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    #2552
    larrymiller
    Registered Users Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭larrymiller


    davidk1394 wrote: »
    Sent bulls to the factory today to grannagh in waterford got €3.90 for a few R grade freisans

    How old were they?


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    #2553
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,357 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    kids have a fr bullock between them , he's 20 mths old and around 550 kg, lad offered 800 euro for him today how does that sound? He's a square bullock and will hold alot of weight


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    #2554
    simx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭simx


    whelan2 wrote: »
    kids have a fr bullock between them , he's 20 mths old and around 550 kg, lad offered 800 euro for him today how does that sound? He's a square bullock and will hold alot of weight

    dont attempt to sell him for that, seen a couple of lads near your description sold yesterday at 960


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    #2555
    larrymiller
    Registered Users Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭larrymiller


    whelan2 wrote: »
    kids have a fr bullock between them , he's 20 mths old and around 550 kg, lad offered 800 euro for him today how does that sound? He's a square bullock and will hold alot of weight

    No way seen anorexic fr blks 30 months plus that weight making over a grand


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    #2556
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,357 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    thanks kids have the money spent in their heads:D will look for more, would bring him to mart but he has handlebars


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    #2557
    simx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭simx


    whelan2 wrote: »
    thanks kids have the money spent in their heads:D will look for more, would bring him to mart but he has handlebars

    hock em off :D


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    #2558
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,357 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    simx wrote: »
    hock em off :D
    the kids or the horns:D ye they should have been gone ages ago, long story.....


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    #2559
    larrymiller
    Registered Users Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭larrymiller


    whelan2 wrote: »
    the kids or the horns:D ye they should have been gone ages ago, long story.....

    Make the kids do it it will be a lesson to always to them as calfs!!
    (I'm joking btw)


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    #2560
    Willfarman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,239 ✭✭✭Willfarman


    Are you sure you are not over estimating his weight? I wouldn't see the offer as being that far off the mark at all. If you could get another bit out of him and no skullling and no bloody horn massacre to be witnessed by your kids Id let him on.


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    #2561
    simx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭simx


    Willfarman wrote: »
    Are you sure you are not over estimating his weight? I wouldn't see the offer as being that far off the mark at all. If you could get another bit out of him and no skullling and no bloody horn massacre to be witnessed by your kids Id let him on.

    the fact he has antlers would lower his value alright, if skulled and brought to a mart hell still have stumps which still wont stand to him, prob still worth 850-900 dependent on how br fr his is? were you in enniscorthy today willfarman?


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    #2562
    Base price
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    TBH if you can get the vet in and suffer the cost, then get the handlebars off him and keep him for a bit longer until he heals up. Otherwise you are going to be listening to every tom, dick and harry knocking him on price due to his antlers irrespective of his condition. Assholes like the guy that bid you today.
    You may get a genuine buyer who doesn't give a toss about the antlers but they are thin on the ground in my opinion.


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    #2563
    tanko
    Registered Users Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭tanko


    I thought it was ok to sell animals with horns in marts now. I've seen a fair few in my local marts lately.


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    #2564
    Base price
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    tanko wrote: »
    I thought it was ok to sell animals with horns in marts now. I've seen a fair few in my local marts lately.
    Depends on the age of the animal, location of mart and time of year.
    Most marts will accommodate weanlings in a separate pen to run through the ring at the end of the regular weanling sale.


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    #2565
    Willfarman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,239 ✭✭✭Willfarman


    simx wrote: »
    the fact he has antlers would lower his value alright, if skulled and brought to a mart hell still have stumps which still wont stand to him, prob still worth 850-900 dependent on how br fr his is? were you in enniscorthy today willfarman?

    No but I hear Tommy on the radio saying it was small and increased money for all classes. Will have a look in carnew on Saturday.


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    #2566
    Cavanjack
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    Any quotes for overage steers?


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    #2567
    simx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭simx


    Willfarman wrote: »
    No but I hear Tommy on the radio saying it was small and increased money for all classes. Will have a look in carnew on Saturday.

    Was there much cows in carnew the last few weeks in December?


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    #2568
    davidk1394
    Registered Users Posts: 4,098 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    larrymiller wrote: »
    How old were they?

    They were 19 months old


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    #2569
    tanko
    Registered Users Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭tanko


    davidk1394 wrote: »
    They were 19 months old

    Can you say what fat score and carcase weight they were?


