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weanling prices

  • 07-02-2013 4:57pm
    #1
    CulaBula94
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    How much would I get at the moment for a black whitehead 300kg 2011 heifer, 300kg 2011 angus bullock and 300kg 2011 Fr bullock each?


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  • #2
    locky76
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    CulaBula94 wrote: »
    How much would I get at the moment for a black whitehead 300kg 2011 heifer, 300kg 2011 angus bullock and 300kg 2011 Fr bullock each?
    without seeing them & at the risk of being ridiculed:o, assuming they're in good shape without being overly fit, i.e. you'll get a good thrive off them when they hit fresh grass:
    black whitehead 300kg 2011 heifer- €600
    300kg 2011 angus bullock- €550
    300kg 2011 Fr bullock- €450


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    1chippy
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    How are they only that weight? did they have pneumonia or something.


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    reilig
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    1chippy wrote: »
    How are they only that weight? did they have pneumonia or something.

    Bucket fed off dairy cows I imagine.


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    1chippy
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    reilig wrote: »
    Bucket fed off dairy cows I imagine.
    i bought over 20 march & april some even may and june calves last year on the bucket. the lightest is up on 300kg. they got a bit of meal but nothing serious.


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    reilig
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    1chippy wrote: »
    i bought over 20 march & april some even may and june calves last year on the bucket. the lightest is up on 300kg. they got a bit of meal but nothing serious.

    That's great weight gain for bucket fed calves. There are a lot of guys with sucklers not able to achieve that!! You're obviously looking after them very well - keeping grass in front of them, meal, quality silage etc!


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  • #7
    1chippy
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    bulls on a kilo of meal and on fresh grass, outwintered with no silage but good grass. heifers on average silage and 1/2 kilo per day. Taking the heifers off meal in the next few days. will be going to grass in a few weeks.
    I suppose they ate 250 kg average of meal each and they were on good grass. there are some of the suckled calves that are about the same weight and age but they got dam all meal.


  • #8
    CulaBula94
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    1chippy wrote: »
    How are they only that weight? did they have pneumonia or something.
    They're more than 300, i wasnt sure of the weight so i said 300. I looked it up, they're about 380.


  • #9
    CulaBula94
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    1chippy wrote: »
    How are they only that weight? did they have pneumonia or something.
    And they were born around October 2011


  • #10
    CulaBula94
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    1chippy wrote: »
    i bought over 20 march & april some even may and june calves last year on the bucket. the lightest is up on 300kg. they got a bit of meal but nothing serious.
    Wow that is serious weight gain! What breed are your cattle?


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