Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Hilly]

Must have been late 80’s possibly very early 90’s ? I was a school skyver when I was their and I ain’t been to school for a while

A didn’t gan much when I was on the books either , but I can Mek more than a teacher now so all ended well me dad taught me not a bloody teacher

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I thought it was a Friday?? Or was Friday store day? Long time ago now. We were on with Bedford TKs then too

Grandad reckons you’ve never lived until you’ve trapesed all over the country in an old TK with wooden body and all wooden decks in! his last one did 45mph flat out. Lazonby was a lonnnng drag home in them days. Says I’m spoilt rotten in our MAN.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

It would be back in the mid 80’s. Well before me, Grandad had a disagreement with the ministry grader at Congleton, kept his cool and carried on. Next week grader started again so Grandad cornered him in the weighbridge and picked him up by his collar and gave him a bit of a hiding. Dropped him, loaded his lambs back on the wagon and came home. Didn’t take lambs too Congleton again. Then when ministry grading finished the grader from Congleton took the job of market grader at Chelford. You can imagine that Grandad didn’t like that idea! First time he took lambs he just nodded at the grader and nothing was said. They got on like a house on fire ever after that! I’ve heard from Grandads mates that the grader had asked one of them one day “have you ever fallen out with big Jim?” The reply “no, we bugger off before he gets that mad” Grader “aye, I think I’ve worked that out”
It might have been embellished over the years but I’ve heard it from several different mates of Grandad and knowing the man nothing would surprise me! Thump first, shout second and think about it later on!

Can’t get away with anything like that anymore!!

 

[livestock 1]

Grandad reckons you’ve never lived until you’ve trapesed all over the country in an old TK with wooden body and all wooden decks in! his last one did 45mph flat out. Lazonby was a lonnnng drag home in them days. Says I’m spoilt rotten in our MAN.

Yes unbelievable machines. Ours had a wooden container on with Roman numerals on the deck sections. Bit slower when wet as the wooden box carried a lot of water you could hardly lift the back door up. A few mart men made the mistake of opening it who are just still here to tell the tale. Holes in the floor where the pedals went through so your feet were like blocks of ice, springs like elastic bands and it could smell a bank a mile away. It usually made it there and back though liked water pumps every now and again which were to change underneath as the cab didn’t lift radiator to take off underneath too!!! Unbelievable machines we had 2 ha

 

[Pigken]

Used to take fat cattle amd lambs on a monday all i csn remember if you entered the mart through the front doors to the right was the cattle ring left was the sheep pens cant remember if theyvwete put through a ring or not went to ponteland after that then it closed tried hexham and bishop auckland its closed now as well now use mainly darlington and very occasionally hexham

Sure some one will correct, but at Bishop mart, seem to remember a man called Arnold j, used to buy a lot, was he a director? Did he not put a minimum price on stuff to get a good clearance?

 

[Gedd]

Sure some one will correct, but at Bishop mart, seem to remember a man called Arnold j, used to buy a lot, was he a director? Did he not put a minimum price on stuff to get a good clearance?

I wouldnt know only went a few times to the fat sales

 

[livestock 1]

I never went to bishop that I can remember. If I was there it was only once to load something up with my father. Tom Broadley was the auctioneer (I think) and David Coulson
The buyers were often independent butchers if I’ve got my story straight

 

[Hilly]

Yes unbelievable machines. Ours had a wooden container on with Roman numerals on the deck sections. Bit slower when wet as the wooden box carried a lot of water you could hardly lift the back door up. A few mart men made the mistake of opening it who are just still here to tell the tale. Holes in the floor where the pedals went through so your feet were like blocks of ice, springs like elastic bands and it could smell a bank a mile away. It usually made it there and back though liked water pumps every now and again which were to change underneath as the cab didn’t lift radiator to take off underneath too!!! Unbelievable machines we had 2 ha

My neighbour had a petrol one !!! Imagine the consumption

 

[Pistonbroke]

My neighbour had a petrol one !!! Imagine the consumption

We had a TL turbo. It leaked as much oil as the diesel that burnt. Took a lim bull 250 miles to Carlisle once,stopped in a services about 3/4 the way there and the rocker cover screws had all come loose. Took £60 of oil to fill it back up

 

[yellowbelly]

The first one I remember us having was S type Bedford. Only 2 seats in the cab with the engine in between them - great in the winter but got very hot in the summer.
It was a tipper and the body was very high, so to load on the flat, dad used to tip it up a bit so the ramp wasn't so steep.

Then we had a TK with the same heavy, wooden Carmichael box on.

After that we had another Bedford. It looked just like a TK but I can't remember the 2 letters it went by.
It was under 3 ton but was 10 gross and was the biggest wagon you could drive on an ordinary licence.
I was 17 at the time and the law was changed which made it a HGV so I got a 'free' HGV licence ( with a weight restriction on it) without having to have a test.
Then we joined the EEC(as it was then) and they issued green paper licences and mine came back as a full Class 3 (with no weight restriction). Result - I could then drive the Scania that we had by then.
Then they changed licences and started calling HGV's, LGV 's. My new licence came back as a Class 2 and Class 3. Another result. Could drive anything, except an artic, without ever having to have (or pay for) a test

 

[Northeastfarmer]

I never went to bishop that I can remember. If I was there it was only once to load something up with my father. Tom Broadley was the auctioneer (I think) and David Coulson
The buyers were often independent butchers if I’ve got my story straight

Me and dad took some finished cattle years ago (I’d still be at school) for the first time to bishop….and the last time….

 

[Woolless]

Just dropped lambs off at St Boswells. Seemed very quiet but I saw at least one buyer and he had an artic to fill!

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Just dropped lambs off at St Boswells. Seemed very quiet but I saw at least one buyer and he had an artic to fill!

If he’s the only buyer he’ll soon fill it…

 

[Hawthorn]

Ross sqq 2.96

 

[livestock 1]

My neighbour had a petrol one !!! Imagine the consumption

Fella up the road had a four cylinder petrol one too

 

[d williams]

Ross sqq 2.96

Many in ????

 

[Hilly]

Just dropped lambs off at St Boswells. Seemed very quiet but I saw at least one buyer and he had an artic to fill!

It always feels quiet their, I wonder what the fek is wrong with the local famers at times, lack of support and the ones not supporting the place will be first to moan when it’s closed another nail in the coffin.

 

[Hawthorn]

Many in ????

875

 

[Jimmywick]

Best way sell anything imo is through a ring end of pens are harder work whenever watched sheep through a ring it deffo seems better and consistent through flow !

 

[andybk]

My neighbour had a petrol one !!! Imagine the consumption

we had one ex Hales cakes petrol , reliable ,bloody hard ride , my dad made me drive it back across bristol week after passing my car test , i learnt more in an hour than all the lessons , i also remember waiting to leave after the royal show , VOSA asked if they could dip the tank looking for red diesel lol ,