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Nukemall

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That would make far more sense.
It’s fairly simple really. If round bales are light they are usually sold by the bale. If they are heavy they are sold by the tonne. As soon as you see which way they are to be sold it tells you what weights you are likely to be looking at. Usually square bales (not conventional bales) are sold by the tonne apart from quadrant types
 

Farmerdunk

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Location
Hertfordshire
Spoke to straw merchant today. Asked him hypothetically, ‘ as it stands now would you pay £70 ton off the field now’ considering the weather, straw left in sheds at harvest and the amount of cereals drilled. He thought it would be at that price.
 
Funny what you read on here but for someone who never goes to the auction at Carlisle to say weighed loads are estimated weights and another to say it’s Scottish straw doesn’t fill you with confidence believing anything you read on here.
When dropping geld cows off or whatever it is it’s easy to have a wander across to the fodder auction as there’s a fair few lads I know well there that sell straw. Most have tickets and I could name at least four or five regulars who are from the north east or Yorkshire
 

glasshouse

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Location
lothians
Funny what you read on here but for someone who never goes to the auction at Carlisle to say weighed loads are estimated weights and another to say it’s Scottish straw doesn’t fill you with confidence believing anything you read on here.
When dropping geld cows off or whatever it is it’s easy to have a wander across to the fodder auction as there’s a fair few lads I know well there that sell straw. Most have tickets and I could name at least four or five regulars who are from the north east or Yorkshire
Whats wrong with scottish straw? Not enough blackgrass in it?
 

Derrick Hughes

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Location
Ceredigion
Funny what you read on here but for someone who never goes to the auction at Carlisle to say weighed loads are estimated weights and another to say it’s Scottish straw doesn’t fill you with confidence believing anything you read on here.
When dropping geld cows off or whatever it is it’s easy to have a wander across to the fodder auction as there’s a fair few lads I know well there that sell straw. Most have tickets and I could name at least four or five regulars who are from the north east or Yorkshire
Since when has Sunderlands Hereford Market been in Carlisle
If their £54 mini Heston was weighed then fair enough . Sale reports of ton price from most auctions are an estimate .
I have never been to Carlisle and my comments was not of Carlisle
 
Derrick is not selling the stuff, simply giving an estimate of what the weight might be .
I had no idea of the size of a d4000 bale,
Is that a crime?
Oh dear, . Derrick was replying to a quto of mine where we were discussing that a auction was reporting by guessing the weight but selling by the bale with out accurately getting the bale size right. No crime, just confusion.
 
Sorry if I got confused or confused you with my comment. But most auctions down here sell by the bale and then put and estimated weight on the sale report .
I I repeat the £54 bale was in Hereford
That's as I understand happens, but in the interest of accuracy it should say estimate or not put it in the report, i'v move some 6 to the ton round bales that really surprised me. At £35 bale it can really distort the market.
 

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