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beef price tracker

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any interest in having a factory beef price tracker on here?

got 4 hiefers to go, 3rs and 1o

got the following quotes for base price on Mon 23 Jan

4.10e/kg aibp bandon
4.15e/kg aibp cahir

quotes including bord bia
am holding tough as hoping for 4.25e/kg

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Cavanjack

Was looking at robin talbot (that writes on the indo) a few weeks ago on twitter. Finishing similar type stock under 16 months with great fat scores. Reckons oats is a great job for putting flesh on them.

Robson99

Cavanjack wrote: »

Was looking at robin talbot (that writes on the indo) a few weeks ago on twitter. Finishing similar type stock under 16 months with great fat scores. Reckons oats is a great job for putting flesh on them.

Havent used oats in a finishing mix before but it probably could replace soya hulls / citrus pulp

Working a mix here of 45% Barley 20% Maize 15% Distillers and 20% Citrus Pulp + Acid Buff / Sodium Bi Carbonate. Approx 11.5%p
Find the ground maize better that rolled maize as well
As Bass said no need for high protein andhard to beat Rolled Barley. IMO nuts are too dear at €260 - €270 / tonne

QA1

Cavanjack wrote: »

Was looking at robin talbot (that writes on the indo) a few weeks ago on twitter. Finishing similar type stock under 16 months with great fat scores. Reckons oats is a great job for putting flesh on them.

hi what's his twitter name
read him in the paper myself

Bass Reeves

Would be slow to use Oats unless it was well below barley price and you could repalace your fibre source with it as well> Wheat will put on fat cover but acidosis is the issue with it. Barley is about the best option if you have access to it at a competitive price

Cavanjack

QA1 wrote: »

hi what's his twitter name
read him in the paper myself

@autumncalver

TITANIUM.

charolais0153 wrote: »

1250 avg for 3

You weren't far out to fair to you.
3.80 for the Bull
3.90 for the heifer
3.60 for the cow after a bit of argument.

1260 on average.
I was very happy with that. The agent told me ffs go away a be QA the next time.

cute geoge

Fair dues to your agent you got on ok but in fairness that bull you had a picture of was A! top drawer animal pity you could not keep him a bit longer

Bass Reeves

TITANIUM. wrote: »

charolais0153 wrote: »

1250 avg for 3

You weren't far out to fair to you.
3.80 for the Bull
3.90 for the heifer
3.60 for the cow after a bit of argument.

1260 on average.
I was very happy with that. The agent told me ffs go away a be QA the next time.

They usually are very finicky about QA. I have heard of lads around local getting rightly shafted over it. You had a good agent. Around us usually 20c deduction for QA. As well usually if you are only trading a few cattle a year they tan your hide as well.

Hershall

3.95 for bks next week in the local factory.
Is that the norm around the country??
Didnt take them long&#55357;&#56853;

Willfarman

Not the norm at all.

Jjjack77

Willfarman wrote: »

Not the norm at all.

Dats all I can get aswell, where can u get more?

moll3

4.10 for heifers going Monday

Willfarman

Abp waterford and slaney both on 4 for Monday tuesday

blue5000

Hershall wrote: »

3.95 for bks next week in the local factory.
Is that the norm around the country??
Didnt take them long��

Willfarman wrote: »

Abp waterford and slaney both on 4 for Monday tuesday

Is there a North-South shift in prices? Their own feedlot cattle could be coming on stream now perhaps.

Cavanjack

Was talking to an agent before Christmas, he was saying the talk was that come February/march numbers would be well back because a lot of cattle were housed early and finished before Christmas. They are probably killing their own cattle now and trying to pull prices back before they have to rise them again.

gerryirl

how are ye finding weight gain in sheds this year. I weighted mine Saturday. As normal mixed bag. Generally happy with the weanlings. Couple that were sick earlier on not doing much good but thats usually the way. The stores are struggling a bit but there not on as good silage as the weanlings. All are getting meal. Weanling 2kgs a day and the stores and up to 4 kgs now. Dont even think 4 kgs is enough tbh

Robson99

Any change this week ?

Willfarman

gerryirl wrote: »

how are ye finding weight gain in sheds this year. I weighted mine Saturday. As normal mixed bag. Generally happy with the weanlings. Couple that were sick earlier on not doing much good but thats usually the way. The stores are struggling a bit but there not on as good silage as the weanlings. All are getting meal. Weanling 2kgs a day and the stores and up to 4 kgs now. Dont even think 4 kgs is enough tbh

4kgs is plenty for the stores. You'll notice them straighten up after a few weeks. When would usually turn out or do you sell them?

orm0nd

lads a bit of advise please

I have a few HEX (ex fr. cows) heifers born mar/apr 16 , nice cover of flesh but a couple are low with a bit of a belly , weighted 5 picked at random on a local weight bridge and they average 550 kg

local butcher has offered me 1130 euro on the hoof, & I deliver to an abattoir which is about 20 miles away. only issue is he'd take half now and the rest 2 weeks time, I'd have to make 2 runs anyhow

how does that sound , they are QA but I would be a bit worried about grading etc.

cute geoge

You would need them all to grade o+ in the factory in order to get qa and the same price from the butcher .Heard some lads getting caught with grades and price could easy slip back to €900 for that animal .

