In calf heifer sold

PureBred

If a maiden heifer is sold to a feedlot and she turns up in calf I presume ya can't buy her back.

What's the usual agreement between buyer and seller or do ya let mart deal with it?

micky mouse

:rolleyes: LexieOnRale might be able to help you with that query

PureBred

micky mouse wrote: »

:rolleyes:LexieOnRale might be able to help you with that query

Cheers. Read it with interest.

micky mouse

joking aside,mart keeps out of it,let both parties sort it out themselves.couldn't imagine any feedlot would keep an incalf.if your beefing do you want a suck

Farrell

micky mouse wrote: »

joking aside,mart keeps out of it,let both parties sort it out themselves.couldn't imagine any feedlot would keep an incalf.if your beefing do you want a suck

I was of the opinion the only way out of a feed lot is the hook.
Can't feedlots take in TB cattle, or am I misinformed

epfff

Farrell wrote: »

I was of the opinion the only way out of a feed lot is the hook.
Can't feedlots take in TB cattle, or am I misinformed

Yep your right their
Your at their mercy
I bought 3 last year
It was winter months
€1 a day is what I charged him and he took them back
I was told I let him off easy

Roemer round here that their is a feed lot in this country that tries to buy any heifer that is carrying a belly in the hope of her in calf and then big pay day
Their was artical in journal about year ago about them calling farmers late at night in very abrupt manner

McLivestock

It's happened me many times buying heifers, it's as much of a sickener for the man buying her as the man selling her, if seller wants to take her back I've taken from €1-€3 a day (depending on how willing/quick seller was to sort it, generally around €1.50)+ €10 haulage + vets fees (scanning, blood test for return etc), or else if he wants me to keep her I normally look for €300. Covers the cost of a c section if needs be.

whelan2

would it not be better to scan/estrumate heifers prior to sale? save alot of hassle in the long run

lab man

I take pics of all heifers sold here .have got caught with 2 that wernt ours at all but how can ya proove it

ellewood

lab man wrote: »

I take pics of all heifers sold here .have got caught with 2 that wernt ours at all but how can ya proove it

I find those yellow things in their ears great - u know the ones with the numbers on them:-)

dh1985

ellewood wrote: »

I find those yellow things in their ears great - u know the ones with the numbers on them:-)

Its not hard to change those.

epfff

dh1985 wrote: »

Its not hard to change those.

Allegedly

I heard of stories of heifers changing colour when it hey went in calf
And lots of them dieing calfing gone to knackery before they could be seen

J.O. Farmer

epfff wrote: »

Allegedly

I heard of stories of heifers changing colour when it hey went in calf
And lots of them dieing calfing gone to knackery before they could be seen

Well you know how pregnancy hormones cause big changes and sure if you weren't used to cows calving sure you wouldn't know if they were in calf until you'd see a calf hanging out the back of them. Then if one died or accidentally tripped and fell on a butchers knife during the farm tour of the local abattoir sure for disease control purposes you couldn't be keeping them around the place.
All very understandable things that could happen to any honest person who wouldn't want to be defrauding anybody.

Willfarman

i hate having to ring anyone and the hassle of negotiating how to deal with the situation. If the heifer is anyway near big enough to calve I let her do that and they nearly always worked out lucky. Hay for last 2 months is a great yoke.

but I have had small heifers well under 400 kgs 16 to 18 months of age start making a bag. I was harsh enough in these cases. 2eur a day and 40 for transport back for collection in the mart. It's very prevalent and I do wonder do lads need a biology lesson. Thankfully the burdizzos are being brought out again this year.