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bogman_bass

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

CHOPS01 first poster on the two yr old hex question. ☺

Ah! got ya now!

MfMan

Good news, if true..

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/agribusiness-and-food/eu-bows-to-pressure-and-removes-beef-from-mercosur-trade-deal-1.2643753

pedigree 6

MfMan wrote: »

Good news, if true..

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/agribusiness-and-food/eu-bows-to-pressure-and-removes-beef-from-mercosur-trade-deal-1.2643753

Yea good news and we're saving the rainforests. So thats one for the farmers and environmentalists.

Cassidy2

Any price rise 4 Euro for r and u bulls

Cassidy2

Any price rise 4 Euro for r and I bulls

epfff

Cassidy2 wrote: »

Any price rise 4 Euro for r and I bulls

Nope
Not seeing it next week either

But if I knew anything I wouldn't be still feeding beeg

Cassidy2

It's about for bulls not to heavy

blue5000

Cassidy2 wrote: »

It's about for bulls not to heavy

Mix over and under 24 mths, 3.90 U and 3.80 R market for over 400kg dw is soft enough still. Are the hind quarters going to Italy that they don't want them too heavy?

Jb1989

Numbers holding well in the factory this week.
Next week they mightened have as many
Possible slight price increase of 5c or could be pushed

This week quote Over 16 months
Bulls 3:90 R 4:00 U kepak

Bulls 4:00 R. 4:12 U omagh

davidk1394

Got 4.02 for a young bull made 1518

Jb1989

davidk1394 wrote: »

Got 4.02 for a young bull made 1518

What age. 22 months?

davidk1394

Jb1989 wrote: »

What age. 22 months?

14 month old limousin

Jb1989

davidk1394 wrote: »

14 month old limousin

380 odd deadweight. Fair size animal. Did u get the 12c bonus on top?

davidk1394

Jb1989 wrote: »

380 odd deadweight. Fair size animal. Did u get the 12c bonus on top?

He was off a sucklers and I put him straight into the shed for 100 days. That's including the 12c 3.90 Base price

CloughCasey1

davidk1394 wrote: »

Got 4.02 for a young bull made 1518

That's a good price. What he kill out at U+ 2+? He probably cost 300 to finish him once weaned. Would he have got anywhere near 1200 as 10-11mt old weanling?

davidk1394

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

That's a good price. What he kill out at U+ 2+? He probably cost 300 to finish him once weaned. Would he have got anywhere near 1200 as 10-11mt old weanling?

He killed out R+ 2+

Jb1989

22 month old Bulls AAx

Mostly r,s. 1 or 2 u's,

Quoted kepak. €4.10 kg for all



(Up 10 plus cent from last week)

Bass Reeves

Anyone got a price for O/P bulls under 24months

Jb1989

Bass Reeves wrote: »

Anyone got a price for O/P bulls under 24months

I might have a good o or a bad r in my bunch, if he is o, it will be 4:05. Booked them into kepak there had hour ago.

Also a r grade 5 year old very clean cow, €3:60

Cassidy2

Could 3.70 be got for r grade cows

simx

Cassidy2 wrote: »

Could 3.70 be got for r grade cows

3.40 for os and ps anyway

Cassidy2

They would make more in the mart

Jb1989

Cassidy2 wrote: »

Could 3.70 be got for r grade cows

No word of 3:70 on my travels, another week might push out the last few cents

Jb1989

Cassidy2 wrote: »

They would make more in the mart

True enough a lot of the time

charolais0153

How much do they cut you for underfat animals. Have a bull to go soon but he is very lean. He is e grade

Cassidy2

Any quotest his week

tismesoitis

Have under 16 mth Bulls going this week base price 4.00 paying up to 420kgs

Cassidy2

Is there 4.20 of a base for a heifers

epfff

Cassidy2 wrote: »

Is there 4.20 of a base for a heifers

Allegedly
But 415 is best I can verify

Bass Reeves

When prices are rising because cattle are tight and the out look is positive you have to di in and threaten to hold cattle, or tell them you will hold those cattle for another 1-2 weeks. This will force the price of cattle up.

blue5000

Cassidy2 wrote: »

Any quotest his week

Bulls over 16mths 4.05 U and 3.95 R, and preferably under 400kg CW.
3.35 O grade cows approx 330kg CW.
Rumours of 3.7 for R grade cows but has anyone actually got it?
Anybody killing off grass yet?

Bass Reeves

blue5000 wrote: »

Bulls over 16mths 4.05 U and 3.95 R, and preferably under 400kg CW.
3.35 O grade cows approx 330kg CW.
Rumours of 3.7 for R grade cows but has anyone actually got it?
Anybody killing off grass yet?

Hoping to have a few gone by end of week or early next week. O= Friesians killing 330-350 kgs I expect, looking for a flat price over 36 months. Came in as part of a job lot.

huey1975

I killed a few heifers yesterday that were out eating meal since April 4th. Out of 6 heifers 4 of them graded 4+ and one graded 5-. It is a disgrace how these grading machines can be manipulated as I cannot accept that good young continental heifers could grade with these fat scores after only 7 weeks out on meal eating about 3.5kg per day. With these grades instead of getting the QA bonus I will be getting cut 6c/kg on 3 heifers and 24c/kg on another.

I also killed 4 bullocks that graded R-4-, R-4=, O=4-, and R-4- . I thought that the first and last bullock would grade R+ and U- . The O grade bullock came as no surprise as he was an angus out of a dairy cow but the two others were good Charolais cattle and the R-4= was a good angus bullock out of a limousin cow.

