The Farmers Mart Feb/Mar 2015 - Issue 38 | Page 57

Selby Auction Mart Alec B Storey Livestock Transport Pleased to be associated with Selby Auction Mart and wish them luck in the future. Tel: 01757 618326 / 07768 056300 Bracken House Farm, Common Road, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 8JF to Jonathan Wood, Brian Bartle, Liz Barton and all the directors TOP CENTRE FOR PIGS “One of Selby’s many and office team. Many of the strengths is in pigs. They are directors are here on sale days Yorkshire’s leading live pig taking an active interest and we auction market and while are constantly developing and the lion’s share of pigs go watching for opportunities. deadweight on contract these days, their title as the top centre in the area still sees them trading an average of 400-500 pigs a week. “Our Wednesday sale starts with fat pigs before moving on to sheep and cattle. Our pig purchasers include the likes of Cheale Meats and a number of medium to large wholesalers. We also do pretty well from local butchers and farm shops in and around a 40 mile radius. www.jwpcreers.co.uk • Landed Estates, capital tax planning • Trust planning and administration • Business advice, agricultural estate planning • Capital allowances for renewable energy projects We also run a successful store pigs sale fortnightly on a Saturday where we average a throughput of around 200300. Quite a lot of the pigs sold will then be fattened and brought back here. There are actually limited opportunities 20-24 Park Street, Selby, North Yorkshire, YO8 4PW Genesis 5, Church Lane, Heslington, York, YO10 5DQ 01757 703731 01904 717260 to buy store pigs today so we do really well and have one man who brings store pigs up from Norfolk. www.farmers-mart.co.uk Feb/Mar 2015 57