Dexter Cattle For Sale Discussion Board

Attended a store cattle sale at Leek Market, Staffordshire yesterday as a couple of Dexters had been entered and was interested to see what type they were and what the demand would be from buyers. The first to be sold was an 8 year old short legged black cow (not in calf) the animals are not weighed...

One of our Dexter cows recently gave birth to a set of twins. First born was a Dun Polled bull calf which was shortly followed by a red horned Heifer. The calves dam and sire are both red. This is now the third set of twins born on the farm in the last 20 years. Both calves are doing well and hopefu...

Hi Louisa, Thanks for getting hold of the prices for the York sale. Looking at the prices It would certainly appear to be a buyers market. The returns on these animals do not reflect the costs involved in keeping and breeding Pedigree Dexters. It would be interesting to know how many of these Dexter...

Hi, Hoping to hear what prices were like for the Dexters entered at both Carlisle and York. Just read Louisa post on her sales, noticed in the catalogue for York there was a large herd dispersal. We’re the sufficient buyers for this number of cattle or were they picked up by the meat buyers ? How ar...

Cull prices for OTM cattle are achieving record prices at markets across the country due to the shortage of animals to meet buyers needs. At Bakewell cattle market, Derbyshire, Monday 6 February a pedigree Dexter Bull from a local breeder which weighed 601 Kg sold for £1.72 Kg and realised £1,035. M...

I was having a bit of a clear out and came across a box containing about 30 bulletins dated between 1985 and 1995, if anybody would like these bulletins please get in touch.

Mark S

Brereton Herd

At the recent Christmas Primestock Show & Sale held at Leek Market, Staffordshire a 370Kg Dexter steer sold for 400p/Kg and realised £1,480. The steer was sold by Walter Machin, Grindon, Leek and was bought by Morgan’s Butchers, Telford. To put this price into perspective the Champion, a 535kg B...

I will be shortly be selling a steer as freezer packs (mixed hind and fore quarter). We normally sell the majority of our steers direct to a butcher and this is the first we have sold this way for a couple of years. Not yet decided what price to charge and was wondering what other breeders/finishers...

I am wondering if the condition of the cows and the fact they have got fatter and fatter could be down to management of the herd ?. Not sure what size of holding you have and the total number of stock carried, but as you say there is an abundance of grass. As you have cows and calves etc. housed, ma...

We recently had slaughtered and butchered a non short 11 month old Dexter bull. We were unable to castrate this animal as only 1 testicle had descended. We would not normally send an animal for slaughter at this age but as he was getting active we felt it was the right choice. The carcass dead weigh...

Hi Duncan,

I assume the book sale was completed to the gent in Ireland, what was the final total raised ?

Thanks

Mark S

Brereton Herd

Hi Mark,

I was under the impression Polly Putney had made a bid of £50 for the book ? On the Dexter facebook page.

Mark S

Hi all,

I would imagine another bid would take the total to the revised target of £2,000, let’s hope we hit this figure ?

Mark S

Brereton Herd

Hi Duncan, Pleased to say I have purchased the book and will send the £100 ASAP. As I already own a signed copy of the book I would like to put the new book (unsigned as yet) back on the site for auction again to raise additional money for the Australian Dexter Society. I suggest the auction closes ...

Now the bidding has started I will up the bid to £100.

Mark S

Brereton Dexters