Cattle Store Prices this week?

[steveR]

With Markets allowing buyers only on-site, what are folks doing? Fat lambs seem to have recovered a bit, but fat cattle still struggling from what I can understand.

However, it's time to sell Stores for the coming grass... What are prices doing and is it "safe" to leave stock to the tender mercies of Dealers and Auctioneers??

Maybe try Preloved or Internet selling!

 

[sticky]

There are 1 or 2 markets i deal with that I would trust to look after them ( the same firm ) and maybe some I wouldn't send too unless I was there.
How do you feel about your local?

 

[farmerclare]

I wouldn't trust my local market to sell my fat lambs when I can see them sold !!
Thank goodness I sell all my lambs locally to people for the freezer

 

[steveR]

There are 1 or 2 markets i deal with that I would trust to look after them ( the same firm ) and maybe some I wouldn't send too unless I was there.
How do you feel about your local?

Got two locally.

"How do I feel?" Ummm....

 

[casper74]

For what its worth, I haven't been anywhere personally myself last week or this week, talking to a few people who have been involved with store markets as a drop and go all have said cattle have generally been well sold, some making more than expected, buyers, sellers, auctioneers, and mart staff have all commented on how weird and eerie the marts are with just buyers around the ring. I can't see stores coming a lot less at the moment (sadly for me)

 

[davidroberts30]

Put a reserve on your stock?‍

 

[bert]

I was pleased with our store cattle run through Thirsk last Tuesday with only buyers there. Been there with store cattle every sale this year and thought the price was the same. Cull ewes in Malton this morning, don't know how they have done yet.....

 

[casper74]

Put a reserve on your stock?‍

I understand that but surely you put a reserve of say £1000 and on the day it makes £985 or £990 what then ? no sale and you have to go and pick 1 beast up? it's going to be very difficult sadly for everyone and it looks like for a considerable time

 

[gone up the hill]

I understand that but surely you put a reserve of say £1000 and on the day it makes £985 or £990 what then ? no sale and you have to go and pick 1 beast up? it's going to be very difficult sadly for everyone and it looks like for a considerable time

If it would have made £800 2/3 weeks ago then put a sensible reserve on it of say £650/700.

As for the OP, no sign of dealers/ farmers trying to get them cheap at the market I was at the other day, hell of a trade from the first lot in the ring and a lot of competitive bidding was going on.

Only thing I would be concerned about is numbers of stock entered, if say your market normally gets 700 stores then they really don't want anymore than 500 penned until all vendors/ buyers can get back to the ringside, reason being once the lorry's/ orders are full that's it as there is not many farmer buyers there to take up the excess cattle.

 

[Werzle]

I understand that but surely you put a reserve of say £1000 and on the day it makes £985 or £990 what then ? no sale and you have to go and pick 1 beast up? it's going to be very difficult sadly for everyone and it looks like for a considerable time

In these trying times you have to be realistic with reserves. i dont think trade has dropped much tbh , maybe a few ppk. If you hoped for £1000 and want them sold or want the money i would put a £950 reserve. Somewhere i have read the auctioneers have the vendor on the phone while selling but i would rather have a cast iron reserve than a rushed decision on the phone

 

[Werzle]

If it would have made £800 2/3 weeks ago then put a sensible reserve on it of say £650/700.

F##k that, take the comission off £650 and you have mugged an £800 beast away .

 

[Celt83]

I'd say put a reserve high enough so that the auctioneer knows he will have to do his job to get them sold, but not to high that you are taking the pi$$.