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9^th March 2016 Trade Talk - March 2016 Libby Bell Auctioneer and MD Barnard Castle and Teesdale Farmers Auction Mart Co. LTD As we approach spring yet again the focus is on the weather and lambing time. With scans locally showing a lot of lambs the priority is of course on getting them here in one piece. By the beginning of May (a little later here than other... Read the full article

29^th February 2016 Farmers Weekly Trade Talk We are very busy at Ashford Cattle Market, deep in the South East of England, closer to Calais than to Parliament Square, but still populated in the region by enough sheep to allow us to offer in excess of 5000 sheep every Tuesday at this time of the year. 3000 finished hoggets, 1500 store tegs, 650 cull ewes and even 36... Read the full article

22^nd February 2016 Mart Report - Colin Smith Another year has passed with last year's extreme cast ewe trade a distant memory. Overfat types have been harder to sell all year and when values decreased during speaning time it encouraged farmers to take advantage of plentiful grazing and hold back from selling, expecting the usual buoyant trade over the Christmas period... Read the full article

8^th February 2016 Trade Talk January 2016 Prime cattle numbers at Selby have been good in the first few weeks of 2016. Comparing the trade with this time last year the prices for clean cattle have seen steers similar or slightly back with heifers 10-12p/kg back on average with some better sorts more discounted than that. Best shaped continental cross heifers 480-550kg... Read the full article

27^th January 2016 Trade Talk - Kivells Ltd "Off the clock"! is the term I heard following our January 'TB Restricted' cattle sales with just over 400 animals sold and more than 35% going to new homes outside of the West Country. Despite uncertainty in the finished cattle trade we saw plenty of forward steers between £1,000 - £1,070 with some smart things even topping... Read the full article

20^th January 2016 Graduation for Harper Adams University Livestock Market Operations and Management Course On the 11th January 2016, the 11 of the 41 enrolled students of the Livestock Market Operations and Management course at Harper Adams University will celebrate their graduation ceremony. Sponsored by the Livestock Auctioneers Association (LAA), the course has run since 2011, attracting more students every year. The University... Read the full article

19^th January 2016 Bob Jones Prytherch & Co Marts Ltd. - Trade Talk West Cumbria is similar to West Wales in the mixed livestock husbandry practiced in the area. Farmers in western areas of The Country have historically had the opportunity of adjusting their farming husbandry very quickly to follow trends in trading with a degree of chopping and changing possible to maximise returns. ... Read the full article

8^th January 2016 Trade Talk - Rugby Farmers Mart The beginning of a New Year usually offers a point to draw breath and take stock on the Business for which you are responsible for and look at the way ahead. This for us has had to be put back a little as we held a full sales Calendar throughout a festive season in which we have seen heightened demand in the Sheep and Cattle... Read the full article

4^th January 2016 Trade talk from James Morrish, Kivells We are delighted to see a fantastic end to the year at all 4 of our Livestock Markets throughout Devon & Cornwall which will total over 30,000 lots sold in December. Just last week our Dairy Cattle team sold a total of 500 Dairy stock with tremendous success. Overall top call was £2,050 given for the best of a wonderful... Read the full article

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