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dryan

3.75 base for bullocks is the best i can get currently - midlands region

Agent saying 3.80 to be got further north alright.

Muckit

Do you just book them in through him or does he collect and bring them in for you?

kk.man

Got 3.75 in clonee this week...I felt 3.80 was there but I had fr bullocks..I think the base will be 3.80 next week. Good weather is helping with glut.

Pidae.m

I was expecting a rise but when I rang he said he is jammed on account of the bank holiday next week!

Cavanjack

kk.man wrote: »

Got 3.75 in clonee this week...I felt 3.80 was there but I had fr bullocks..I think the base will be 3.80 next week. Good weather is helping with glut.

Got 3.80 there on Tuesday. I'd say it'll be got everywhere next week. The kill is bound to start falling.

White Clover

Pidae.m wrote: »

I was expecting a rise but when I rang he said he is jammed on account of the bank holiday next week!

I have some that were to go mid next week, got the call last night that they'd be collected early Monday morning.

Bass Reeves

Pidae.m wrote: »

I was expecting a rise but when I rang he said he is jammed on account of the bank holiday next week!

No bank holiday next week, it is the week after. If anything it forces them to keep the kill high next week

dryan

Any updates on bullock quotes for later this week or next week?
Midlands area.

epfff

dryan wrote: »

Any updates on bullock quotes for later this week or next week?
Midlands area.

375 no sign of rise im told

riemann

Bass Reeves wrote: »

No bank holiday next week, it is the week after. If anything it forces them to keep the kill high next week

The bank holiday is next week, the 29th.

Cavanjack

epfff wrote: »

375 no sign of rise im told

3.80 is available in the north east anyway. Probably wouldn't mind at to travel.

Bass Reeves

riemann wrote: »

The bank holiday is next week, the 29th.

I know t s I posted my post three day ago last Friday/Saturday.

epfff

Cavanjack wrote: »

3.80 is available in the north east anyway. Probably wouldn't mind at to travel.

Thats not so in north east Galway or some people call it mid Roscommon anyway.
Or if it is they aint giving it to the locals

mf240

Anyone see the independent. What do ye think of Foyle meets latest bonuses and will it shake up the rest of them.

Will things improve a bit if this weather holds

charolais0153

mf240 wrote: »

Anyone see the independent. What do ye think of Foyle meets latest bonuses and will it shake up the rest of them.

Will things improve a bit if this weather holds

https://www.google.ie/amp/s/amp.independent.ie/business/farming/beef/beef-prices-harden-on-back-of-british-demand-37446108.html

CloughCasey1

3.75 for tomorrow anyway. Agent cant see much of a rise until end Nov.

Hershall

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

3.75 for tomorrow anyway. Agent cant see much of a rise until end Nov.

3 bks left to go rang local factory yesterday he said he'd kill them next Tuesday week. Its gone beyond a joke now....

CloughCasey1

Hershall wrote: »

3 bks left to go rang local factory yesterday he said he'd kill them next Tuesday week. Its gone beyond a joke now....

Fully loaded for next week so.

CloughCasey1

https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DPOb9tVvVRas&ved=2ahUKEwi97r6JmqveAhVMI8AKHVYmBIsQwqsBMAN6BAgJEAU&usg=AOvVaw0IZBwVhQMNHfK8SoJQ2H5a&cshid=1540801890101

Good example of cattle grading.

Burning Tires

Hershall wrote: »

3 bks left to go rang local factory yesterday he said he'd kill them next Tuesday week. Its gone beyond a joke now....

Same here. 3 left to go but not fit. Over age now and have space to house them so they'll be housed in 7 to 10 days when the rest coming in. They might be fit in Jan when the price rises (hopefully)

Bass Reeves

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DPOb9tVvVRas&ved=2ahUKEwi97r6JmqveAhVMI8AKHVYmBIsQwqsBMAN6BAgJEAU&usg=AOvVaw0IZBwVhQMNHfK8SoJQ2H5a&cshid=1540801890101

Good example of cattle grading.

