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6^th November 2020 Trade Talk with Elwyn Davies from Hobbs Parker, Ashford Market, Kent The lack of rain and drought conditions on a par with 1976 in the South East has proved challenging for the livestock industry. Many producers have been forced to adjust the timing of sales of store stock this autumn, the majority selling earlier in the season and in much bigger consignments, to ease the pressure on keep. Some... Read the full article

3^rd November 2020 Livestock auction markets to continue trading following new guidelines Following the announcement from the Prime Minister of another full lockdown for England, starting on Thursday 5th November, the Livestock Auctioneers’ Association (LAA) has confirmed that its member markets will remain open, and has set out updated security guidance for the continuation of all livestock sales. LAA executive... Read the full article

30^th October 2020 Trade Talk with Jack Pickup, Gisburn Auction Marts Ltd. October has definitely been a pleasing month for prime cattle vendors, with both young bulls and clean cattle averages up 20-25p/kg compared with 2019. In fact, right throughout the Covid-19 crisis, beef trade has remained tremendously strong. Young bulls have been selling for 230p/kg and heifers at 260-270p/kg weekly.... Read the full article

19^th October 2020 Trade Talk with Harvey Pile FLAA, Associate at Stags As a strange Autumn arrives upon us we look back at what has been a more buoyant trade around our Tavistock Livestock Market store ring and look ahead to the busy autumn sales still remaining on the calendar. Tavistock's annual Goose Fair cattle sale saw a larger entry of 445 head (compared to 358 last year), with a lot... Read the full article

29^th September 2020 Trade Talk with Alastair Brown, Senior Auctioneer, Bletsoes 2020 well what a year! In March we all thought it would be the worst year ever recorded, with lock downs and the virus issues. But quite the opposite we have seen lamb prices in the live markets averaging over 40pence a kilo more than last year (average price 2019 = 170p, 2020 – 210p) and cull ewes a much better trade than... Read the full article

22^nd September 2020 Trade Talk - Richard Haigh, Auctioneer, Selby Livestock Auction Mart Ltd Fat cattle trade through the summer and now moving in to the back end has been and continues to be buoyant with auction mart averages well above this time last year. Comparing this week to the same week twelve months ago clean cattle are about 20p dearer and bulls around 30p which is a great uplift. We have seen some exceptional... Read the full article

14^th September 2020 Trade Talk from Richard Hyde, Sunderlands, Hereford, Builth Wells and Talgarth Livestock Markets With Hereford, Builth Wells and Talgarth Markets, Sunderlands are well and truly ‘married’ to the livestock industry. Sheep prices this summer, despite Covid-19, have been some of the highest in living memory and the prime sheep and cull ewe prices have followed through into the store lamb and breeding ewe prices, as farmers... Read the full article

4^th September 2020 Trade Talk – Tom Brooksbank, Norton & Brooksbank Livestock Auctioneers and Valuers Strong trade for dairy cattle despite serious gloom for many producers I do not recall a time when there was such diversity in the price of milk, with some farmers being paid around 31ppl and others little more than half that, for exactly the same product. “Why are dairy cattle so dear” people ask, and the answer is probably... Read the full article

4^th September 2020 Trade Talk - Stephen Dodsworth, Fieldsperson, Darlington Farmers Auction Mart The dreaded Coronavirus remains the top topic of conversation and needless to say the ‘live auctions’ are not exempt from the challenges so many industries have faced. Sincere praise should be passed on to Chris Dodds and the LAA for helping to keep us open; back in March the major deadweight players were no doubt salivating... Read the full article

24^th August 2020 Trade Talk - Ross Whitcombe BSc (Hons) MRICS FAAV, Cooper & Tanner LLP, Frome Livestock Market Sell live to thrive seems to be the motto of the moment, with all sectors of the livestock market benefiting from both strong prices and large numbers, putting much needed confidence and, more importantly, cash back into the industry. At Frome Livestock Market in the last month, we have had plenty of prices to shout about... Read the full article

21^st August 2020 Government requirement for those attending indoor English livestock markets to wear a face covering The LAA has recently recommended that members request their market customers to wear a face covering. Government announced 10 days ago that the wearing of Face Coverings for people attending “Auction Houses” and visiting “Retail Outlets” was mandatory in England. The LAA has been asking Defra to clarify if Livestock... Read the full article

17^th August 2020 Trade Talk - Katie Davies and Jenny Layton Mills, Knighton Market, McCartneys LLP Knighton market, located in Wales, yet overlooking the rolling Shropshire hills, is a little different to most in that it is two ladies who undertake the majority of the auctioneering, McCartneys partners Jenny Layton Mills and Katie Davies. “We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to sell good quality homebred sheep... Read the full article

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