Cavanjack wrote: » €4? They are probably trying to get lads to fill sheds with talk like that.
CloughCasey1 wrote: » The vexing thing is that the Journal and their "award winning" journalists would stir ****e like that knowing full well there is a hidden agenda! May as well call it Larrys Journal.
tatoo wrote: » What's being quoted for next week ? I rang a fella and he told me 3.65
rangler1 wrote: » And you'd accuse them of talking it down if they didn't tell you what was paid....typical.
CloughCasey1 wrote: » As I say €4 It wasn't available to ordinary farmers, but it was available to a few Your own words. They are reporting the wealth of a few to the masses!
Muckit wrote: » Anyone quoted for underage heifers this week?
farawaygrass wrote: » I'm sending some aax from the suckler herd off Wednesday. 3.75 base. I was trying for 3.80 but when we agreed on 3.75 he said make sure and not tell anyone, as if he was doing me a favour. Maddened me a bit but what can you do. I seem to be always on the lower end of quoted prices. I'm also getting a good Aa bonus of 20cents so that enticed me. Although it will be 16cent next week I think, not a big difference.
Bass Reeves wrote: » IMO it is lose on price, lose on weight, lose on AA fee, lose on purchase first day for a measly bonus on a low weight carcase that grades O+ and a tendency to over fat.
Muckit wrote: » Jaysus tell us how u really feel! How much is the fresian bonus again, l can't remember?!
mf240 wrote: » The bonus with friesans is that the hobby lads don't bid against you for them. I like aa cattle though I'd prefer white heads.
Bass Reeves wrote: » No bonus for them but usually I do not have to pay for it either first day The other bonus with Friesians is that if you are bidding against Willf.... sorry the lads around the ring they find it harder to offload the expensive ones onto lads that they are buying a few for.
farawaygrass wrote: » You are right to be fair. We sold a comrade of this bunch last June, probably the best of them for 1170. It was a bullock. No way will he leave money for the poor farmer that bought him. He was only 16montha at the very most. As I said all ours were suckler bred. And ya, it's hard bargain with agent when there is a good bonus, he kept bringing it up.
Willfarman wrote: » You are getting as good a base as I've heard of. 3.70 seems to be fun of it in south east.
Willfarman wrote: » The journal is inclined to get quotes from the Ifa maybe. Not the best place to look for accurate information.
rangler1 wrote: » Does any farmer tell the truth when it comes to the price of cattle/sheep, On a trip abroad I was sharing a room with Darren Carty, and on the Tuesday night he spent hours phoning agents and farmers for feedback,....was the information credible, i don't know
barnaman wrote: » The lads writing for Independent must not read the Journal they have lower prices as the norm in todays paper.
Bass Reeves wrote: » They have but they are still bulliish expecting that prices will rise over the short term. If there is any hold (interruption) in supply we could see prices rise to 4/kg very fast. Not sure what last weeks through put was if if it goes below 30K prices will rise, if it heads for 28K we should be at 4/kg. A kill below that and it is anyone guess what price we will hit. It is not so much that but they tend to be getting prices off larger suppliers with a bit more bargining power than the ordinary lad with 5-19 cattle or a load every few weeks. If you know a lad personelly he will give it to you straight. A good journalist will know who tell it straight and when. He should be able to read between the line. In fairness the Journl is begining to cop on and starting to quote what is available to different suppliers. What he said last week was that Steers were 3.60/3.65 with most lads securing 3.65/kg and some lads with larger lots securing 3.68/3.7. Heifers were 3.7/3.75 with some suppliers with large lots holding( that would imply that they were not getting it but expecting it early this week) for 3.8/kg My own opinion is that there are not a lot of inspec cattle out there that are finished. Last year lads filled sheds in September expecting over 4/kg from mid November on but lots of lads did it, (an indian autumn like this year) had loads of cattle coming off grass as well. However this year kill was way stronger in October/November than last year which had a strong kill as well. Processors know there is 120K more 2015 cattle there than 2014 so they presumed that someone would finish them. But too many lads had sore pockets compared to last year and were not willing to finish without contracts which were not forecomming. It will not take much for prices to take off Ii what I am posting is right. It is too expensive to finish cattle to be gambling. They need the lad finishing a 10-15/week for the winter but he cannot afford it any longer. The lad that finishers 2-3 pens(20-40) cattle over the winter is browned off as well. All summer long has been tough as well pockets are only so deep and confidence is everything in this game.
CloughCasey1 wrote: » Paranoia will destroy ya Rangler! ☺ Not only do your posts sound that your in bed with them.....now in fact you have proved you are....how cozy.
CHOPS01 wrote: » What would be the likely live weight of HEx that killed out at 362kg
