The Livestock Auctioneers' Association Limited (LAA)

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20^th March 2015 Rearing Calves Rachel Capstick, Auctioneer Good quality, well grown continental calves are enjoying an excellent trade at Gisburn Auction Mart, Lancashire/Yorkshire border weekly calf sale. Last Thursday, of the 171 forward, British Blue crosses accounted for 50 of them, selling to a high of £490, with 20 bulls above £400. Blue heifers peaked at £478 and averaged... Read the full article

3^rd March 2015 Trade Talk - Mark Richardson Store Cattle sales at Kirkby Stephen this year have kicked off with a flying trade. Many younger store cattle are coming forward to sales since the start of 2015; with many sellers taking advantage of the flying trade for these good quality young stores. The best types of continental 8 to 12 month old steers and heifers... Read the full article

6^th February 2015 Trade Talk - John Eirian Davies MRICS I have had the pleasure of treading the boards and rostrums of Livestock Markets in Cumbria, Welsh Borders and West Wales since 1993. I have not been summoned to divulge my opinions on trade to the readership of a National publication in that period. My time has now come and I am invited to consider the current and future... Read the full article

3^rd February 2015 Trade Talk - Ted Ogden Prime sheep trade at Skipton this Monday (2nd Feb) was very similar to the previous week, recording an overall average of 186.1p/kg for 2,666 Old Season Lambs sold, that average is 4p/kg more than the corresponding week in 2014, and numbers sold increased by 12%. Feeder finishers are helping to keep numbers up with lambs... Read the full article

28^th November 2014 Prime Cattle November The prime clean cattle trade has turned a corner as we head towards the end of the year, with the weather becoming slightly cooler, the days becoming shorter and less of the British public taking holidays abroad this time of year, food patterns of the British public change for the good in terms of demand within the UK.... Read the full article

11^th November 2014 Trade Talk - November 2014 I think that I would rather be writing about the exciting prospects of next year's rugby World Cup than the current difficult pig trade. But at least this will bring some welcome extra demand next autumn. This is traditionally a time of year when pig producers look forward to a good and buoyant trade leading up to Christmas... Read the full article

10^th November 2014 "Consumers, supermarkets and abattoirs need to understand livestock farming better" - new LAA Chairman The newly elected chairman of the Livestock Auctioneers Association (LAA), Rod Cordingley, has issued a call to arms to the industry to communicate better with consumers about livestock farming and production. The auctioneer from Stephenson & Son, York Auction Centre took over from Robert Addison as chairman on 9 November... Read the full article

4^th November 2014 "IN A WORLD OF PLENTY" Slight exaggeration - must be the remake of the Live Aid song playing in my mind! However along the same thought process we are approaching winter with "stores a plenty" the result of a fabulous spring, summer, autumn harvest and maize harvest - the barns are literally crammed full and with little sale value what is a farmer... Read the full article

22^nd August 2014 Store cattle prices up, prime beef set to follow The price store cattle are attracting at auction marts has improved by around £50 per animal over the last two weeks, according to reports from the Livestock Auctioneers Association (LAA). And encouragingly TB-restricted Orange Markets are performing similarly to non-restricted. While the finished price at abattoirs remains... Read the full article

16^th June 2014 Store cattle still selling well through auction marts Good quality store cattle are still fetching a good price as fields full of grass encourage finishers to buy. Some auction marts report prices are as good as, if not better than, last autumn, although the impact of the finished price is beginning to filter down in many areas. Chris Dodds, Executive Secretary, LAA, said:... Read the full article

13^th June 2014 Farmers Weekly Article Subject 'Cattle' By Iain Soutar Director, Finished Cattle and Barren Cow Auctioneer, Southern Counties Auctioneers Salisbury and Shaftesbury Livestock Markets. When I was asked to write this article about a fortnight ago I was sincerely hoping that if I left it to the deadline I would be able to report that the beef trade was on the turn... Read the full article

6^th June 2014 Unrivalled benefits of the live auction system Having just returned from a day visiting Skipton market with 10 National Sheep Association Young Ambassadors I am heartened by their approach, understanding and appreciation of livestock markets and the service they offer. The Ambassadors were from very different sheep farming backgrounds, but nearly all regularly used... Read the full article

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