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12^th December 2022 Trade Talk - Will Alexander, Auctioneer, Bentham Auction Mart As I write this, the farmgate milk price is near on 50p/litre and feed and fertiliser costs continue to spiral. We have just held our Christmas Show and Sale of dairy cattle, a superb offering of new calved cows and heifers, with a trade to match. A new centre record of £4200 was set and the highest average ever of £2589... Read the full article

5^th December 2022 Trade Talk - Stephen Dodsworth, Fieldsperson, Darlington Farmers Auction Mart The clean beef trade in Darlington continues to sail merrily in unchartered waters, whilst we appreciate the production costs are spiralling, the demand is currently at an all-time high. Independent wholesale butchers drive our weekly sales and to these family run firms, our whole industry must show great gratitude. So... Read the full article

25^th November 2022 Alastair Brown elected as new chairman of Livestock Auctioneers’ Association New chair and vice chair to support the on-going work of executive team Alastair Brown, senior auctioneer at Bletsoes, has been elected as the new chairman of the Livestock Auctioneers’ Association (LAA). He will be assisted by former Welsh LAA chairman Keith Davies, who was appointed as vice chair of the national LAA... Read the full article

25^th November 2022 Trade Talk - Bradley Towell – Prime cattle auctioneer McCartneys Worcester & Ludlow markets Liveweight trade for prime cattle has been relatively stable all year with the top-end continental steers and heifers particularly commanding a premium. Demand has increased slightly in the past fortnight as firms look fill orders for the Christmas period, despite wholesalers reporting that orders are not coming in as thick... Read the full article

21^st November 2022 Drew Patrick - Auctioneer - Hexham and Northern Marts I am writing this now as the curtains begin to close on the traditional “backend” sales”, one that has been extremely challenging. The early ewe lamb sales suffered due to the prolonged drought this summer and the extremely volatile commodities market. Rising feed costs and limited winter forage created a very cautious... Read the full article

14^th November 2022 Live sales ring provides weekly outlet and true value for all classes of calf As the dairy industry embraces the second GB Calf Week, highlighting progress in ensuring dairy-bred calves are reared with care and purpose as part of the dairy or beef supply chain, dairy calf producers are being urged to carefully select marketing routes to ensure the right calves are reaching the right outlet. “There... Read the full article

14^th November 2022 Trade Talk - Derek Biss, Partner & Auctioneer at Greenslade Taylor Hunt, Sedgemoor Market If you are going to do a “trade talk” on the dairy cattle trade, then there is never a better time than doing it on the back of two of the most exciting sale days in my forty years of being in the business, here in the South West of England. Despite dairy dispersal sales being scarce this autumn down here,... Read the full article

7^th November 2022 Trade Talk - Jonny Dymond, Manager & Auctioneer at Shrewsbury Auction Centre, Halls Never in my career, or lifetime for that matter, have we ever seen such a range of cattle values as those we are seeing at the moment. The highs are almost from dream land as pedigree and commercial dairy cattle have now broken the £3000 barrier on numerous occasions in the weekly markets, and TB restricted bullocks reached... Read the full article

31^st October 2022 Trade Talk - Jess Maynard, Stags, South Molton Market As Autumn arrives we look back on what has been a roller coaster ride for prime lamb producers selling at South Molton Market so far this year. The highs set off with an increase in scanning percentages, favourable lambing conditions and a buoyant export trade, all favoured those looking to sell those fresh lambs with higher... Read the full article

17^th October 2022 Trade Talk - Rod Cordingley - Partner, York Auction Centre We have just held our busy autumn sale of rare breeds at York Auction Centre, which is a twice yearly event in conjunction with the hard working supporters of the Rare Breed Survival Trust. Our Monday Primestock Market followed and whilst other sections of the market are busy, the pig department is struggling for numbers... Read the full article

3^rd October 2022 Trade Talk - Alastair Sneddon MRICS FAAV FLAA, Senior Partner, Bagshaws LLP It has been a tough year for those involved in “Gimmering” the gentlemanly art of buying ewe lambs to sell as shearlings or theaves the following year. The drought conditions have had a two-pronged attack on the enterprise most particularly for the Midlands going south. Grass has been so scarce that some sheep have suffered... Read the full article

26^th September 2022 Trade Talk - Chris Voyce – Voyce Pullin Markets Ltd - Cirencester Market The South & South West have struggled over recent months with the lack of rainfall resulting in a shortage of grass and root crops struggling to germinate. The buoyant trades of the last 12 months in the cattle & sheep sections have seen the brakes applied in the breeding & store sections with many having to feed winter... Read the full article

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