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Bleating Lamb · 10-08-2021 11:48PM

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Rumours she had cocaine hidden in her hooves😉

tanko · 11-08-2021 08:49PM

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There’s a pic of her on the Dovea genetics Facebook page.

Wilodge Joskins x Crossmalina Euro.

High bike · 11-08-2021 09:08PM

Didn't see her,she had just left the ring when I turned it on.The bidding was at 1700 at that stage,couldn't believe what I was watching

wrangler · 12-08-2021 09:27AM

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People go the extra mile for their hobby if she was bought for showing/breeding show cattle.

LOcals are paying 5 -6000 here for bikes for sunday spins

Bass Reeves · 12-08-2021 11:48AM

I can never understand the gra for going out and paying massive money for weanling heifers or bulls for showing that you have not bred yourself. I can understand pens of bullocks or single ones you have fattened for 12-18 months.

Niallers87 · 12-08-2021 08:45PM

An Eby heifer made the same in Gort this evening...must be the colour...

893bet · 13-08-2021 07:24PM

Taking two fat cows to six mile bridge in morning. Half sorry didn’t try factory. Won’t make me or break me either way

893bet · 13-08-2021 07:31PM

Both around 730kg

Anto_Meath · 14-08-2021 07:06AM

Fine pair of cows, you will do well in the Mart with them.

893bet · 14-08-2021 07:09AM

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Hopefully.

We rarely finish anything as we usually sell as weanling and stores. If we we rarely grade well at factory so usually go mart. Kind regretting it based on all the posts here the last week.

Bass Reeves · 14-08-2021 07:50AM

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Looking at them they are good tight young cows. They are probably U grade. In the FI they indicated that R cows were making 3.8/ kg. I expect those cows to kill probably above 53% so they should 380-400 kgs. Even assuming a cow price drop to 3.7/kg they should make 1400 minimum in the factory and it could hit 1500. Was not watching cows at the mart so I do not know what way the mart price is V bullocks. There is different dynamics in play such as more Northern buyers interested in cows.

Best of luck with them

893bet · 14-08-2021 07:54AM

i have heard there at least one buyer from the north taking a load out of SMB mart every week. Hope he shows up this week (and someone else to push him on a bit).

orm0nd · 14-08-2021 08:07AM

I think there is a fairly big entry of bullocks for the bridge to day. That could attract buyers to log on or attend.

DBK1 · 14-08-2021 08:48AM

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Super stock 893. They’re the type of animal that should make their value no matter where you go with them. If the northern buyers are there they’ll make above their factory value as there seems to be a lot better money for cows in the northern factories than down here.

When they stand up on the scales have the calculator out on the phone and work out what you think their factory value is and go from there then. If you’re €20 or €30 away from factory value let them off, if you’re €100+ away don’t be afraid to bring them home.

You will still have the option to get the mart to haggle with the highest bidder for a better price too when they ring you to confirm if you’re happy to sell or not.

893bet · 14-08-2021 11:08AM

Got on well I think.

Cow below (on right in two cow image) weighted 725 and made 1540. Thought she was the better of the two.

Cow below (and on left in two cow image) weighted 750 and made 1640.

Anyone able to guess what they would have made in Factory?

Bass Reeves · 14-08-2021 11:37AM

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First one made factory price if not 50 more second one made 100 more than factory price IMO but I never do cows

Sugarbowl · 14-08-2021 01:45PM

Have a buyer coming to see Saler Weanling Bulls this evening. Winter calves off sucklers... approx 330-350... good stock and red colour... any suggestions what I should ask?

minerleague · 14-08-2021 02:10PM

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See if buyer offers a price first and feign outrage immediately! dunno 900 ??

Sugarbowl · 14-08-2021 02:26PM

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yeah, see how it goes. You don’t see too many for sale around here so was wondering what people think.

893bet · 14-08-2021 02:33PM

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I was thinking that myself they made more than they should have but not plugged into factory prices.

I was expecting the worst to be honest based on this forum over the last week with all the talk of marts being 100-150 behind the factory on finished animal prices.

minerleague · 14-08-2021 03:30PM

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dont want to be overly negative but sometimes in mart salers dont make their value imo

DBK1 · 14-08-2021 03:39PM

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There’s a big difference in mart prices on traditional breeds at 650 kgs and good quality animals like yours. U grades like that will always make a good price.

I’ve no experience of fattening cows but I’d expect U grades like yours would kill out about 55% of their mart weight. If they did you made the factory price with the first one and about €50 above it with the second one. If they only kill 53% you’re definitely on to a winner with your mart price.

I’d imagine they’re gone North where there is a bit more demand and a slightly better price for cows from factories.

Bass Reeves · 14-08-2021 03:55PM

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Cows are a different trade in the marts compare to prime cattle. There is a traditional of substantial numbers of cows selling through marts for last few years. Factories have to buy at marts or they will not get the numbers. After that it's a matter of having a general idea of the value usually a factory buyer will at least match factory price if it is not achieved at the ring

PMU · 14-08-2021 04:31PM

what value would you put on 400kg friesian bulls 18 mths old, out of the field

Grueller · 14-08-2021 05:46PM

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Unfortunately the sales aren't that good a seller for bulls. The heifers are where you make your money. I would say €800ish. That's about €2.25 a kilo. Don't know how much more they will make

Albert Johnson · 14-08-2021 05:51PM

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It depends on the cattle but I'd expect somewhere around €800-850. Weanlings are a good enough trade atm but Saler's aren't great seller's in my experience. I'd ask €900 if they were mine at those weights and good quality and see what happens after that.

I bought 275kg of a good type R grade CHx bull weanling last night at €750. I reckon he'd have cost that any year and I'd be quite happy buying a bundle of them at that money.

Cavanjack · 14-08-2021 08:06PM

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I don’t think store bullocks are much dearer than this time last year.

Albert Johnson · 14-08-2021 08:20PM

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I'd imagine forward stores were €100-150 dearer but I'd agree that lighter store's aren't much dearer than other year's. Any cattle capable of being finished this side of Xmas are a flying trade but once you go into longer keep types the same appetite isn't there for them.

It would be easy to fall into the trap of paying big money for weanlings/stores especially if you had done well selling factory or forward store cattle recently. I'm wary of paying out an extra €100 a head for replacement stock and perhaps taking another €100 less for them as forward stores next autumn. Even with above average performance I find that if cattle are too dear the first day then you're backing a loosing horse in 99% of cases.

Bass Reeves · 15-08-2021 09:47AM

If they were a 50+kgs heavier I say 2.8-1.9/ kg At that weight they are a bit light for finishing 1-4-1.7/ kg.

Water John · 15-08-2021 06:56PM

Problem with Salers is that if you put them into the ring on their own and not in a mixed lot, they're very giddy. I'll have the problem myself later in the year. Have two lovely, lively boys.

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