simmental x sale

polod

any one at the sale of the incalf simmental x's today in ballymote ? they were making some money you'd hardly get one for less than 2000. most were making round 2500 mark and more :eek:

adne

polod wrote: »

any one at the sale of the incalf simmental x's today in ballymote ? they were making some money you'd hardly get one for less than 2000. most were making round 2500 mark and more :eek:

What trade were the weanling making

Donegal09

I was at it... Prices were high but there was some great quality there, there were 6/7 month old weanlings going for 12 and 1300 !!

Bizzum

Donegal09 wrote: »

I was at it... Prices were high but there was some great quality there, there were 6/7 month old weanlings going for 12 and 1300 !!

Enough to make a man chance a few Sim straws on the cows!

limo_100

Bizzum wrote: »

Enough to make a man chance a few Sim straws on the cows!

i did this year hopefully i get a few heifers.. have 1sim maiden heifer she calved last spring a serious ch heifer calf so it got me thinking i need more cows that can feed calves.. use is4 great bull can still b got

Bizzum

limo_100 wrote: »

i did this year hopefully i get a few heifers.. have 1sim maiden heifer she calved last spring a serious ch heifer calf so it got me thinking i need more cows that can feed calves.. use is4 great bull can still b got

I've been doing the same this couple of year, using KFY Newry, and I think I've VIO on a cow this year too.
That's the real beauty of using some AI.

pakalasa

I used Hillcrest King (HKG) and Seepa Tee Jay (IS4). IS4 isnt as beefy as HKG but produces lovely quiet cattle, heifers are very feminine too.
Hard to get to a stage where you would be selling a lot of breeding heifers unless you go with all simmental straws. You then have to take a bit of a hit with the bulls, as they dont sell as well as the char or lims.

Hillcrest Joan - Dam of IS4

limo_100

pakalasa wrote: »

I used Hillcrest King (HKG) and Seepa Tee Jay (IS4). IS4 isnt as beefy as HKG but produces lovely quiet cattle, heifers are very feminine too.
Hard to get to a stage where you would be selling a lot of breeding heifers unless you go with all simmental straws. You then have to take a bit of a hit with the bulls, as they dont sell as well as the char or lims.

Hillcrest Joan - Dam of IS4

she was all-ireland champion several times we could all do with a few cows like her. nut for the purpose of getting good heifers is4 is better but our heifer is breed of hkg and she is gona make a great cow. that new bull curaheen apostle like one for the future i was planning on using him on heifers this xmas

bogman_bass

If you were going to use APZ I'd use him on cows with a bit of length. he's a little butty but has savage muscle

jimmy2pens

polod wrote: »

any one at the sale of the incalf simmental x's today in ballymote ? they were making some money you'd hardly get one for less than 2000. most were making round 2500 mark and more :eek:

I was there, some nice incalf heifers sold between 1500-2000,
I got one for 1700, weanlings were mad money, but great if ya were selling.
some great heifers there.

limo_100

bogman_bass wrote: »

If you were going to use APZ I'd use him on cows with a bit of length. he's a little butty but has savage muscle

are you planning on using him? hes a classy looking bull.

pakalasa

bogman_bass wrote: »

If you were going to use APZ I'd use him on cows with a bit of length. he's a little butty but has savage muscle

Bogman,
How do you know this? Have you calves from him on the ground?
He's a new bull, isn't he?

Tora Bora

So is it possible to get AZP through Dovea, I wonder.

pakalasa

From their catalogue, Dovea always seem to have better Simmentals than NCBC.

Tora Bora

pakalasa wrote: »

From their catalogue, Dovea always seem to have better Simmentals than NCBC.

It seems you are correct. I used ROE from Dovea on three char cross heifers this year. Very good calving difficulty figures.

I have two cows just calved, that I plan giving DRU to. Looks a lovely bull, with top class milk and fertility numbers.
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Bizzum

Tora Bora wrote: »

So is it possible to get AZP through Dovea, I wonder.

Who is AZP? I can't find him?

I've bought straws off several AI stations/sellers over the years and never had a problem getting them transferred to my local AI man.

Bizzum

Bizzum wrote: »

I've been doing the same this couple of year, using KFY Newry, and I think I've VIO on a cow this year too.
That's the real beauty of using some AI.

I see I made a mistake here. VIO is a CH bull (Vern Indigo). The Simm bull I meant is CQA (Curaheen Vio).:rolleyes:

bogman_bass

pakalasa wrote: »

Bogman,
How do you know this? Have you calves from him on the ground?
He's a new bull, isn't he?

No I've seen the bull in the flesh. He has no calves on the ground yet

Bizzum

bogman_bass wrote: »

I've seen the bull in the flesh.

Great position to be in!
I miss the open days in Enfield, when the bull parade was outside.
You get a far different perspective on a bull when you see him in the flesh as opposed to a photo.

vanderbadger

Bizzum wrote: »

Great position to be in!
I miss the open days in Enfield, when the bull parade was outside.
You get a far different perspective on a bull when you see him in the flesh as opposed to a photo.

i think dovea do an open day

Bizzum

vanderbadger wrote: »

i think dovea do an open day

They sure do. I was never at one though. I wonder for biosecurity reasons are you allowed walk through them or is it a closed viewing like the last one I went to in Enfield?

pakalasa

This is an IS4 heifer I have, born March 2010. Hopefully she is in calf to FL22.

Bizzum

pakalasa wrote: »

This is an IS4 heifer I have, born March 2010. Hopefully she is in calf to FL22.

Lovely heifer. Lim dam?

pakalasa

Bizzum wrote: »

Lovely heifer. Lim dam?

Dam - She's a yellow charolais, though her card says she is from a Lim bull. I bought her in so don't know. She's my best cow though ,so I'm hoping her heifer is as good.

vanderbadger

Bizzum wrote: »

They sure do. I was never at one though. I wonder for biosecurity reasons are you allowed walk through them or is it a closed viewing like the last one I went to in Enfield?

dont know either Bizzum, would be interesting to see the bulls, must keep an eye out for open day next year

vanderbadger

pakalasa wrote: »

This is an IS4 heifer I have, born March 2010. Hopefully she is in calf to FL22.

nice one indeed

Muckit

pakalasa wrote: »

This is an IS4 heifer I have, born March 2010. Hopefully she is in calf to FL22.

I wouldn't know much about simmentals, but she looks a nice one. Good level top.

An uncle of mine is into them. He bought 2 heifers in ballymote. For some reason he likes heifers to have the red circles around the eyes.