Livestock Markets may be closed from next week

[som farmer]

I have never even thought about the number of people attending a market, but, if they cancel events with attendance of over 500 people, could auctioneers, split sale days up a bit ? Primestock one day, say sheep another, and cattle/dairy/calves another ? Lot of hassle though. But, as posted earlier, most big shopping centres have more than 500 people a day, you wouldn't think they would close them. Wait and see, is best advice,

 

[Tarw Coch]

I have never even thought about the number of people attending a market, but, if they cancel events with attendance of over 500 people, could auctioneers, split sale days up a bit ? Primestock one day, say sheep another, and cattle/dairy/calves another ? Lot of hassle though. But, as posted earlier, most big shopping centres have more than 500 people a day, you wouldn't think they would close them. Wait and see, is best advice,

Fat stock buyers will have their weekly round so changing sale days might not work.
Perhaps markets could be segregated, if you’re taking sheep you don’t go around the cattle? Can’t see it working well though.
Maybe just a bit of common sense is needed, don’t hang around longer than needed. It will bugger up the social side of going to the market but hopefully the markets will stay open and I can bugger off home for my dinner as soon as I’ve sold..

 

[Nithsdale]

Oh look... another market confirming GUTH talking pish

 

[unlacedgecko]

you can, but who sets the price ? Most private treaty prices are based on live market prices, my big worry, is if m/kts are closed, and have to sell prime deadweight, the s/mkts will force the price down, so that will be baggered. On the other hand, if supply of imported food stuffs is delayed, compromised, or just not available, might be the opposite for our prices. Any way time will tell. I hope its the latter, we lacked the confidence to sell all we have for sale, Friday, as worried about the price, fetched more than we thought ! so should have taken more, although we can hold the rest, some will have to go, private treaty ?

Seller sets the price.

There are some abattoirs which offer to buy through the site using the PrimeStock section. They will bid their grid on any stock offered there.

 

[Nithsdale]

Seller sets the price.

There are some abattoirs which offer to buy through the site using the PrimeStock section. They will bid their grid on any stock offered there.

When it comes to finished animals, abattoirs set the price.

Anyone who thinks it's the live ring is deluded. The buyers - either dealers, or fieldsmen for abattoirs - ringside know the limit they can pay upto, which is set by the abattoir...

 

[Northern territory]

When it comes to finished animals, abattoirs set the price.

Anyone who thinks it's the live ring is deluded. The buyers - either dealers, or fieldsmen for abattoirs - ringside know the limit they can pay upto, which is set by the abattoir...

Why do sheep prices generally lag behind then, like for like?

 

[Nithsdale]

Why do sheep prices generally lag behind then, like for like?

Any time I've put lambs both ways on the same day, direct wins

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Any time I've put lambs both ways on the same day, direct wins

Maybe in a glut

 

[Northern territory]

Any time I've put lambs both ways on the same day, direct wins

Think you could find arguments both ways, we got burnt by dunbia a few years ago and never really forgiven them.

 

[Nithsdale]

Maybe in a glut

Must be a glut every time I sell lambs then

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Must be a glut every time I sell lambs then

What months do you sell them?

 

[Nithsdale]

What months do you sell them?

June-November usually with slower lambs December (or I punt them store, just depends how they're doing)

Try to avoid early August because of the glut

 

[Northeastfarmer]

June-November usually with slower lambs December (or I punt them store, just depends how they're doing)

Try to avoid early August because of the glut

Tbf aug-November is a glut time for lambs

 

[Nithsdale]

Tbf aug-November is a glut time for lambs

June and July isn't...


putting 40kg Suffolks away direct making £5 more than 40kg Texels in the live ring...?? (and general trade is Texels making £5 more than Suffolk lambs in the live ring)

 

[Northeastfarmer]

June and July isn't...


putting 40kg Suffolks away direct making £5 more than 40kg Texels in the live ring...?? (and general trade is Texels making £5 more than Suffolk lambs in the live ring)

I cba arguing over live v dead it’s been done to death on here

 

[Nithsdale]

June and July isn't...


putting 40kg Suffolks away direct making £5 more than 40kg Texels in the live ring...?? (and general trade is Texels making £5 more than Suffolk lambs in the live ring)

We're getting Off Topic...


Markets are operating as usual, its good news.
People need to stop scaremongering

 

[Sheeponfire]

We're getting Off Topic...


Markets are operating as usual, its good news.
People need to stop scaremongering

Well said that man....

 

[TomD]

Talk today at Sedgemoor livestock market was that ALL prime and store livestock markets will be stopped from operating from some point next week!

Apparently Wales are intending to shut their livestock markets from Monday.

Apparently it was touch and go yesterday if todays market would be allowed to go ahead!

Plans are being talked about to keep the livestock markets going which may include vendors turning up, staying in their trucks whilst the stock are unloaded, leaving the market and then after all stock has been unloaded the buyers being allowed in, all stock would then be sold subject.

Not sure if the above is workable or not.

Expectations are that when livestock markets close it will be for at least 3 months!

Why put the thread title as a statement but the thread is clearly your speculation at the moment, it may very well force markets to close but I would be put a considerable amount on it that you wouldn't be the one passing on such news I might be wrong stags,kivells and gth directors may have you on speed dial to spread the gospel that coronavirus is shutting markets when the time comes....in the mean time stop scaremongering

 

[chunky]

Rugby market on tomorrow as usual, they issued a notice similar to the ones other markets have regarding not going if over 70, feeling unwell etc.
we will be dropping off and coming away as usual.

 

[jendan]

June-November usually with slower lambs December (or I punt them store, just depends how they're doing)

Try to avoid early August because of the glut

You are selling nearly all of them in the glut then.