CloughCasey1 wrote: » They left me nothing. Last of FILs stock. Prob made 200 a head on them.
Cavanjack wrote: » Did you get docked for their weight? More importantly did they leave any money behind them?
Muckit wrote: » Bullocks? Noticed they weren't overfat. Would you not have left them go nearer the 30mths? Continentals need every bit of the time I find, even with heifers.
Muckit wrote: » Great grades by the way. But small things like that are annoying. I wonder if you mentioned it to the agent/procure manager when you booking them would he have left you off? Where did you send them, Liffey meats?
Robson99 wrote: » Serious weights considering they were only getting 5kg. Must be good proof in that ration
CloughCasey1 wrote: » €82.50☺ you are on the ball. They needed every ounce of it. They just kept flippin growing. Was hard enough to put a finish on them.
CloughCasey1 wrote: » Was hard enough to put a finish on them.
huey1975 wrote: » 70 days at 5kg is 350kg. At €250/1000kg that works out at €87
Muckit wrote: » Did you get docked for the one a few days over?
Count Mondego wrote: » What would the ration cost per head, €200?
CloughCasey1 wrote: » They were getting 5kg finishing ration. Getting that since start oct. They were finished out so you can imagine the tearing they were at. Could have done till new yr alright but they did fine. My auld b&w's will never see weight like that.
Robson99 wrote: » Great weights Cough. What were you feeding them for the last coupe if months.? You could have even fed them fir another month
CloughCasey1 wrote: » Got killout back from what were sent Thursday. Happy out.☺ BR M/D G/F KG COLD CHX 22/24 U+2= 456 LMX 24/27 U=3+ 430 LMX 24/21 R+4= 384 CHX 24/26 R=3- 417 CHX 24/27 R+2+ 486 LMX 24/22 U+3- 461 LMX 24/9 R=3+ 436 LMX 22/23 U=3- 436 LMX 22/22 R=3+ 429 LMX 30/02 U-3- 366 LMX 24/26 U-2+ 388 LMX 31/5 U=3- 457 CHX 24/27 U= 3- 477 CHX 22/24 U-2+ 391
blue5000 wrote: » Ballpark €3.70 for R grade, are you in hereford prime?
orm0nd wrote: » think you're forgetting 1 very important point cheap cattle does'nt always mean cheap beef . (same with sheep, grain etc.,)
Bass Reeves wrote: » I was optmistic for Christmas and January but kill remaining very strong. Demand is strong but it is easy to sell cheap beef. Now not so sure taught we would be hitting 3.75/3.8 for steers now but a bit off it yet. Next year is going to be very very hard. Unless we hit over 4/kg for Christmas and hold near it for the winter( now unlikly) they will really drop prices from next August on. Hard to see it bottoming out at 3.5/kg next September/October we could be 20-30c/kg below that. But against that cheap beef is easy to sell.
Danzy wrote: » I wouldn't be surprised, what is your gut thinking.
Bass Reeves wrote: » I think it might be a bit on the optmistic side the way things are going
Danzy wrote: » Teagasc predicting 3.50 steer base next year.
limo_100 wrote: » Would would you expect a finishing animal to put on over a 150 day grazing?
Bass Reeves wrote: » Having said that if he was killed Mid October the lad had him about 150 days and he pit 160kgs on him. Real issue might have been quality of grass as he put on over a kg/day. If he killed 2= FS he must have been fairly bare on cover.
