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Hard Knocks · 31-01-2021 11:37PM

Robson99 wrote: »

Don't see it taking off. Purchasers cannot judge stock crammed into pens. All sold subject....waiting for marts to get hold of sellers to see if they will accept....travelling a distance and not knowing if you have a load bought or having to come back again for an extra one or go home home with one less.. then internet dependant.

It might suit some who will buy on the blind or who are happy to judge them wedged in the pen....but personally the sooner it gets back to normal the better. Plus sitting in a jeep / lorry for 3 or 4 hours hoping the battery lasts in you phone is not exactly much of an atmosphere / social aspect of life that many would warm too IMO

I’ve bought some online and was notified within 5-10 mins of final bid if the price wasn’t accepted
Personally I’d like it to stay in conjunction with ringside
Due to commitments it’s hard to be at sales especially when sales start late
This way I could view the stock before the sale, leave and bid on my phone or get someone at home to bid for me

grange mac · 01-02-2021 12:44AM

Murang wrote: »

Everything you said is correct the facilities are poor one ring but still getting huge numbers skibereen had top of the range facilities but Gortalee has wiped them out no numbers going there the difference is the manager seen it myself in skib buyers having rows with each other over each lot telling each other that this lot is mine in Gortalee buyers standing around ring no messing or shouting over who has what lot just bidding

New Mgr in Bandon/Skibb won't have easy job given amount of lorries heading up to kerry weekly with loads that upto few years ago would been sold locally. But Skibb has turned corner compare to last 2 years I hope it continues as only when Mart closes then you'd really miss it.

older by the day · 01-02-2021 01:58AM

grange mac wrote: »

New Mgr in Bandon/Skibb won't have easy job given amount of lorries heading up to kerry weekly with loads that upto few years ago would been sold locally. But Skibb has turned corner compare to last 2 years I hope it continues as only when Mart closes then you'd really miss it.

Ya I hope it stays going but there ain't enough outside buyers there. There must have been a buyer from up the country buying last Friday week, and the usual buyers last Friday. There was between$ 50 and $150 of a difference in a week on dry cows. Only for the taught of the long journey on my old cows. They would have gone to Kerry. They need buyers and cattle. No good asking farmers to bring in cattle and won't they won't even give a rough estimate. Morris will buy in the yard or give you a good idea. Whiskey barrels for skib Mart if they won't get numbers and buyers

grange mac · 01-02-2021 08:16AM

older by the day wrote: »

Ya I hope it stays going but there ain't enough outside buyers there. There must have been a buyer from up the country buying last Friday week, and the usual buyers last Friday. There was between$ 50 and $150 of a difference in a week on dry cows. Only for the taught of the long journey on my old cows. They would have gone to Kerry. They need buyers and cattle. No good asking farmers to bring in cattle and won't they won't even give a rough estimate. Morris will buy in the yard or give you a good idea. Whiskey barrels for skib Mart if they won't get numbers and buyers

Well aware of Maurice, I've done my sums roughly and with journey time and weight loss you need bones of 150 difference in prices to justify but I only know big bullocks not cows.
He has raided skibb area so must be doing something right but even with castle island beside him he not managed to shut it down so just shows good for competition.
I know sk has norther buyers few weeks ago and they have fill lorry as long draw but think it's v hard on any animal waiting around spend few hours getting there, few hours hanging around abd few more hours then if they are going up country. That applies most southern marts as border is hours away.

dohc turbo2 · 01-02-2021 09:20AM

grange mac wrote: »

Well aware of Maurice, I've done my sums roughly and with journey time and weight loss you need bones of 150 difference in prices to justify but I only know big bullocks not cows.
He has raided skibb area so must be doing something right but even with castle island beside him he not managed to shut it down so just shows good for competition.
I know sk has norther buyers few weeks ago and they have fill lorry as long draw but think it's v hard on any animal waiting around spend few hours getting there, few hours hanging around abd few more hours then if they are going up country. That applies most southern marts as border is hours away.

Castleisland going well with new manager , he should have got the job years ago when he worked there , he has a lot of repairs to do , last manager did his best to close the place , lot of locals won’t go anywhere else than castleisland been burned in gortatlea, it will be interesting to see how it goes over next few months

grange mac · 01-02-2021 11:41AM

dohc turbo2 wrote: »

Castleisland going well with new manager , he should have got the job years ago when he worked there , he has a lot of repairs to do , last manager did his best to close the place , lot of locals won’t go anywhere else than castleisland been burned in gortatlea, it will be interesting to see how it goes over next few months

I have heard few stories about getting burned on your second load and non many locals dealing with him but he not close to me so all hearsay as don't actually know anyone local there.

