gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
If I wasn't buying I would NOT have been at the market in the current climate.
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- Thread starter TFF
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If I wasn't buying I would NOT have been at the market in the current climate.
- Location
- South Molton
What did you buy?
spin cycle
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- Location
- north norfolk
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
feck sake m8 don't start this again
The guy is a fecking troll.
And bloody well sad of him if he just wants to sh!t stir in times like this when there are FAR more IMPORTANT things for all of us to worry about.
You after ewes and lambs?
spin cycle
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- Location
- north norfolk
Plain steer
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What sort of money was the poor farmed stirks making?Christ alive I never thought I would be reporting trade like seen at Sedge today.
Hoggs, ( 1957 penned )
Off the chart, top price was £170 head..
If it had 4 legs and could walk it was £80 head plus regardless what breed it was! 35 kilo hoggs generally just shy of £100 head.
Killing ewes (1915 penned ) broke ALL market records to top out at £231 head...
Averaged £105 head but that included so very small hill ewes.
Orphan lamb trade was even more mental to top out at £52 head for a lamb that any other week this season would have made £29 at most..
Store cattle, ( 1088 penned ) well that was on fire to top out at £1295 head, 10 month old grazing steer's easily £950+ head without any trouble and across the board up anything to £100 head on last weeks trade.
Stirks, a sale of two half's, a lot of very poor farmed/ bred 10/12 month old dairy stuff penned was very hard to place and would be down £50/80 on the week but suckler breed stuff was just plain crazy and smaller cattle would be up some £175 head on two weeks ago with the stronger stuff up £50+ head on the week.
Many more stock in all rings could have been sold to advantage and will be needed at next Saturdays sale
Sell live to thrive.
- Location
- South Molton
I have deleted the previous comment and asked a genuine question.
Last week you stated the auctioneers and staff were saying the doubted the mart would be open this week. Instead of double checking with the auction directors you posted gossip and blatant misinformation.
I spoke to a director first thing monday who called you and told you the truth, only then did you change your tune.
So dont start that troll crap again when you are scaremongering and posting misinformation!
- Location
- South Molton
Some of us have been feeding information into the NFU to make sure marts , TB testing and other essential services keep going so we as farmers can feed the nation at this all important time.
We all need to be talking to each other ,watching out for neighbours and those that need help.
We need to be aware that some people who are looking for security in food supply are raiding farms.
Be safe be aware and talk!
We all need to be talking to each other ,watching out for neighbours and those that need help.
We need to be aware that some people who are looking for security in food supply are raiding farms.
Be safe be aware and talk!
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
Anything from £250/300 ish thou not what I was asked to buy so not taking a lot of intrest tbh but they were not good.
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
TBF i've been liking his content recently.....but ...well y'know
He is attention seeking, look how he has been going after Clive the last few days.
Pathetic.
And certainly not in the current crisis!
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
Yea for someone else today that didn't want to attend as they have health problems so are self isolating.
glad we have enough. will store cattle go easier? no money in them at these prices unless fat go a lot a lot better?Christ alive I never thought I would be reporting trade like seen at Sedge today.
Hoggs, ( 1957 penned )
Off the chart, top price was £170 head..
If it had 4 legs and could walk it was £80 head plus regardless what breed it was! 35 kilo hoggs generally just shy of £100 head.
Killing ewes (1915 penned ) broke ALL market records to top out at £231 head...
Averaged £105 head but that included so very small hill ewes.
Orphan lamb trade was even more mental to top out at £52 head for a lamb that any other week this season would have made £29 at most..
Store cattle, ( 1088 penned ) well that was on fire to top out at £1295 head, 10 month old grazing steer's easily £950+ head without any trouble and across the board up anything to £100 head on last weeks trade.
Stirks, a sale of two half's, a lot of very poor farmed/ bred 10/12 month old dairy stuff penned was very hard to place and would be down £50/80 on the week but suckler breed stuff was just plain crazy and smaller cattle would be up some £175 head on two weeks ago with the stronger stuff up £50+ head on the week.
Many more stock in all rings could have been sold to advantage and will be needed at next Saturdays sale
Sell live to thrive.
johnspeehs
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- Location
- Co Antrim
I can't see how stores can continue at these prices with the pressure starting to come on heavier carcass weights again, plants here going to increase penalties on anything going over weight.
With the speed that the meat is flying off the shelves they will soon be glad for any weight they can get. We are experiencing a total sea change in people’s eating habits and they need meat.
johnspeehs
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- Location
- Co Antrim
Yes you are right but the plants don't throw the "over weight" part of the carcass in the bin, why would they want us to have the true value of it when they can use the "we cant get the steaks on a supermarket tray" shite to practically steal it off us.
Restaurants, pubs etc closed so no sale on steaks.
Also going to be plenty of cow beef about with the schools closed, parents wont be making cooked lunches for the sprogs in the middle of the day.
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
As long as the markets keep going store cattle will be a very good trade I think, meat is flying off the shelves like not seen since it was rationed in WW11.
Also for the next 6/ 12 months people will not be going abroad for their Hols so will be having a lot more BBQs etc at home.
I agree it will be kicking and screaming that the abattoirs will be forced to change their ways,shortages will help them to adjust. A lot of the beef used in schools is imported but I think the home cooking will more than take up the slack on the cow beef front ,mince will be the big seller.
gone up the hill
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- Location
- Devon
I don't think the NFU has any influence at all regards markets staying open or not from what the people who will decide either way are saying.
johnspeehs
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- Location
- Co Antrim
I hope you are right but they don't seem in any rush to move the price up to somewhere near the COP, and thats for cattle bought at much less than they are now, talking about pulling beef 10p here next week.