- Location
- Cheshire
He has commented that he never had averages over £100 for ewe lambs… says his buyer has gone all too pot nowadays. AND he bought prize pens most years!Dont read your grandads book too much before you set off to buy this year!
Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker
- Thread starter TFF
- Start date
- Location
- Cheshire
It was the same down here! Between the ages of 7&12 I bet we did a farm sale a month. All within 20 miles of home. It’s 5 years since I went too the last one!
muleman
Member
- Location
- Cheshire
We were at Longtown a couple of years ago, Lee’s at Morley Hill were in with the ring with their first prize pen. I was in at £128 and just before the hammer dropped I got a smack right behind the knees and a hissed “That had better be you!” I wasn’t best pleased! He did apologise as soon as the gavel dropped though!
I remember back then because 98 was my first year farming, I bought next doors draft yows so I could turn them back to the fell to start my fell flock, they were £22, in 99 the same yows cost me £8. I sold my first mule gimmer lambs in 2000 for £30, don't want to go back to them days
muleman
Member
Better than him saying it better hadnt be you!We were at Longtown a couple of years ago, Lee’s at Morley Hill were in with the ring with their first prize pen. I was in at £128 and just before the hammer dropped I got a smack right behind the knees and a hissed “That had better be you!” I wasn’t best pleased! He did apologise as soon as the gavel dropped though!
livestock 1
Member
One we went to some of the cows (three of them) jumped out of the ring and ran away auctioneer put them down to me and said ‘the job will be right we will sort a price out’
This was in October they rang up a month later when it snowed and said’ we’ve got your beast in’
- Location
- Cheshire
We’d better mention beef prices for a second… we’ll be getting told off again… 
- Location
- Cheshire
I had too draw them out when we got home and put them in the Croft. Everyone who came too see him for the next 3 weeks was taken too see these bloody lambs!
muleman
Member
Got a good beef dinner cheap at lazonby!We’d better mention beef prices for a second… we’ll be getting told off again…
- Location
- Cheshire
Never had a bad meal there!
Skintagain
Member
- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
Did they do a job?
muleman
Member
Pie and peas and beetroot was their speciality!
- Location
- Cheshire
- Location
- Cheshire
livestock 1
Member
I went up them steps years ago the old lasses said ‘there’s nowt left’ I said ‘ you must have summit left I will have owt’
She said sit down and landed with mushy peas two fried eggs and fish fingers
She said sit down and landed with mushy peas two fried eggs and fish fingers
- Location
- Cheshire
Meal fit for any shepherd!!
livestock 1
Member
Yes they were ok good cows just stone mad
- Location
- Cheshire
Big entry of culls again in Bentham tonight!!
muleman
Member
A bad time to be starting, youve done well to get established....on the other hand, maybe a good time if we could buy stock ewes for £2 and £8 !