The talk of €5 kg might be premature but cattle are holding sway unlike most years. Good weather helping too no doubt.
Long May it last
Another factor that may be helping is the processor's cards are marked over the price pull last February. Any concerted price pull in a strengthing market will bring questions. The old trick of using price pulls accross the board to flush out cattle would draw attention to the tactics.
It seems at the last few Beef taskforce meeting that that there are questions continually being raised about the February price drop. The excuse being used is excess product in UK chills due to Brexit. However it has out a spotlight on concerted price pulls by all processor's. If you look at the cow market there has been no concerted effort to pressurise there price which would normally be the case this time of year
It was only a couple of weeks ago that the sheep processors took 25% off the price of lamb. Old habits die hard and all that...
The cattle just are not there at this moment in time no other reason ,they will pull prices as fast as lightening once numbers appear maybe it wont rain for another 2 weeks balance swings back to factory .I have cows gone this week but they have you booking a week in advance already
Harder to get cows off here too this week.
The soccer is over! What is the quote like?
E3.60 flat o/p
Now we are starting to see the 30month cattle coming out. Back the cows up can help stall any rise or drop the base of prime cattle. Typical
Nuts or ration?
Nuts. Sometimes I only feed in the trough they 'don't like' to make them eat it. I've also noticed it sometimes when only feeding in a single trough; there's days they just spend their time nosing them about before wandering away in disinterest. Very fussy! Possibly could be something to do with a changeover from older nuts in the bin to a newer fill, the scent of the newer stuff may be a bit different.
I feeding barley/ maize/ hulls cattle seem to have no issue finishing it. Quality finished of feeds can vary. I have seen cattle turn there noses up to nuts a few time and look at you as if WTF is this you are giving me.
On refusing to eat from one trough any chance it is insulated from the ground this might build up static electricity or if it metal is it getting to hot. However I use metal trough's and no issusy
Anyone have an O’neills feeder? Looks like they’d be handy. Probably expensive but they save a lads back.
Adlib feeding is the fastest way to go broke at present. rations prices means that only on the most efficient converters are you better than breaking even. On less efficient cattle you are losing money feeding cattle. On most cattle you should be only feeding to achieve fat score or to make sure cattle get to QA bonus. The day of allowing cattle access to 10-12kgs/day is gone unless you are contract feeding to a processor
The calibrated ones I meant. Started Feeding 30 bullocks last week and more to start in a few week, I’d like to make the job a bit easier. Rent the place out I hear you say 😅
The Advantage feeder are a good job, with sheep anyway. but they have heavy duty ones for cattle as well
You can adjust the feeding rate
https://advantagefeeders.ie/
Any mart fat cow prices?
Have two I would like to get going. Not sure if value of continuing to feed and then price soften leading to a zero sum game.
3.5 years old. LM
7 yrs old. LM.
They both were 700 kg 3 weeks ago when weighted.
Both would take more flesh but could be killed now aswell.
Would they come into 1400 in Mart?
Prices in the mart are well back down here in Kerry now if you were full sure the nortern buyers were around ring you could chance mart but...
Sold a 700 kg lm this week at 1450. She wasn’t near fit to kill but had a bit of cover. Middle of the road type.
Nice to make a decent touch the odd time ! Bought a red HEX 12 months old in April 2020 out of a yard at €850. He was in a very mixed bunch with a couple of AAX and another older HEX. Could see he had a bit of shape to him so definitely out of a suckler cow. Killed last week at 27 months.
Gross dead weight 504kg. Paid on 493kg R+3- no deductions and HE bonus.
Had 3 other black HEX with him and they all graded Rs. Delighted with weights and grades. One lad over fat alright but he more than made up for it with weight.
So what did he come into ?
€2306 I couldn't believe it. He was a smashing bullock. If he killed out at 54/55% he was around 900kg
What weight was he when you bought him. If he was a ch you’d be delighted never mind a wh. Did he have much meal in him?
That was a superb result. Grossing €90 per month, over €1,000 per annum. Well done!
Hard to know exactly as I bought him out of a yard. Reckon he was maybe 440/450kg tops. Have my doubts about the validity of his DOB, I reckon he was in the rushes for a while.
Got 3kg of a "super beef" nut for the last 6 weeks. From Jan 1st to Paddy's day he was getting 2.5kg of barley and a beef nut mixed. Changed ration last winter and I'm thinking it's better quality altogether. I have 4 more black HEX to go next week and I reckon they'll all grade R as well going by what these lads achieved.
Anyone getting anything better than €4.25 steers and €4.30 heifers. Factories seem to be trying to pull them but prices holding so far.
usual ploy at this time of year to panic farmers.
Got 4.28 base for Steers this week.
Any quotes or indications for the coming week?
This thread is gone fierce quiet. Must be a silent protest against the new look boards.
Like some protests, the 'protesters' from here are only shooting themselves in the foot, looseing a valid platform.
Instead of being the 'big' person, and yapping about the layout of the new, they could be the 'bigger' person and just learn to adjust.
No word of quotes tho as yet personally.
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