Silage / Straw / Hay Price Tracker

[som farmer]

So to sum up, at an auction the sellers talked the trade up and buyers talked the trade down, "shock horror" and in a removed post berated someone for having a reserve on their straw and not selling it but in the past have encouraged reserves to be left on pens of livestock.

if you leave a reserve, on a pen of stock, in mkt, auctioneer would soon tell, to high/low. Fodder auctions, high reserve, not queried so much, as is used, to set a trade price.

 

[LAMBCHOPS]

Didn’t know Mchale did a Quadrant bale..?

just been told by son it's not!!!!!! Something about about bales being 120 by somut

 

[Derrick Hughes]

just been told by son it's not!!!!!! Something about about bales being 120 by somut

You need to get your tape out . They will be 120x70 or 120 x90

 

[LAMBCHOPS]

You need to get your tape out . They will be 120x70 or 120 x90

Ok

 

[fieldfarmer]

if you leave a reserve, on a pen of stock, in mkt, auctioneer would soon tell, to high/low. Fodder auctions, high reserve, not queried so much, as is used, to set a trade price.

Have you never seen a farmer bid on his own pen from behind the dealers to help raise the price?

 

[thorpe]

Have you never seen a farmer bid on his own pen from behind the dealers to help raise the price?

and good lock to that farmer if he knows the value of his stock!

 

[fieldfarmer]

and good lock to that farmer if he knows the value of his stock!

But its not OK for a straw dealer to leave a reserve as pointed out earlier?

 

[Derrick Hughes]

But its not OK for a straw dealer to leave a reserve as pointed out earlier?

As long as they state it did not reach the reserve

 

[livestock 1]

But its not OK for a straw dealer to leave a reserve as pointed out earlier?

It’s absolutely correct to leave a reserve.
What’s not right is to have it bid to an unrealistic reserve then use that reserve as a president for future loads.

 

[fieldfarmer]

It’s absolutely correct to leave a reserve.
What’s not right is to have it bid to an unrealistic reserve then use that reserve as a president for future loads.

Totally agree, shouldn't the auctioneer stop that happening though or are they in on it?

 

[livestock 1]

Totally agree, shouldn't the auctioneer stop that happening though or are they in on it?

In on it. Seller pays the commission after all.

 

[thorpe]

In on it. Seller pays the commission after all.

it should be up to the seller of anything to accept or decline any sale.

 

[livestock 1]

it should be up to the seller of anything to accept or decline any sale.

You’ve totally missed the point
But yes that’s very true

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I hate bidding against a wall at straw sales. but thats how it goes

 

[livestock 1]

I hate bidding against a wall at straw sales. but thats how it goes

Sometimes distorting the trade is unhelpful and unhealthy in the long term

 

[Mc115reed]

I hate bidding against a wall at straw sales. but thats how it goes

It’s the same at any sale not just straw... if there’s a reserve the auctioneer will take bids from fresh air too get there too try and get a sale.. if nobody is genuinely bidding though they’ll stop a couple of quid short of the reserve

 

[som farmer]

Have you never seen a farmer bid on his own pen from behind the dealers to help raise the price?

of course i have, even done it myself, but always to a sensible level, and never really brought much home, but that is different to setting a high reserve, and running to that price, with little inclination to sell, but just to 'set' a mkt value, 2 totally different things, and, of course, unlike an abattoir, you have the option to take them home, if unhappy.

 

[thorpe]

used to sell in uttox mkt years ago tight basturds there, glad idont have to go there today have a genuine customer base now our customers are frinds now and we wouldnt rob them!

 

[Surgery]

So is there any prices from stow?

 

[livestock 1]

It’s the same at any sale not just straw... if there’s a reserve the auctioneer will take bids from fresh air too get there too try and get a sale.. if nobody is genuinely bidding though they’ll stop a couple of quid short of the reserve

Some of the straw that turns up in sales don’t want a sale though