Incalf heifer sale in balinasloe

mallethead

Anyone go ?

moy83

I was all set to go but the day was so fine I stayed home and did a rake of outdoor jobs instead , I'd be interested to hear what they made aswell .
In hindsight with the rare dry day and springers gone back in price it might have been a good day to pick up a couple half right

mallethead

I was the same slatted tank in and half a shed up ,i need to get it finished time is moving on

Bigbird1

moy83 wrote: »

I was all set to go but the day was so fine I stayed home and did a rake of outdoor jobs instead , I'd be interested to hear what they made aswell .
In hindsight with the rare dry day and springers gone back in price it might have been a good day to pick up a couple half right

I was at it,i thought it would easy enough to buy,but like many of these sales,there was a big crowd there with lads paying well for heifers.
The top heifers made over 2k up to 2400 was given,but then a slightly lesser heifer could be bought for 1700-1800.
The trade seemed the same as other years.its just with weather and beef price i thought lads might be a bit quiet.

mallethead

Thanks for the info
they looked good heifers were they as good in the flesh?

Bigbird1

mallethead wrote: »

Thanks for the info
they looked good heifers were they as good in the flesh?

Yes they were top stuff,they probably cost a nice bit when bought in so its hard know how he got on,Im not just ready to buy but i picked out 3 and they made,black lim,1750,bbx,1900 and a bbx sim 2160.would love to be coming home wit then

mallethead

i know how it is
I bought some last october in elphin similar type
was very happy with them ,i'll be heading back this year

Bigbird1

mallethead wrote: »

i know how it is
I bought some last october in elphin similar type
was very happy with them ,i'll be heading back this year

Who did you buy from do you know, Eddie lynch has a sale in elphin every year some very showy heifers,and some more farmers stock,he usually has some wit blue calves at foot.think his sale is on in October again this year.

mallethead

I bought some from eddie lynch and some at the charolais breeding heifer sale the week after that .
turned out fine had to use the jack on one and the rest calved themselves
Some good calves after millbrook dominique a lot of muscle on them
Also had some nice heifers after roundhill saturn which i was thinking of keeping

Bigbird1

mallethead wrote: »

I bought some from eddie lynch and some at the charolais breeding heifer sale the week after that .
turned out fine had to use the jack on one and the rest calved themselves
Some good calves after millbrook dominique a lot of muscle on them
Also had some nice heifers after roundhill saturn which i was thinking of keeping

I think its the best way to source replacements,if their lucky for ya.Im not sure why he bothers goin hard on those first few heifers only having to take the calves out the side.
Roundhill Saturn has good maternal pedigree so i would defo consider keeping them,i heard his heifer are incalf to millbrook dartagnan this year
Im not familiar with dat millbrook dominique bull who has him?

mallethead

He owns him milbrooke dominique as far as i know
no need for all those sections some serious calves for heifers
I think they used a bit of roundhill saturn again

moy83

Bigbird1 wrote: »

I was at it,i thought it would easy enough to buy,but like many of these sales,there was a big crowd there with lads paying well for heifers.
The top heifers made over 2k up to 2400 was given,but then a slightly lesser heifer could be bought for 1700-1800.
The trade seemed the same as other years.its just with weather and beef price i thought lads might be a bit quiet.

They would have been a bit dear for my pocket . I know they were good heifers but at that money would their first two calves just about pay the cow back ?
Maybe im too impatient to wait for a return but i think a lesser cow/heifer would serve me better

Bigbird1

Mallethead
how did you find the charolais for milk?

mallethead

They weren't bursting with milk compared to a simental , a limousin fresian cross or a hereford fresian cross and they always seem to have more milk the second year
But the calves out of the charolais are a better grade of calf
Longer , wider more shape and bigger for their age when compared to calves from the other cows
the other calves are getting more milk but the calf out of the charolais cow sells better up our way
A lot of people are finishing beef here as steers
Thats why i have them

Bigbird1

mallethead wrote: »

They weren't bursting with milk compared to a simental , a limousin fresian cross or a hereford fresian cross and they always seem to have more milk the second year
But the calves out of the charolais are a better grade of calf
Longer , wider more shape and bigger for their age when compared to calves from the other cows
the other calves are getting more milk but the calf out of the charolais cow sells better up our way
A lot of people are finishing beef here as steers
Thats why i have them

Im a fan of the charolais cow too,their good calvers and great frame,yet i have been reluctant to buy any at these springer sales,due to the risk of low milk supply.
Popular bulls such as cf52 and indurain were poor for milk as were their sons.

mallethead

I agree completly you are taking a chance when you buy anything
but you have to try and even if they are short of milk you still have a very good animal to sell