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larrymiller

davidk1394 wrote: »

Sent bulls to the factory today to grannagh in waterford got €3.90 for a few R grade freisans

How old were they?

whelan2

kids have a fr bullock between them , he's 20 mths old and around 550 kg, lad offered 800 euro for him today how does that sound? He's a square bullock and will hold alot of weight

simx

whelan2 wrote: »

kids have a fr bullock between them , he's 20 mths old and around 550 kg, lad offered 800 euro for him today how does that sound? He's a square bullock and will hold alot of weight

dont attempt to sell him for that, seen a couple of lads near your description sold yesterday at 960

larrymiller

whelan2 wrote: »

kids have a fr bullock between them , he's 20 mths old and around 550 kg, lad offered 800 euro for him today how does that sound? He's a square bullock and will hold alot of weight

No way seen anorexic fr blks 30 months plus that weight making over a grand

whelan2

thanks kids have the money spent in their heads:D will look for more, would bring him to mart but he has handlebars

simx

whelan2 wrote: »

thanks kids have the money spent in their heads:D will look for more, would bring him to mart but he has handlebars

hock em off

whelan2

simx wrote: »

hock em off

the kids or the horns:D ye they should have been gone ages ago, long story.....

larrymiller

whelan2 wrote: »

the kids or the horns:D ye they should have been gone ages ago, long story.....

Make the kids do it it will be a lesson to always to them as calfs!!
(I'm joking btw)

Willfarman

Are you sure you are not over estimating his weight? I wouldn't see the offer as being that far off the mark at all. If you could get another bit out of him and no skullling and no bloody horn massacre to be witnessed by your kids Id let him on.

simx

Willfarman wrote: »

Are you sure you are not over estimating his weight? I wouldn't see the offer as being that far off the mark at all. If you could get another bit out of him and no skullling and no bloody horn massacre to be witnessed by your kids Id let him on.

the fact he has antlers would lower his value alright, if skulled and brought to a mart hell still have stumps which still wont stand to him, prob still worth 850-900 dependent on how br fr his is? were you in enniscorthy today willfarman?

Base price

TBH if you can get the vet in and suffer the cost, then get the handlebars off him and keep him for a bit longer until he heals up. Otherwise you are going to be listening to every tom, dick and harry knocking him on price due to his antlers irrespective of his condition. Assholes like the guy that bid you today.
You may get a genuine buyer who doesn't give a toss about the antlers but they are thin on the ground in my opinion.

tanko

I thought it was ok to sell animals with horns in marts now. I've seen a fair few in my local marts lately.

Base price

tanko wrote: »

I thought it was ok to sell animals with horns in marts now. I've seen a fair few in my local marts lately.

Depends on the age of the animal, location of mart and time of year.
Most marts will accommodate weanlings in a separate pen to run through the ring at the end of the regular weanling sale.

Willfarman

simx wrote: »

the fact he has antlers would lower his value alright, if skulled and brought to a mart hell still have stumps which still wont stand to him, prob still worth 850-900 dependent on how br fr his is? were you in enniscorthy today willfarman?

No but I hear Tommy on the radio saying it was small and increased money for all classes. Will have a look in carnew on Saturday.

Cavanjack

Any quotes for overage steers?

simx

Willfarman wrote: »

No but I hear Tommy on the radio saying it was small and increased money for all classes. Will have a look in carnew on Saturday.

Was there much cows in carnew the last few weeks in December?

davidk1394

larrymiller wrote: »

How old were they?

They were 19 months old

tanko

davidk1394 wrote: »

They were 19 months old

Can you say what fat score and carcase weight they were?

Farmer Pudsey

whelan2 wrote: »

kids have a fr bullock between them , he's 20 mths old and around 550 kg, lad offered 800 euro for him today how does that sound? He's a square bullock and will hold alot of weight

I not consider it too bad a price you would need 830 or more in the mart to beat that price

larrymiller wrote: »

No way seen anorexic fr blks 30 months plus that weight making over a grand

Nothing wrong with anorexic Friesian bullocks( or any other breed) that lad could put 200kgs on grass in 5 months. Very few Fresians make the QA under 30 months anyway you get caught between under fat and low weight due to under finished. In general never worry about Friesian s weight within reason.

