94 SALES ROUND UP
With further milk price cuts of late, trade across the UK has been a mixed bag of ups and downs with trade generally being reported as steady with the exception of one or two sales which have sadly taken a knock due to the economic climate in the industry. Here’s a summary of what’s been happening in the sales rings and what the auctioneers are saying.
Stuart Hassall Wright Marshall
in the milk industry and the increasing downward pressures on the milk price, I am somewhat surprised at the current level of trade.
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Of course it has slipped back from where we were 12 months ago, but the dairy industry is in a different place today from then too, however, the trade has not seen the same scale of demise as the milk price. Demand for fresh milkers has been strong and we have still seen the best getting to the £2000 mark and over. The market demands
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strong animals which have substance to fit in to modern dairy practise. Some dispersal animals have been harder to sell, as many are preferring to spend the money and get milk in the tank rather than buying staler cows. The other factor is the variation in milk contracts which naturally effects the purchasers budgets, this has certainly helped stabilise the trade. There is no doubt our location has helped our market sustain good prices in the sale ring as we have a "decent milk field" with plenty of varied contracts. Many producers that are
committed to the industry still need to find their dairy replacements and are looking for quality. As many would, I would love to get my hands on a crystal ball, but I think the demand for fresh milk will remain firm as producers are still keen to keep production up. Off note cows may become trickier to sell as we approach the winter months, as many producers will not want to carry passengers during this time. Trade forecast is difficult to predict as changes to the dairy industry seem to be rapid these days.
Glyn Lucas Harrison & Hetherington
has been rising recently, particularly for freshly calved cows and heifers resulting in slightly higher averages, although we are still a long way behind the values achieved in
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UK SALES ROUND UP
emand for quality pedigree cattle
2014. One of the main reasons for the strong demand is down to producers replacing their less efficient cows with younger ones due to the dramatic downturn in milk sales and we see this trend continuing
Summer surprise for the July Mid Month Sale at Beeston
The mid month sale at Beeston in July saw 23 animals achieve more than £2000 and reach a high of £2500 for a Dilandy bred heifer from D and A C Shakeshaft. Backed by 11 generations of VG or EX, she sold giving 35.3kg to Alderbarrow Holsteins, Wem, Shropshire.
for the foreseeable future. Youngstock have been relatively unaffected by the downturn with values remaining similar to 2014.”
Averages: 104 cows and milking cows £1096.53, 158 milking heifers £1500, 43 in-calf heifers 1163.02, 62 maiden heifers £695.86, 33 heifer calves £292.42. (Wright Marshall)
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