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dryan · 14-09-2012 9:08am

I let a few bullocks go this morning at 3.85 base price.
The factory are quoting 3.80 for next week.

MfMan · 14-09-2012 11:03am

dryan wrote: »

I let a few bullocks go this morning at 3.85 base price.
The factory are quoting 3.80 for next week.

Can I ask which factory? North/ South?

dryan · 14-09-2012 1:42pm

Midlands - kilbeggan area

locha · 17-09-2012 10:04am

Got 3.90 for steers, was quoted 3.80 & 3.85 by two factories and I held the line. A lot of talk about pulling but there is still a bit of a shortage on the continent apparently. Tehy are very well fleshed having eaten a mountain of meal... Have another bunch to sell in 2 weeks time, will be interesting to see how they fare..

MfMan · 24-09-2012 7:27pm

Anyone sell / price this week? Hear €3.85 steady for steers but may be a pull coming. Factories not too bothered about numbers apparently.

DMAXMAN · 24-09-2012 7:47pm

bob charles wrote: »

got and get are two different things unfortunately. IFA said €4 is to be "got"

they always sais that the way to get cattle when they are scarce is to start a rumour of a price drop.after the summer? they are not being swamped by cattle, reckon it is all a stunt.saying that i have no cattle to sell at the moment:cool:

dryan · 10-10-2012 3:43pm

anyone sell or get any quotes lately.
3:80 base price on offer for underage bullocks in the midlands.

poor farmer · 10-10-2012 8:44pm

i have dairy bred bulls to sell, sold some last week at €3.70/kg for O
I have been quoted €3.65 for this week.

I also have a fr. stock bull to sell 4 year old in good flesh about 900kg live
anyone know what i should be getting for him

epfff · 10-10-2012 9:05pm

poor farmer wrote: »

i have dairy bred bulls to sell, sold some last week at €3.70/kg for O
I have been quoted €3.65 for this week.

I also have a fr. stock bull to sell 4 year old in good flesh about 900kg live
anyone know what i should be getting for him

what fat scor on the fr

poor farmer · 10-10-2012 9:22pm

The 20 month bulls are mostly 2= 2+ some 3s
The 4year old maybe a 2

NewBeefFarmer · 10-10-2012 9:45pm

Im new,

3.85 3.90 ?

whats this? .. per what?

If i have a chx suppose hes 550/650,

i know these are factory prices ye are talking about here.

are they for bullocks?

lol. . ive often read through this tread, but my prices on my excel sheet are in around 2/2.20 per kg, and i often wondered what are ye lads talking about. :pac:

poor farmer · 10-10-2012 9:58pm

NewBeefFarmer wrote: »

Im new,

3.85 3.90 ?

whats this? .. per what?

If i have a chx suppose hes 550/650,

i know these are factory prices ye are talking about here.

are they for bullocks?

lol. . ive often read through this tread, but my prices on my excel sheet are in around 2/2.20 per kg, and i often wondered what are ye lads talking about. :pac:

cent per kilo deadweight

rayzorsharpest · 10-10-2012 11:04pm

Im having alot of hasstle getting heifers killed. I had them booked in since the ploughing. i only got €3.90 for them today. any idea where id get a better price??

bob charles · 10-10-2012 11:12pm

cheap cattle being mopped up in the wet areas and anywhere there are sellers that factories know wont travel are being put on the long finger. gotta love loyalty. IFA protest this week used as the excuse for pushing back cattle into next week. Price remain static as expected.

Anyone keep an eye on the market info the IFA put out, is it just me or has a number of previous weeks advice being changed once the time line has passed

limerick farmer · 11-10-2012 1:12am

I notice the ifa usually put beef prices up on twitter on mondays but not this week or when prices are back .we should be told good or bad

poor farmer · 11-10-2012 3:02pm

offered €3.70 for o grade bulls for tomorrow

20-10-2012 7:20am

€3.96 /kg base price incl BB for heifers
€3.00-€3.20 for sucker culls but thinks 3.15ish

ootbitb · 20-10-2012 7:58am

rayzorsharpest wrote: »

Im having alot of hasstle getting heifers killed. I had them booked in since the ploughing. i only got €3.90 for them today. any idea where id get a better price??

sounds like it's too late:D

bob charles · 20-10-2012 8:21am

49801 wrote: »

€3.00-€3.20 for sucker culls but thinks 3.15ish

prices currently qouted for good culls is very weak, sell live

locha · 20-10-2012 10:06am

Got 3.90 Thursday for a combination of R's & Os - steers

Cavanjack · 20-10-2012 2:09pm

3.95 for a mix of o and r grade heifers

bob charles · 20-10-2012 2:12pm

locha wrote: »

Got 3.90 Thursday for a combination of R's & Os - steers

Cavanjack wrote: »

3.95 for a mix of o and r grade heifers

are these flat prices or base prices,

many people still sell cattle on a flat price?

poor farmer · 20-10-2012 2:59pm

I can never get a flat price , seems you would need to be selling big numbers

are prices hardening

bob charles · 20-10-2012 3:02pm

poor farmer wrote: »

are prices hardening

If you believe what the IFA say, but then again they are saying prices going up for the last 6 weeks and they havnt moved a cent over that period

Cavanjack · 20-10-2012 3:28pm

bob charles wrote: »

are these flat prices or base prices,

many people still sell cattle on a flat price?

Base prices. Only a couple of o's in it thankfully (all fresian cross) Hard to get a flat price when not killing big loads I think.

locha · 21-10-2012 8:35pm

bob charles wrote: »

are these flat prices or base prices,

many people still sell cattle on a flat price?

Flat. But it's very hard to get them to agree to it.

24-10-2012 1:23pm

49801 wrote: »

€3.96 /kg base price incl BB for heifers
€3.00-€3.20 for sucker culls but thinks 3.15ish

Factory only offering 3.10 for sucker culls
Agent/Haulier working for a price of 3.20

These are O grade prices IMO
Quote this weeks farming independent:

"Demand for cull cows seems livelier this week. U grades are commanding 350-360c/kg while Rs are in a range of 330-352c/kg.
O-grade cows sold for 320-346c/kg, with the majority sold for 320-330c/kg. P+ cows sold for 300-334c/kg."

bob charles wrote: »

prices currently qouted for good culls is very weak, sell live

When you've got a day job its far from simple to get a day to test them and then another day to bring them to the mart:(. Otherwise I would.

bob charles · 24-10-2012 1:36pm

Those prices in the independent sound very strong especially for the south of the country maybe more available up river. Your kinda snookered with not having the time to test them.

As I overheard a procurement manager on the phone recently to an irate caller questioning prices he said "why didn't you sell them to the f**ken paper so":D

24-10-2012 2:01pm

bob charles wrote: »

Those prices in the independent sound very strong especially for the south of the country maybe more available up river. Your kinda snookered with not having the time to test them.

As I overheard a procurement manager on the phone recently to an irate caller questioning prices he said "why didn't you sell them to the f**ken paper so":D

Thought the prices sounded on the strong side on the paper alright.
The papers always appear to me to give strong prices compared to what I can get but always makes me think we're just soft sellers:eek:.

rayzorsharpest · 24-10-2012 9:43pm

I got my grades back from the factory lately & dont fully understand them.
My base price was €3.90 for heifers
I only got a 6c bones on an R3.
I had a U5 which i got no bonus for at all,i know she was over fat but still i thought i wld get some extra for a U grade??
Also i had an animal dat went over age by 1 day,tis was due to my agent canceling my cattle for a later date yet i had to take the hit...
Does anyone have any answers for me?? Confused...

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