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Pidae.m

White Clover wrote: »

Did you see any 300-350kg white head heifers selling recently? Yearlings.

Great bunch in Fermoy last week. Made left & right of 660

White Clover

cute geoge wrote: »

Any calf that would make over €400 would be a miller of a calf you can be sure ,I have heard of such bull calves to be killed at under 16 months and achieving a price over €1300 now I have no clue what they would have cost in feed to get them to that stage but it can be done by top class operator!!

I know a couple of dairy lads that would do a few continentalxfr bulls every year. They would get milk every day from February to August.

Base price

New boat approved today
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CloughCasey1

Pidae.m wrote: »

Some lovely bunches of Hereford bullocks sold down here for €600 the last few weeks. That's why I think calves at €410 is bollicks

Agree. What weight those bullocks?

wrangler

Pidae.m wrote: »

Ya all bought in the mart. Said he wanted them all the one day. On the back of that then people seem to think a fr bull calf that's worth 120 seem great valve at 200.

Unfortunately the processor at the end of the line won't be paying 50% too much for them

Bass Reeves

cute geoge wrote: »

Any calf that would make over €400 would be a miller of a calf you can be sure ,I have heard of such bull calves to be killed at under 16 months and achieving a price over €1300 now I have no clue what they would have cost in feed to get them to that stage but it can be done by top class operator!!

So called top class operators can do lots of thing wheather it is profitable or not is another matter. Pidae says he bought them all in the one go so it is unlikly that they were all millars of calves. some more than likly were bog standard. U16 months bulls are a tough game and calves that are 4 weeks of age at present will need to be slaughtered in April before the real price rise for such calves. They were costing him 425 in the yard and all in 3% losses along with feed to any losses about 460/calf as a base price.

That is 850/calf to cover costs in a young bull system 930 to cover a 2 year old steer system and 1K if he carries them to slaughter as 30 months old cattle. He is at nothing. As Pidae says he is a retired farmer more than likly with a good SFP and OAP. He just wants a bunch of cattle for the front field and the dealers and dairy farmers know him and proceeded to bull him for the calves.

Willfarman

Shows the merits of squarish big robust cows compared to these bloody extreme Holsteins.. the sale of the calf almost rents an acre of land!

CloughCasey1

Willfarman wrote: »

Shows the merits of squarish big robust cows compared to these bloody extreme Holsteins.. the sale of the calf almost rents an acre of land!

More like two bucks that didn't know when to pull in their horns!!

Willfarman

Viagra in the water in cork they say.....

marathon

Anyone any predictions what price may be first week in March have 5 fairly decent angus going that week am just wondering is price likely be up or dwn from the 3.90 it is currently cheers in advance

Pidae.m

Willfarman wrote: »

Viagra in the water in cork they say.....

Laois man and west Meath man were usually the runners up

I says

Hprime was on to me looking for cattle farm to farms sale they will weigh cattle.Whats the price per kg does anyone have any dealings with this method.

Base price

I says wrote: »

Hprime was on to me looking for cattle farm to farms sale they will weigh cattle.Whats the price per kg does anyone have any dealings with this method.

If they are buying by weight then I would suggest getting them weighed at your local mart. Less travelling and the cattle aren't knocked about as much. If the seller moves them to their premises for weighing (which could be a long journey) then they will lose kgs by the time the arrive, weigh lighter and less money in your pocket.
When I used to show cattle I would put them on hay for 3 or 4 days before the show date in order to dry them up.

blue5000

Base of 3.85 for R grade steers seems to be the general run of things around here. Any better in other parts?

Cavanjack

blue5000 wrote: »

Base of 3.85 for R grade steers seems to be the general run of things around here. Any better in other parts?

3.95 kepak next week for steers. €4 for u Bulls

MfMan

Story this week, west of the Shannon?

Robson99

MfMan wrote: »

Story this week, west of the Shannon?

No change from what I heard. Heifers € 4.00

darragh_haven

Was sorting out feed this morning and we were planning on sending 16 or 17 bullocks to the factory on Thursday night for first kill on Friday morning.
Got a call for the agent saying he'd have to take them tonight as the factory are bringing forward all the kills due to the forecasted weather.
Had to rush and get 17 out and separated and get the cards. And then I could feck off to northern Ireland for work. My dad will load them tonight with the agent. Might get €4.00/kg but we'll see

bogman_bass

Got 4.00 for a bullock from moyvally on Wednesday

BigSteaks

Uncle has 12 to go west of shannon. Will he get €4. I am reading €3.90 on agriland. Will €4 be got with this weather?

Willfarman

3.95 and 4.05 steers heifers slaney today.

BigSteaks

Willfarman wrote: »

3.95 and 4.05 steers heifers slaney today.

Will tell him let them off. 2 are gone overage already and were fit to go when they were €4. You couldn't tell him though:)

Robson99

Willfarman wrote: »

3.95 and 4.05 steers heifers slaney today.

Similar down West AFAIK

Willfarman

BigSteaks wrote: »

Willfarman wrote: »

3.95 and 4.05 steers heifers slaney today.

Will tell him let them off. 2 are gone overage already and were fit to go when they were €4. You couldn't tell him though:)

A lot easier buy back this week too than after Christmas..

Wes Palmer Lee

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Cavanjack

I thought there was a thread on this but can't find it. What are yis paying for meal for finishing stock? A high maize ration here costing €235 with a nut @€;250. Is there better to be got?

leoch

Hi maize here 228

Cavanjack

leoch wrote: »

Hi maize here 228

Delivered? What part of the country?

leoch

northwest delivered 4 ton at a time .....are the factories talking about cutting the k/o weight to 420kgs anyone else hear??

