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kk.man · 28-09-2019 07:57PM

Mac Taylor wrote: »

I have 2 pbr limousin cows for culling. 684kgs and 614 kgs, one with calf still on her and one dry, wondering are they too light for the factory (what would I roughly get for them) or would I be better off bringing to the mart? Tks....mac

Don't take me up wrong, it's not a case of being too light for the factory. Its a case of adequate fat cover. I am going to kill cattle in next few weeks and they will average 270 kgs dead but they will have fat cover 3 = or that's what I'm hopping for.
You need to put up a pic or get someone to look at them. Live weight is imateral as long as they have the required fat score.

Mac Taylor · 28-09-2019 08:03PM

Thanks lads, only thing we usually send to the factory is a stock bull every few years, everything else goes to the mart, I’ll ring a lad I know to have a look at them.

Muckit · 28-09-2019 08:16PM

You won't get into the factory now with them anyways. I hope lm wrong. But they have their pick of prime cattle for the next month.

I'd advise anyone that has cattle to go in next few weeks to get booking them in now

Danzy · 28-09-2019 08:18PM

Factories are blocked solid by all accounts

dzer2 · 28-09-2019 08:34PM

Got 2 culls in for Tuesday rang yesterday
Need to move 1 so I can test

dohc turbo2 · 28-09-2019 09:01PM

Took a pb lim to castleisland last week , 11years old 835 kg got 1475 for her

eddiek · 28-09-2019 10:09PM

jntsnk wrote: »

Muckit wrote: »

Has anyone a copy or link to the new QA grid please?

IFJ has this

Why does that sim steer get 30c penalty?

foundation10 · 28-09-2019 10:22PM

eddiek wrote: »

Why does that sim steer get 30c penalty?

Because it graded 0-4+ which attracts a 30c penalty from the base price. It will get the new bonus agreed of 12c.

wrangler · 29-09-2019 08:12AM

Muckit wrote: »

You won't get into the factory now with them anyways. I hope lm wrong. But they have their pick of prime cattle for the next month.

I'd advise anyone that has cattle to go in next few weeks to get booking them in now

A neighbour got in five for next week, all had to be whiteheads, he has a good few cattle and no sheds, land is getting very wet now

Muckit · 29-09-2019 10:37AM

wrangler wrote: »

A neighbour got in five for next week, all had to be whiteheads, he has a good few cattle and no sheds, land is getting very wet now

I know well. Put some cattle in myself yest

morphy87 · 29-09-2019 11:59AM

What kind of money are steers making? I was talking to my agent 10 days ago and said I had a load to go,has anyone here got in a full load yet and is it difficult?

Muckit · 29-09-2019 12:32PM

3.45 afalk. Maybe you are well in with an agent but ld be surprised if you do get in with a load together. And you may well.

Bass Reeves · 29-09-2019 12:41PM

eddiek wrote: »

Why does that sim steer get 30c penalty?

Very poor Journalism by Adams Woods he obiviously has an issue with some breeds of cattle.

The Sim steer and Hex heifer are the most glaring examples. I expect any Sim steer that ios 4+ FS at 380kgs to be grading O+/R- at least. A sim steer weighting that much would usually only be FS 3+/4-. Even under finished Sim steers that weight would be O= at least.

His example of a HEX heifer at 330 kgs grading R+ would be as rare as hens with teeth unless they came off a BB cow. Good Hex heifers that weight just about scrape into R- at best. Hex heifers would have a better chance of grading O- than the Sim steer especially as a lot of factory have breed specific days that they take HE and AA cattle I wonder why. They probably have to recalibrate the grading machine for Adam to get his R+ Hex heifer. The funny thing is from the pictures shown the Hex heifer is an O grade heifer and the Sim steer is an R grade animal

Next the LM steer which looks more like a red Charolois at 400kgs DW and 4- FS I expect him to grade R+ at least and be touching U- even at that weight and FS. The 400kg Charolois again would unlikely to be a U= at 400kgs DW and 3+FS.

Muckit · 29-09-2019 02:31PM

I don't know why lads are still buying the journal. At least with the indo on tues l have two decent crosswords

Bass Reeves · 29-09-2019 02:38PM

Muckit wrote: »

I don't know why lads are still buying the journal. At least with the indo on tues l have two decent crosswords

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer

Cavanjack · 29-09-2019 03:19PM

morphy87 wrote: »

What kind of money are steers making? I was talking to my agent 10 days ago and said I had a load to go,has anyone here got in a full load yet and is it difficult?

Got €3.50 during the week for steers. They were booked in before the last round of protests. Poor price but they weighed well as they should have went a few weeks ago.

Waternotsoda · 29-09-2019 04:04PM

morphy87 wrote: »

What kind of money are steers making? I was talking to my agent 10 days ago and said I had a load to go,has anyone here got in a full load yet and is it difficult?

I have 16 AAX to go. I will probably be able send them in small loads of 5-6 bullocks. How many cattle make up a load? Is there an advantage sending them together?

Waternotsoda · 29-09-2019 04:06PM

Cavanjack wrote: »

Got €3.50 during the week for steers. They were booked in before the last round of protests. Poor price but they weighed well as they should have went a few weeks ago.

Was that liffey meats?

Cavanjack · 29-09-2019 04:50PM

Waternotsoda wrote: »

Was that liffey meats?

Kepak. Liffey on the same afaik

morphy87 · 29-09-2019 06:01PM

Waternotsoda wrote: »

I have 16 AAX to go. I will probably be able send them in small loads of 5-6 bullocks. How many cattle make up a load? Is there an advantage sending them together?

27,the only advantage is that my cheque will be a bit bigger and all needed and more

morphy87 · 29-09-2019 06:02PM

Cavanjack wrote: »

Got €3.50 during the week for steers. They were booked in before the last round of protests. Poor price but they weighed well as they should have went a few weeks ago.

How much heavier were your cattle dead weight compared to last year?

kk.man · 29-09-2019 06:03PM

Cavanjack wrote: »

Kepak. Liffey on the same afaik

Slaney quoted me 3.45 got 3.50 in another plant.

Waternotsoda · 29-09-2019 06:35PM

I got 3.45 base Kepak. Monday steers.

Cavanjack · 29-09-2019 08:26PM

morphy87 wrote: »

How much heavier were your cattle dead weight compared to last year?

25-30kg I’d say

Keep Sluicing · 29-09-2019 09:03PM

My uncle has 16 going on Tuesday. €3:50/kg booked last Wednesday

gerryirl · 29-09-2019 09:08PM

any weight cuts anywhere

Base price · 29-09-2019 09:28PM

I notice that factories aren't keen on o&p cull cows at the moment. Also there is a plentiful supply of cattle despite what BP/Indpendent Farmers were suggesting during the blockades. Factories are backed up and are picking and choosing what they take.

cute geoge · 29-09-2019 09:54PM

Base price wrote: »

I notice that factories aren't keen on o&p cull cows at the moment. Also there is a plentiful supply of cattle despite what BP/Indpendent Farmers were suggesting during the blockades. Factories are backed up and are picking and choosing what they take.

What price o/p culls on for the coming week?

johnnyw20 · 29-09-2019 10:02PM

Probably a stupid question but has anyone tried getting u24 Whitehead bulls into the factory at the moment? Have 5 that are 3/4 weeks from the hook

Cavanjack · 30-09-2019 07:52AM

johnnyw20 wrote: »

Probably a stupid question but has anyone tried getting u24 Whitehead bulls into the factory at the moment? Have 5 that are 3/4 weeks from the hook

Book them in now and you should have them killed within 4 weeks.

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