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[Anymulewilldo]

Not too unusual with hill breeds - beauty is in the eye of the beholder, etc . . . Sometimes buyers are looking to get in to certain "blood" lines or maybe different folk are looking for different things e g teeth, conformation , skin and so on!!

4/5 years ago the first prize swale tup in Bentham was pretty much a smart looking ewe with balls. I felt sorry for the vendor really, he was so proud of it and when it went in the ring he couldn’t get a bid above £250 I think it was. He took it home.

 

[jendan]

4/5 years ago the first prize swale tup in Bentham was pretty much a smart looking ewe with balls. I felt sorry for the vendor really, he was so proud of it and when it went in the ring he couldn’t get a bid above £250 I think it was. He took it home.

I bet he hasnt been asked to judge there again.

 

[Estate fencing.]

4/5 years ago the first prize swale tup in Bentham was pretty much a smart looking ewe with balls. I felt sorry for the vendor really, he was so proud of it and when it went in the ring he couldn’t get a bid above £250 I think it was. He took it home.

I bought second prize pen of dales mules yesterday, can’t help but think how disappointing that was for the breeder.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I bought second prize pen of dales mules yesterday, can’t help but think how disappointing that was for the breeder.

We get years like that! one bid wonders when no one shifts you!

 

[Estate fencing.]

We get years like that! one bid wonders when no one shifts you!

My mate came with me, he said I’m definitely a trier when I was bidding up to £120 for the champion pen of ncm.

 

[Estate fencing.]

Am hoping to go on Wednesday, do you know how many they are expecting?

Catalogue has come through today, says 6338 there.

 

[Al R]

Anyone know of circa 200 ewes for sale all at 1 farm? Mixed ages but no yearlings.

 

[RMSLLOYD]

Just found the September HCC Bulletin email, rather than trying to remember what was said at the meeting. The bulletin sheep market comment read as this:

-Total sheep throughput at UK abattoirs stood at just over 1.1 million head for August – down 19.0% on the year. Within this, lamb throughput was down 19.5% on the year at 997,700 head – which is also down 20.3% on 2019. Despite the decrease in throughput, the average carcase weights were up 0.6kg on the year at 19.8kg. Cull ewe and ram throughput numbers also fell by 14.3% on the year to 105,200 head. The total volume of sheepmeat produced during August decreased by 17.6% on the year to 22,500 tonnes. Looking at the first 8 months of this year, total sheep throughput was currently down 12.3% on the year, whilst production decreased by 11.3%

I wonder how much of that was due to EID being celebrated in July this year instead of August as it was last year?

 

[Moors Lad]

Anyone know of circa 200 ewes for sale all at 1 farm? Mixed ages but no yearlings.

What breed/cross are you wanting?

 

[sticky]

Anyone know of circa 200 ewes for sale all at 1 farm? Mixed ages but no yearlings.

What about 18mths old?

 

[Al R]

What about 18mths old?

That’s a yearling.

 

[Al R]

What breed/cross are you wanting?

Easy care/exlana/Welsh, nothing soft, outdoor lambing and grass only diet

 

[Skintagain]

Easy care/exlana/Welsh, nothing soft, outdoor lambing and grass only diet

Swales only averaged £192 at hawes ….

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I bought second prize pen of dales mules yesterday, can’t help but think how disappointing that was for the breeder.

They should grow into good sorts of sheep. I’ve just looked at the report. We’ve had loads of sheep of the Taylor boys over the last few years. Proper old fashioned sheep still.

 

[sticky]

That’s a yearling.

 

[sticky]

That’s a yearling.

Are you sure I can’t tempt you?
Cheviot mules and scotch mules all born on one Northumberland farm never been mixed with any other sheep (or each other for that matter) they’d keep you on your toes and give your dogs something to think about.

 

[Al R]

Are you sure I can’t tempt you?
Cheviot mules and scotch mules all born on one Northumberland farm never been mixed with any other sheep (or each other for that matter) they’d keep you on your toes and give your dogs something to think about.

I was told by my lambing staff to never mention the C word again after 24 last year that made up a lorry load

 

[sticky]

I was told by my lambing staff to never mention the C word again after 24 last year that made up a lorry load

Oh well I’ll have to lamb them myself then.

 

[Greythundercloudys]

George purvis from ua stirling has a dose of ewes for sale privately on Facebook

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I was told by my lambing staff to never mention the C word again after 24 last year that made up a lorry load

I get told this every year. The key is selective deafness and amnesia when buying.