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30-01-2021 01:10AM

DBK1 wrote: »

I know that mart well and I agree with you completely.

Some lads just love to have something to complain about. If they want to view the stock all they’ve to do is drive down there, book a time and go in and view them. It’s no big mystery really.

The point I was making is whether you are there or not the auctioneer can’t give them to you any cheaper.

Ya true. Even though the last few weeks I've a few bought & I'm not buying any more without seeing them first.

DBK1 · 30-01-2021 01:26AM

DukeCaboom wrote: »

Ya true. Even though the last few weeks I've a few bought & I'm not buying any more without seeing them first.

Some amount of cattle gone through there this week. Over 10 hours selling today. Bulls and cows there yesterday and a 6 or 7 hour weanling sale there Wednesday night. There’s a lot of marts up and down the country could do with looking in there to see how it’s done!!

30-01-2021 01:28AM

DBK1 wrote: »

Some amount of cattle gone through there this week. Over 10 hours selling today. Bulls and cows there yesterday and a 6 or 7 hour weanling sale there Wednesday night. There’s a lot of marts up and down the country could do with looking in there to see how it’s done!!

Friend dropped off a load today, he was 2 and a half hours getting in & out.

MeheeHohee · 30-01-2021 08:36AM

Water John wrote: »

Thinking of offloading heavier cattle before grass. What would Ch and LM Blks 500+ kg possibly make?

Sold 2 planish Lim Blks during the week 18months 510kg made 1170.

Water John · 30-01-2021 12:42PM

HoHee thanks for that. The CH are good 100% CH. The LM are also good, all from sucklers. They are organic and not sure they'd make any extra at an organic sale. It would be a 90 mile trip to Kilmallock in late March. If I got €1200+ I'd be satisfied. I could push them a bit with ration over the next two months but it would be organic and would it pay back?

Bass Reeves · 30-01-2021 12:53PM

Water John wrote: »

HoHee thanks for that. The CH are good 100% CH. The LM are also good, all from sucklers. They are organic and not sure they'd make any extra at an organic sale. It would be a 90 mile trip to Kilmallock in late March. If I got €1200+ I'd be satisfied. I could push them a bit with ration over the next two months but it would be organic and would it pay back?

Would you not consider finishing them. What is the organic base price. A lot of them nice CH bullocks especially will put on flesh fast and kill out fairly well. 8kgs and silage for 60 days would really flesh them up and they would killout fairly well. It should be fairly easy to get them to a 330 kg DW.

Albert Johnson · 30-01-2021 01:05PM

Water John wrote: »

HoHee thanks for that. The CH are good 100% CH. The LM are also good, all from sucklers. They are organic and not sure they'd make any extra at an organic sale. It would be a 90 mile trip to Kilmallock in late March. If I got €1200+ I'd be satisfied. I could push them a bit with ration over the next two months but it would be organic and would it pay back?

I'd be expecting €2.40 or more conventionally so €1200 shouldn't be a problem atm. Forward stores are usually a solid trade at all times in the organic market (there's a surplus of weanlings/long keep cattle but a deficit of short keep stock). Come the spring time the trade usually reaches fever pitch as summer grazers make up a large percentage of organic farmer's at least here in the West.

However it's a long time from now until then and those sort of stock will eat plenty between now and then. As Bass has mentioned would finishing them be an option? It might not take an awful amount more to fatten as opposed to store them on good quality silage.

jfh · 30-01-2021 01:06PM

MeheeHohee wrote: »

Sold 2 planish Lim Blks during the week 18months 510kg made 1170.

You did alright there, I sold two bullocks, both around 20months, 535 kg & 555kg for 1190 & 1200, was disappointed with the 1st one as he was the heavier but first bullock in that day, the first wa was the heavier & made the 1200

Water John · 30-01-2021 03:40PM

Thanks lads. TMK one would have to book in the Organic stock a good bit in advance to Cahir/Slaney. I have no problem with them taking a few each month which is their preferred option. I have 16 heavier ones and 13 for later. Also some following weanlings.
Know an organic lad 7 miles away and will ring him for advice too. Would want to finish some out of the house, a dozen, as I hate overstocking on grass esp in organic, there's no plan b of throwing out a bit more bag.
Have a small bit of redstart too could put some on it with silage.

Sorry if this side tracked the thread.

Lady Haywire · 30-01-2021 07:27PM

Sold four heifers today in Carrigallen.
LM- late June- 275kg- €850
LM- early july- 265kg- €860
CH- late march heifers calf- 365kg- €1000
LM (the 19kg one when born) 215kg- €580, had to sell her sold as seen in case she didn grow on.

Been awol as my laptop broke. Have new laptop, weird keyboard so excuse any spelling mistakes:pac:

Base price · 30-01-2021 08:34PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Sold four heifers today in Carrigallen.
LM- late June- 275kg- €850
LM- early july- 265kg- €860
CH- late march heifers calf- 365kg- €1000
LM (the 19kg one when born) 215kg- €580, had to sell her sold as seen in case she didn grow on.

Been awol as my laptop broke. Have new laptop, weird keyboard so excuse any spelling mistakes:pac:

I saw the CH one going through the ring and thought she might be yours. She was a fine heifer.

Grueller · 30-01-2021 08:53PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Sold four heifers today in Carrigallen.
LM- late June- 275kg- €850
LM- early july- 265kg- €860
CH- late march heifers calf- 365kg- €1000
LM (the 19kg one when born) 215kg- €580, had to sell her sold as seen in case she didn grow on.

