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Per head grazing cost

  • 30-03-2019 4:36pm
    #1
    Cattlepen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 786 ✭✭✭


    Hi lads. What’s the going rate for grazing 300kg dairy heifers for the summer months?


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  • #2
    Wildsurfer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,473 ✭✭✭Wildsurfer


    60cent per animal per day for 1st may to 1st November but owner pays for meal and vetinary costs I think. Teagasc have an online chart with all the costings


  • #3
    Cattlepen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 786 ✭✭✭Cattlepen


    Wildsurfer wrote: »
    60cent per animal per day for 1st may to 1st November but owner pays for meal and vetinary costs I think. Teagasc have an online chart with all the costings

    Thanks


  • #4
    amacca
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,201 ✭✭✭amacca


    So grazing 70 heifers would get you around 7and half thousand......not great either.


  • #5
    Wildsurfer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,473 ✭✭✭Wildsurfer


    Sorry my mistake, it's 60 cent/animal for the first summer as calves


  • #6
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,808 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    Approximate contract rearing rates:
    Calf rearing: €2.00/day;
    First grazing season: €0.80/day;
    First winter: €1.80/day;
    Second grazing season: €1.05/day;
    Second winter: €2.10/day.

    So €1.05/day.

    €190 x 70 = €13,300
    30 acres?


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  • #7
    dohc turbo2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 848 ✭✭✭dohc turbo2


    What’s the story with silage then in contract rearing


  • #8
    Water John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,808 ✭✭✭✭Water John


    That's in the winterage fee. As in above €140/day x 120 days. I'm just working off Teagasc figures.


  • #9
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,124 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    Lads, what would the going rate be for grazing per day, for Suckler cows and their 6 or 7 month old calves be? A neighbour gave me some after-grass grazing and when I asked him what I owed him, he said 'Whatever you think'. Cheers……….



  • #10
    148multi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,796 ✭✭✭148multi


    What ever it would cost you in silage x half.



  • #11
    Mr..
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 98 ✭✭Mr..


    IF your fair with him he might offer it again, just throwing out 3 euro a day per pair.



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  • #12
    zetor 4911
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 441 ✭✭zetor 4911


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/109811151#Comment_109811151

    Do you have a link to the online Teagasc chart.



  • #13
    Bass Reeves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,584 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122807421#Comment_122807421

    Sounds a bit strong you would keep them on silage for that. I.5-2/day, say you had 10 cows with calves at 1.5/day its 105/week.

    Slava Ukrainii



  • #14
    Anto_Meath
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,500 ✭✭✭Anto_Meath


    They way I would value it is land around here without maps is making around €200 an acre for 11 months, so around €4 an acre a week and then go from there.



  • #15
    lmk123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 465 ✭✭lmk123


    is Done Deal the best / only place to advertise for contract rearing



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