Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[JSmith]

I’m probably going too get told off for this... but here goes anyway.
I have noticed in my 15 years of buying out of markets that when you get a buyer who just won’t stop, odds are it’s a woman? There was a lady on Wednesday buying blue heifers. She didn’t arrive until 1/2 way through the sale but when she started blue heifers jumped £50. It was blindingly obvious that the dealers had noticed and were running her too hell. It’s such an easy thing too stop, yet women (and a few men) just don’t seem too get it...
That being said I’m one of them who bids by moving one finger slightly, twitching an eye or raising my eyebrows. Very secretive, don’t let anyone else know you’re in! Unlike them who wave catalogues or hands wildly in the air.
I genuinely feel sorry for them when the running starts. All you have too do is drop a few very expensive calves on your opponent and they soon give up!

All part of the game, I love it, nothing better than dropping one on some clever fecker who thinks they’re shoving it up you!!

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Are you sure your not a Bond villan!

I'm glad I'm not up your way trying to buy charolais calves, I bet your eyes will go black as a shark hunting it's prey!

The chance too buy Charolais calves up here would be nice! 600 calves in on Wednesday and only 2 were chari’s both heifers. One was a real cow maker and I was last loser at £300, the other wasn’t cow material and it made £245! I remember when there were Simmental and chari calves everywhere too pick from!

 

[kfpben]

Picked up some Mule gimmers with a lamb at foot at Bentham today- £104/life.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

All part of the game, I love it, nothing better than dropping one on some clever fecker who thinks they’re shoving it up you!!

When you glance up and the look you are being given ought too leave you as a smear on the floor... then you know you timed it just right!

 

[bean]

I have no idea what it was but they put on FB that the top calve price was £700 head.

If someone did pay that then unless it is a very high end pedigree bull/heifer calve ideal for breeding then it sounds a bonkers price to me to pay for a calve!

Think there was some great single suckled calves from down in Cornwall going today from Mr E

 

[neilo]

The chance too buy Charolais calves up here would be nice! 600 calves in on Wednesday and only 2 were chari’s both heifers. One was a real cow maker and I was last loser at £300, the other wasn’t cow material and it made £245! I remember when there were Simmental and chari calves everywhere too pick from!

Ah, back in the days when dairy farmers were happy to haul massive, overdue calves out and risk the cow’s health? Surely those days are (thankfully) long gone.

 

[livestock 1]

It winds me up!!
“I paid 1/2 finished value for a 5 week old calf, knowing corn is very dear, straw likely too remain dear and now I’ve finished it the b@stard butchers won’t give me £6/kilo for it” you hear it in various incarnations so often!
No one stands there forcing us too bid!!

Don’t be a typical moaning farmer !!!

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Ah, back in the days when dairy farmers were happy to haul massive, overdue calves out and risk the cow’s health? Surely those days are (thankfully) long gone.

Now everything is blue though? I know some blues are easy calving but plenty aren’t!

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Don’t be a typical moaning farmer !!!

Touché

 

[neilo]

Now everything is blue though? I know some blues are easy calving but plenty aren’t!

Almost all are, out of dairy cows, due to a shorter gestation length.
Back in the days of calf exports we routinely inseminated heifers to BB, with far fewer problems than we ever had with AA/Hereford/etc. Calf prices are nearly back to those levels now.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Almost all are, out of dairy cows, due to a shorter gestation length.
Back in the days of calf exports we routinely inseminated heifers to BB, with far fewer problems than we ever had with AA/Hereford/etc. Calf prices are nearly back to those levels now.

The Hereford has got quite a bad name around here at the moment, some stupidly big calves coming out of heifers. Good farms too, they are looked too properly. Some have gone too the dark side, others have bought Limousin’s. I’ve got my name down for a bunch of limousin heifers from a neighbour who still keeps a lot of fresian in his cattle. They should make proper suckler cows!!

 

[Purli R]

They look grand! Bull or heifer calves on them? I can’t tell from the photos on my phone

Real smart outfits,fit to go anywhere,but never mind that..................................................... have you seen all that bloody GRASS

 

[Anymulewilldo]

Real smart outfits,fit to go anywhere,but never mind that..................................................... have you seen all that bloody GRASS

I’ll take a photo tomorrow and upset you a bit more...

 

[Purli R]

I’ll take a photo tomorrow and upset you a bit more...

Cheers

 

[Top Tip.]

I’ll take a photo tomorrow and upset you a bit more...

Can’t wait

 

[casper74]

I’m probably going too get told off for this... but here goes anyway.
I have noticed in my 15 years of buying out of markets that when you get a buyer who just won’t stop, odds are it’s a woman? There was a lady on Wednesday buying blue heifers. She didn’t arrive until 1/2 way through the sale but when she started blue heifers jumped £50. It was blindingly obvious that the dealers had noticed and were running her too hell. It’s such an easy thing too stop, yet women (and a few men) just don’t seem too get it...
That being said I’m one of them who bids by moving one finger slightly, twitching an eye or raising my eyebrows. Very secretive, don’t let anyone else know you’re in! Unlike them who wave catalogues or hands wildly in the air.
I genuinely feel sorry for them when the running starts. All you have too do is drop a few very expensive calves on your opponent and they soon give up!

It's not always women, there's a fella that goes around the North West marts who very very rarely stops on blue heifers (as happened in J36 last week) he doesn't seem to see or care that a few other buyers are running him big time. There is also 1 or 2 females who buy cattle who know exactly what they are doing and probably do a better job than the rest of us.
Then there is the odd ones like you described who can't help themselves.

 

[casper74]

When you glance up and the look you are being given ought too leave you as a smear on the floor... then you know you timed it just right!

Such a good feeling that especially when the other person starts mouthing off that he never bid, wasn't me, and can't decide which number to put it on so starts another number.

 

[Hilly]

The Hereford has got quite a bad name around here at the moment, some stupidly big calves coming out of heifers. Good farms too, they are looked too properly. Some have gone too the dark side, others have bought Limousin’s. I’ve got my name down for a bunch of limousin heifers from a neighbour who still keeps a lot of fresian in his cattle. They should make proper suckler cows!!

If they want easy calving Hereford need line one Herefords.

 

[Woolless]

If they want easy calving Hereford need line one Herefords.

Beat me to it. I was going to fly the flag for traditional/original population Herefords. The bull I recently bought from @Cowgirl was sired by a AI bull born in 1973. A different proposition altogether to the modern polled Hereford.

 

[neilo]

Beat me to it. I was going to fly the flag for traditional/original population Herefords. The bull I recently bought from @Cowgirl was sired by a AI bull born in 1973. A different proposition altogether to the modern polled Hereford.

That’s ‘progress’ for you.

Have you stopped recording the Easycares too?