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Water John

mallethead2 wrote: »

I sold 5 weanlings today
all Limousin bullocks
all Sep -19

355kg -940
340kg -920
295kg- 920
295 kg -900
280kg -850
no much feeding in them
I think if i had feed meal I wouldn't have got much more

Great price. As a comparison the best weanlings I bought last Oct were full Ch bulls weighing 448 kg paid €950.
A 320/330 kg LM I would have paid about €800. The light 280 Kg animal I would have bought for €650/700.
I was wondering about spring buying so that I wouldn't carry two winters. I think you're telling me, not to.

Water John

Had no problem with that. Buying organic stock, would be able to finish more if not carrying for two winters, but those spring prices would take the profit of that and more IWT.

CHOPS01

Jjameson wrote: »

There’s another trick too! I seen a bunch of 5 shapey but not over growthy bulls in a mart some years back. Possibly 2014. 300 and something kg and the dealer couldn’t get his 900€ for them. A week later I seen they were in a neighbours yard. Two wealthy bachelors who farm well and like good bullocks. Their agent had bought them in another mart as bullocks well in excess of €1100. They were sequze morning of sale and weren’t a bit swelled and had lost no ground. If the mark of a burdizzo is on them they are castrated apparently.

Just a quick one on that actually. With the online sales how does one know if the a beast is a bull or bullock. Saw a few SIx go through Ennis today and was hard to tell which they were.

High bike

CHOPS01 wrote: »

Just a quick one on that actually. With the online sales how does one know if the a beast is a bull or bullock. Saw a few SIx go through Ennis today and was hard to tell which they were.

surely the auctioneer announces which it is

Limestone Cowboy

mallethead2 wrote: »

I sold 5 weanlings today
all Limousin bullocks
all Sep -19

355kg -940
340kg -920
295kg- 920
295 kg -900
280kg -850
no much feeding in them
I think if i had feed meal I wouldn't have got much more

Nothing wrong with that. Lucky the Marts are trading again. No talks of 2.20-2.40/kg now 🙈

Albert Johnson

CHOPS01 wrote: »

Just a quick one on that actually. With the online sales how does one know if the a beast is a bull or bullock. Saw a few SIx go through Ennis today and was hard to tell which they were.

If there sold through the bullocks I'd expect them to be a bullock and vice versa with bull's. Otherwise they should be announced eg auctioneer states this lot is a full bull ect. I'd imagine you'd have a comeback of sorts if you could prove they weren't announced and were sold as being something different.

CHOPS01

High bike wrote: »

surely the auctioneer announces which it is

Ya maybe but picture was only average and sound crap

RobinBanks

What would be a fair price for a 13mth freisan teaser bull? approx 300kg

Base price

RobinBanks wrote: »

What would be a fair price for a 13mth freisan teaser bull? approx 300kg

1.40/1.50 a kg.
Edit to say that is the price that they are making for export.

CloughCasey1

Seen a whopper of a u grade bullock in Ennis this morning online. 915kg, 38 months and €2020 final bid.

grange mac

Saw 16*600Kg AAx make 1360 in Gortalea this evening.... Unbelievable... Had to be factory buying them.

CloughCasey1

grange mac wrote: »

Saw 16*600Kg AAx make 1360 in Gortalea this evening.... Unbelievable... Had to be factory buying them.

Fair play to the farmer.

Grueller

Jjameson wrote: »

A 870 kg 2012 u grade bb type cow brought €1820 tonight.

How did the sucklers with calves at foot go in Carnew Jjameson? Meant to tune in but was late milking.

kk.man

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Seen a whopper of a u grade bullock in Ennis this morning online. 915kg, 38 months and €2020 final bid.

No weight or age limits there!

orm0nd

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Seen a whopper of a u grade bullock in Ennis this morning online. 915kg, 38 months and €2020 final bid.

Think that bullock was owned by Billy Gubbins, he probably done the shows last couple of years.

CloughCasey1

orm0nd wrote: »

Think that bullock was owned by Billy Gubbins, he probably done the shows last couple of years.

He was some animal. A 520kg lmx came in after and looked like a runner :-)

ppn

Anyone following the online sales in Kilmallock today? They don't seem to give the weights in the sold catalogue which is a bit pointless...

