Compare finance for a cattle shed from £20,000 to £350,000. As a structure fixed to the land, this is usually funded by a secured loan or agricultural mortgage rather than standard equipment finance.
Yes, cattle sheds are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £20,000 to £350,000, and most deals are written over 24-84 months with a deposit of around 15-25%. Decisions typically take several weeks. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£20k – £350k
Approval Speed
Several weeks
Timescale depends on existing farm borrowing and security
Rates From
5.5% APR
Your estimate
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Check EligibilityOn a purchase price of £90,000: a 10% deposit of £9,000, then 48 monthly payments of £1,899 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £100,152, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Steel-Framed Cattle Shed, Basic Specification | £40 - £60 per sqm excluding groundworks (specification class, price not independently verified) | Basic Steel Portal Frame Shed |
| Shufflebottom-Style Portal Frame Livestock Building | £50 - £75 per sqm excluding groundworks (specification class, price not independently verified) | Portal Frame Livestock Building |
| Insulated, Fully-Clad Cattle Building | £70 - £100 per sqm excluding groundworks (specification class, price not independently verified) | Insulated Livestock Building |
| Turnkey Cattle Shed incl. Groundworks, approx. 500 sqm | £120,000 - £250,000 (specification class, price not independently verified) | Turnkey Livestock Building Project |
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Check EligibilityA cattle shed built on concrete foundations is fixed to the land, and is generally treated as a structure rather than as plant and machinery for capital allowances purposes, in the same way a farmhouse extension or a permanent outbuilding would be. This is a different position to farm machinery or freestanding equipment, and it is not usually possible to claim the same allowances against the shell of the building itself. That said, specific items fitted inside the shed, such as feed barriers, cubicle divisions, or ventilation and lighting equipment, can sometimes be treated separately as plant even where the building shell is not, so it is worth asking your accountant to look at the fitted equipment separately from the structure on your project quote.
Cattle sheds are typically built or replaced by dairy and beef farmers whose existing buildings no longer meet current welfare, space or ventilation expectations, or by farms expanding herd size and needing additional housing capacity. New entrants and farms diversifying into livestock from arable also commission new buildings. As with other agricultural structures, financing route depends heavily on the farm's existing mortgage position, since a farm with significant unmortgaged land equity has more options than one already carrying substantial secured borrowing. Buildings are usually specified against target herd size with some growth allowance, in the same way a warehouse might specify racking capacity ahead of current stock volumes, since extending a shed later is more disruptive than building in headroom from the start.
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