Not so sure IMO the first black bullock would only grade R in the present system, The last black Friesian was not carrying any flesh and would get caught on fat score. The first Friesian would grade only P+/O-. The video was made in 2015 so maybe grading has changed since then

Cavanjack

Bass Reeves wrote: »

Not so sure IMO the first black bullock would only grade R in the present system, The last black Friesian was not carrying any flesh and would get caught on fat score. The first Friesian would grade only P+/O-. The video was made in 2015 so maybe grading has changed since then

I'd agree with you there. The first lad would only make an r. He is grading him a u+.
We Killed a few blue bulls last spring that would make a show of that lad and they were only a u+. To get a bullock to grade into a u grade now is a tough job.

charolais0153

Cavanjack wrote: »

I'd agree with you there. The first lad would only make an r. He is grading him a u+.
We Killed a few blue bulls last spring that would make a show of that lad and they were only a u+. To get a bullock to grade into a u grade now is a tough job.

I had the first lad as a u- in my own head.
Chx as r=
White fr as o= and
Black fr as p=

riemann

Prices holding, no sign of any lift above maybe 10c or so this side of Christmas.

Supplies of store cattle very high.

Cavanjack

riemann wrote: »

Prices holding, no sign of any lift above maybe 10c or so this side of Christmas.

Supplies of store cattle very high.

Steers 3.80 and u grade bulls 3.90. They are getting all the cattle they want at the minute. No rise for another month I'd say.

Willfarman

The only positive is that there’s a lot of beef moving. Even the chill rooms that were filled a few weeks back are heading for empty again.

kk.man

Kill my last 11 bullocks for 2018 yesterday and couldn't get more than 3.75. I see cows are under pressure now....Not good news when cows are under pressure.

Bass Reeves

kk.man wrote: »

Kill my last 11 bullocks for 2018 yesterday and couldn't get more than 3.75. I see cows are under pressure now....Not good news when cows are under pressure.

I expect that a lot pof lads are trying to kill off grass this year. Good autumn along with shortage/tightness of silage as well as ration prices will discouage winter finishing. I moved cattle about 3 weks ago got a base of 3.8 I think. Autumn costs can be higher than you think cattle would need to be on 5+kgs of ration minimum as well as maybe access to hay or straw as feed vale has gone out of grass.

While chills are not full neither are they empty and kill remains very strong. Not many have housed cattle yet and there was no burst of lads housing cattle for Christmass finish eith 3-6 weeks ago. Supplies could get tighter faster than you might think. Lads will kill off grass and then it may come to a full stop. Kill could collapse in December

kk.man

Bass Reeves wrote: »

I expect that a lot pof lads are trying to kill off grass this year. Good autumn along with shortage/tightness of silage as well as ration prices will discouage winter finishing. I moved cattle about 3 weks ago got a base of 3.8 I think. Autumn costs can be higher than you think cattle would need to be on 5+kgs of ration minimum as well as maybe access to hay or straw as feed vale has gone out of grass.

While chills are not full neither are they empty and kill remains very strong. Not many have housed cattle yet and there was no burst of lads housing cattle for Christmass finish eith 3-6 weeks ago. Supplies could get tighter faster than you might think. Lads will kill off grass and then it may come to a full stop. Kill could collapse in December

I had mine on almost 7kg and grass ..just an ok response with the amount of meal given to them.

Bass Reeves

kk.man wrote: »

I had mine on almost 7kg and grass ..just an ok response with the amount of meal given to them.

The last ones I killed were on 5kgs/day and were Friesians it was a matter of getting flesh cover on them and cashing them in. It was costing 1.3/day on ration response was fairly ok but I was conscience that younger stores make better use of grass and return on friesians is limited. I killed some in September as well and thrive was brilliant in the extra 5 weeks but all them cattle would have eaten a lot of grass. I will be housing again thsi weekend if I had older cattle kept I have everything housed now eating silage worth 30/bale

kk.man

Bass Reeves wrote: »

The last ones I killed were on 5kgs/day and were Friesians it was a matter of getting flesh cover on them and cashing them in. It was costing 1.3/day on ration response was fairly ok but I was conscience that younger stores make better use of grass and return on friesians is limited. I killed some in September as well and thrive was brilliant in the extra 5 weeks but all them cattle would have eaten a lot of grass. I will be housing again thsi weekend if I had older cattle kept I have everything housed now eating silage worth 30/bale

My last ones were friesian too and my sole object was to reach fat score 3 which they did.

