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Mart Price Tracker

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Seeing as there is a Beef Price Tracker thread would there be any interest in a similar thread for prices in the ring.Lads buying or selling might be able to give prices they got or gave for stock.

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Albert Johnson

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

The old story. Lads buying think they are dear. Lads selling think they're hardly covering costs. The beauty of the mart.

That's always the case in my experience, it's the same thing with lads standing ringside. The man in the box selling accuses them of claiming cattle and keeping down the price where as farmers on the steps buying accuse the same men of polling them and trying to intimide them.

Danzy

Any one see Simmental heifers going through a ring, 475kgs, nice framed ones.

patsy_mccabe

Albert Johnson wrote: »

That's always the case in my experience, it's the same thing with lads standing ringside. The man in the box selling accuses them of claiming cattle and keeping down the price where as farmers on the steps buying accuse the same men of polling them and trying to intimide them.

That's why the marts will always be there. Everyone is equally unhappy.

Jim Simmental

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Personally I'd keep her & be strict on her diet, hay & minerals for at least 6 weeks before calving, so from now on basically. Then oats for fortnight before calving.
Got caught before with a 22month old calving down to a ch from next door, calved herself with no issues. So I used an easy calving CH on another heifer calving under 2yrs again & she had no issues either.
Yours is actually bigger than my two were so I'd definitely try her for calving.

Being forewarned & forearmed for a larger bull makes it easier too. Just my opinion, know lots would say sell her.

Edit to add- what's the heifers dam like for calving? Usually go by that here, along with the heifer's frame.

Thanks for replies all, I have her out in a paddock for a bit of exercise and have her on hay only from now on - she is due end of this month.

salmonorcod

We sold a group of chx bullocks yesterday 550 to 650kg averaged 2.48 across the group. Seems to be a serious demand for shapey stock

farming93

I got 1700 euro for a lm cow 850kg in the mart. Very happy with it. Only bought her in 2019 with a calf at foot and back in calf for €2200. Her calf (now heifer) has since had a pedigree zag calf.

patsy_mccabe

Eventually got my 2 lame cows off to the mart. Both walking fine.
One 2004 old lady, 655 kg made €960. She was a dinger of a cow. Bought her way back in 2006 as an in-calf heifer and she had a calf every year since. Would have gone in- calf again too, but she was starting to get feeble .
The other one 690kg €1450. She was fleshy enough, but may have gone on for further feeding.

Hard Knocks

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Eventually got my 2 lame cows off to the mart. Both walking fine.
One 2004 old lady, 655 kg made €960. She was a dinger of a cow. Bought her way back in 2006 as an in-calf heifer and she had a calf every year since. Would have gone in- calf again too, but she was starting to get feeble .
The other one 690kg €1450. She was fleshy enough, but may have gone on for further feeding.

Well done
Will you buy back or replace from within the herd?

patsy_mccabe

Hard Knocks wrote: »

Well done
Will you buy back or replace from within the herd?

No, loads of pedigree heifers here now. My buying in days are over, I think. When you get a run of heifers, you wouldn't feel the numbers building up.

Hard Knocks

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

No, loads of pedigree heifers here now. My buying in days are over, I think. When you get a run of heifers, you wouldn't feel the numbers building up.

Nothing like breeding your own

Butcher Boy

I see cork marts have 2 new managers for bandon and Skibbereen .The man in bandon only knows sheep and the lad in skib is still wet behind the ears and would not know the head from the ass of a beast.

White Clover

Butcher Boy wrote: »

I see cork marts have 2 new managers for bandon and Skibbereen .The man in bandon only knows sheep and the lad in skib is still wet behind the ears and would not know the head from the ass of a beast.

Do you have names Butcher Boy?

Butcher Boy

White Clover wrote: »

Do you have names Butcher Boy?

Dennehy for bandon Odonoghue for skib youg auctioneer selling the calves,

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Butcher Boy wrote: »

Dennehy for bandon Odonoghue for skib youg auctioneer selling the calves,

Donoghue isn't the worst to be fair.

Dennehy is the ifa sheep fella.

Butcher Boy

DukeCaboom wrote: »

Donoghue isn't the worst to be fair.

Dennehy is the ifa sheep fella.

ya but do you think that he will farmers back to skib he is only a young lad with no farming backround.

grange mac

DukeCaboom wrote: »

Donoghue isn't the worst to be fair.

Dennehy is the ifa sheep fella.

I have seen Donoghue auctioneering, he tries in fairness. I just hope he is able step up to that role. Everyone deserves a chance so hopefully it will work out for him.
Never seen or heard Bandon guy so wish him well.
On the rag, I see they are both reporting to Jonathan.... In his new Cork marts role also.

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grange mac wrote: »

I have seen Donoghue auctioneering, he tries in fairness. I just hope he is able step up to that role. Everyone deserves a chance so hopefully it will work out for him.
Never seen or heard Bandon guy so wish him well.
On the rag, I see they are both reporting to Jonathan.... In his new Cork marts role also.

Ya that's right, pity they couldn't clone Sean leahy and send him down to Bandon.

grange mac

DukeCaboom wrote: »

Ya that's right, pity they couldn't clone Sean leahy and send him down to Bandon.

He is an excellent auctioneer...few lessons from him would be very helpful.
They have to hit the ground running as the "KerryMan" is on a mission to shut them down....

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grange mac wrote: »

He is an excellent auctioneer...few lessons from him would be very helpful.
They have to hit the ground running as the "KerryMan" is on a mission to shut them down....

