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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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June 2021
Calf producers benefiting from live sales impetus
Calf producers are reaping the benefits of the competitive and transparent live sales ring, while producers using different sales routes are facing squeezed prices and limited market availability for lower grades and classes. With the industry embracing the GB Dairy Calf Strategy 2020-2023 to rear all calves with care...
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June 2021
Trade Talk, Alastair J Brown FdSc FLAA, Senior Auctioneer, Bletsoes
Farming still in a positive position Liveweight sheep prices are still on a high compared to the last two years or probably more, with a strong demand in the pens of all markets around the country, showing the variable quality highlighted by the SQQ’s. Our prices have been £25 to £40 better at present than last...
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June 2021
Trade Talk Ian Atkinson Bsc (Hons) FLAA, Auctioneer, NWA Junction 36 Crooklands
The trade we have enjoyed this spring has been fantastic, and who would have thought it with the recent uncertain times we have seen with Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic? Spring Lamb The red meat industry has seen a record spring for lambs, with prices remaining very firm as we enter into June, with many live markets...
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June 2021
Next generation of farmers and livestock auctioneers looking to the future
Engaging with the next generation of farmers and newcomers to the industry is one of the key new functions of the Livestock Auctioneers’ Association’s (LAA) Next Generation Group, as the group re-launched with a new format virtual meeting, addressing how to encourage greater communication and demonstrate the vital role...
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