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Got 3.85 & 3.90 base for a double of under and overage AAx heifers and bullocks.
Underage got QA & AA bonus

Have 7 continental cull cows to go. Blondes and limousins. Had an agent for a small independent slaughterhouse out today. He offered me €3.55 a kilo flat. One might be an O but she is by far the worst of them. I also have a 32 month old blonde heifer that slipped calf twice so she is going too. He offered €3.90 for her. Should I take it? I never usually kill cattle but sell weanlings so I don't keep too much up to fate on prices. Any advice?

leg wax wrote: »

2 euros a kilo live weight easily

Were you selling yesterday leg wax , how did you get on

3.25 O&P cows for next week, have 7 going, Prob only one an o and 4 not there the 70 days so didn't argue with him, if I had a few better cows I'd push harder for more

Midlandsman80 wrote: »

is €3.90 base for just underage angus heifers about right? quote from Kilbeggan for killing this week

Are u sourceing an angus bonus along with that?

TUBBY wrote: »

yeah - I was 3.90 for angus heifers this week but booked in under the scheme so getting bonus and QA.

If not selling this way, would have got 4 easily I reckon.

if killing in kilbeggan, mention the angus scheme and you will get the 15c bonus (the irish angus scheme not the AAA one which you need to pay to join).

Do you need to be a member for Irish Angus scheme?

larrymiller wrote: »

Do you need to be a member for Irish Angus scheme?

Free membership for one which gives 15c. Just mention it when booking or ring gerry smyth in bunbrosna.
Other one has more of a bonus but if you have big numbers (50 in the year), book 100 days in advance and has tighter spec with movements etc. Membership for that 100 euro. That the one I in to be honest. Can get 40c bonus some times of year in it.

Jb1989 wrote: »

Are they still strict on aa traits of previous generations
Sort of half bred aa
Stumps of horns or awkwardly shaped angus's

not moaning cause overall i got on ok but for the aaa they cut for
Any sign of butt of horn even if aa on card
bullocks must be between 260-360kg.
no more than 2 previous owners.
fat score 2+ to 4=
grade o= up.
have to be booked in 100 days in advance.
have to kill over 50 with these criteria effectively in year to get aaa. Otherwise you get a smaller bonus very similar to what the other crowd offer.

overall approx 3/4 of my ones net criteria but a lot were suckler bred. Dairy ones might struggle to keep under 4+ cause they butty. Also with bad bulls on go now cleaning dairy herds, o- a possibility.

the other scheme is
bird bia rules apply and as long as aax on card, you paid.

I said wrote: »

Factories desperately struggling to get numbers this week – IFA
http://www.agriland.ie/news/factories-desperately-struggling-get-numbers-week-ifa/

Those ads are some load of PR horsesh@*te :mad:

Willfarman wrote: »

No scarcity of fat cattle yet. Strong Cattle that were housed mid October and being pushed since are coming ready now..the only stock that they seem any way eager for are the QA aa and Herefords.

Yea 36k head slaughtered last week, IFA still insisting factories are begging for cattle :rolleyes:

Cavanjack wrote: »

Any quotes for heifers lads/lassies. Just waiting on an agent.

Hard to see a price rise kill way too high. We are also entering white meat season beef will not be in demand for being killed until Christmas week. Always found next 16-20 days bad time to be selling.