Pidae.m

kk.man wrote: »

Kill my last 11 bullocks for 2018 yesterday and couldn't get more than 3.75. I see cows are under pressure now....Not good news when cows are under pressure.

Text sent out Friday to agents from one major factory..... Cows cut 20 cent

Buford T. Justice XIX

Pidae.m wrote: »

Text sent out Friday to agents from one major factory..... Cows cut 20 cent

What are cows making now?


Sent 2 cows 2 weeks ago with TB and they made 185c/kg.

kk.man

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

What are cows making now?


Sent 2 cows 2 weeks ago with TB and they made 185c/kg.

Surely you mean 285c/kg ?

Buford T. Justice XIX

kk.man wrote: »

Surely you mean 285c/kg ?

Nope, 185:mad:
It's not like you're in a position to refuse to send them:(

K9

Got €3.44 for heavy R grade cows killed 22nd Oct.

Cavanjack

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Nope, 185:mad:
It's not like you're in a position to refuse to send them:(

Were they valued live? The dept will make up the difference will they not?

Buford T. Justice XIX

Cavanjack wrote: »

Were they valued live? The dept will make up the difference will they not?

Yeah, they will but I have one or two that I could move depending on the price.

Good loser

kk.man wrote: »

I had mine on almost 7kg and grass ..just an ok response with the amount of meal given to them.

I'm the same.

Sometimes they won't finish the nuts - today for instance.

Have good, short grass for another week.

Cavanjack

Good loser wrote: »

I'm the same.

Sometimes they won't finish the nuts - today for instance.

Have good, short grass for another week.

I think when it comes to early/mid October You are better off housing cattle for finishing and keeping grass for stores or Young stock. Finishing cattle are burning up too much energy staying warm and the power is gone out of the grass. They seem to lie out less and spend a lot of time traveling round fields/paddocks. Or that seems to be the case round here anyway.

whelan2

Sent a pb aa bull that twisted his spine to the factory. 23 months old. R3 366kg @3.60 =1318 euro. Was happy as he could just have easily gone in the knackery lorry

patsy_mccabe

whelan2 wrote: »

Sent a pb aa bull that twisted his spine to the factory. 23 months old. R3 366kg @3.60 =1318 euro. Was happy as he could just have easily gone in the knackery lorry

Could he walk ok?

whelan2

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Could he walk ok?

Yes. Sideways. He injured himself a while ago and I fed him meal for a few months.

Bass Reeves

whelan2 wrote: »

Sent a pb aa bull that twisted his spine to the factory. 23 months old. R3 366kg @3.60 =1318 euro. Was happy as he could just have easily gone in the knackery lorry

For an R3 bull u24 months they did you no favours on the price. However anything is better than the skip

wiggy123

not bad price, considering could loss him

john mayo 10

Got €3.25 for r grade cows and €3.05 for our grade cows killed on Monday.

greysides

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kk.man

See big pull on cow prices I underway now kill has hit 40k. Abp has backed up the UK kill for two weeks because they are sourcing plenty of cheap irish beef.
They will be no price lift this year for the finisher it maybe next summer before we see prime beef hit 4e.

Buford T. Justice XIX

kk.man wrote: »

See big pull on cow prices I underway now kill has hit 40k. Abp has backed up the UK kill for two weeks because they are sourcing plenty of cheap irish beef.
They will be no price lift this year for the finisher it maybe next summer before we see prime beef hit 4e.

€80 a head drop in cow prices apparently.

Cavanjack

kk.man wrote: »

See big pull on cow prices I underway now kill has hit 40k. Abp has backed up the UK kill for two weeks because they are sourcing plenty of cheap irish beef.
They will be no price lift this year for the finisher it maybe next summer before we see prime beef hit 4e.

Numbers will surely drop off soon. Factories are supposed to be concerned about supplies for the spring. If prices don't rise in the next couple of months they'd have nobody filling sheds next winter to feed.