Cassidy2

3.65 for r grade cows last week

Cavanjack

Any prices for o grade Bulls 22 months?

Cassidy2

4.10 for r

blue5000

Cavanjack wrote: »

Any prices for o grade Bulls 22 months?

What CW will they be? My guess is 3.80 maybe 3.85. Have you tried anywhere?

Cavanjack

blue5000 wrote: »

What CW will they be? My guess is 3.80 maybe 3.85. Have you tried anywhere?

It'll be two weeks till they are fit so haven't tried anyone yet. They'll be round 380kg average with only a handful more than 400kg

Muckit

huey1975 wrote: »

I killed a few heifers yesterday that were out eating meal since April 4th. Out of 6 heifers 4 of them graded 4+ and one graded 5-. It is a disgrace how these grading machines can be manipulated as I cannot accept that good young continental heifers could grade with these fat scores after only 7 weeks out on meal eating about 3.5kg per day. With these grades instead of getting the QA bonus I will be getting cut 6c/kg on 3 heifers and 24c/kg on another.

And if you didn't meal, they'd be saying they were underdone and you'd be kicking yourself for not feeding them, can't win!!

Cavanjack

huey1975 wrote: »

I killed a few heifers yesterday that were out eating meal since April 4th. Out of 6 heifers 4 of them graded 4+ and one graded 5-. It is a disgrace how these grading machines can be manipulated as I cannot accept that good young continental heifers could grade with these fat scores after only 7 weeks out on meal eating about 3.5kg per day. With these grades instead of getting the QA bonus I will be getting cut 6c/kg on 3 heifers and 24c/kg on another.

I also killed 4 bullocks that graded R-4-, R-4=, O=4-, and R-4- . I thought that the first and last bullock would grade R+ and U- . The O grade bullock came as no surprise as he was an angus out of a dairy cow but the two others were good Charolais cattle and the R-4= was a good angus bullock out of a limousin cow.

Did you question the grades and ask to see them? Had some heifers kill 5's for fs last year but it was hanging off them and they were blacks.

huey1975

I kicked up a bit and got the QA on four of the heifers and the three bullocks that were underage. It's not too bad but I really think that the other bullock should have graded a U-.

Now the procurement manager thinks that he has done me a favour and I owe him one!!
And this is the factory where I had 5U grade and 3R+ cattle in a load of 10 last December.
There appears to be a huge amount of variation in the grading of cattle from day to day within factories and across factories. I had a bullock with a fat score of 1+ last November in Nenagh and this was a 34 month old bullock so it wasn't as if I was killing him because he was going to be over 30 months and I was afraid to lose out on the QA.

Willfarman

huey1975 wrote: »

I kicked up a bit and got the QA on four of the heifers and the three bullocks that were underage. It's not too bad but I really think that the other bullock should have graded a U-.

Now the procurement manager thinks that he has done me a favour and I owe him one!!
And this is the factory where I had 5U grade and 3R+ cattle in a load of 10 last December.
There appears to be a huge amount of variation in the grading of cattle from day to day within factories and across factories. I had a bullock with a fat score of 1+ last November in Nenagh and this was a 34 month old bullock so it wasn't as if I was killing him because he was going to be over 30 months and I was afraid to lose out on the QA.

There's no consistency in day to day grading and definitely non between plants. 1 and 5 fat score and o- grades are where I'm finding my small margin is wiped and money lost.

mf240

Any time you get a shake more than what's going or travel away from home, you tend to get done some way or another.

It leaves a bitter taste.

Have been dealing with the local factory for the last few years and while I don't always get the top price they seem to be fair enough on grading and weight.

dryan

Got quoted 4:10 base for steers over the phone yesterday - midlands

blue5000

huey1975 wrote: »

I killed a few heifers yesterday that were out eating meal since April 4th. Out of 6 heifers 4 of them graded 4+ and one graded 5-. It is a disgrace how these grading machines can be manipulated as I cannot accept that good young continental heifers could grade with these fat scores after only 7 weeks out on meal eating about 3.5kg per day. With these grades instead of getting the QA bonus I will be getting cut 6c/kg on 3 heifers and 24c/kg on another.

I also killed 4 bullocks that graded R-4-, R-4=, O=4-, and R-4- . I thought that the first and last bullock would grade R+ and U- . The O grade bullock came as no surprise as he was an angus out of a dairy cow but the two others were good Charolais cattle and the R-4= was a good angus bullock out of a limousin cow.

Any harm to ask you do you ever go see your cattle being killed?

huey1975

blue5000 wrote: »

Any harm to ask you do you ever go see your cattle being killed?

I used to go all of the time but I don't bother anymore.

Bass Reeves

3.95 flat for O grade Friesian bulls under 24 months and bullocks over 36 months going tomorrow morning. Goodish cover on the bulls most will be 2+ and bullocks are 3=. They will kill between 300 and 350kgs.

patsy_mccabe

blue5000 wrote: »

Any harm to ask you do you ever go see your cattle being killed?

Have they not stopped that now in most plants for Safety reasons.

blue5000

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Have they not stopped that now in most plants for Safety reasons.

I only go to two and it's still ok, one makes you put on white wellies though and tries to keep you standing in one spot. You are probably right, they are trying to make it as awkward as possible so farmers won't bother.
The other one still let's you talk to the vet, wear your own washed wellies, go for a free cup of tea when the tea break is on, you can guess where I prefer killing cattle!

tellmeabit

Hi guys. Killed a 33 month CH bull this week. 444kg Grade U-1 fat 1+ Made 1250 before deductions. Works out less than 3/kg.