But he is still increasing the numbers down there so must be doing something right too...

JoeCasey · 01-02-2021 11:48AM

Castleisland calf sale is on right now.

Lime Tree Farm · 15-02-2021 09:23PM

Ennis - Tuesday 16 Feb 2021,

Suckler Cow & Heifer Dispersal Sale 60 Five Star Replacement Index Females

Salesian Agricultural Colleges offers for sale 30 incalf suckler cows replacement index €176 and 30 incalf suckler heifers Replacement index €162. All cows have been AI’d to the Charolais bull Fiston (FSZ) with the Limousin Stock Bull Roundhill Matteo used for repeats. Heifers have been Ai’d to the Limousin bull.

47 of the 60 cows/heifers are due from 20th February through to 31st March. All cows and heifers are vaccinated for BVD, Leptospirosis, IBR and Salmonella. In addition this January all cows and heifers were vaccinated against Pasteurella pneumonia with Bovipast.

Viewing

Cows and heifers may be viewed at Salesian Agricultural College, Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick (Eircode V94V8N3), up to Monday 15th February 2021 by appointment. Please contact Brendan Ryan, Farm Manager Snip.... (Please contact the op via pm for a mobile number. Thanks GC) at Ennis Mart on the day of sale from 10am to 11am.

Dozer1 · 16-02-2021 04:50PM

wouldn't say the Salesian sale was overly impressive they all made a good price in my book especially the red Salers, the heifers were very average AA and HE in my eyes

Bass Reeves · 16-02-2021 07:10PM

Dozer1 wrote: »

wouldn't say the Salesian sale was overly impressive they all made a good price in my book especially the red Salers, the heifers were very average AA and HE in my eyes

AFAIK they were finishing all the calves, except those kept for breeding. The aim was to wean a calf at 60-70% of the cows weight. Originally the intension was to finish the bulls u16 months, I am not sure if that continued as bulls were discounted by factories and ration got more expensive. I think the aim now is to run a calf to beef system in its play using calves off the dairy herd. I know they used to finish some Friesian bulls as well before.

jfh · 16-02-2021 07:15PM

Dozer1 wrote: »

wouldn't say the Salesian sale was overly impressive they all made a good price in my book especially the red Salers, the heifers were very average AA and HE in my eyes

Missed it, what were prices like for the salers?

Albert Johnson · 16-02-2021 07:30PM

Dozer1 wrote: »

wouldn't say the Salesian sale was overly impressive they all made a good price in my book especially the red Salers, the heifers were very average AA and HE in my eyes

I only watched it for a few minutes but there seemed to be some grand sorts of Saler cow's through it although they made what they were worth imo. I know that Saler bull's aren't overly salable as beef animals but I don't understand why the breed isn't more popular as a suckler dam. They seem to cross well with other terminal breeds and still maintain maternal qualities. I've witnessed the variation in temperament within the breed but I wouldn't think it's fair to discount them solely off a few outlying examples. I encounter a lot of very wild LMs every week but there still probably the most numerous breed locally.

Dozer1 · 16-02-2021 08:25PM

1400 to 1700 was the run of the salers red ones made the most thought they could have been calving a bit sooner given they had good land

Edit. Prices and videos up on lsl still lot 150 up if you want to see them

390kid · 16-02-2021 09:31PM

Have they quit the sucklers altogether?

kollegeknight · 16-02-2021 11:46PM

390kid wrote: »

Have they quit the sucklers altogether?

Aparently yes.

Calf to beef is their new venture.

I thought the cattle were grand. A few I thought were flighty.

Looking at the photos on dd, I didn’t see any silage in the feeders, just straw. Would that have been right?

Bass Reeves · 17-02-2021 12:32AM

390kid wrote: »

Have they quit the sucklers altogether?

Rumours are that capital investment in the dairy side exceeded forecasts. They are putting in a rotary parlour as well as other development work over last 3 years. If milk price drops the fun starts a friend has said to me.

390kid · 17-02-2021 12:35AM

kollegeknight wrote: »

Aparently yes.

Calf to beef is their new venture.

I thought the cattle were grand. A few I thought were flighty.

