- Location
- Easter ross
Much less competition for them in the north
Stirlingās too far for some buyers
āup thereā Stirling āup thereā thainstone āUp thereā huntly āup thereā Dingwall. Big difference
Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
- Start date
- Location
- West Somerset
Would that be mainly pedigree buyers?
Northeastfarmer
Member
- Location
- Cleveland
Youād wouldnāt get anything but an education then...was watching on my phone yesterday and there was a bull at 18k someone bid snd he took him for 20k, bloke must of pulled him up cos it dropped back to 19k and he got it
- Location
- Cheshire
You wouldnāt get the stock then in most auctions up north. You have too play by their rules.
When you get above a certain point they shouldnāt take small bids anyway or everyone will try it and you end up doing the last Ā£500 in tiny bids and take all day about it. This means the buyers get lazy and the price starts too drop off. If you get a whizz of an auctioneer the trade stays up as the buyers are kept alert and keen!
Itās the exact same as me bidding 10p at store lambs when theyāve been going up in halves. Itās just mucking about!
- Location
- Cheshire
STIRLING?! STIRLING?! Iād be happy if I could stop at Stirling! Thatās only 5 hours in the car. Iām just getting into the drive when I hit Stirling usually! 
How long would you be driving for? And up back in a day or stay a nightSTIRLING?! STIRLING?! Iād be happy if I could stop at Stirling! Thatās only 5 hours in the car. Iām just getting into the drive when I hit Stirling usually!
Wouldn't get anything then, no big deal
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Dingwall is 6 and a bit hours of driving and 380 miles from Thelwall viaduct. A bit further to Quoybrae and Stornaway.
- Location
- Easter ross
STIRLING?! STIRLING?! Iād be happy if I could stop at Stirling! Thatās only 5 hours in the car. Iām just getting into the drive when I hit Stirling usually!
Youāre the 1 in 100, you donāt count with your island hopping
- Location
- Cheshire
You must drive faster than me! Iām about 30 miles from Thelwall and Dingwall is a 8 hour drag! Thatās not including a break on the M74 somewhere. Usually Annandale.
I do Stirling in the day, anywhere further up Iāve got a B&B I use. Good way too kill myself Iād have thought doing Dingwall and home in a day!
- Location
- Cheshire
Iāve never left the Mainland yet! Come close but never had too board a ferry yet!Youāre the 1 in 100, you donāt count with your island hopping
- Location
- Easter ross
Iāve never left the Mainland yet! Come close but never had too board a ferry yet!
this year
where a ex neighbour goes as theyāre usually cheaper out there, good healthy sheep
- Location
- Easter ross
You must drive faster than me! Iām about 30 miles from Thelwall and Dingwall is a 8 hour drag! Thatās not including a break on the M74 somewhere. Usually Annandale.
I do Stirling in the day, anywhere further up Iāve got a B&B I use. Good way too kill myself Iād have thought doing Dingwall and home in a day!
release the handbrake helps
livestock 1
Member
I would say anything over 15k would be a bit steep for likes of what Iām doing
Timbo
Member
- Location
- Gods County
Anyone know what DW beef is doing this week ?
Speak to the man who buys them for you ,if there was mixy ones among them the price would have been adjusted to suit Iām quite sure.
livestock 1
Member
Buy my own
- Location
- Mendips Somerset
yes correct, Gwilym Richards used to sell at Gloucester he was really fast ,(moved over to wales now and does the suff at builth ) many complained he didnt give people time to bid at the end , but kept buyers on their toes for fear of missing out , didnt give them time to think really , averages were always higher with him in charge , the penny pinchers never commit to higher bids if given time anyway , you either want the stock or not .
Blackies?
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
You must drive faster than me! Iām about 30 miles from Thelwall and Dingwall is a 8 hour drag! Thatās not including a break on the M74 somewhere. Usually Annandale.
I do Stirling in the day, anywhere further up Iāve got a B&B I use. Good way too kill myself Iād have thought doing Dingwall and home in a day!
Wouldnāt do there and back, but Iām sure Iād do it one way in well under six. Remember doing Ringwood to Inverness Airport in a hire Corsa in five and a half hours one night, after the plane was cancelled.