Cull Ewes

Surfn

ive about 10-12 ewes i need to get rid of, old age, sore feet, dodgy teats.
they all got lambs on them at prersent. but will be coming of soon.
whats the best thing to do.
should i just dry them off and fatten them
cheers

roosky

Surfn wrote: »

ive about 10-12 ewes i need to get rid of, old age, sore feet, dodgy teats.
they all got lambs on them at prersent. but will be coming of soon.
whats the best thing to do.
should i just dry them off and fatten them
cheers

if you have grass fatten then, price is dropped anyway

davidk1394

Dry them off. Put some condition on them and into the mart. You'll get nothing in the factory but could do well in the mart

roosky

davidk1394 wrote: »

Dry them off. Put some condition on them and into the mart. You'll get nothing in the factory but could do well in the mart

ya sold fat ewes yesterday to factory and only came into €80

cattle man

roosky wrote: »

ya sold fat ewes yesterday to factory and only came into €80

Same as that kill ewes this week well fleshed only came to 82 euro would have made more in the mart

sea12

cattle man wrote: »

Same as that kill ewes this week well fleshed only came to 82 euro would have made more in the mart

Yea I was the same recently. Couldn't believe the cheque. Was raging but no mart near me on a Saturday and not going to take a day off work for mart

Username John

But are the factories not quoting 2.60 for ewes, which would put heavy ewes coming it at 100euro?

if ewes killed out at 82euro that would put em at about 31kg deadweight... maybe 65kg live weight...

Would they have made a lot more in the mart?

charolais0153

Kepak athleague are great for ewes

Farmer_3650

They sure are.We brought 15 Cull Ewes to athleague on Friday morning. They ranged from 35 to 43kg at 2.90/kilo which works out at €102-€121 which is 12-14 euro more than we would usually get. I am hoping to sell another 15 lighter ewes tomorrow morning.
There is a huge demand for cull ewes because people are keeping cull ewes so ewe numbers are in line with the 2014/2015 sheep census for the sheep welfare scheme. If you have increased in Ewe numbers since 2014/2015,now is the time to get rid of cull ewes.

cattle man

Username John wrote: »

But are the factories not quoting 2.60 for ewes, which would put heavy ewes coming it at 100euro?

if ewes killed out at 82euro that would put em at about 31kg deadweight... maybe 65kg live weight...

Would they have made a lot more in the mart?

I was getting 2.6 in factory which came into 82 euro.

But it's clear to see from the mart the agents are obviously get nearer 3 euro.

40 cent is a nice bit on a 30 kilo carcass

Farmer_3650

cattle man wrote: »

I was getting 2.6 in factory which came into 82 euro.

But it's clear to see from the mart the agents are obviously get nearer 3 euro.

40 cent is a nice bit on a 30 kilo carcass

Was that recently cattle man? And what factory was that?

cattle man

Farmer_3650 wrote: »

Was that recently cattle man? And what factory was that?

Last Tuesday Icm Navan

I was passing mart last Wednesday night and called in to see how trade was and it was clear to see agents give more for cull ewes

Farmer_3650

cattle man wrote: »

Last Tuesday Icm Navan

I was passing mart last Wednesday night and called in to see how trade was and it was clear to see agents give more for cull ewes

You'd wonder how they could be giving so little compared to other factories.

rangler1

Farmer_3650 wrote: »

You'd wonder how they could be giving so little compared to other factories.

They'll always tell you they don't want them

Lambman

What's cull ewes around 65kg lw worth reared lambs just on grass there not fat but healthy sheep.

Farmer_3650

Lambman wrote: »

What's cull ewes around 65kg lw worth reared lambs just on grass there not fat but healthy sheep.

According to the farmer journal ewes are making 2.60/kilo ( in Kepak Athleague) but I got 2.90 last week and earlier this week. So I don't know where they got that figure from. On 65kg ewes you would have about 30kg dead weight so worth €87 assuming it is still 2.90/kilo.

Farmer_3650

Lambman wrote: »

What's cull ewes around 65kg lw worth reared lambs just on grass there not fat but healthy sheep.

According to the farmer journal ewes are making 2.60/kilo ( in Kepak Athleague) but I got 2.90 last week and earlier this week. So I don't know where they got that figure from. On 65kg ewes you would have about 30kg dead weight so worth €87 assuming it is still 2.90/kilo.

Hard Knocks

Lambman wrote: »

What's cull ewes around 65kg lw worth reared lambs just on grass there not fat but healthy sheep.

Around €80

arctictree

Made 89 euro for 75kg Ewes last week

Edit: looked at my docket and they were 72.5kg

123shooter

Probably better off spending 25 euro and turning them in to mince and in to freezer and feeding your dogs than let those people make huge profits at your expense with prices like that.

charolais0153

arctictree wrote: »

Made 89 euro for 75kg Ewes last week

Edit: looked at my docket and they were 72.5kg

Dead weight???

Farmer_3650

charolais0153 wrote: »

Dead weight???

Have to be live weight 75 kgdead weight. Sure that would be at least 160 live weight:D

arctictree

charolais0153 wrote: »

Dead weight???

Live weight!

charolais0153

arctictree wrote: »

Live weight!

At the mart is it? They don't weigh them around here

arctictree

charolais0153 wrote: »

At the mart is it? They don't weigh them around here

Yes, at the mart. I just run them through in the next lot after my lambs so I'm not hanging around. In September, the cull and breeding Ewes are in a separate section and are auctioned at the pen so not weighed.

Farmer_3650

charolais0153 wrote: »

At the mart is it? They don't weigh them around here

Don't weigh them around here either

orm0nd

got 92 for a pen of lightish culls in the mart last week, neighbour was going with lambs & had room in trailer, told him let them go if he got about 80

bought by factory man with a farmer underbidder, don't know if the farmer wanted for feeding or maybe numbers for welfare scheme, certainly wer'nt breeders.

arctictree

Kind of wonder why they don't weigh them in some marts. Real guess work then for the factory buyers.

charolais0153

arctictree wrote: »

Kind of wonder why they don't weigh them in some marts. Real guess work then for the factory buyers.

Kill out is gonna range too though. Any factory buyer worth his salt would be within a few hundred grams of ko weight I'd say