Looking at the photos on dd, I didn’t see any silage in the feeders, just straw. Would that have been right?

Ah right. Ye I thought they were grand looking cattle meself only seen them on the photos on dd.
Looking at feeders i thought it was a mix of silage and straw but I could be wrong

390kid · 17-02-2021 12:37AM

Bass Reeves wrote: »

Rumours are that capital investment in the dairy side exceeded forecasts. They are putting in a rotary parlour as well as other development work over last 3 years. If milk price drops the fun starts a friend has said to me.

Ye that’s when it might get a squeeze alright. Not saying much for students in the area that might have an interest in suckling do

Bass Reeves · 17-02-2021 12:39AM

kollegeknight wrote: »

Aparently yes.

Calf to beef is their new venture.

I thought the cattle were grand. A few I thought were flighty.

Looking at the photos on dd, I didn’t see any silage in the feeders, just straw. Would that have been right?

Looks more like a straw and silage mixed in a diet feeder. They would have top quality silage and it would be too good for Suckler cows, especially in the system they run with cows on reseeded.pasture.

Bass Reeves · 17-02-2021 12:41AM

390kid wrote: »

Ye that’s when it might get a squeeze alright. Not saying much for students in the area that might have an interest in suckling do

Students with an interest in suckler's are better off without that interest

QA1 · 17-02-2021 12:46AM

Sad too see a college with 550 acres could not have 50 acres for suckers 50 acres for calf to beef and 50 acres for the sheep or something like that
:mad::mad:it really is a disgrace

Bass Reeves · 17-02-2021 12:54AM

QA1 wrote: »

Sad too see a college with 550 acres could not have 50 acres for suckers 50 acres for calf to beef and 50 acres for the sheep or something like that
:mad::mad:it really is a disgrace

I think they had pigs and chickens one time as well. They still have sheep. Did not know they had that much land

QA1 · 17-02-2021 01:05AM

Bass Reeves wrote: »

I think they had pigs and chickens one time as well. They still have sheep. Did not know they had that much land

Don’t forget the 🦃

charolais0153 · 17-02-2021 01:41AM

Bass Reeves wrote: »

Students with an interest in suckler's are better off without that interest

That's the truth too:o

Mac Taylor · 18-02-2021 08:37PM

2 Apr/May belted Galloway heifers....178kg’s - €990. I know breed I’m buying next

Albert Johnson · 18-02-2021 09:06PM

Mac Taylor wrote: »

2 Apr/May belted Galloway heifers....178kg’s - €990. I know breed I’m buying next

The online bidding has really opened up the market for niche type stock especially if there advertised beforehand. Previously you were dependent on the customers that turned up on the day and one or two extra interested parties or lack of could make all the difference. Now with social media you can advertise and whoever is interested can buy remotely without ever setting foot in the locality.

Limestone Cowboy · 18-02-2021 10:33PM

Mac Taylor wrote: »

2 Apr/May belted Galloway heifers....178kg’s - €990. I know breed I’m buying next

I was on the phone to him while they were selling, he was roaring them on like a horse going for the finish line at the Galway races

older by the day · 18-02-2021 10:46PM

I was in the slatted house giving nuts to my bucket fed AA yearlings. A neighbour call in for a chat. Not a farmer. Spotless car, cloths, shoes, civil servant. He asked what are they worth, I said maybe 700. The conversation shifted to his Labrador having 9 pups. Unthinking I said that if he couldn't find homes, I'd take one for the yun fullow. He then said he's asking 15 a piece. I said that's grand. He then said 1500. Well if I was ever sick of rearing calfs. 3 would buy a pup

josephsoap · 18-02-2021 10:47PM

Mac Taylor wrote: »

2 Apr/May belted Galloway heifers....178kg’s - €990. I know breed I’m buying next

Bought as pets presumably?

Reggie. · 18-02-2021 11:16PM

older by the day wrote: »

I was in the slatted house giving nuts to my bucket fed AA yearlings. A neighbour call in for a chat. Not a farmer. Spotless car, cloths, shoes, civil servant. He asked what are they worth, I said maybe 700. The conversation shifted to his Labrador having 9 pups. Unthinking I said that if he couldn't find homes, I'd take one for the yun fullow. He then said he's asking 15 a piece. I said that's grand. He then said 1500. Well if I was ever sick of rearing calfs. 3 would buy a pup

Bloody madness

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