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Werzle

Member
Location
Midlands
You say on more than one occasion the price has “crashed” and then speak of large stores being back £100 over a 3 week period. Is this not the case of “back end comes every year”and also some reality coming into the trade as a result of corn and fert prices.
Sounds more like a backend adjustment rather than a crash in cattle trade
His reports are abit dramatic but entertaining, one post the buyers fear new year trade and on another feb is going to be great and get buying. The yoyo trade of sedge continues and lives on in his reports.
 
Location
Devon
His reports are abit dramatic but entertaining, one post the buyers fear new year trade and on another feb is going to be great and get buying. The yoyo trade of sedge continues and lives on in his reports.
You should read my posts correctly!

But for simple minds like yourself i said: Store cattle buyers are worried about the prime price come Jan.

And i think if you can hold younger cattle like stirks it would be a good idea as i am very sure that trade will rise come Feb once we get past the halfway point for winter and thoughts turn to turnout...

Is that plain enough for YOU to understand?? lol....
 

mghley

Member
Location
Derbyshire
Not a crash as such i agree but the cattle dropped £160+ in one week not 3 weeks which is one hell of a drop!

May be a backend adjustment but it wont help the rearers of these store cattle who themselves have much increased costs on 12 months ago but selling at prices at or below prices 12 months ago!

I actually think people should hold the young cattle if they can possible do so as the trade will rise back up again, be that pre or post xmas!
I can’t remember a backend when young cattle don’t look good value against bigger stores. To most buyers they face a long winter of feed and bedding with spring a distant prospect. For some time comments have been made about the extraordinary trade for calves and weanlings, with the prospect of high feed costs and ridiculous fert prices I for one am not surprised that some buyers are lucking for an adjustment in price.
 

Top Tip.

Member
Location
highland
You should read my posts correctly!

But for simple minds like yourself i said: Store cattle buyers are worried about the prime price come Jan.

And i think if you can hold younger cattle like stirks it would be a good idea as i am very sure that trade will rise come Feb once we get past the halfway point for winter and thoughts turn to turnout...

Is that plain enough for YOU to understand?? lol....
Prime price has always dropped in January,why would this year be any different.
 

ImLost

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Not sure
You should read my posts correctly!

But for simple minds like yourself i said: Store cattle buyers are worried about the prime price come Jan.

And i think if you can hold younger cattle like stirks it would be a good idea as i am very sure that trade will rise come Feb once we get past the halfway point for winter and thoughts turn to turnout...

Is that plain enough for YOU to understand?? lol....
Don't get so serious man, it's t'internet. Report the facts and relax a bit. Sticks and stones and all that....
 

Anymulewilldo

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Cheshire
How long before the sheep jobs overdone? Hell theres some sheep about and everyman and his dog seems to be at it.
I’ll be very surprised if there doesn’t come a ruddy great glut just after Christmas when the grass has run out and folk don’t like the sound of £300/tonne finishing ration. I was talking too one of the finished buyers/finishers up north the other day and he was saying how many lambs out of the fat are being sent out on keep again. They will all have too come back at some point. He thought the best policy would be too just keep on selling steadily. Not rush into anything. Hold when it dips etc. Then he nudged me and said “you’ll still be going in June so you might as well start soon.” 😂😂
Although he thinks ewes are going too rocket again before long. Fingers crossed on that. 🤞
 

Anymulewilldo

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Cheshire
Don't see it myself - unless the slaughter lines are affected. I can see it continue bouncing between 2.20 and 2.40 live as it has been doing upto Christmas
Yeah, I reckon this could be pretty accurate. But looking at the amount of store sheep there seems too be everywhere I look (and I don’t just mean at home) I’m starting too wonder if we will get much above £2.80 February onwards. (Going on January traditionally being a bit dicey) a lot of these stores being sold now for spring trade will need a £3 spring trade too break even. I’m hoping like hell it happens but I wouldn’t be risking daft money on stores on it.
 
That's been happening for years up here, RL used to send float loads of lmbs bought on a fat day, probably around 40/42kgs and put them on keep down south. He was at lanark yesterday but not the big buyer of old, not as young as he used to be. Bought more ewes than lmbs.
 

Hilly

Member
You should read my posts correctly!

But for simple minds like yourself i said: Store cattle buyers are worried about the prime price come Jan.

And i think if you can hold younger cattle like stirks it would be a good idea as i am very sure that trade will rise come Feb once we get past the halfway point for winter and thoughts turn to turnout...

Is that plain enough for YOU to understand?? lol....
Same as the last 100 years then 😂
 

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