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[livestock 1]

Think he’s sold them finished

Ha I sold mine as finished even though they went through the stores!

 

[livestock 1]

It's nearly impossible to tell how heavy they are on photos, how people buy cattle by photo and video is well beyond me
If those cattle are well grown and and weigh well (550+ kg) £2.55 - £2.75p/kg maybe 1 or 2 a touch more.

I was just looking at them on a phone not always easy to value cattle when you are in a shed with them never mind on a picture

 

[Gedd]

I was just looking at them on a phone not always easy to value cattle when you are in a shed with them never mind on a picture

Exactly had photos of cattle that are going to in the next weeks sale regularly off marts they often no where near as big as the photo makes out when you see them in the flesh could never buy/value them off a photo

 

[som farmer]

It's nearly impossible to tell how heavy they are on photos, how people buy cattle by photo and video is well beyond me
If those cattle are well grown and and weigh well (550+ kg) £2.55 - £2.75p/kg maybe 1 or 2 a touch more.

videos, find out height of rostrum, or rails, that will give you height of beast, width, you have to judge !
store ring at the old yeovil mkt, had 5 different levels in it, and the drover was not very tall, nearer 5ft than 6 !!!
and most of the dealers hog the rails.
pictures, unless something very special, no.

 

[neilo]

videos, find out height of rostrum, or rails, that will give you height of beast, width, you have to judge !
store ring at the old yeovil mkt, had 5 different levels in it, and the drover was not very tall, nearer 5ft than 6 !!!
and most of the dealers hog the rails.
pictures, unless something very special, no.

When video selling was first suggested/attempted, nearly 30 years ago(?), I thought then that it would be worth building a post & rail ‘presentation ring’ to film them in. A nice pastoral back drop, and a manicured ring with a low fence round it.

Ultimately the same reason I’d struggle to ever bid up on much from a picture or video.

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Any lamb deadweight prices this morning?

 

[hubbahubba]

Any lamb deadweight prices this morning?

MD Kepak 5.50

 

[som farmer]

When video selling was first suggested/attempted, nearly 30 years ago(?), I thought then that it would be worth building a post & rail ‘presentation ring’ to film them in. A nice pastoral back drop, and a manicured ring with a low fence round it.

Ultimately the same reason I’d struggle to ever bid up on much from a picture or video.

speaking to someone involved with the 'marteye' system, it has surpassed all expectations, you can have the whole of the british isles watching, and bidding. It's not only away buyers that watch/buy, but local as well, locals who are busy, can spend time watching, rather than actually going, to the sale/mkt, and save a lot of time, if busy. Some 60% of the bidding, is through marteye, on the dairy side, and cattle have gone right over the UK.
But, l agree with @neilo not really for me, yet. This will/is, an important way, to mkt stock, and probably we will all get used to it, in the end, after all, it's high tech farming !

 

[andybk]

speaking to someone involved with the 'marteye' system, it has surpassed all expectations, you can have the whole of the british isles watching, and bidding. It's not only away buyers that watch/buy, but local as well, locals who are busy, can spend time watching, rather than actually going, to the sale/mkt, and save a lot of time, if busy. Some 60% of the bidding, is through marteye, on the dairy side, and cattle have gone right over the UK.
But, l agree with @neilo not really for me, yet. This will/is, an important way, to mkt stock, and probably we will all get used to it, in the end, after all, it's high tech farming !

I watched the charollais sheep dungannon sale last year , and was as good as standing by the ring , fantastic camera angle and clarity , could easily see all the foot faults etc , The one good thing covid has done is speed this transition up and has dragged many marts into the 21st century , now many of us have smart phones will be the future for sure .
Who knows what the next step might be Automatic carcase scanners maybe lol ?

 

[Anymulewilldo]

well, that’s Lambing 2021 done. I think…

 

[andybk]

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well, that’s Lambing 2021 done. I think…

I have started on my second crop for the year ,had a milky ewe lamb last october after ram got in at weaning end may , (twins) her own lamb caught the ram in early February while away on keep , just had a single , then original ewe just had another twin .all doing well and in good condition , her record is going to look good on the desktop lol

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I have started on my second crop for the year ,had a milky ewe lamb last october after ram got in at weaning end may , (twins) her own lamb caught the ram in early February while away on keep , just had a single , then original ewe just had another twin . her record is going to look good on the desktop lol

That’s a profitable ewe family!!

 

[Fake it ‘til you make it]

That’s a profitable ewe family!!

@unlacedgecko may have an interest in those genetics!

 

[Werzle]

Weanling sale live currently on the Barbers auction page, Market Drayton.

 

[unlacedgecko]

I have started on my second crop for the year ,had a milky ewe lamb last october after ram got in at weaning end may , (twins) her own lamb caught the ram in early February while away on keep , just had a single , then original ewe just had another twin .all doing well and in good condition , her record is going to look good on the desktop lol

What breed?

 

[andybk]

What breed?

Pure charollais , never have or had any issue getting them in lamb for dec 1st , without sponges / cidr ,most normal years , put ram in a week early normally bang on .

 

[welger]

Exactly had photos of cattle that are going to in the next weeks sale regularly off marts they often no where near as big as the photo makes out when you see them in the flesh could never buy/value them off a photo

Will know tomorrow

Monday’s offerings at bakewell

Steers made 250.265.271 dont know the weight tho

 

[cattleman123]

If that age and well grown then from the pics then yesterday they would have made £1450+.

Top price was £1605 head yesterday for stores.

Steers averaged £1115 and that included a lot of cattle that you would not want even if they were given to you!

Will know tomorrow

Steers made 250.265.271 dont know the weight tho

Well they will come to a lot more than many said...myself included

 

[serf]

Lambs 2.40- 2.50 here at the min


https://streaming.auctionmarts.com/ccm.html

 

[livestock 1]

Seen a bit at Carlisle late 250’s lambs