Base price wrote: »

TBH if you can get the vet in and suffer the cost, then get the handlebars off him and keep him for a bit longer until he heals up. Otherwise you are going to be listening to every tom, dick and harry knocking him on price due to his antlers irrespective of his condition. Assholes like the guy that bid you today.
You may get a genuine buyer who doesn't give a toss about the antlers but they are thin on the ground in my opinion.

Vet even if he is calling for something else will charge 6-10 euro, 50 if that is all he has to do. If she can squeeze a bit more off the buyer then she is ass well off as going to the mart

Willfarman

simx wrote: »

Was there much cows in carnew the last few weeks in December?

i wasn't up there for a month or 6 weeks. There wouldn't be much fr cows in it as a rule and Mr h sets the bar for the good cows. Twouldnt be worth the trip for ya lad!

davidk1394

tanko wrote: »

Can you say what fat score and carcase weight they were?

The AA was an R- 3= and a cold weight of 350kg

davidk1394

tanko wrote: »

Can you say what fat score and carcase weight they were?

The AA was an R- 3= and a cold weight of 350kg.. The FR was an R- 2+ and a weight of 409 kg

FYM

€4 a kilo for a 16.5 month old bull weighted 414Kg, Grade U+2=

Hershall

Cavanjack wrote: »

Any quotes for overage steers?

Chatting two agents today both quoted 4.00 for overage bks no weigh restrictions. They would use a number of different factories.

simx

Willfarman wrote: »

i wasn't up there for a month or 6 weeks. There wouldn't be much fr cows in it as a rule and Mr h sets the bar for the good cows. Twouldnt be worth the trip for ya lad!

I wouldn't even be looking at the same category cows as Mr.h, himself and Mr.a can work away at them good ones, nice bit of a spin alright, know one local lad that goes there for blks all the same

primary 2

Cavanjack wrote: »

Any quotes for overage steers?

talking to an agent this morning,4.00 base for steers,not too picky weather there overage or underage

whelan2

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

I not consider it too bad a price you would need 830 or more in the mart to beat that price




Nothing wrong with anorexic Friesian bullocks( or any other breed) that lad could put 200kgs on grass in 5 months. Very few Fresians make the QA under 30 months anyway you get caught between under fat and low weight due to under finished. In general never worry about Friesian s weight within reason.



Vet even if he is calling for something else will charge 6-10 euro, 50 if that is all he has to do. If she can squeeze a bit more off the buyer then she is ass well off as going to the mart

getting 850 for him now, going to let him go. Also oh was in factory with a load of cattle today and he said there was a queue up the road with cattle, never saw it as busy. why would that be?

Farmer Pudsey

whelan2 wrote: »

getting 850 for him now, going to let him go. Also oh was in factory with a load of cattle today and he said there was a queue up the road with cattle, never saw it as busy. why would that be?

If you had to skull him, keep him 3-4 weeks take him to the mart and pay mart fees you would need over 950 to match that.

just do it

whelan2 wrote: »

getting 850 for him now, going to let him go. Also oh was in factory with a load of cattle today and he said there was a queue up the road with cattle, never saw it as busy. why would that be?

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

If you had to skull him, keep him 3-4 weeks take him to the mart and pay mart fees you would need over 950 to match that.

A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush. A lot of hassle saved whelan and as FP points out no transactions costs. Also saving on 3-4 weeks feeding.

Base price

whelan2 wrote: »

Also oh was in factory with a load of cattle today and he said there was a queue up the road with cattle, never saw it as busy. why would that be?

