
Another Charolais bull calf arrived last Thursday. He’s looking good, although not quite the size of the one born the previous week.
The Lab pup is settling in really well. I wanted to call her Monkey, however, my husband said he’d sound like a right idiot shouting that on a shoot; so I’ve settled, reluctantly, on Ruby.
Breeding cows and calf trade was strong at Kirkby last week, with plenty of buyers around the ring. A Limousin-cross cow with a Limousin heifer calf at foot topped the trade at £3,550, 149 heifers and calves averaged £2,132 and 139 in-calf heifers averaged £1,719.
The wet weather might have played a part in lambs not gaining weight which, in turn, might be the result of the fat lamb trade being back a bit this week which is disappointing.
The first of the Christmas fatstock shows are getting underway, so let's hope that gives trade a boost for both lambs and cattle.
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Steph Ryder
Head of Commercial Sales
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