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gerryirl · 11-09-2017 08:06PM

fair enough. fair play to you its all about getting what you can when you can. its everyman for himself now. I weighted cattle this evening. There were not fit 6 weeks a go when I sent the last ones.Hard to put flesh on them. Im sick thinking of what Im down. There near 800kgs U grade cattle. They will still come into to a few pound but they were 4.05 back then

Cavanjack · 11-09-2017 08:18PM

Anyone buying store heifers and finishing under 30 months? What sort of weights do they come into? R/u types

FeelTheBern · 11-09-2017 09:06PM

Cavanjack wrote: »

Anyone buying store heifers and finishing under 30 months? What sort of weights do they come into? R/u types

I'd have a few suckler LM x heifers. Would generally average around 340kg DW under 30 months with good swing up and down depending on size. If I was buying think would try to buy Charolais x as think would come into bigger weights but should still be fit for 30 months off grass with bit of meal.

Robson99 · 11-09-2017 09:11PM

Cavanjack wrote: »

Anyone buying store heifers and finishing under 30 months? What sort of weights do they come into? R/u types

Usually average 390 to 400kgs here at 23 to 24 months. 75% various U's 25% R+
All charlaois or limousine. Buy them ave 400 - 420kgs

Cavanjack · 11-09-2017 09:42PM

Robson99 wrote: »

Usually average 390 to 400kgs here at 23 to 24 months. 75% various U's 25% R+
All charlaois or limousine. Buy them ave 400 - 420kgs

Great weights. What are 16s 400-450kg making in marts now?

Robson99 · 11-09-2017 10:44PM

Cavanjack wrote: »

Great weights. What are 16s 400-450kg making in marts now?

Not sure id imagine between € 1050 and €1100 for u grade continentals

Bass Reeves · 12-09-2017 12:04AM

gerryirl wrote: »

fair enough. fair play to you its all about getting what you can when you can. its everyman for himself now. I weighted cattle this evening. There were not fit 6 weeks a go when I sent the last ones.Hard to put flesh on them. Im sick thinking of what Im down. There near 800kgs U grade cattle. They will still come into to a few pound but they were 4.05 back then

It is hard to believe that they were not fit 6 weeks ago. What FS were the last ones. No point in feeding for the sake of it. Even if not fit more than likely they be 2+, on the grid for U grade cattle you get the same for 2+ as a 4=. When prices start to drop you should be hanging them as fast as possible

Cavanjack · 12-09-2017 07:51AM

Bass Reeves wrote: »

It is hard to believe that they were not fit 6 weeks ago. What FS were the last ones. No point in feeding for the sake of it. Even if not fit more than likely they be 2+, on the grid for U grade cattle you get the same for 2+ as a 4=. When prices start to drop you should be hanging them as fast as possible

Some I killed lately at 2+ graded r= and r+ was sorry I didn't hold another while as I thought they may have moved up a grade with a little more feeding. Then again would it have paid?

Bass Reeves · 12-09-2017 12:54PM

Cavanjack wrote: »

Some I killed lately at 2+ graded r= and r+ was sorry I didn't hold another while as I thought they may have moved up a grade with a little more feeding. Then again would it have paid?

Killed an R+ Lm bullock mysel 10 days ago 370kgs 1494 euro, if I had killed 20 days earlier at the same grade he have had to weight nearly 20kgs less before I be out of pocket. Now if you add 70c/day for ration it would be nearly another 4kgs.

Willfarman · 12-09-2017 05:07PM

The problem is that sending a u grade bullock under finished results in r+ R= 2= or even 2-. Your off the grid and at the mercy of the descretion of the procurement manager. The same principle with good type friesian cattle. O= 3 or even 4 fat score would be p 2 if you haven't them well fattened. The only way to have got out of these cattle a winner before the price went was the mart.

gerryirl · 12-09-2017 06:52PM

Bass Reeves wrote: »

It is hard to believe that they were not fit 6 weeks ago. What FS were the last ones. No point in feeding for the sake of it. Even if not fit more than likely they be 2+, on the grid for U grade cattle you get the same for 2+ as a 4=. When prices start to drop you should be hanging them as fast as possible

there U grade cattle. Send them with no flesh you dont get your 12 cent Bord Bia as they wont be in spec. In hindsight Id be as well have sent them with the 30 cent drop but I cant see into the future all that well

rangler1 · 12-09-2017 07:07PM

gerryirl wrote: »

there U grade cattle. Send them with no flesh you dont get your 12 cent Bord Bia as they wont be in spec. In hindsight Id be as well have sent them with the 30 cent drop but I cant see into the future all that well

