Buying cattle for July 2019 Finish

restive

Giving the general Mood of optimism surrounding farming at the moment. :rolleyes: I cant but help notice the price of some cattle are back thus suiting those of us who like to finish a few cattle.


So if you were to buy a few cattle for finishing, lets say next July(prior to the annual factory price slump in August) what would you be on the look out for. Weights breeds etc.



I tend to go White Head Angus but am open to suggestion.

TooOldBoots

At the moment store whiteheads and Angus are the best value for money. 400-450kg animals can be bought for ~€650-750. If they can hit the grass next spring at about 500kg then you will easily have them ready for killing by june july

Butcher Boy

TooOldBoots wrote: »

At the moment store whiteheads and Angus are the best value for money. 400-450kg animals can be bought for ~€650-750. If they can hit the grass next spring at about 500kg then you will easily have them ready for killing by june july

You wont buy them for that kind of money down south ,you would give up to 2kg for those kind in macroom yesterday.

TooOldBoots

Butcher Boy wrote: »

You wont buy them for that kind of money down south ,you would give up to 2kg for those kind in macroom yesterday.

They must have gone up in price, up to 2 weeks ago you couldn't give em away in some places.
Still at 2 euro a kg is still value considering they would be finished cattle next june/july

_Brian

TooOldBoots wrote: »

They must have gone up in price, up to 2 weeks ago you couldn't give em away in some places.
Still at 2 euro a kg is still value considering they would be finished cattle next june/july

We took less last week
Glad to get them moved on too

anthony500_1

Butcher Boy wrote:

You wont buy them for that kind of money down south ,you would give up to 2kg for those kind in macroom yesterday.

Was in loughrea Mart yesterday, any amount of whitehead heifers there around the 450kg mark they could be bought for 650-700 no bother. You would imagine at that money they would have to make money killed next july

grange mac

Butcher Boy wrote: »

You wont buy them for that kind of money down south ,you would give up to 2kg for those kind in macroom yesterday.

Deffo wouldn't find them in skibb last friday either. Weanlings in fire...quality stores 2.50....black stores circa 2.00 kg....same.buyers around ring in skibb n macroom I'd say...

Pidae.m

Buy next years cattle next year I say!!

memorystick

Pidae.m wrote: »

Buy next years cattle next year I say!!

So don't buy light stores?

Muckit

Pidae.m wrote: »

Buy next years cattle next year I say!!

Unless you are talking about buying feb. They wont be in it to be got in Jan and once any hint of grass l guarantee they will be on fire!

Pidae.m

memorystick wrote: »

So don't buy light stores?

Personally I'm not a fan of wintering cattle, I get sucked in every now and again and usually regret it... This side of crimbo anyway.

kk.man

anthony500_1 wrote: »

Butcher Boy wrote:

You wont buy them for that kind of money down south ,you would give up to 2kg for those kind in macroom yesterday.

Was in loughrea Mart yesterday, any amount of whitehead heifers there around the 450kg mark they could be bought for 650-700 no bother. You would imagine at that money they would have to make money killed next july

At 700e I think they are too dear and that
Is a poor return for the seller . Not much of a twist there given a price of 4.20 and dw of 280kgs. The cost of wintering cattle price of meal and fertilizer is just too much never mind the work that goes into it all.

restive

kk.man wrote:

At 700e I think they are too dear and that Is a poor return for the seller . Not much of a twist there given a price of 4.20 and dw of 280kgs. The cost of wintering cattle price of meal and fertilizer is just too much never mind the work that goes into it all.

Dead weight of 280kg seems very low. I finished angus's this July at average 350kg - 3.90 a kg, 1,350 euro.

bogman_bass

Buy now befor SFP comes and burns a hole in people’s pockets.

kk.man

restive wrote: »

kk.man wrote:

At 700e I think they are too dear and that Is a poor return for the seller . Not much of a twist there given a price of 4.20 and dw of 280kgs. The cost of wintering cattle price of meal and fertilizer is just too much never mind the work that goes into it all.

Dead weight of 280kg seems very low. I finished angus's this July at average 350kg - 3.90 a kg, 1,350 euro.

You may have..but it's heifers he is talking about bar they are overage I doubt they do more than 300kgs. If you got 3.90 in July they must have been a. Bullocks b. Out of spec because I killed cattle that month and got more than that.

Danzy

anthony500_1 wrote: »

Was in loughrea Mart yesterday, any amount of whitehead heifers there around the 450kg mark they could be bought for 650-700 no bother. You would imagine at that money they would have to make money killed next july

They should, they wouldn't want to be butty to make sure their 300 dead and id prefer the lower price.

HEX Heifers can end up in all directions though, as ya know. Got a land with the first batch I had.