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14^th August 2020 Bumper trade as Shearwell Thame Summer Sheep Sale kickstarts breeding sales season Traditionally marking the start of the annual autumn breeding sales season, with the first substantial breeding sale in the country, the 18th Shearwell Thame Summer Sheep Sale did not disappoint despite Covid-19 restrictions, with dearer trade reported in all sections. A highlight for both buyers and sellers of breeding... Read the full article

10^th August 2020 Trade Talk - Meg Elliott, Bagshaws, Leek Market I am sure everybody would agree that the trade for milkers has certainly surpassed all expectations over the last few months, despite the best efforts of COVID 19 to undermine the milk price. The onset of the pandemic saw numerous buyers who supplied the catering industry slash milk payments to farmers with others dictating... Read the full article

29^th July 2020 Builth Wells Market: Providing a vital service to livestock producers The Livestock Auctioneers Association (LAA) is delighted to see the livestock market at Builth Wells re-opening, at a time when the important role livestock marts play in delivering true market values through open and transparent competition has been highlighted during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sunderlands has recently purchased... Read the full article

27^th July 2020 Trade Talk - Tom Davies, Welshpool Livestock Sales Trade and throughput at Welshpool Livestock Sales continues to be strong as over 5500 prime lambs return an average of 227.89ppkg (34.76ppkg up on the year) with a top price of 307ppkg or £133/head. Export and supermarket spec lambs continue to sell to an excellent demand especially white face, ram lambs in the build up... Read the full article

22^nd July 2020 Important Information from the Livestock Auctioneers’ Association It has been brought to the LAA’s attention that Bob Jones Prytherch & Co Marts Limited ('BJP'), the operators of Carmarthen, Llandeilo and Haverfordwest livestock markets, continues to advertise on its website that livestock sold through its markets is sold under the LAA’s National Conditions of Sale. The LAA wishes to... Read the full article

20^th July 2020 Trade Talk - Ted Ogden, Auctioneer/Sales Manager at CCM Auctions, Skipton Mart, North Yorkshire Having now worked in northern livestock auction marts for 25 years, I’ve seen many things that have come along to challenge our industry, but each time before it has been a livestock related problem not a human one that we all faced. Covid 19 has brought operational challenges to auction marts, but those have easily been... Read the full article

10^th July 2020 Trade Talk - James Morrish, Auctioneer & Marketing, Kivells, Holsworthy Livestock Market It’s been quite a week! On Saturday we saw our first machinery sale at Holsworthy market (Devon) since March due to the Covid-19 situation which saw a top call of £18,000 for the best of over 720 lots sold. Traditionally the town of Holsworthy would have been enjoying the St Peters Fair week which has been celebrated since... Read the full article

6^th July 2020 Trade Talk - Drew Patrick, Hexham Auction Mart At the beginning of the Coronavirus crisis, we did see stock entries fall in livestock markets, but this has since resulted in larger throughput of numbers now in May and June, especially in the store cattle section here at Hexham. Our loyal weekly purchasers at Hexham must be commended for adhering to all the social distancing... Read the full article

29^th June 2020 Livestock markets ask for continued understanding from farmers as vendor restrictions relax. The LAA is working hard with Defra and Welsh Government ahead of the autumn sales season. The Livestock Auctioneers’ Association (LAA) has called for the need for understanding and a sensible approach from their clients, as the rules on vendors attending livestock sales at ringside are steadily eased, following on-going... Read the full article

26^th June 2020 Trade Talk with Andrew Body, Cattle Auctioneer, Truro Market, Cornwall - Good entries in a changing landscape Reflecting on today’s market in Truro (17th June), it takes some believing to see how things have dramatically changed in a short space of time. Coronavirus is in no small part responsible for fluctuations, but only two weeks ago the store cattle trade was teetering on the edge of dropping, due to persistent dry weather. ... Read the full article

12^th June 2020 Trade Talk - Tom Greenow, Market Manager, Gisburn Auction Marts It has been a busy first half of the year here at Gisburn, with numbers up on previous years in all sections. Throughout the period trade has been buoyant, with ewe and lamb couples as dear as they have ever been and prices exceeding £200 per outfit being a regular theme. Prime sheep trade will have offered some encouragement... Read the full article

5^th June 2020 Trade Talk from Philip Dale, Norwich Livestock Market – Pleased to be trading again and adapting to the new normal. Norwich Livestock Market re-opened on 16th May, after temporary closure at the onset of the COVID-19 lockdown. We are lucky to have a loyal client base who stuck with us, and the first market back saw an entry of 246 store and breeding cattle, 9 prime cattle and 39 calves, plus 962 sheep, which was a pleasing entry. The... Read the full article

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