Any value in feeding bullocks nuts for mart?

n1st

20 bullocks , 19 to 22 months going to mart in late November. Still plenty of grass. All outdoors.

Any point in giving nuts and in what quantity?

Siamsa Sessions

What kinda weights are they? What breed?

n1st

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119746229#Comment_119746229

LMX, AAX. I'd guess 400 to 500kg, mostly 450. But I've no scales some I'm completely guessing

DBK1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119746417#Comment_119746417

Would you not consider keeping them to factory, particularly the AAX? You’ll have them fit to kill by end of January or early February and they won’t need much more than 200kgs of meal.

Good loser

No don't feed meals.

n1st

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119746751#Comment_119746751

No I'm not wintering them this year. Financially it would probably make more sense but I can't this year.

n1st

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119747186#Comment_119747186

When would you start ? Selling late November

n1st

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119749133#Comment_119749133

Does straw or hay help?

I'll keep them as long as I can outdoors, weather dependent of course.

Good loser

Would expect hay would do more for them than straw - higher digestibility. I have 4 Ho;steins to finish - currently on grass with 4 kgs beef mix. Will introduce hay shortly. Will be slow I expect. With prices slipping it will be dubious. Would like to get to O= for the 20c. 2 at best I'd say! Big for 26 months.

cute geoge

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119750165#Comment_119750165

impossable get a ho into o+ at a young age had a nice fr heifer and all she came to was p+4+

MIKEKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119747186#Comment_119747186

How much a ton is the ration. Can't see how it would work out under a Euro a day

minerleague

Problem with feeding nuts now is they will wait around troughs all day, if you have plenty grass i wouldn't bother with feeding. I don't think you'll see value in it either in cattle being sold in 4 - 6 weeks.

older by the day

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119750682#Comment_119750682

Hi energy nut around 460 in bulk/ 46cent a kg. 2kgs/ 92cent

dohc turbo2

Why don't u sell now ?

n1st

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119750613#Comment_119750613

Very interesting

n1st

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119751393#Comment_119751393

That is a good question. I had to wait till now for payments but I could sell now. I had mid November in my head.

I was talking to a dealer during the week and he said there's a glut now, wait as long as you can while you have grass.

dohc turbo2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119753059#Comment_119753059

Would u try let off 2 of them at mart now c how u get on, can always bring home of u not happy, if the cattle good few weeks won't make much difference, I've been watching weanlings and the good animal is still selling well

MIKEKC

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119751102#Comment_119751102

Good value for a high energy nut

farmertipp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119753059#Comment_119753059

Good yr and a half cattle are selling very well atm. I'd sell now

funkey_monkey

Would switching out the nuts for alfalfa be an option? Good protein source and would fare better outside than nuts. Would probably be in or around same price as the nuts.

Belongamick

"with straw or hay, I’d like to have started feeding yesterday! Keeps grass from just running through them."

Very interesting comment about the hay/straw. I'm in same boat as original poster, feeding 1kg rolled barley + 1 kg nut to stock outdoors. Sell before Christmas or early Jan at the latest. Very good response last year from concentrates but weather has been very wet this month and grass running through them. Might add hay to improve roughage intake.

n1st

Obviously weather has turned for the worse. Time to get rid I think. I'l ask if there is a high fibre feed for them or maybe ask neighbour for hay, I sold hay earlier in the year. I'll not use troughs, I'll spread on the grass, different locations each day.

Next year I'll keep some hay for myself.

Thanks all and good luck to ye.

Siamsa Sessions

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119827336#Comment_119827336

Best of luck with them. Let us know how you go.