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gerryirl wrote: »

ya got 3.90 today for cattle. The weanling would want to well cheap this backend I tell ya or I think I'll become a summer time farmer

After all the dry cows sold the last few years there mightn’t be the plentiful

gerryirl wrote: »

ya got 3.90 today for cattle. The weanling would want to well cheap this backend I tell ya or I think I'll become a summer time farmer

I think weanling and stores will be under fierce pressure this back end. There is no second cut silage

Danzy wrote: »

It looks like they will be, the economics and logic of short fodder adds to it but they will not be as cheap as things suggest.

Logic and the mart ring are often not on speaking terms.

It will not just be fodder but ration will be crazy money as well. Bulk ration will be 280ish/ton. Bags 8.5-9 euro/bag if it is any way decent. No finisher has money in his pocket and they have not a lot of silage either

Hard Knocks wrote: »

After all the dry cows sold the last few years there mightn’t be the plentiful

There will be plenty of them, higher percentage of beef breed calves off dairy cows.

sonnybill wrote: »

I think there will be a lot of suckler cows for sale this back end, drought leading to less fodder , the available fodder will be expensive And the suckler cow won’t generate anywhere near the € that the black and white can to justify E40 a bale of hay

Everything will be under pressure. Lads will have big ration bill before the winter starts at all. As cheap as store or cull goes there still will not be buyers.

whelan2 wrote: »

Got bales of hay yesterday for €25 each

Were they small square ones:D

Seriously though that's not bad price as long as it's good stuff. A lot of rushes baled up this way for bedding as I'd say straw will not be got

sonnybill wrote: »

I think there will be a lot of suckler cows for sale this back end, drought leading to less fodder , the available fodder will be expensive And the suckler cow won’t generate anywhere near the € that the black and white can to justify E40 a bale of hay

Most suckler farmers (up this way anyway) won’t be too badly effected as they keep same amount of cows, cut same amount

gerryirl wrote: »

whelan2 wrote: »

Got bales of hay yesterday for €25 each

Were they small square ones:D

Seriously though that's not bad price as long as it's good stuff. A lot of rushes baled up this way for bedding as I'd say straw will not be got

Have booked straw at €35 for rounds. No price for big squares yet.

whelan2 wrote: »

Was talking to my straw man last night. He said its crazy the amount t of lads ringing looking for straw and last year ya couldn't give it away

Straw was expensive last year.

Any issues with killing cattle that are only in the herd for a week or so?

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Most suckler farmers (up this way anyway) won’t be too badly effected as they keep same amount of cows, cut same amount

Well you might be right but around here we cut the same or more but did not get what we need for winter.
I would think there might be a lot of suckler cows for sale but not too many willing to buy them if they are incalf

grassroot1 wrote: »

Well you might be right but around here we cut the same or more but did not get what we need for winter.
I would think there might be a lot of suckler cows for sale but not too many willing to buy them if they are incalf

It was discussed recently
If they’re goo sort bring up this way, later on
A good one will make a good price, but strong dairy influenced not as good
Heard could be lots of dry cows as Problems getting incalf due to last year

o/p cows quoted at only €2.90 flat in munster ,although local lad with a few loads got €3.10 flat earlier this week