He already has, more calves in gortatlea Monday than Bandon.
The dream team from Castleisland are doing some hunting.

jd_12345

grange mac wrote: »

I have seen Donoghue auctioneering, he tries in fairness. I just hope he is able step up to that role. Everyone deserves a chance so hopefully it will work out for him.
Never seen or heard Bandon guy so wish him well.
On the rag, I see they are both reporting to Jonathan.... In his new Cork marts role also.

Donoghue is sound as a pound!
By Jonathon do you mean the Cahir man? He was an awful loss as an auctioneer in Bandon. Really pushed the money out of lads! Great for the seller and the Small buyer

Butcher Boy

The problem is that motty have all the lorry men sourcing stock for him . between dunmanway and bantry he had 250 calves out of there Monday.They should be all going down to Skibbereen.

Butcher Boy

jd_12345 wrote: »

Donoghue is sound as a pound!
By Jonathon do you mean the Cahir man? He was an awful loss as an auctioneer in Bandon. Really pushed the money out of lads! Great for the seller and the Small buyer

He is a sound man but again knows nothing about cattle.and there lies the problem.

Bass Reeves

Butcher Boy wrote: »

The problem is that motty have all the lorry men sourcing stock for him . between dunmanway and bantry he had 250 calves out of there Monday.They should be all going down to Skibbereen.

I cannot see where with better quality calves that would pay. Its unlikely that farmers buyers will travel.that distance. Ya for the export quality Friesian it may be more beneficial but you would expect that farmers calves would do better in Bandon or going east or North as opposed to Castleisland/Tralee

grange mac

Butcher Boy wrote: »

The problem is that motty have all the lorry men sourcing stock for him . between dunmanway and bantry he had 250 calves out of there Monday.They should be all going down to Skibbereen.

That's it, he has a lorry from Castletownbere, skibbereen, durrus and Kealkil. They are only the ones I know of so he probably has more.

I hope Cork Marts have a plan to counter this as if not then I would have concerns as that will lead more of the bigger animals there eventually on his other Mart days.

But we all know he has some of the buyers who were previously with Cork marts so prices will be strong there.

Monday should be ok for prices again as just seen 2 of Hallissys attics enroute back to kerry l. I assume they were carrying calves to the boats today.

Butcher Boy

grange mac wrote: »

That's it, he has a lorry from Castletownbere, skibbereen, durrus and Kealkil. They are only the ones I know of so he probably has more.

I hope Cork Marts have a plan to counter this as if not then I would have concerns as that will lead more of the bigger animals there eventually on his other Mart days.

But we all know he has some of the buyers who were previously with Cork marts so prices will be strong there.

Monday should be ok for prices again as just seen 2 of Hallissys attics enroute back to kerry l. I assume they were carrying calves to the boats today.

And three lorrys out of Dunmanway not to mention the lads that are drawing out of the east and north of the county.

Water John

The Sat mart in Macroom draws from a very wide area as it suits part time sellers and buyers.

Mf 265

Sold 3 ch heifers today. 510kgs 1190,520 1310,550 kgs1350.

Butcher Boy

A young girl starting off took 6 cattle to macroom today 4 blks 2 heifers blks sold well and one of the heifers sold bad a real nice hf 305 kgs 520 ,mart rang her about the price of the blks but no one rang about the heifers .she was following them on he phone so she went in to bring her heifer home went in to the office and was told the heifer was sold and gone .she went out and found her heifer still in the pen went back in and your man would not still give her the heifer things got hot between them and her father was with her and they took the heifer anyway but the prick in the mart would not give them the card. this girl is only 19 years and fair play to her she is some stuff. I am only waiting for Monday morning to come to go in and get the card with her. this will tell you about cork marts shower of ****ers no wonder lads are passing by going down to kerry.

Murang

Butcher Boy wrote: »

A young girl starting off took 6 cattle to macroom today 4 blks 2 heifers blks sold well and one of the heifers sold bad a real nice hf 305 kgs 520 ,mart rang her about the price of the blks but no one rang about the heifers .she was following them on he phone so she went in to bring her heifer home went in to the office and was told the heifer was sold and gone .she went out and found her heifer still in the pen went back in and your man would not still give her the heifer things got hot between them and her father was with her and they took the heifer anyway but the prick in the mart would not give them the card. this girl is only 19 years and fair play to her she is some stuff. I am only waiting for Monday morning to come to go in and get the card with her. this will tell you about cork marts shower of ****ers no wonder lads are passing by going down to kerry.

That says it all about cork marts doing everything to help some buyers and treating sellers like second hand people

grange mac

Butcher Boy wrote: »

A young girl starting off took 6 cattle to macroom today 4 blks 2 heifers blks sold well and one of the heifers sold bad a real nice hf 305 kgs 520 ,mart rang her about the price of the blks but no one rang about the heifers .she was following them on he phone so she went in to bring her heifer home went in to the office and was told the heifer was sold and gone .she went out and found her heifer still in the pen went back in and your man would not still give her the heifer things got hot between them and her father was with her and they took the heifer anyway but the prick in the mart would not give them the card. this girl is only 19 years and fair play to her she is some stuff. I am only waiting for Monday morning to come to go in and get the card with her. this will tell you about cork marts shower of ****ers no wonder lads are passing by going down to kerry.

Let us know how she gets on. That sort Messing won't do them any good. Good thing she was able stand up after being wronged otherwise she would have been railroaded.