Charolais Sale in Elphin

brandy21

Great prices at today's sale in Elphin.

https://www.facebook.com/Irish-Charolais-Cattle-Society-575964485786604/?hc_ref=ARScPz-TuxsCoiGPrEo1CjzT_cFlKWrYQ2rnp-vAGXhsrcmCN6iIGliDcpRTwex0cMk&fref=nf

Anybody at it?

Hard Knocks

brandy21 wrote: »

Great prices at today's sale in Elphin.

https://www.facebook.com/Irish-Charolais-Cattle-Society-575964485786604/?hc_ref=ARScPz-TuxsCoiGPrEo1CjzT_cFlKWrYQ2rnp-vAGXhsrcmCN6iIGliDcpRTwex0cMk&fref=nf

Anybody at it?

Didn’t get, saw bits on Snapchat, terrific stock

FeelTheBern

brandy21 wrote: »

Great prices at today's sale in Elphin.

https://www.facebook.com/Irish-Charolais-Cattle-Society-575964485786604/?hc_ref=ARScPz-TuxsCoiGPrEo1CjzT_cFlKWrYQ2rnp-vAGXhsrcmCN6iIGliDcpRTwex0cMk&fref=nf

Anybody at it?

Would be interested to hear from anyone who was at it too. Lot of bulls seem to be left out on the Facebook prices. Will always be bulls entered but not there but wondering if many bulls just not sold on the day?

brandy21

I have heard since that there was a lot of bulls not sold, was not at it either.

FeelTheBern

brandy21 wrote: »

I have heard since that there was a lot of bulls not sold, was not at it either.

Thought that might be the case. Was talking to neighbour last week that was def bringing two bulls but neither of them in the prices on Facebook page.

tanko

Was talking to a man that was at it, he said a lot of bulls not sold and he was talking to a scottish man who came over to buy a bull and was disappointed with the quality on offer, he didnt get one.
Is the genomics scheme having a negative affect on the charolais breed.

charolais0153

tanko wrote: »

Was talking to a man that was at it, he said a lot of bulls not sold and he was talking to a scottish man who came over to buy a bull and was disappointed with the quality on offer, he didnt get one.
Is the genomics scheme having a negative affect on the charolais breed.

How would it?

Bellview

charolais0153 wrote:

How would it?

The exporters don't seem happy either...but it may be a coincidence..

charolais0153

Bellview wrote: »

The exporters don't seem happy either...but it may be a coincidence..

Beef genomics scheme?

Sheep breeder

tanko wrote: »

Was talking to a man that was at it, he said a lot of bulls not sold and he was talking to a scottish man who came over to buy a bull and was disappointed with the quality on offer, he didnt get one.
Is the genomics scheme having a negative affect on the charolais breed.

Was at the heifer sale a couple of weeks ago and the same thing with a lot of animals not present that was in the sale booklet, a lot of the heifers lacked length and style, the top price on the day was a Donegal heifer from roughan and yesterday the top bull was from roughan and all bred the French way with bone, length, muscle, and most of all style

Hard Knocks

See on the Charolais website most of the biggest prices were from Nothern buyers.

See 2 bulls were bought for AI (NCBC & Dovea)

brandy21

"In what was described as one of the best show of Charolais bulls seen at the Christmas Cracker for some year's, 63 bulls sold to an average of €4,580. Buyer's were extremely selective in their choice of bulls, resulting in some meeting a wonderful trade and other's finding it difficult to get moving."


Quote from Charolais website.

FeelTheBern

Is there anyone on here who was actually at the sale? Would be interested to hear what slow to get moving meant - were bulls being withdrawn at 3K or getting no bids at all?

tanko

What i heard was that a lot of bulls were opened at 2k got to about 3k and werent sold.

Hard Knocks

tanko wrote: »

What i heard was that a lot of bulls were opened at 2k got to about 3k and werent sold.

Will many of the unsold be for Carrick next week or premier in spring

brandy21

"Will many of the unsold be for Carrick next week"

Would have to be entered, too late now I would think.

GiantPencil

The Bull NCBC bought is very terminal. 12.5% CD too. A lot of CF52 sons out there too so I'm wondering what was their tactic in buying him: 

tanko

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Will many of the unsold be for Carrick next week or premier in spring

I know of some limousin bulls which were unsold at the premier sale in Roscrea recently but were sold at home shortly afterwards.

patsy_mccabe

tanko wrote: »

I know of some limousin bulls which were unsold at the premier sale in Roscrea recently but were sold at home shortly afterwards.

Did they end up making more or less than Roscrea?

tanko

They made more, wasnt there over 170 bulls at Roscrea and not enough buyers for them.
Its an expensive business getting bulls ready for those society sales, is it worth it for a lot of them.

FeelTheBern

Anyone at the bull sale in Carrick on Shannon today or hear any prices?