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That'd be my attitude too; too many unfinished and out of spec are no good to anyone and will eventually come back to bite you, probably bring them to the mart be best if unfiished

Bass Reeves · 12-09-2017 08:25PM

gerryirl wrote: »

there U grade cattle. Send them with no flesh you dont get your 12 cent Bord Bia as they wont be in spec. In hindsight Id be as well have sent them with the 30 cent drop but I cant see into the future all that well

As long as they are FS2+ you get the BB bonus. As well on R+ and U grade cattle there is no 6c deduction on FS2+ like cattle in the O grade. You would know from the FS on your previous cattle whether you should have send them or not. A lot of them better quality Continentals take too much finishing.

gerryirl · 12-09-2017 08:43PM

the cattle I sent were all r grade cattle not in the same league as these ones but your right them better quality continentals are very hard finish. I had one last year he killed out 470 kgs he just made the grade for the 12 cent. I could be still feeding him if a i had him..lol

Bass Reeves · 12-09-2017 10:24PM

gerryirl wrote: »

the cattle I sent were all r grade cattle not in the same league as these ones but your right them better quality continentals are very hard finish. I had one last year he killed out 470 kgs he just made the grade for the 12 cent. I could be still feeding him if a i had him..lol

As a matter of interest what are you feeding them. I always use a hulls/barley/maize mix for the summer. It really compliments the grass and gets flesh on cattle fairly fast

dryan · 13-09-2017 12:40PM

Quoted 3:80 base for bullocks this week - Midlands

Willfarman · 13-09-2017 03:18PM

3.75 south east

White Clover · 13-09-2017 03:52PM

Willfarman wrote: »

3.75 south east

Ffs you can't be serious?

FeelTheBern · 13-09-2017 04:32PM

White Clover wrote: »

Ffs you can't be serious?

Sounds right - quoted 3.85 heifers midlands

dryan · 13-09-2017 04:52PM

FeelTheBern wrote: »

Sounds right - quoted 3.85 heifers midlands

Just got a call from agent and that next week quotes for bullocks is 3:75.

So will move what i have ready in the morning at 3:80 quoted earlier.

CloughCasey1 · 13-09-2017 06:41PM

dryan wrote: »

Just got a call from agent and that next week quotes for bullocks is 3:75.

So will move what i have ready in the morning at 3:80 quoted earlier.

Weather not helping at all.

tatoo · 13-09-2017 09:53PM

3.75 in the West last week and this week.

blue5000 · 13-09-2017 10:28PM

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Weather not helping at all.

Anybody housing heavy cattle yet?

Robson99 · 13-09-2017 11:09PM

blue5000 wrote: »

Anybody housing heavy cattle yet?

Yup. No other choice. We now have acres of water with a a few ponds of grass

Cavanjack · 13-09-2017 11:24PM

blue5000 wrote: »

Anybody housing heavy cattle yet?

Yeah going to bring in all heavy cattle to finish at the wknd. No feeding left in the grass and they'll just tramp whatever is left into the ground. Younger stock will get more value out of what grass is left.

CloughCasey1 · 13-09-2017 11:56PM

Cavanjack wrote: »

Yeah going to bring in all heavy cattle to finish at the wknd. No feeding left in the grass and they'll just tramp whatever is left into the ground. Younger stock will get more value out of what grass is left.

Have 11 near ready for factory. They are only poaching around where they are being fed. Other than that a dry week will sort our ground. Hope to carry anything up to 24mts for another month. Some younger stock until November and house/out-winter paddock then.

Fireside Solicitor · 14-09-2017 06:39AM

3.75 in kildare

darragh_haven · 14-09-2017 10:57PM

Fireside Solicitor wrote: »

3.75 in kildare

We're being royally screwed but at least we know it. I was back on site with the factory I'm doing a job for in Armagh. Still offering £4/kg (may be £3.95) for a full load of the right animals...... and get this, he's selling the carcasses and cuts of meat into an Eurozone country.

Bass Reeves · 14-09-2017 11:23PM

darragh_haven wrote: »

We're being royally screwed but at least we know it. I was back on site with the factory I'm doing a job for in Armagh. Still offering £4/kg (may be £3.95) for a full load of the right animals...... and get this, he's selling the carcasses and cuts of meat into an Eurozone country.

A little over 50% of cattle go to the UK so in reality the fall in sterling is only about 50% of what is supposed to be. EU and UK prices are rising......except Irsih beef prices. But I suppose the processors have to fill feedlots.

blue5000 · 15-09-2017 09:20AM

The pound jumped 3p this week, will beef rise as well???

3.30 for heavy O grade cows this week in the midlands.

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