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23^rd August 2021 Trade Talk - Bradley Towell – Prime cattle auctioneer McCartneys Worcester & Ludlow markets At the time of writing (week commencing 9th August 2021), prime cattle trade appears to have reached another level. The past week has seen heifers topping at 296ppk and £1972, steers hitting 293ppk and £1978 and prime bulls achieving 280ppk and £2102. Whilst it is not unheard of for a top-grade butchers heifer, typically... Read the full article

16^th August 2021 Trade Talk - Peter Huntley, Auctioneer & Manager, Exmoor Farmers Livestock Auctions Ltd Operating Cutcombe and Blackmoor Gate markets on the uplands of Exmoor, we are gearing up for the Autumn flush of breeding and store stock, with our main sales starting at the end of this month and into September. Being one of the few uplands areas in the South West, we, in common with much of the North of the country,... Read the full article

9^th August 2021 Trade Talk - Robert Addison FRICS FLAA, Managing Director, Hexham and Northern Marts I am writing this with the Olympic competition in full swing with gold, silver and bronze medals being the just rewards for all the endeavours of the worthy recipients. On a slightly smaller scale we have just held our Summer Young Handlers show for Prime sheep at our Hexham and Scots Gap centres the prizes are rosettes... Read the full article

2^nd August 2021 New research by The Prince’s Countryside Fund highlights the importance of auction marts for the social, health, and wellbeing of their visitors Launched at an event with HRH The Prince of Wales last week (21st July), a new report commissioned by The Prince’s Countryside Fund, and carried out by Dr Caroline Nye, Professor Matt Lobley and Professor Michael Winter from the University of Exeter, highlights how auction marts tackle social isolation and improve the health... Read the full article

2^nd August 2021 Trade Talk - Stephen Dodsworth, Fieldsperson, DFAM Having been on annual leave last week I have returned to see the cattle mart at its brilliant best; a fairy-tale beef trade here in Darlington, I can honestly say that as I write this (22.07.21) the cattle trade is up there with the best I have ever witnessed. Not wishing to be outdone by the bovines, the sheep prices... Read the full article

26^th July 2021 Trade Talk - Martin Lloyd - Melton Mowbray Market Following an incredibly difficult 16 months, it is pleasing that Covid 19 restrictions get the most towards normal that they have been, that livestock farming has come through the crisis not only unscathed, but seemingly stronger. Taking over as prime cattle auctioneer at Melton Mowbray Market in January of 2021, prime... Read the full article

20^th July 2021 Member market, Ross Livestock Market, safeguards it's future in property deal The LAA is pleased to report that member market, Ross Livestock Market of RG and RB Williams, has secured it's future in livestock marketing, having purchased the remaining shares of it's out-of-town market site from its former property-owning partners. Read on below to find out more... Following the deal, Ross Market... Read the full article

19^th July 2021 LAA reinforces safety messages in line with Farm Safety Week Health and safety and animal welfare at the forefront as LAA kickstarts awareness initiatives to reinforce security messages A new awareness campaign to help hammer home the message that livestock markets across England and Wales continue to work to the highest standards of health and safety and animal welfare is being... Read the full article

19^th July 2021 Trade Talk - Tom Davies BSc (Hons) MRICS FAAV - Welshpool Livestock Market With the dramatic drop in the prime lamb trade approximately 6 weeks ago, many farmers began to wonder is this the start of something disastrous, however, since then we have found an acceptable level, with trade continuing to remain around 240ppk to 250ppkg, around 23ppkg higher in comparison to 2020. That being said, it... Read the full article

15^th July 2021 LAA welcomes ease of restrictions but encourages continued vigilance as social element returns to live sales ring The Livestock Auctioneers’ Association (LAA) welcomes the Government announcement that Step 4 of the Covid-19 Roadmap will proceed as planned in England on Monday 19 July, but has encouraged its members and their clients to remain vigilant and take necessary precautions to continue to help protect public health. As the... Read the full article

9^th July 2021 Trade Talk - Russell Steer, Kivells, Exeter Livestock Centre I was recently reminded of a conversation I had just over six months ago between Christmas and New Year with a farmer in Exeter market who had just sold over 300 highlander cross store lambs to average £86 and truly thought they were a price beyond belief. Furthermore, after that conversation I returned to the office and... Read the full article

29^th June 2021 Trade Talk - Tom Brooksbank, Norton & Brooksbank The changing face of farm livestock sales In the past three weeks we at Norton & Brooksbank have conducted three dispersal sales of dairy cattle in Wiltshire, Yorkshire and Cheshire with over 1,100 head sold on farms. The trade has been very good everywhere and despite the late spring and lack of rain in some parts,... Read the full article

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