Killing beef cattle question

farmers101

Hi all have 8 fr bulls to kill, fat cover 1, -2 approx 580kg, how will I make up how much they will kill out?
Will the factory penalise me for fat cover ?

Sam Kade

Around 54% of liveweight 313 kg carcass wt for 580 liveweight.

farmers101

Will the factory penalise me for the fat cover, I am getting €360/kg so will they give me less now?

Sam Kade

I doubt it I sent aa bullocks to the factory a few years ago the agent said they were over fat when he viewed them I wasn't docked. What age are your friesian s?

Lastin

I think he means they are undercovered ring the factory, they wont be long about telling you

TUBBY

You will definitely be docked for fat score 1. You might even get hit for 2- unless you have chatted the factory first.

get someone out. once the head is off them you have no comeback

would you kill many or are you going through an agent. might have more leverage.

lakill Farm

id love to know for about the fr bulls your killing.

what diet have they been on, age are they etc etc.

epfff

lakill Farm wrote: »

id love to know for about the fr bulls your killing.

what diet have they been on, age are they etc etc.

I kill some fr bulls every year
Server penalty for anything fat score1 unless you have a deal done(usually scarcity or 1 on a load)
make sure you have it cleared with factory
as for feeding ad lib meal and Straw
age 18-22 months depending on thrive
there are some that won't ever go to fat score 2 as far as I can see
and I know your going to ask what sorta profit all ill say is I'm still at it but you need to be enjoying a good line of credit from feed mill and be able to wait till factory needs beef

epfff

lakill Farm wrote: »

id love to know for about the fr bulls your killing.

what diet have they been on, age are they etc etc.

I kill some fr bulls every year
Server penalty for anything fat score1 unless you have a deal done(usually scarcity or 1 on a load)
make sure you have it cleared with factory
as for feeding ad lib meal and Straw
age 18-22 months depending on thrive
there are some that won't ever go to fat score 2 as far as I can see
and I know your going to ask what sorta profit all ill say is I'm still at it but you need to be enjoying a good line of credit from feed mill and be able to wait till factory needs beef

bob charles

farmers101 wrote: »

Will the factory penalise me for the fat cover, I am getting €360/kg so will they give me less now?

If you have fat score one's you will get a serious penalty maybe knocking off 40c to 60c a kilo. I get a serious penalty for even 2minus aswell same as before again around 60c per kilo deduction. With what you have I think you maybe better selling to someone else for further feeding as you could end up averaging only €3 a kilo.