Price I reckon.
OH brought 2 doubles of bullocks from 5 lads in the area during the week. 50/50 under and overage. He had to to re pick cattle from 3 of them as some of them didn't have enough cover. The lads just want out of them so they get money in to pay bills especially meal.

whelan2

just do it wrote: »

A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush. A lot of hassle saved whelan and as FP points out no transactions costs. Also saving on 3-4 weeks feeding.

he's gone, kids get 100 euro each now, can do with it what they want, 100 euro for me;) and the rest goes into their credit union accounts

just do it

whelan2 wrote: »

he's gone, kids get 100 euro each now, can do with it what they want, 100 euro for me;) and the rest goes into their credit union accounts

What will you do with your €100 - or is that a secret ☺

Willfarman

whelan2 wrote: »

he's gone, kids get 100 euro each now, can do with it what they want, 100 euro for me;) and the rest goes into their credit union accounts

Will they buy a calf a piece!?

Dunedin

whelan2 wrote: »

, 100 euro for me

Cannae believe you are taking money off the kids.........😲

whelan2

Willfarman wrote: »

Will they buy a calf a piece!?

sure 100 euro wouldnt buy a calf around here:D 2 youngest would have no interest in getting a calf , eldest lad might

whelan2

Dunedin wrote: »

Cannae believe you are taking money off the kids.........😲

they have to learn he didnt live on fresh air while he was here

orm0nd

whelan2 wrote: »

they have to learn he didnt live on fresh air while he was here

next thing you will be taking the children's allowance benefit on them as well :rolleyes:


back on topic :: had a fellow ring me yesterday inquiring what stores I had and when was i selling,

didn't deal with him last year as he was well shy of market value

seeing him hungry for stock so early in the year is a positive pointer for back end, IMO

this fellow is in the know & doesn't make too many mistakes

Brown Podzol

Anyone know what 23 month old friesian/hol bulls 750kg nicely finished are making.have been on 9kg beef nuts and good silage for the last 100 days. What bonuses from quality assured farm if any.

epfff

Brown Podzol wrote: »

Anyone know what 23 month old friesian/hol bulls 750kg nicely finished are making.have been on 9kg beef nuts and good silage for the last 100 days. What bonuses from quality assured farm if any.

If their is a flesh cover 390
If a lot of hol in them you haven't got flesh cover with 9kgs
be careful the factories penalise very hard if you. Haven't flesh

simx

anyone hear any prices for cows for next week?

Hershall

Chatting to a couple of agents today, quoting €4 for over and underage bks next week. Not overly anxious saying factories they deal with not short of cattle next week! !!

epfff

Hershall wrote: »

Chatting to a couple of agents today, quoting €4 for over and underage bks next week. Not overly anxious saying factories they deal with not short of cattle next week! !!

Had agent contact me from a unnamed factory that fell out with me last year on sat looking for forgiveness and cattle
So I'm thinking its for the love of me or they now discovered they were wrong

mf240

epfff wrote: »

Had agent contact me from a unnamed factory that fell out with me last year on sat looking for forgiveness and cattle
So I'm thinking its for the love of me or they now discovered they were wrong

Whatever you do dont go back. If they done you once theyll do it again.

Robson99

Anyone get any quotes for in-spec heifers for the coming week??

Greengrass1

These 3 as well as weanlings getting 24kg meal between them since end if november.
Reckon that middle AA is nearly fit?

epfff

mf240 wrote: »

Whatever you do dont go back. If they done you once theyll do it again.

Don't worry about me
It might not actually have being their fault
I like to show the Teath every so often

severeoversteer

Greengrass1 wrote: »

These 3 as well as weanlings getting 24kg meal between them since end if november.
Reckon that middle AA is nearly fit?

fair belly on him, he wont kill heavy
but is probably fat enough

Greengrass1

severeoversteer wrote: »

fair belly on him, he wont kill heavy
but is probably fat enough

Two AA are heifers the fr is a bulkock

severeoversteer

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Two AA are heifers the fr is a bulkock

didn't know you started fattening
best of luck with them

don't lose the head with all the money youll make on them

Greengrass1

severeoversteer wrote: »

didn't know you started fattening
best of luck with them

don't lose the head with all the money youll make on them

Its the last of them.
Should be no more after this lot