Beef price tracker 2

I cannot believe how poor the thrive has been for August. The dry weather finally caught up with me. Thrive was poor enough all year there was no flush of grass this year. However the last three weeks has actually see grass disappear.

Had bulls in at the wknd for a dose and weigh. Very happy with how they have done this year. No real burst of grass all year but always had grass in front of them.

I’d say it’s more location or factory specific rather than farmer size.

Around the midlands you’ll get 20cent on Angus and 10 cent on hex no matter if you’re killing 1 or 1,001 in a year.

Lads should be putting pressure on your agents to make sure and get it for you no matter where in the country you are. And if you’re not happy with what your agent is getting for you try a different agent or different factory for a turn and see if you fare any better.

Being too loyal can do you more harm than good.

Yes and at the ABP demo farm this year you had an ABP executive on about the decline in carcasses weight a d that they needed more cattle killing 340-380 kgs DW. I sometimes wonder will there be a market for this glut of cattle killing from October to December's in the 250-300 kg DW category. The demand was always for 7-800 pound bullocks. They are trying to shove these into the heifer market now

Well put.

Cows going to 106kg N next year for anything over 6500kg of milk (circa 6300 litres), these cows have gone from 85kg N to 89kg N this year. Good few farms will be hit by this change and their will be a good few farms hit twice between the change in the N value on the cow to 106kg N and also the Derogation dropping to 220kg/HA

Doing a bit of trial here,have a batch of 10 ho x br friesian bullocks here born late January 21 that I'm planning on killing the 1st of November.. currently they are averaging 550kg ill feed them 3kg at grass till there fit and kill them as they get required fat cover,..might work or might be a waste of time but I'll do it and see,..the figures add up to do it anyway

Decided that we’d try the mart this year to see how it would work out.

Can transport them ourselves so bring 8 at a time. Being fed 3kg nuts for 6/7 weeks and on good grass to finish @ 30 months (odd one a few days over). Calf to finished Beef system.

Being bought 50/50 online & in mart

11/08/2022 (cost SIX & HEX €280, AAX €220 each direct from farm, mart costs at sale €5.50 each)

722kg - €1840 x 5 No AAX

703kg - €1900 x 2 No HEX & 1No SIX

04/08/2022 (cost €280 each as calves direct from farm, mart costs at sale €3.17 each)

785 kg - €2180 x 4 No SIX

819 kg - €2240 x 4 No SIX

14/07/2022 (cost €280 each as calves direct from farm, mart costs at sale €2.27 each)

829kg - €2370  x 4 No SIX

756 kg -€ 2320 x 4 No SIX

I will have these on the hook for around €900 I think..Will do the full working once I get the cheque.

Did anyone see the accounts, are they including a salary for the worker and the land cost in the costs like tullamore farm.

If it made 146/hd plus a salary it wouldn't be bad

At the minute we’re happy with the mart but it’s hard to compare like with like, as to grade, fat score etc…..

What I do like is that following the sale on a Thursday the funds are in our bank account on the Tuesday. With the factory, cheque came about a week later, had to go to bank to lodge it & then another 5 days for the cheque to clear.

Personally I think it's down to kgs of carcass per ha more than per animal..the aim here is to kill heifers and bullocks off grass before there 2nd winter and replace some with lighter ones 400-450kg in November to store on silage and kill off grass the following May/June..seems to works well here the past few years anyway..there is profit being made and it complements the sheep enterprise well.

with dairy calf to beef the key here is having a good relationship with the dairy man with the right type cows and is willing to talk to you before he goes ordering his beef straws..buying 3 week old calves with you eye ball in a mart ring would leave it a waste of time here for me