Been awol as my laptop broke. Have new laptop, weird keyboard so excuse any spelling mistakes:pac:

I think a man down our way sold a weanling of yours that he bought in Carrigallen last year in Carnew last Saturday? 790kg making €2360 iirc

Lady Haywire · 30-01-2021 08:55PM

Base price wrote: »

I saw the CH one going through the ring and thought she might be yours. She was a fine heifer.

Bit wild, she was meant to be kept for breeding but was a kicker! Did well for a heifers calf, thanks!

Lady Haywire · 30-01-2021 08:57PM

Grueller wrote: »

I think a man down our way sold a weanling of yours that he bought in Carrigallen last year in Carnew last Saturday? 790kg making €2360 iirc

My Tommy, was it?? Thought he'd weigh more tbh!

Grueller · 30-01-2021 08:59PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

My Tommy, was it?? Thought he'd weigh more tbh!

The lad you were pictured in the journal with

Lady Haywire · 30-01-2021 09:01PM

Grueller wrote: »

The lad you were pictured in the journal with

Ah that was my Tommy alright! Any pic of him at the sale?

Grueller · 30-01-2021 09:05PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Ah that was my Tommy alright! Any pic of him at the sale?

I didn't see any LH. He had about 8 of them out, all smashers.

Lady Haywire · 30-01-2021 09:11PM

Grueller wrote: »

I didn't see any LH. He had about 8 of them out, all smashers.

His hobby! Bought a nice black limo the same day in Carrigallen, did he have one of those out?
Sure itś good to know he kept on thriving to look well

Grueller · 30-01-2021 09:13PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

His hobby! Bought a nice black limo the same day in Carrigallen, did he have one of those out?
Sure itś good to know he kept on thriving to look well

Never noticed the limo now LH. I had eyes only for the blues.

Lady Haywire · 30-01-2021 09:14PM

Grueller wrote: »

Never noticed the limo now LH. I had eyes only for the blues.

Tis the big bums isnt it.:P

Grueller · 30-01-2021 09:18PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Tis the big bums isnt it.:P

Dont tell my wife. Either she will think I like big butts on other women, or worse again, she will believe that I think she has a big bum. Neither outcome is good for Grueller.

josephsoap · 30-01-2021 09:19PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Sold four heifers today in Carrigallen. :

Very good, is it just me or does there seem to be a lot less cattle, especially weanlings, passing through there, especially in the last year.

Lady Haywire · 30-01-2021 09:25PM

Grueller wrote: »

Dont tell my wife. Either she will think I like big butts on other women, or worse again, she will believe that I think she has a big bum. Neither outcome is good for Grueller.

Your secret is safe with me. The rest of the Boardsies however.....:pac:

josephsoap wrote: »

Very good, is it just me or does there seem to be a lot less cattle, especially weanlings, passing through there, especially in the last year.

Lot more private sales Id guess at? The number of ´runners´ going through after sucks is getting to be a joke too.

Hard Knocks · 30-01-2021 09:34PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Your secret is safe with me. The rest of the Boardsies however.....:pac:

Lot more private sales Id guess at? The number of ´runners´ going through after sucks is getting to be a joke too.

There’s lots of factors
Main is some farmers have gone dairying, others have gone to dry stock, some have down scaled and allot of planting too
I remember helping to pen weanlings in Carrigallen at this time of night back 25+ years ago (showing my age)
Probably all cattle gone now

dh1985 · 30-01-2021 09:42PM

josephsoap wrote: »

Very good, is it just me or does there seem to be a lot less cattle, especially weanlings, passing through there, especially in the last year.

Think its gone down hill in the last two years myself. Used to sell all weanlings there but stopped going with heifers to it last year as proces were better elsewhere
Seems to be a bit of messing going on around the rings there that wasnt in it 3-4 years ago.

Lady Haywire · 30-01-2021 09:47PM

Seems to be a bit of messing in the last few years alright, but sure I was happy today & that's the main thing at the end of the day!

josephsoap · 30-01-2021 09:49PM

dh1985 wrote: »

Think its gone down hill in the last two years myself. Used to sell all weanlings there but stopped going with heifers to it last year as proces were better elsewhere
Seems to be a bit of messing going on around the rings there that wasnt in it 3-4 years ago.

Noticed the exact same as myself, sold a few in last year and it will be the last time I ever sell in it.

Sold a 360KG peach of Lim weanling bull last October only went €600....found out after a member of the mart staff had bought him...had him again in carrigallen mart 2 weeks later.....

Robson99 · 30-01-2021 09:49PM

Mohill and Dowra probably taking from it a bit the last few years as well

Lady Haywire · 30-01-2021 09:57PM

josephsoap wrote: »

Noticed the exact same as myself, sold a few in last year and it will be the last time I ever sell in it.

Sold a 360KG peach of Lim weanling bull last October only went €600....found out after a member of the mart staff had bought him...had him again in carrigallen mart 2 weeks later.....

Always ask who's bought mine....and I will find out if I'm told wrong info!

Albert Johnson · 30-01-2021 10:07PM

josephsoap wrote: »

Very good, is it just me or does there seem to be a lot less cattle, especially weanlings, passing through there, especially in the last year.

It's not a town I'd frequent but I'd know a fair few men that would be in it weekly. There's supposed to be a lot of weanlings that would usually be showed there going to Dowra and to a lesser extent Mohill in the last 12 month's. I regularly see a lot of staunch Carrigallen supporters showing cows in another Leitrim mart in the last year so there's bound to be a reduction in throughput.

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