Cavanjack

leoch wrote: »

northwest delivered 4 ton at a time .....are the factories talking about cutting the k/o weight to 420kgs anyone else hear??

Haven't heard that but when they want cattle they won't cut them. Killed bulls the end of January, lightest was 450kg heaviest 530kg. Got full price (€4) for them. It's only when they have too many cattle they will cut them. I think with so many cattle coming from the dairy herd now and average weights down they are less fussy abought weights.

sonnybill

Sold this lad as a weanling, got kill out info through ICBF, herd plus , killed 490kg DW U+ 3, 23 months , ADX limo out of a good little cow, was great calf , went off a bit and was my plainest weanling think I got E880 or E890 .. Would he have come into 2k at that weight? 4.10 X 490 =E2009 or would he get the 12 cent bord Bia also or more than 4.10 if he a U+? Just curious as a suckler man that kills only the odd cull cow

tanko

sonnybill wrote: »

Sold this lad as a weanling, got kill out info through ICBF, herd plus , killed 490kg DW U+ 3, 23 months , ADX limo out of a good little cow, was great calf , went off a bit and was my plainest weanling think I got E880 or E890 .. Would he have come into 2k at that weight? 4.10 X 490 =E2009 or would he get the 12 cent bord Bia also or more than 4.10 if he a U+? Just curious as a suckler man that kills only the odd cull cow

3.90 base + 24 cent + 12 cent = 4.26 x 490 = €2087
What age was he when killed?
I see he was 23 months.

sonnybill

tanko wrote: »

3.90 base + 24 cent + 12 cent = 4.26 x 490 = €2087
What age was he when killed?

Can't post the pic , 23 months , good weight for his age, bull or blk you reckon ?

charolais0153

sonnybill wrote: »

Can't post the pic , 23 months , good weight for his age, bull or blk you reckon ?

Bull id say

tanko

Killed as a bull i’d say.

sonnybill

tanko wrote: »

Killed as a bull i’d say.

He turned a few pound on him in a year and 4 months, fair play to him

Ardlea Dan is a good terminal bull no doubt but not for milk

Bass Reeves

At that weight he would have been a bull slaughtered as a U he would have got 4 or 4.1/kg. No QA or extra grid prices on bulls so 1960-2010 euro. He would have been over 800kgs. He was sold as a weanling at 300ish kgs I expect so he put 500kgs onto him. After mart fees and transport he cost him 900 at least in the yard so 1050 to 1100 euro of a margin to take total costs out of. I expect that he was housed early in October. Over the winter he might have cost 500 alone in feed costs take the rest of the costs out of 550-600 euro and see what is left.

Cavanjack

sonnybill wrote: »

Sold this lad as a weanling, got kill out info through ICBF, herd plus , killed 490kg DW U+ 3, 23 months , ADX limo out of a good little cow, was great calf , went off a bit and was my plainest weanling think I got E880 or E890 .. Would he have come into 2k at that weight? 4.10 X 490 =E2009 or would he get the 12 cent bord Bia also or more than 4.10 if he a U+? Just curious as a suckler man that kills only the odd cull cow

When was he killed?

leoch

Bass.. ..why do they not pay out grid price or qa on bulls ???

sonnybill

Cavanjack wrote: »

When was he killed?

February 18, bout 360kg in October 2016 but plainest of the group

Muckit

Ud never guess he'd have made a U. Doesnt seem deep enough on backend

sonnybill

Muckit wrote: »

Ud never guess he'd have made a U. Doesnt seem deep enough on backend

I'd agree . That was the day before I sold him and tbh I was disappointed in him, he was born a giant and super thick calf up to 5 months, he was going through an awkward growth stage and looking his worst when I sold him but wasn't holding onto one calf I let him rip , but he must have come good again.

Cavanjack

Prob got €4 a kg for him so in Feb. Don't think there was much more to be got for bulls. It's fairly handy to get a continental bull into a u when they are fed well.he probably had a good shoulders and top on him.

memorystick

Anyone finding it difficult to move fat heifers?

Butcher Boy

memorystick wrote: »

Anyone finding it difficult to move fat heifers?

No.

Willfarman

Larry and co are planning to import 2000 South Americans to man the knives...

tanko

Willfarman wrote: »

Larry and co are planning to import 2000 South Americans to man the knives...

Sure havent Brazilians been working in Irish meat factories for over twenty five years at least now.

dryan

Have a few bulloclks ready to go.
Rang agent over the weekend - 4.05 base price on offer - killbeggan area.
He sees a price rise over the next few weeks and said to hold them if i can.

anything better to be got?

Cavanjack

dryan wrote: »

Have a few bulloclks ready to go.
Rang agent over the weekend - 4.05 base price on offer - killbeggan area.
He sees a price rise over the next few weeks and said to hold them if i can.

anything better to be got?

Agriland talking about €3.90 - €3-95base for steers, the journal is giving €3.95-€4 so it looks good enough. Have a few to go here, was going to hold tight till the end of the month to see would they rise but as we know it could go the other way.

locha

dryan wrote: »

Have a few bulloclks ready to go.
Rang agent over the weekend - 4.05 base price on offer - killbeggan area.
He sees a price rise over the next few weeks and said to hold them if i can.

anything better to be got?

Same today. For a single load 4.05 base.