking some law or another!

 

[Muddyroads]

Or direct to an abattoir.

 

[farmerm]

might have been better to have stayed at home today... though I was having a coffee and missed to see mine sold maybe I will be surprised when the cheque arrives to find mine was one of the pens that did alright, after all mine were drier than most...

 

[Al R]

How do you know what’s a red market and what other colours are there - is there a list somewhere?

 

[Johngee]

How do you know what’s a red market and what other colours are there - is there a list somewhere?

There's only red and green in Wales, can have orange in England as well. I don't think there are many red marts in Wales, they'd be for animals straight to slaughter I guess. I know Newcastle Emlyn mart (run by Bridgnorth auctioneers Nock Deighton) have a red and green sections in different sheds - red for cull cows, green for everything else.

 

[Al R]

So red is straight to slaughter and green is from fattening stores/fattening culls/breeders/Fat lambs?

 

[farmerm]

So red is straight to slaughter and green is from fattening stores/fattening culls/breeders/Fat lambs?

pretty much. I don't think you have the option to take animals home from a red market but someone might correct me there.

 

[liammogs]

So red is straight to slaughter and green is from fattening stores/fattening culls/breeders/Fat lambs?

Red market means you can't take them home, stock bought usually goes direct to slaughter or afu

Red markets are very far a few in Wales, most are green

A orange salw is a tb restricted sales I think

 

[Johngee]

So red is straight to slaughter and green is from fattening stores/fattening culls/breeders/Fat lambs?

I think people with an approved unit can buy from a red mart to fatten them.