cull dairy cows

djmc

I cant go to mart for 5 to 6 weeks as I got locked with 2 reactors this year
I am overstocked and have little feeding
I have about 20 I could get rid of late calvers high cell count etc
some are thin some have a bit of flesh
My question is would it pay to fatten with bags of maize meal at 360 a ton
and sell to factory or should I just house on silage and sell at mart after next test

whelan1

if they where mine i would dry them off and feed them like mad for a month and then factory

Grecco

Depends on how thin they are, a months feeding may only bring them back to ordinary condition. Sounds like you could be low on feeding as well if your overstocked on such a wet year. Maybe the mart would be the easiest option
and let a specialist feeder take them on

bob charles

feedlot status herds can buy such animals, animals are now costing €100 a month to fatten, would your cows be worth €200 extra after 60days feeding. Doubt it. live price is nothing hectic at the moment as no one has feed. I was expecting 2 deliveries this week neither which has turned up yet. I just can get what I need at the moment irrespective of price

vanderbadger

saw some cull freisans going thru ennis yesterday..poor cows now, some were only making 450 to 500 :eek:

bob charles

vanderbadger wrote: »

saw some cull freisans going thru ennis yesterday..poor cows now, some were only making 450 to 500 :eek:

thats not too bad a price. plenty making around €300

leg wax

vanderbadger wrote: »

saw some cull freisans going thru ennis yesterday..poor cows now, some were only making 450 to 500 :eek:

thats alright money for a fr.

kevthegaff

leg wax wrote: »

vanderbadger wrote: »

saw some cull freisans going thru ennis yesterday..poor cows now, some were only making 450 to 500 :eek:

thats alright money for a fr.

I have around 10 too if I can get that money ill be laughing

bob charles

I had five fr cows for the price of one Lm cow one day this week. Unfortunately either may not make money:eek: given the feed costs at present

whelan1

i am assuming the op is awaiting a clear test? so in my mind if he dried them off and fed them for a month even if the next test isnt clear they could be sold to factory, dairy cows dont weigh well when sent to factory straight from the parlour- this i learnt the hard way

djmc

I had thought about 50 a month + silage 4 or 5 kg maize @ 36 cent a kg for 30 or 40 days the thing is what will factorys pay in mid nov or december
around 5 are almost fit 10 are midling and 5 thin first or second calvers
The risk is if one went down in final test and nothing was fit to kill I would have to send thin p grade cows to factory as I wont have feeding or money:(

maxxuumman

IMO the best idea is to go with the feed on option.
If you pass you have the option of mart or factory, if you fail you have factory.
Feeding them on isn't going to make you a fortune, but it keeps your options open.
Can see you loosing, by feeding on.

bTW, cows out of the parlour straight to the factory just don't weigh.
A 500 euro cow could easily make 800, after 200euros of feed, in 2 months time.

kevthegaff

i have 3 old cows in calf that are lame, whats the best to do with these(i want rid of them)?

whelan1

kevthegaff wrote: »

i have 3 old cows in calf that are lame, whats the best to do with these(i want rid of them)?

how long in calf? did you pare their feet?

kevthegaff

whelan1 wrote: »

how long in calf? did you pare their feet?

yer mans doing them there now, about 5 months prob gone too far to send them to the factory tho

whelan1

put them on donedeal....

royalmeath

Hi folks
Has anyone sold cull fr cows lately, i have five to go 2 thin and 3 in okay shape
but not near fit. Any ideas what i should be asking for them
Thanks in advance.

kevthegaff

500 id say but ask for more

bob charles

prices have hardened over the last few weeks, but dead prices have gone down, more demand from farmer feeders. dont understand the logic myself as feeding a bad cull cow @ €3 a day dont make sense to me

freedominacup

bob charles wrote: »

prices have hardened over the last few weeks, but dead prices have gone down, more demand from farmer feeders. dont understand the logic myself as feeding a bad cull cow @ €3 a day dont make sense to me

Just out of interest how did you arrive at €3/day for feed costs? How much silage at what price/Tonne DM and how much of what type of concentrate?

I have a few in fairly good order getting a lot more feed than they're returning in milk for the past 2 months. I reckon a month would get them up to the 700lbs on a reasonable do but maybe I'd be better off moving them on.

bob charles

freedominacup wrote: »

Just out of interest how did you arrive at €3/day for feed costs? How much silage at what price/Tonne DM and how much of what type of concentrate?

that what its costing me to feed a 650 kilo bull/bullock/heifer, but then again cows would eat more than a bullock or heifer and after a change a couple of figures on my excel sheet for a 650kilo cow eating 3% of he LW it is costing me €4 a day. thankfully I dont feed many cows. what cows I have eat the left overs

whelan1

Would you remove an anti sucking device from a culk cows nose before you bring her to mart?

mf240

whelan1 wrote: »

Would you remove an anti sucking device from a culk cows nose before you bring her to mart?

leave it in would be the sound thing to do cant see it making any difference to the price

kevthegaff

i have 12 empty cows milking, what do ye think of milking them once a day and feeding them 8kg meal and silage a day, would they fatten in 2 months?

stanflt

it will cost you 250per cow for 8kg meal and silage for 60days

mf240

kevthegaff wrote: »

i have 12 empty cows milking, what do ye think of milking them once a day and feeding them 8kg meal and silage a day, would they fatten in 2 months?

they will definately improve and if there giving any drop of milk it will pay for the meal but to get cows to kill out they need to be dry for a while.

whelan1

anyone sell any recently?

6480

whelan1 wrote: »

anyone sell any recently?

i sold a few culls at home today ,i got 580 each for 5 old Brithish Freisain cows straight out of the parlour , they were not thin but really no condition on them either was happy with price