york - dexter cattle

nuttalls · Post by **nuttalls** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:52 pm

Been to york today, wishing we ad gone to knightsway.prices 300-500 for cows n calf. older bull 280.younger ones making 80-100.packed ringside but poor prices i thought.

Penny · Post by **Penny** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:55 pm

I couldn't get there, sadly. I tried to organise time off, but it did not happen, and selling beef has to be the priority.

Prices were low, but was that due to quality or lack of buyers?
Very sad that youngstock were going for such poor money.

If anyone has the list of cattle and prices achieved, could they email it to me, or contact me? I'd be very grateful.

Penny

ann · Post by **ann** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:53 pm

There was some nice stock at York and sadly with Judy Knights sale on the same day I think some of our bargin hunters maybe went the wrong way. One bull was so disgusted with the price offered for him that he left the ring and took his owner with him much to the amusement of the crowd. As usual a lot of people do not put enough efferot in when presenting their animals hower with a dispersal sale for one unfortuneate person who had really tried to present every thing as best he could maybe there was just to many present. top price for a very nice cow and steer calf was 580gns. several cows with heifer calves made between 500gns -560gns. Bulls where far to cheap and would have made more going direct to kill even on the over 30mths so I hope that is not where they went. cheapest cow and steer calf was 260gns which was far to cheap as it was a nicely grown calf. average for cows with calves at foot 415gns cows with out calves average 240gns heifers from 520gns to 140gns average 322gns senior bulls average 330gns birth notifies youngsters average 196gns only one sold the other two N/S

There was some unregistered dexters sold at the end but I was ready for a warm up so I don't know what they fetched but anyone looking for future stores would have probably got then cheap and they had been nicely reared.
the show the day before was not at all well supported which is a shame as some of the stock which came in on Saturday would have done nicely IMHO

Louisa Gidney · Post by **Louisa Gidney** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:04 pm

My maiden heifer aged 8 months went for 240gns, which I thought was a fair price given the number of cattle forward. I'd have liked another tenner but wasn't going to quibble. The bonus is that she has gone to a really good home, who intend to show her next year.

ann · Post by **ann** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:29 pm

Louisa Gidney wrote:My maiden heifer aged 8 months went for 240gns, which I thought was a fair price given the number of cattle forward. I'd have liked another tenner but wasn't going to quibble. The bonus is that she has gone to a really good home, who intend to show her next year.

A lovely little heifer, they got a bargain, but as Louisa says a nice home if worth a lot. :p

Louise Badcock · Post by **Louise Badcock** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:47 pm

What comes around again!
I bought the Dexter steer which is a grandson of my old Beeches Della. £190.
I thought there were some nice cattle -- some very commercial beefy sorts especially the Elmwood Robson cow -another granddaughter of Della bought 14 years ago at York as my first and only cow till I kept a daughter.

Post by **Mark Bowles** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:37 am

Sorry to upset you but a 8 month heifer weaned that day from its mother at the Knightsway sale sold for 2900 gns. Now that is just mind blowing!

Louisa Gidney · Post by **Louisa Gidney** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:13 am

Mark, not in the least upset. Prices like that are something to look forward to in the dim & distant future when I have to disperse my herd!

Sylvia · Post by **Sylvia** » Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:58 am

Why did Lottery and Ticket spring to my mind ? Maybe the first requirement for Dexter ownership is to be a gambler. Hell, and there was me thinking it was having the land and being able to look after the animals. :p

ann · Post by **ann** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:58 pm

farming is one big gamble anyway. maybe at this time of great financial instability there is some satisfaction seeing your £sp walking round that paddock in front of the house, I doubt it will decrease any faster than shares at the present moment and at least you can go out and talk to it and maybe even give it a cuddle. However I do hope all the cattle went to experience people, as unfortunately as with stocks and shares there are risks with cattle.