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Auctioneers Comment - April 2009.
AUCTIONEERS COMMENT
This spring has seen as few farm sales of dairy cattle as I can remember. We have had a good start to the year with two flying sales in January, a tremendous sale at the National Holstein Show and a very successful dispersal in Hampshire at the beginning of March.
We have just returned from the Bristol Sale Centre where a very strong trade was seen for the sale of Paul and Jo Andrews’ Beneknowle herd which they transported up from Plymouth for the sale. Their sale averaged over £2,000 with the top of 4,100 guineas with the fashionable sires Shottle and Godwyn leading the way on the top prices. It was interesting to note that a third of the buyers came across the Severn Bridge from Wales where TB losses are on the increase, the majority of which are from dairy herds. The sale was very well supported by John Drake of Waldron Holsteins whose final portion of his milking herd averaged £1,800. Consignments also from Terry Cox and Dave Coombes.
The further drop of milk price has prompted some of our clients to question the viability of staying in milk production. With the threat of further investment needed to satisfy the ridiculous NVZ rules it may be that more cattle will come on to the market later in the year. At the moment prices are high, cattle are in short supply and it continues to be a sellers rather than a buyers market.
STOP PRESS – 4 sale enquiries this week! Watch this space.
Tom Brooksbank – 23rd April 2009.
This spring has seen as few farm sales of dairy cattle as I can remember. We have had a good start to the year with two flying sales in January, a tremendous sale at the National Holstein Show and a very successful dispersal in Hampshire at the beginning of March.
We have just returned from the Bristol Sale Centre where a very strong trade was seen for the sale of Paul and Jo Andrews’ Beneknowle herd which they transported up from Plymouth for the sale. Their sale averaged over £2,000 with the top of 4,100 guineas with the fashionable sires Shottle and Godwyn leading the way on the top prices. It was interesting to note that a third of the buyers came across the Severn Bridge from Wales where TB losses are on the increase, the majority of which are from dairy herds. The sale was very well supported by John Drake of Waldron Holsteins whose final portion of his milking herd averaged £1,800. Consignments also from Terry Cox and Dave Coombes.
The further drop of milk price has prompted some of our clients to question the viability of staying in milk production. With the threat of further investment needed to satisfy the ridiculous NVZ rules it may be that more cattle will come on to the market later in the year. At the moment prices are high, cattle are in short supply and it continues to be a sellers rather than a buyers market.
STOP PRESS – 4 sale enquiries this week! Watch this space.
Tom Brooksbank – 23rd April 2009.
Our Next Auction Sale
FEBRUARY 21 - BRISTOL FEBRUARY COLLECTIVE SALE
THE FEBRUARY COLLECTIVE SALE at The Bristol Sales Centre, Washingpool Farm, Easter Compton, Bristol. (with Gwilym Richards & Co.)