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Cassidy2

simx wrote: »

P €3
Os €3.10
Rs €3.40
Cow prices

Is there not more than that to be got for p and os

Cavanjack

Robson99 wrote: »

What carcass weights they paying up to??

Killed a load a few weeks ago and two of them were 480kg dw. Wasn't docked anything on them.

restive

Robson99 wrote: »

What carcass weights they paying up to??

Mine killed out 385kg. Do not sure.

Robson99

Cavanjack wrote: »

Killed a load a few weeks ago and two of them were 480kg dw. Wasn't docked anything on them.

Where was that???

Cavanjack

Robson99 wrote: »

Where was that???

Clonee

simx

Cassidy2 wrote: »

Is there not more than that to be got for p and os

Rang a few places €3 flat for them was all, 2.80 and 2.90 in one place

Kovu

simx wrote: »

Rang a few places €3 flat for them was all, 2.80 and 2.90 in one place

Any idea what R cowss are at the moment?

Cassidy2

simx wrote: »

Rang a few places €3 flat for them was all, 2.80 and 2.90 in one place

Better off in the ring than take them prices

epfff

Kovu wrote: »

Any idea what R cowss are at the moment?

Got quoted 330
Their is 340 to be got but lots of cows out their

Kovu

epfff wrote: »

Got quoted 330
Their is 340 to be got but lots of cows out their

Thanks for that, have one guy quoted 3.50 to me but never used him before as an agent. Have a bit of time to play around with at least, only have them on a ration to maintain their weight since start of Dec when the arse fell out of the cow trade.

Cavanjack

Notice cattle that have been killed this back end have killed out very fat compared to other years.
Nothing killed under a fat score of 3+ with the majority 4 to 4+. A few Angus heifers went to 5's.
Don't know if it was that cattle thrive was excellent from September on and they fleshed up quicker or that we wernt keeping a close enough eye on them. Is it madness feeding to this level of fat score or would a 3- do?
Is there a sweet spot?

Cassidy2

Cavanjack wrote: »

Notice cattle that have been killed this back end have killed out very fat compared to other years.
Nothing killed under a fat score of 3+ with the majority 4 to 4+. A few Angus heifers went to 5's.
Don't know if it was that cattle thrive was excellent from September on and they fleshed up quicker or that we wernt keeping a close enough eye on them. Is it madness feeding to this level of fat score or would a 3- do?
Is there a sweet spot?

There is alot of men holding cattle because they will lose a fortune if they killed them.fat class will be a problem there

Willfarman

Cavanjack wrote: »

Notice cattle that have been killed this back end have killed out very fat compared to other years.
Nothing killed under a fat score of 3+ with the majority 4 to 4+. A few Angus heifers went to 5's.
Don't know if it was that cattle thrive was excellent from September on and they fleshed up quicker or that we wernt keeping a close enough eye on them. Is it madness feeding to this level of fat score or would a 3- do?
Is there a sweet spot?

3+ 4= is the sweet spot for plainish cattle to ensure you maximise conformation grade. Good continental cattle are as well gone at 3=. Particularly going forward if this weight limit craic takes hold.

farawaygrass

Willfarman wrote: »

3+ 4= is the sweet spot for plainish cattle to ensure you maximise conformation grade. Good continental cattle are as well gone at 3=. Particularly going forward if this weight limit craic takes hold.

Is there anyone here that can tell the difference by eye between 3+ and 4- or 4=?

patsy_mccabe

farawaygrass wrote: »

Is there anyone here that can tell the difference by eye between 3+ and 4- or 4=?

Hard enough to judge the fat score when you are not at it every day. I used to judge by the fat around the tail head but someone on here had a good post a while back . It went along the lines of judging different types of cattle differently. Can't remember who it was.

Robson99

Willfarman wrote: »

3+ 4= is the sweet spot for plainish cattle to ensure you maximise conformation grade. Good continental cattle are as well gone at 3=. Particularly going forward if this weight limit craic takes hold.

Mostly u grade heifers killed here. Always try and feed them into 4- or 4= if possible. But would agree weight limits would be a factor in us killing them at 3=

Cassidy2

Anyone got price for bulls under 24 months.can 4 euro be got for r u grade under 420kg

epfff

Cassidy2 wrote: »

Anyone got price for bulls under 24 months.can 4 euro be got for r u grade under 420kg

390 u
380 r is all I can get to 400

moll3

what are heifer's being quoted at the moment down south

Cassidy2

epfff wrote: »

390 u
380 r is all I can get to 400

Same as that but up to 430 kg

Cassidy2

epfff wrote: »

390 u
380 r is all I can get to 400

Same as that.but up to 430kg
It's some disaster

Cavanjack

moll3 wrote: »

what are heifer's being quoted at the moment down south

€4.05 up this country anyway

epfff

Cassidy2 wrote: »

Same as that.but up to 430kg
It's some disaster

I see no big change for while

Cassidy2

epfff wrote: »

I see no big change for while

Where have all the bulls come from.wait till the glut of freisan bulls come on stream

Nettleman

what age is a young bull? Is it under 24 mths or what? anybody getting quotes on YB's

tanko

Nettleman wrote: »

what age is a young bull? Is it under 24 mths or what? anybody getting quotes on YB's

A young bull is under 16 months, they normally get the best prices. 16 to 24 month Bulls will be a lesser price. Older than that you're into stock bull prices i think.

simx

Any prices for u grade cows?