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    #2570
    Farmer Pudsey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,326 ✭✭✭Farmer Pudsey


    whelan2 wrote: »
    kids have a fr bullock between them , he's 20 mths old and around 550 kg, lad offered 800 euro for him today how does that sound? He's a square bullock and will hold alot of weight

    I not consider it too bad a price you would need 830 or more in the mart to beat that price

    larrymiller wrote: »
    No way seen anorexic fr blks 30 months plus that weight making over a grand

    Nothing wrong with anorexic Friesian bullocks( or any other breed) that lad could put 200kgs on grass in 5 months. Very few Fresians make the QA under 30 months anyway you get caught between under fat and low weight due to under finished. In general never worry about Friesian s weight within reason.
    Base price wrote: »
    TBH if you can get the vet in and suffer the cost, then get the handlebars off him and keep him for a bit longer until he heals up. Otherwise you are going to be listening to every tom, dick and harry knocking him on price due to his antlers irrespective of his condition. Assholes like the guy that bid you today.
    You may get a genuine buyer who doesn't give a toss about the antlers but they are thin on the ground in my opinion.

    Vet even if he is calling for something else will charge 6-10 euro, 50 if that is all he has to do. If she can squeeze a bit more off the buyer then she is ass well off as going to the mart


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    #2571
    Willfarman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,239 ✭✭✭Willfarman


    simx wrote: »
    Was there much cows in carnew the last few weeks in December?

    i wasn't up there for a month or 6 weeks. There wouldn't be much fr cows in it as a rule and Mr h sets the bar for the good cows. Twouldnt be worth the trip for ya lad!


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    #2572
    davidk1394
    Registered Users Posts: 4,098 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    tanko wrote: »
    Can you say what fat score and carcase weight they were?

    The AA was an R- 3= and a cold weight of 350kg


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    #2573
    davidk1394
    Registered Users Posts: 4,098 ✭✭✭davidk1394


    tanko wrote: »
    Can you say what fat score and carcase weight they were?

    The AA was an R- 3= and a cold weight of 350kg.. The FR was an R- 2+ and a weight of 409 kg


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    #2574
    FYM
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭FYM


    €4 a kilo for a 16.5 month old bull weighted 414Kg, Grade U+2=


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    #2575
    Hershall
    Registered Users Posts: 336 ✭✭Hershall


    Cavanjack wrote: »
    Any quotes for overage steers?

    Chatting two agents today both quoted 4.00 for overage bks no weigh restrictions. They would use a number of different factories.


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    #2576
    simx
    Registered Users Posts: 2,556 ✭✭✭simx


    Willfarman wrote: »
    i wasn't up there for a month or 6 weeks. There wouldn't be much fr cows in it as a rule and Mr h sets the bar for the good cows. Twouldnt be worth the trip for ya lad!

    I wouldn't even be looking at the same category cows as Mr.h, himself and Mr.a can work away at them good ones, nice bit of a spin alright, know one local lad that goes there for blks all the same


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    #2577
    primary 2
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    Cavanjack wrote: »
    Any quotes for overage steers?

    talking to an agent this morning,4.00 base for steers,not too picky weather there overage or underage


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    #2578
    whelan2
    Registered Users Posts: 29,357 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    Farmer Pudsey wrote: »
    I not consider it too bad a price you would need 830 or more in the mart to beat that price




    Nothing wrong with anorexic Friesian bullocks( or any other breed) that lad could put 200kgs on grass in 5 months. Very few Fresians make the QA under 30 months anyway you get caught between under fat and low weight due to under finished. In general never worry about Friesian s weight within reason.



    Vet even if he is calling for something else will charge 6-10 euro, 50 if that is all he has to do. If she can squeeze a bit more off the buyer then she is ass well off as going to the mart
    getting 850 for him now, going to let him go. Also oh was in factory with a load of cattle today and he said there was a queue up the road with cattle, never saw it as busy. why would that be?


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    #2579
    Farmer Pudsey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,326 ✭✭✭Farmer Pudsey


    whelan2 wrote: »
    getting 850 for him now, going to let him go. Also oh was in factory with a load of cattle today and he said there was a queue up the road with cattle, never saw it as busy. why would that be?

    If you had to skull him, keep him 3-4 weeks take him to the mart and pay mart fees you would need over 950 to match that.


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    #2580
    just do it
    Registered Users Posts: 5,422 ✭✭✭just do it


    whelan2 wrote: »
    getting 850 for him now, going to let him go. Also oh was in factory with a load of cattle today and he said there was a queue up the road with cattle, never saw it as busy. why would that be?
    Farmer Pudsey wrote: »
    If you had to skull him, keep him 3-4 weeks take him to the mart and pay mart fees you would need over 950 to match that.

    A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush. A lot of hassle saved whelan and as FP points out no transactions costs. Also saving on 3-4 weeks feeding.


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    #2581
    Base price
    Registered Users Posts: 11,207 ✭✭✭✭Base price


    whelan2 wrote: »
    Also oh was in factory with a load of cattle today and he said there was a queue up the road with cattle, never saw it as busy. why would that be?
    Price I reckon.
    OH brought 2 doubles of bullocks from 5 lads in the area during the week. 50/50 under and overage. He had to to re pick cattle from 3 of them as some of them didn't have enough cover. The lads just want out of them so they get money in to pay bills especially meal.


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