18 mth(ish) bullocks price?

cj maxx

any notions on what a good growthy ch bullock -(550-600kgs) is making in the ring at the moment?
all opinions welcome

DMAXMAN

bought chx 608kgs r+ to u grade good bullocks but with some feeding on board and gave 1360 euro for them

td5man

cjmc wrote: »

any notions on what a good growthy ch bullock -(550-600kgs) is making in the ring at the moment?
all opinions welcome

€11-1400 in carnaross last week

bob charles

double their weight at the moment for say R grade frames but with a touch on them. cattle lingo:rolleyes:

grange mac

Sold last wk 650 @ 1260, 620 @1200, 580@1140 all in lots of threes and fours. they were around 26months all they got was grass

as for pollies yest....lost 200 a head due to buying at peak prices last march. that lesson was learned the hard way. but said cut my losses as would not be worth the cost of wintering them

Farmer Pudsey

I presume anybody buyimg these are feeding on and killing in the spring how much to finish, what weight will they kill out at and what do you think they will make and how much of a margin

Also somebody buying contenintal stores 400kgs again how much, when will they finish and at what weight and costs and margin.

I am intrested as I do not go near them I often wonder if I am right or wrong

bob charles

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

I presume anybody buyimg these are feeding on and killing in the spring how much to finish, what weight will they kill out at and what do you think they will make and how much of a margin

Also somebody buying contenintal stores 400kgs again how much, when will they finish and at what weight and costs and margin.

I am intrested as I do not go near them I often wonder if I am right or wrong

Add €3 a day onto them costs (feed/dose/transport) + mortality/labour(:D)/diesel/interest/building cost now probably near €4 a day.

td5man

grange mac wrote: »

Sold last wk 650 @ 1260, 620 @1200, 580@1140 all in lots of threes and fours. they were around 26months all they got was grass

as for pollies yest....lost 200 a head due to buying at peak prices last march. that lesson was learned the hard way. but said cut my losses as would not be worth the cost of wintering them

Only charolais are making good money nice lim&bb are struggling to make €1k

grange mac

Ill only buy cha again, huge mart in skibb yest as weaning ring was broken, they were. still selling at 7 last night which is rare. but at that hour you could get cheap animals as most buyers gone home. my plan is buy late dec early jan hopefully and wont be biddng. until late....well sounds good in theory....

cj maxx

sold charlaois @ about 2.25e per kg. well worth sticking to them . good weights and good sellers

Farmer Pudsey

grange mac wrote: »

Sold last wk 650 @ 1260, 620 @1200, 580@1140 all in lots of threes and fours. they were around 26months all they got was grass

as for pollies yest....lost 200 a head due to buying at peak prices last march. that lesson was learned the hard way. but said cut my losses as would not be worth the cost of wintering them

DMAXMAN wrote: »

bought chx 608kgs r+ to u grade good bullocks but with some feeding on board and gave 1360 euro for them

bob charles wrote: »

Add €3 a day onto them costs (feed/dose/transport) + mortality/labour(:D)/diesel/interest/building cost now probably near €4 a day.

So a 600kg/charlois landed in the yard would cost about 1210 euro's so. If you fed him for 100 days gaining 1.1/kg/day costing 3.5 euro/day. Then allow 100 euro for mortality/dosing /diesel/intrest/machinery costs etc. Transport to factory 20 euro's if traveling a distance and 12 slaughter fees if they would insure him. This leaves him costing you 1692 at slaughter. Allowing yourself 100 euro margin, he is weighing 710 kgs killout 55% he be 390 DW so you would need him to make 1792 in the factory so a price of 4.6 euro/kg at R+ this equate to a base of 4.48.

Are my figures right or am I way off. maybe he gain 1.5 kgs/day or will he killout over 60%. If I am right there is a chance that he will die in debt.