CloughCasey1

simx wrote: »

Any prices for u grade cows?

Have you a few bays full of them simx or were they too dear a few mts back?

epfff

simx wrote: »

Any prices for u grade cows?

335 for rs yesterday
Didn't go any further up the grid so can't help any more

tanko

epfff wrote: »

335 for rs yesterday
Didn't go any further up the grid so can't help any more

Is there much chance of cow prices improving a bit by the end of this month?

kk.man

Would the IFA stop sending text of the same cattle price for the last few weeks. It would be better off they did something about the prices!

epfff

tanko wrote: »

Is there much chance of cow prices improving a bit by the end of this month?

I thought they would but not as confident now
Mine were still outside so I wouldn't have won without big increase which I don't think we will see for 2 yrs plus

restive

I got quoted 3.85 base from Liffey meats Ballinasloe for bullocks. Does anyone know what Kepak are quoting.

simx

restive wrote: »

I got quoted 3.85 base from Liffey meats Ballinasloe for bullocks. Does anyone know what Kepak are quoting.

Slaney quoting 3.90 this week, I know that's not what you asked just saying what's to be got

simx

tanko wrote: »

Is there much chance of cow prices improving a bit by the end of this month?

By talking to agents not looking good for a rise

simx

epfff wrote: »

335 for rs yesterday
Didn't go any further up the grid so can't help any more

Got 3.40 for rs last week had 2 us in it didn't think I'd have them tbh got 3.50 for them, hard to bargain when they're hangng

restive

simx wrote: »

Slaney quoting 3.90 this week, I know that's not what you asked just saying what's to be got

Are factory's cutting for overage bullocks.

simx

restive wrote: »

Are factory's cutting for overage bullocks.

Not Slaney anyway

Cavanjack

restive wrote: »

I got quoted 3.85 base from Liffey meats Ballinasloe for bullocks. Does anyone know what Kepak are quoting.

3.90 in clonee

Cavanjack

restive wrote: »

Are factory's cutting for overage bullocks.

No

barnaman

Was told at weekend €3.85 for bullocks in Kepak.

Cassidy2

Could prices get worse?

Robson99

restive wrote: »

I got quoted 3.85 base from Liffey meats Ballinasloe for bullocks. Does anyone know what Kepak are quoting.

Usually 5 cent better than liffey quotes

primary 2

what do ye lads think the base price for steers will be the end of january? all i know it is handy enough to get cattle in down here compared to before christmas and for steers age dosent seem to be a problem

Bitten & Hisses

Cassidy2 wrote: »

Could prices get worse?

U grade steers only went above €3.50/Kg in early 2008. Beef isn't immune to commodity price volatility

barnaman

Finding it difficult get cattle in myself could see €3.80 by end of month. And looking ahead only see it dropping big time.

saranac1

tanko wrote: »

A young bull is under 16 months, they normally get the best prices. 16 to 24 month Bulls will be a lesser price. Older than that you're into stock bull prices i think.

what finishing weight should one be aiming for for 16 mths Bulls

Cavanjack

primary 2 wrote: »

what do ye lads think the base price for steers will be the end of january? all i know it is handy enough to get cattle in down here compared to before christmas and for steers age dosent seem to be a problem

I think prices seem to be strengthening a bit. 4.05 easily got for heifers now, not so much before Christmas.

Cavanjack

saranac1 wrote: »

what finishing weight should one be aiming for for 16 mths Bulls

400kg seems to be the magic number for continentals. For fresians under 16 months 270kg I think.
Never fed either to kill under 16 months here.

Bass Reeves

saranac1 wrote: »

what finishing weight should one be aiming for for 16 mths Bulls

Cavanjack wrote: »

400kg seems to be the magic number for continentals. For fresians under 16 months 270kg I think.
Never fed either to kill under 16 months here.

For Friesians under 16 months 260 is average however there is a lad in Limerick that is up on 290kgs. Good quality JEX's can be up on 250kgs with a good fat score and are sought after in May/June.

Continentals depending on quality and time of year for spring born 365 is a good average selling in may/june. For autumn born with a full season at grass in the right system 380+ is a good average.