Bass Reeves

ppn wrote: »

Anyone following the online sales in Kilmallock today? They don't seem to give the weights in the sold catalogue which is a bit pointless...

There is alot of things about the mart in Killmallock that are pointless

richie123

ppn wrote: »

Anyone following the online sales in Kilmallock today? They don't seem to give the weights in the sold catalogue which is a bit pointless...

Ya I saw that too ..I'm sure they'll change it it's early days yet

270WIN

Good prices for FR cattle in KLM yesterday.1.70 to 1.95 a kilo for heavy Fr's

MIKEKC

Hi all. Normally buy Fr bullocks 350 kg late march/April . Keep for winter , start selling from July on. Owing to marts closure this year didn't buy. Spread N only in Feb. and for silage. Was thinking of changing to buy 500 kg in autumn to sell from July as previously.Given the cost of wintering would it be better to wait till spring and buy 550 kg?

Bass Reeves

MIKEKC wrote: »

Hi all. Normally buy Fr bullocks 350 kg late march/April . Keep for winter , start selling from July on. Owing to marts closure this year didn't buy. Spread N only in Feb. and for silage. Was thinking of changing to buy 500 kg in autumn to sell from July as previously.Given the cost of wintering would it be better to wait till spring and buy 550 kg?

Generally no. However 550kgs will be hard to buy autumn or spring. Expect to pay 2/kg for them in spring will you buy for 250-300 with there weight in the Autumn. As well the mart weight of autumn is totally different to spring. 500kgs might be plenty heavy to buy if it late in the evening in a mart. However you could also be on the watch out from July on if you have grass. You might buy 400-450kgs cattle if prices stall a bit

MIKEKC

Bass Reeves wrote: »

Generally no. However 550kgs will be hard to buy autumn or spring. Expect to pay 2/kg for them in spring will you buy for 250-300 with there weight in the Autumn. As well the mart weight of autumn is totally different to spring. 500kgs might be plenty heavy to buy if it late in the evening in a mart. However you could also be on the watch out from July on if you have grass. You might buy 400-450kgs cattle if prices stall a bit

Thanks Bass. I take one cut of silage so would have grass from July on. Buying 400-450kg instead of 350kg in the spring would mean less cattle on farm as well

patsy_mccabe

Watching cull cows in Ennis now. Good U-grade Lim cows making over €2/kg.
Just saw one 875 kg red lim make €1990.

huey1975

Some serious prices in Ballymahon today. 2 AA bullocks 702kg made €1490 and 2 ch bullocks 712kg made €1630. It's hard to see any profit in them. I saw a 2 year old Ch heifer 485 kg making €1290.

kk.man

huey1975 wrote: »

Some serious prices in Ballymahon today. 2 AA bullocks 702kg made €1490 and 2 ch bullocks 712kg made €1630. It's hard to see any profit in them. I saw a 2 year old Ch heifer 485 kg making €1290.

I'd say those are going to the factory. Just shows there is a shortage.

richie123

kk.man wrote: »

I'd say those are going to the factory. Just shows there is a shortage.

The factorys will give it in the marts to suppress the factory quotes.

ChuckieEgg

Cull cows fit for killing are the dearest animal in the marts these days. Some difference between a factory fit cow say 750kg+ and a cow for grass (500 -650kg). A factory fit cow can make up to €1500, while the same type cow not fit maybe needing 2-3 months grass can be bought for exactly half the price

Sugarbowl

Some prices from Skibbereen mart online today...

Heifers
CH 360 820 May 19
CH 337 770 may 19
Ch 342 780 may 19
Ch 325 760
Ch 418 960 March 19
Lm 430 860
Lm 420 900 March 19
Ch 300 690 Jan 20
He 342 640
SI 370 860 June 19

Bullocks
Lm 465 1210
Lm 420 890
Ch 405 900
Aa 505 900

richie123

ChuckieEgg wrote: »

Cull cows fit for killing are the dearest animal in the marts these days. Some difference between a factory fit cow say 750kg+ and a cow for grass (500 -650kg). A factory fit cow can make up to €1500, while the same type cow not fit maybe needing 2-3 months grass can be bought for exactly half the price

Aye u couldn't touch a cow with flesh on it and thinner cows or poorer cows seem to be in short supply.