bu99ers would tell you owt to get the stock in the mkt , there commison between a good trade and bad is feck all. 10 years ago i was 100% live now i couldnt go back even the auctioner i had problems with is trying to book them dw
Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
- Start date
Sounds like there's a good story thereParts of Chester too
Haha my lips sealed plenty rumours at one timeSounds like there's a good story there
- Location
- Cheshire
Grandad suggested buying a litter the other week. I priced up grower meal, wrote it down and passed him the piece of paper. “I don’t think we’ll bother” was his response
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Mine get only barley and wheat nowt else , i cant afford them fancy pig feeds .Grandad suggested buying a litter the other week. I priced up grower meal, wrote it down and passed him the piece of paper. “I don’t think we’ll bother” was his response
- Location
- Cheshire
When they tell me the best thing I could do with my fat hoggs is turn them out and forget them for a month… nothing good too say about the job at all… I tend to believe them!
livestock 1
Member
Some of them if they told you the time you would look at your watch
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Odd ones offer good advice , tis up to us to work out who tells truth and who bull sh1!s , i find it easy i can just tell when people are talking out their hoop.
Stw88
Member
- Location
- Northumberland
Theres a feller near by thats favourite saying is - 2 things in life you never trust, the first is an auctioneers handshake and the 2nd a kiss from a prostitute 
livestock 1
Member
I spend most of my time taking the pi@@ out of them they are there for the taking
- Location
- Cheshire
In between hiding the road signs too their mart?
Hilly
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders.
Road signs are so last century, we have sat nav in scotland you know .
- Location
- Cheshire
So do I, but our @livestock 1 still thinks we all follow signs… the ironic bit is that the local people he’s trying too save the market for are the ones who struggle without the signs!
- Location
- Cheshire
I see plenty of road signs pointing too Auction Marts north of the border… I assumed they are that desperate for English money as the Scots are too damn tight too part with any!
livestock 1
Member
Haha never been to Dumfries mart went there and bought a dog off a lad that had a black eye off the night before one day. He sent the dog over the gate to get the sheep and lit a fag whilst trying not to be sick.
I had had a similar night
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
I know a fella that does that, feeding nothing but rolled barley. He also fed them for twice as long as the weaners I had on ‘fancy pig feed’, but hey, his price per ton was lower…
- Location
- Cheshire
That’s what I was thinking, also the fat layer will be thicker? Bought a full pig butchered off a mate. Fat on the chops is inch and a half thick… I like fat, but that’s ridiculousI know a fella that does that, feeding nothing but rolled barley. He also fed them for twice as long as the weaners I had on ‘fancy pig feed’, but hey, his price per ton was lower…
- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Last year you were telling me I should take their advice as to when to sell stock.
I can think of three auctioneers in my lifetime that I would trust, a little bit.
- Location
- Cheshire
I have 3 auctioneers I would trust too buy for me. I know another one well and deal with him a lot but I wouldn’t trust him too buy me a brew…Last year you were telling me I should take their advice ast9 when to sell stock.
I can think of three auctioneers in my lifetime that I would trust, a little bit.
but he can sell finished stock like there’s no tomorrow
Northeastfarmer
Member
- Location
- Cleveland
Barley needs grinding for pigs not rollingI know a fella that does that, feeding nothing but rolled barley. He also fed them for twice as long as the weaners I had on ‘fancy pig feed’, but hey, his price per ton was lower…