selling in the mart.

Livestockmad

I have three factory fit black whitehead heifers under 30 months to sell in the mart in the morning.. they are nearly identical in size and colour...Would ye sell them in singles or together and why? I usually sell them in singles and I dont know why, probably because they would rarely be as identical as these! What do ye reckon?

Muckit

Oh not this old chestnut again!

I think the last time we discussed this we concluded that it depends on the area and mart you are in and also comes down to personal preference

Personally l always stick in as singles.

Sam Kade

I use to sell in singles years ago always group them now. Speeds thing up.

Sharpshooter82

i always put them in singely

Livestockmad

Muckit wrote: »

Oh not this old chestnut again!

I think the last time we discussed this we concluded that it depends on the area and mart you are in and also comes down to personal preference

Personally l always stick in as singles.

Haha I must have missed that one.. same here out of pure habit! I was thinking if the local butcher wanted one hed buy. But he wouldn't buy the three!

Sharpshooter82

bob likes them in one group so that he can buy everything and save time

jomoloney

Livestockmad wrote: »

Haha I must have missed that one.. same here out of pure habit! I was thinking if the local butcher wanted one hed buy. But he wouldn't buy the three!

not many butchers around the ring these days,

let them off together and good luck

Livestockmad

jomoloney wrote: »

not many butchers around the ring these days,

let them off together and good luck

2000 a piece...on the market. Hahag I wish.

Sam Kade

Livestockmad wrote: »

I have three factory fit black whitehead heifers under 30 months to sell in the mart in the morning.. they are nearly identical in size and colour...Would ye sell them in singles or together and why? I usually sell them in singles and I dont know why, probably because they would rarely be as identical as these! What do ye reckon?

Don't you have to enter them beforehand?

Livestockmad

Sam Kade wrote: »

Don't you have to enter them beforehand?

No thats the beauty ofy local mart. U can go at last minute or not go if something pops up

Livestockmad

jomoloney wrote: »

not many butchers around the ring these days,

let them off together and good luck

2000 a piece...on the market. Hahag I wish.

Sharpshooter82

Livestockmad wrote: »

No thats the beauty ofy local mart. U can go at last minute or not go if something pops up

same as here

Dunedin

Livestockmad wrote: »

I have three factory fit black whitehead heifers under 30 months to sell in the mart in the morning.. they are nearly identical in size and colour...Would ye sell them in singles or together and why? I usually sell them in singles and I dont know why, probably because they would rarely be as identical as these! What do ye reckon?

would always sell in groups where possible

epfff

Dunedin wrote: »

would always sell in groups where possible

Group all the way

Sharpshooter82

Dunedin wrote: »

would always sell in groups where possible

hiding the bad ones eh :D

Hershall

Put them together better chance of a shootout. Singles make it easier for the boys to divide them up!!

Sam Kade

Livestockmad wrote: »

No thats the beauty ofy local mart. U can go at last minute or not go if something pops up

Kanturk is the only mart doing that down my way, also cattle over 2 years in Killmallock don't need to be entered every thing else has to be entered except calves of course.

simx

Sam Kade wrote: »

Don't you have to enter them beforehand?

Any mart I would attend you can book them in but not nessecary only time I had to do that was when selling at special suckler sales, think it's the norm to book them in up west

Hershall

Always a few cattle that don't turn up so usually a few spare numbers to be got

Livestockmad

Hershall wrote: »

Put them together better chance of a shootout. Singles make it easier for the boys to divide them up!!

Thanks for that..there going in all together so because the mart could be small. Hopefully they will want them.

watalee

show us some pictures of your heifers?

Sharpshooter82

Best of luck with them

Livestockmad

watalee wrote: »

show us some pictures of your heifers?

Its a bit late now..

Hershall

Livestockmad wrote: »

Its a bit late now..

Hppe it went well. Few quid for the Xmas!

Sharpshooter82

Hershall wrote: »

Hppe it went well. Few quid for the Xmas!

nothing like an injection of cash before xmas

Livestockmad

Hershall wrote: »

Hppe it went well. Few quid for the Xmas!

Thats the plan. And to pay a few feed bills and not let tax man get a grip of it..

Livestockmad

Hershall wrote: »

Hppe it went well. Few quid for the Xmas!

Thats the plan. And to pay a few feed bills and not let tax man get a grip of it..