Classy 399 wrote: » Beef ration prices per ton
orm0nd wrote: » 230 to 300. depending on ingredients and energy levels
_Brian wrote: » 16% beef nut, €275 collected in bulk.
Classy 399 wrote: » Where are u based
Mooooo wrote: » Dairygold rations going up 15 a tonne apparently from 2moro
Country life wrote: » Anyone getting value for nut/ration paying €300/t bulk delivered for calf nut.told der goin up again another €10
Bass Reeves wrote: » There is no value out there bought Barley/ maize/ hulls for finishing bullocks on grass at 255/ ton. Minimum to be taken was 4 ton. Ya was told it's going up as well. That mix was costing 200/ ton 4-5 years ago. I be splitting my calves at that price. I definitely be setting up a grazing system with a back fence. See a lad and he has the younger calves ahead of the older ones. There is about 10 young calves and 40 older ones. If calves are 16 weeks+ and have plenty of grass in a strip grazing set up I be tempted to give them grass only. Even at over 14 weeks I be trying to feed them a good quality 14% beef ration instead of a calf ration
jaymla627 wrote: » It won’t be at 255 for long with maize after breaking 7 dollars a bushel, meal prices are going to be scary high next autumn/winter looking at future markets
What are lads paying at the moment. Seems to have gone crazy the last few mo that as expected.
€320 16% protein nut collected - loose.
Glanbias gain wean and build 16% protein is retailing at €365 loose collected.
At them prices lads should concentrate on making descent late May silage and feed no ration to weanlings or stores. It's not economical. 2 kgs/ day,that is 65-75 euro for 100 days.
Rep rang yesterday to tell me ration going up €15 and nuts €20 next week. With regards to some of the fancy named product, you should check the ingredients as some of them put more effort into dressing up there products instead of using the best of ingredients
I give 1kg to weanlings from November to February (120 days). Works out €38 a head. Works for my set up.
depends on type of cattle to. Big difference in feeding to U/R grade continental cattle versus and O or P grade.
Agreed. Good to give weanling a kg of good ration per day along with good silage. I find there all the better for it and trive better when they get to grass. Also has minerals etc that is important too.
I have an area cordoned off outside the shed with three troughs to let them out. The meal makes them fierce quiet also - like suck calves which makes handling them later on very easy.
10th May is my first cut silage date weather permitting.
See what way the spring comes before we think about cutting silage. Fertilizer cost will be a big factor this year. Alot lads may graze first with hope of prices dropping later in the spring or early summer.
€280 for a 12% finishing ration and €300 for a 16% nut.
Anything going back to grass is getting good first cut silage and no meal and doing good on it.
