livestock 1
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Will be anywayCould have bought those little Cheviots about £60 would have really wound up some on here when you were still selling hoggs next June
Martinmas sale, cally mart.
- Thread starter Greythundercloudys
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Greythundercloudys
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Hardie scans my ewes, nice guy.
Greythundercloudys
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Who got them, to expensive for downie,JG?Yes , £150pen of 80
Went to carlise in early 80's north country cheviots in April hogs making 60 pounds plus sub on them this was just before easter vevers was buying a lot then. If you times up the value to now what would be the price today ?
- Location
- central scotland
Downie bought them ....I think ..... but I couldn’t get the price right so not much chance of me having the right buyer
Greythundercloudys
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Downie is some character, he, s putting alot of lmbs to lanark on a Monday, was buying alot at 110+ to number 1, they, ll be at lanark in March for around 140 probably. A good distance for him to go with them, he's in Aberdeen.
He’ll have a lot of grass taken all over the country. A lot of these good Beltex type lambs go to a man in Aberdeenshire.
- Location
- Perthshire, Scotland
Cheery trade considering that I wasn’t overly happy with my lambs
Greythundercloudys
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Those one TC bought must have been specials, he only buy nice ones.
sheepwise
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- Location
- SW Scotland
First pen down to Ayrshire.
Greythundercloudys
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Grass grows down there all year round, no baluskie lmbs there today normal 1000 just for this sale, l wonder what's happened there.
sheepwise
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- Location
- SW Scotland
Manager retired. Change of farming policy.
livestock 1
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I hope everyone is happy with their trade this year. Giving anything the benefit of the doubt price wise you could add a good few quid onto that and still not be enough. Some of the poorer end looked horrendously dear to me, that’s when you know the trade is good and they are dear.
livestock 1
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Were there any in the £70’s or were they poor at that money?
- Location
- Scot Borders
Can’t believe the 2 markets couldn’t get their heads together. Having 2 sales of 8000+ lambs on the same day in the same town, might be ok for them but no fun for the buyers and even less fun for the hauliers. I’ve got lambs heading to vivers today, the haulier is screwed for driving time because of yesterday.
Greythundercloudys
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Yes, cally should have been tomorrow, think Fisher and JE was at ua, they probably would have went to the cally if sale had been tomorrow, Fisher anyway was there yesterday early but he buys mostly bf lmbs.
livestock 1
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RF was at the Cally when the blackies started I wouldn’t be surprised if JE had someone there for him
livestock 1
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Does seem a bit daft as if there’s some awkwardness in
If I remember right the sales were on different days last year UA was on Wednesday I think
Maybe DW on for JE