Up to 4 to go , some well covered , other 2 a touch plainHow many have you got? What type are they?, are they fat, thin, fit?
Probably through the grazing cow ring.
There's no-one i know taking non FA cull cows direct locally.
Equally there is a similar set up around here with lorries collecting large loads of non FA cattle and heading over to West Wales. Euro Foods or something like that? Killing non FA bulls and cows from what I've heard?Several lorries / week leave the SW for abattoirs in the north. Travel overnight. Their load is mature bulls and heavy cull cows. The stranglehold Devon / Cornwall outlets have locally is disgraceful. Outrageously greedy and leads to much longer haulage than should be necessary.
Agent in Somerset will take NON FA cows direct to slaughter, only 5ppk less than FA i think he gets paid for them!
Waste of time currently putting non Fa cull cows thru the live ring
Whereabouts are you OP?
good chap he is too but maybe to far for the OPAgent in Somerset will take NON FA cows direct to slaughter, only 5ppk less than FA i think he gets paid for them!
Didn't some know it all just say non FA culls were a waste of time through the ring?View attachment 992621
This shot from the GTH Facebook page 27th September would indicate the opposite. Non assured topped the market at Sedgmoor so a trip up the A30 M5 on a Monday morning might be in order.
Several lorries / week leave the SW for abattoirs in the north. Travel overnight. Their load is mature bulls and heavy cull cows. The stranglehold Devon / Cornwall outlets have locally is disgraceful. Outrageously greedy and leads to much longer haulage than should be necessary.
View attachment 992621
This shot from the GTH Facebook page 27th September would indicate the opposite. Non assured topped the market at Sedgmoor so a trip up the A30 M5 on a Monday morning might be in order.
Didn't some know it all just say non FA culls were a waste of time through the ring?
I hate it.
We only went FA because I wouldn't send my old girls on such long trips.
I've no problem with stock moving the length of the country, but not old grannies, moving just to have their heads knocked off.
Oh efficiency!Mine now go to Pickstocks via a collection from Tavistock Livestock Centre.
Won't put old cows through the ring, rather they have one last trip direct on a lorry. Used to go to West Devon Meats 45 mins up the road before they were bought out.
Didn't some know it all just say non FA culls were a waste of time through the ring?
I hate it.
We only went FA because I wouldn't send my old girls on such long trips.
I've no problem with stock moving the length of the country, but not old grannies, moving just to have their heads knocked off.
Not taken any lately but have watched enough of our cows go through the Barren ring at Frome over the years and couldn't see that they were discounted by being non FADidn't some know it all just say non FA culls were a waste of time through the ring?