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20^th November 2020 Trade Talk - Bryn Davies, J Bradburne Price & Co, Llanrwst Mart With the exception of the 2001 Foot and Mouth Outbreak, 2020 has been one of the strangest years I have experienced in over 30 years of auctioneering. The market has been voided of sellers for the vast duration and this has led to a strange atmosphere. Despite this, the prime lamb trade has been fantastic, with best export... Read the full article

13^th November 2020 Trade Talk with Chris Armstrong, Hexham & Northern Marts With considerable investment in safety measures and sale ring infrastructure, buyers and sellers can be reassured that the auction system continues to be the best method by which to market all classes of livestock. Despite fears over the fall-out from Brexit and the prospect of imports of US beef, trade for primestock... Read the full article

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

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