Pidae.m

cute geoge wrote: »

You would need them all to grade o+ in the factory in order to get qa and the same price from the butcher .Heard some lads getting caught with grades and price could easy slip back to €900 for that animal .

I'd second what George says

kk.man

orm0nd wrote: »

lads a bit of advise please

I have a few HEX (ex fr. cows) heifers born mar/apr 16 , nice cover of flesh but a couple are low with a bit of a belly , weighted 5 picked at random on a local weight bridge and they average 550 kg

local butcher has offered me 1130 euro on the hoof, & I deliver to an abattoir which is about 20 miles away. only issue is he'd take half now and the rest 2 weeks time, I'd have to make 2 runs anyhow

how does that sound , they are QA but I would be a bit worried about grading etc.

I would take the butchers offer...take another few euro off stoppages and charges.

Willfarman

He's treating you well. But I'd give him an elbow to round it to 1150! But don't lose deal over it. You wouldn't average it in the factory there's so many holes to fall through. Minimum weight 280 kgs for qa ands schemes. Then the grading lotto could make o- or 5 fat score of heifers like that. Quare pity there isn't more butchers...

orm0nd

Willfarman wrote: »

He's treating you well. But I'd give him an elbow to round it to 1150! But don't lose deal over it. You wouldn't average it in the factory there's so many holes to fall through. Minimum weight 280 kgs for qa ands schemes. Then the grading lotto could make o- or 5 fat score of heifers like that. Quare pity there isn't more butchers...

Haven't dealt with him before but he bought comrades of these that I sold as stores and was happy with them. He's a very straight buyer. Ran them all down the shute and handled them I asked 1150 and he bid me once. Told him I d let him know before evening think I.ll give them. Thanks for advice folks good on this thread as usual.

Cavanjack

gerryirl wrote: »

how are ye finding weight gain in sheds this year. I weighted mine Saturday. As normal mixed bag. Generally happy with the weanlings. Couple that were sick earlier on not doing much good but thats usually the way. The stores are struggling a bit but there not on as good silage as the weanlings. All are getting meal. Weanling 2kgs a day and the stores and up to 4 kgs now. Dont even think 4 kgs is enough tbh

Wouldn't worry too much about weight gain in the shed I think they'll make it up when they get out. 4kg seems like a lot to be feeding stores unless You are going to sell them out of the shed. Never feed stores here. Done it once years ago and don't think we got the same response from the grass.

Bass Reeves

Like Willfarmers I try to get the 1150. A few advantages with a butcher even selling by weight no stoppages, no worrying about grading and you have a bit more flexability in when you drop them off. At 1150 each it is about 4.15/kg.

Dickie10

let them off, good business if nothing else you might have a long term outlet for a few cattle to him every year. nice to have an aoption like that

gerryirl

Cavanjack wrote: »

Wouldn't worry too much about weight gain in the shed I think they'll make it up when they get out. 4kg seems like a lot to be feeding stores unless You are going to sell them out of the shed. Never feed stores here. Done it once years ago and don't think we got the same response from the grass.

Ya its my first year feeding stores in the shed. wanted to give them a head start because the last few years every time I had cattle ready in the early back end the price nose dived. will see how it goes they were the lighter stores and lesser quality ones left over

Weanlings have from 40-85 kgs put on since bought in after weaning an all. Its the first proper year with the scales and its an eye opener to see how far behind any lad that got sick earlier on is, there only holding there own or a bit along with it. Youd not want too many getting sick

Prices dropping again I hear this evening 3.95 I heard

Cavanjack

gerryirl wrote: »

Ya its my first year feeding stores in the shed. wanted to give them a head start because the last few years every time I had cattle ready in the early back end the price nose dived. will see how it goes they were the lighter stores and lesser quality ones left over

Weanlings have from 40-85 kgs put on since bought in after weaning an all. Its the first proper year with the scales and its an eye opener to see how far behind any lad that got sick earlier on is, there only holding there own or a bit along with it. Youd not want too many getting sick

Prices dropping again I hear this evening 3.95 I heard

Yeah the scales is some job. Even for dosing, it's unreal the weight difference in the same batch of cattle. Your weanlings are doing well so. Will You cut the meal out a few weeks before they get out?

Robson99

gerryirl wrote: »

Prices dropping again I hear this evening 3.95 I heard

Seems to be the case and talk of more next week. Time for the farmers to dig the heels in