angus heifers.!

ordinary farmer

anybody on here reckon its worth the money to get into pb angus cattle.? :rolleyes: everybody seems to be drawn to the continental beast in the marts these days.!

whelan1

put an ad on dd today for pb angus heifers, sold within 4 hours:) have had pb angus for 20 years now and have alot of happy repeat customers for the bulls

pakalasa

And fine looking heifers they are too..;)
What did they make?

whelan1

pakalasa wrote: »

And fine looking heifers they are too..;)
What did they make?

Thanks....we are happy with what we got- , one guy came and bought 7 have another lad coming in a while to look at the others

Manoffeeling

whelan1 wrote: »

Thanks....we are happy with what we got- , one guy came and bought 7 have another lad coming in a while to look at the others

He just wants to know how much you got for them.

ordinary farmer

whelan1 wrote: »

put an ad on dd today for pb angus heifers, sold within 4 hours:) have had pb angus for 20 years now and have alot of happy repeat customers for the bulls

just seen them it pays to have good quality stock

whelan1

Manoffeeling wrote: »

He just wants to know how much you got for them.

I PM'D HIM:D

Manoffeeling

whelan1 wrote: »

I PM'D HIM:D

We won't tell anyone. :rolleyes:

wiggy123

there is a market out there at the moment for them....

hunter15

forget Angus Charolais is always the best seller:D

wiggy123

Spend more money on Charloais.. also more work to them,, re calving

maxxuumman

whelan1 wrote: »

put an ad on dd today for pb angus heifers, sold within 4 hours:) have had pb angus for 20 years now and have alot of happy repeat customers for the bulls

not surprised. Nice animals

Ashill5

Hi Whelan1,

Lovely stock.

blue5000

whelan1 wrote: »

put an ad on dd today for pb angus heifers, sold within 4 hours:) have had pb angus for 20 years now and have alot of happy repeat customers for the bulls

Looks like you have experienced a few timewasters in the past Whelan;)

whelan1

blue5000 wrote: »

Looks like you have experienced a few timewasters in the past Whelan;)

yup

Markcheese

Always thought an animal that you could finish mainly on good grass/silage was worth a lot in this country ...and next spring when meal prices are still sky high it could be worth a fortune ....

Tipp Man

Markcheese wrote: »

Always thought an animal that you could finish mainly on good grass/silage was worth a lot in this country ...and next spring when meal prices are still sky high it could be worth a fortune ....

well said

whelan1

sold another 5 of them today, this years calves still on cows:D

Tipp Man

whelan1 wrote: »

sold another 5 of them today, this years calves still on cows:D

How big is yer angus herd Whelan?

whelan1

18 cows.... trying to get it reduced;) sold all maiden heifers last year too

Tipp Man

whelan1 wrote: »

18 cows.... trying to get it reduced;)

How come if you don't mind me asking?

whelan1

they are my dads, he is more or less retired, we have a herd of 50 angus at the minute, could be using some of that ground for dairying... will keep 5 or 6 cows.... i hate sucklers with a passion:( too hard to handle and very agressive at calving, also afraid of my dad with them too at calving... have to scan them in the morning which will take twice as long as if we where scanning the dairy cows

The Tree of Liberty

If you are selling weanlings/stores before finishing then by all means at the moment they are making good money.

However on a price per kilo basis angus cattle are far too expensive to make a profit if you are finishing even including the bonus, they just don't have the frame for the necessary weight gain. I much prefer cheap Frisians or if paying higher continentals and only bulls, steers and heifers aren't worth feeding.

The Tree of Liberty

Markcheese wrote: »

Always thought an animal that you could finish mainly on good grass/silage was worth a lot in this country ...and next spring when meal prices are still sky high it could be worth a fortune ....

If next summer is like this one it will be difficult finishing anything on grass.

bigdaddy1896

you definately should consider angus. if your looking to get into them gimme a shout have weanlings,cows, cows and calfs for sale

cj maxx

bigdaddy1896 wrote: »

you definately should consider angus. if your looking to get into them gimme a shout have weanlings,cows, cows and calfs for sale

sounds like your getting out of them there:D

stop animal cruelty

Saler cattle all the way! (french breed, v popular in galway/mayo)

49801

cjmc wrote: »

bigdaddy1896 wrote: »

you definately should consider angus. if your looking to get into them gimme a shout have weanlings,cows, cows and calfs for sale

sounds like your getting out of them there:D

The prob with Angus as I see it is the calves just are not as valuable. Need to take them all the way to beef to see a return

whelan1

49801 wrote: »

The prob with Angus as I see it is the calves just are not as valuable. Need to take them all the way to beef to see a return

sold this years pedigree heifer calves for €1000 each:eek:

cj maxx

stop animal cruelty wrote: »

Saler cattle all the way! (french breed, v popular in galway/mayo)

are they good out-winterers? havent heard much about them , only a bit here on boards . are they a beef or dairy breed?

49801

cjmc wrote: »

are they good out-winterers? havent heard much about them , only a bit here on boards . are they a beef or dairy breed?

Breed originates from the moutains in France and are a hardy breed.
What people like about them is that they do have a bigger pelvic area so can take harder calving bulls. Do have a poor reputation for docility but i'd argue that may have more to do with how often they are herded infield by fella's but coincide that SI and CH are more docile on avg.

stop animal cruelty

cjmc wrote: »

are they good out-winterers? havent heard much about them , only a bit here on boards . are they a beef or dairy breed?

ya they are, their very hairy. beef cattle. My dads a farmer & bout 70% of our cattle are all salers, doesnt give him much bother. no trouble at all with calving. Hes always praising them. lm no expert on them so have a look at this! http://www.irishsalers.com/

keep going

funny thing this year the aax heifers calves made more than the bulls,apparently the best beef animal is a charolais bullock off an angus/ fr cow.

ordinary farmer

was in castlerea there thursday and it was quite visable to any man the price range a man had 16 ch heifer weanling in it avg 220kg all sold around 700-750.where as a pen of aa heifers around 260kg .. i bought 2 of them. lovely square ends not over done wit height had the 2 of them for 1090 :rolleyes:

bigdaddy1896

sold 7-9 month old heifers got some meal fair enough got 1200 in the field, there going to portugal

whelan1

bigdaddy1896 wrote: »

sold 7-9 month old heifers got some meal fair enough got 1200 in the field, there going to portugal

we got rid of ours today:D youngest was born in may, he also wanted a late june born heifer but we wouldnt sell her

bigdaddy1896

russia are looking to there giving 1300 but herd has to be tb clear for 3 years i think

whelan1

bigdaddy1896 wrote: »

russia are looking to there giving 1300 but herd has to be tb clear for 3 years i think

did you see the form for russia it is totally ridiculous

farawaygrass

how do you go about the whole russia thing? i have 4 aa heifers, latest born mid july last year, only started getting meal last week, and 6 bullocks born jan-feb, getting meal for 5-6 weeks. would be interested in russia thing at any price close to that. who is best to contact about it?

whelan1

farawaygrass wrote: »

how do you go about the whole russia thing? i have 4 aa heifers, latest born mid july last year, only started getting meal last week, and 6 bullocks born jan-feb, getting meal for 5-6 weeks. would be interested in russia thing at any price close to that. who is best to contact about it?

Can only speak for myself but these where pbr aa we sold

farawaygrass

mine are from 70-90% aa cows(according to icbf report) from a pb registered aa bull. still, any idea wh o to contact about it?

bigdaddy1896

no i didnt see the form whats it like talk to your society that the cattle are registered in lad