Another livestock market to close

[gone up the hill]

Been announced today that the historic 800 year old cattle market at Newton Abbot will be closing down.

Reason is the landowners = the local council are selling the land so a hotel/ parking can be built on it.

 

[carpenter1]

Do you think they will open another else where, there was talk about ashburton area years ago

 

[Johnnyboxer]

Sad day
Used to go every week, 30 years ago and then lunch at Madge Mellors cafe on Courtenay Street

Both now will be gone sadly

 

[Bury the Trash]

brexit could reduce stock numbers further possibly anyway.

s molton will be next ?

 

[cull cows]

Thame market is to let in the farmers guardian this week

 

[kfpben]

Thame market is to let in the farmers guardian this week

I had a guy call in from Thame looking for finished cattle for some deadweight tie up they’ve got. I don’t have any finished cattle but it seemed a very odd way to go about the job. Surely if you’re a mart you should be sourcing cattle to go through the ring?
If I was a farmer who wanted to sell deadweight wouldn’t I just ring round a few slaughterhouses for the best price rather than get a market to do it for me? Or am I missing something?

 

[David.]

Thame market is to let in the farmers guardian this week

They have only been waiting for Paul to leave Newark.

 

[cull cows]

They have only been waiting for Paul to leave Newark.

What’s that got to do with it ?
Paul is at Lancaster now

 

[David.]

It was fairly well speculated that they only kept paying for Foscote to keep him out wasn't it.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

brexit could reduce stock numbers further possibly anyway.

s molton will be next ?

They missed the boat not building a new 1 down Pathfields

 

[Bury the Trash]

They missed the boat not building a new 1 down Pathfields

Does the Town Council own the site ?

 

[Agrivator]

I had a guy call in from Thame looking for finished cattle for some deadweight tie up they’ve got. I don’t have any finished cattle but it seemed a very odd way to go about the job. Surely if you’re a mart you should be sourcing cattle to go through the ring?
If I was a farmer who wanted to sell deadweight wouldn’t I just ring round a few slaughterhouses for the best price rather than get a market to do it for me? Or am I missing something?

The difference is that not many deadweight centres will call you direct to see if you can supply any cattle.

But the Auction mart will get frequent requests from deadweight centres for cattle (and sheep), often because the deadweight centre wants to source animals direct from farms rather than through auction marts.

And the auction mart will know what spec the buyer is looking for, and if need be will help you select the animals that are suitable and maybe obtain a better price on your behalf. There will be commission in most cases, but there might be free transport.

Staff at auction marts can be very helpful, particularly for the small guy and certainly for farmers with less experience or 'market knowhow'.

 

[Poorbuthappy]

Does the Town Council own the site ?

I understand so.

 

[Still Farming]

Are the Auctioneers getting a pay out too?

 

[Whitepeak]

Noticed in the farmers guardian this week that the Winslow market site is advertised for let. Any one know anymore about it?