probably do but I only buy light bullocks, he was one of the dearer Friesians I bough last year. He cost 600 euro part of a bunch that weighted 400kgs, I think a few are hung already.
Those tall black FR peak at u21 months with meal, I find.
I amuch the same myself dropping them off in drips and drabs. It's nearly better than trying to fight with an agent over 5c. Left off two tonight going over age next week. A Hereford and a Friesian. The Friesian is 50/50 to grade O-.one of those tall black lads. The HE is a handy bullock.
Got rid of a few during the week. They were all within 2 weeks of 30 months and 3- to 3= in the fat. I’d have liked to hold onto them for another month because they’d have held plenty more weight but grass can disappear in a couple of days here when the weather turns so it was time to thin them out.
Still have a good few overage lads and under30 month cattle to go but I’m in no panic for another month.
Today is the 15th, from now on U 40 month cattle will be getting scarcer every week. Lads that let cattle go over 30 months will let the weight pile onto them. Very few people let cattle hut exactly 30 months lads would be hanging the from 29 months on at the latest. We are into April cattle at the moment.
While you might not get a substantial price rise lads are making money if the price remains the same. Lads that were panicking in early/mid August are holding steady now. There is a huge difference in fitness of cattle and at present there is a huge reward.
An AA bullock that was April born grading O+3= in mid Augusts at 320kgs at a base of 4.1 would have grossed 1300 euro. At 335 kgs at O+/R- he would at a base of 4.2 make make 1480+/- 20 euro.
In early mid October if he is still under age if prices hold and he grades R=4= he will make 1575 euro..
Even if you were feeding him an average of 4kgs/ day it would cost 75 euro
The pressure is starting to come on, I know a man that had good r grade angus bullocks, he sent them off This week, he told me he got 4.60 flat, he had a few agents this week ringing looking for cattle
Getting €4.20 for steers this week. Available from 2 midland factories.
I wouldn’t be expecting a rise this time of the year as strange and all as the year is. There will be plenty of cattle coming fit in the next couple of weeks and coming to 30 months. Cattle are flying this past two weeks.
Still no sign of a rise despite the ‘desperate shortage’. I rang an agent today for a price next week. Cut me short saying he’d ring me back in a couple of hours but no call back from him.
Got the same quote today. Have a load going next week.
4.15 in the local
Any quotes for bullocks for next week?
If there's not flesh on a bull then he's not worth a whole pile in either the mart or the factory but sometimes circumstances dictate. I'd be inclined to try the mart tbh especially if you've a good sale of cull cows locally. There's lads killing cow's and bulls weekly that will manage a better price than you for a one off and maybe pay haulage to the likes of Roscrea or similar.
If there is flesh on a bull marts seem to be very competitive at present especially if you he bull is below a three year old
Whats the general price for these types of bull? I've to move on my fella soon and you don't hear too much of their price as there probably isn't much throughput. I presume it starts with a 2
Cattle are not live weighted into a factory. DW only at present. All you get on the kill docket is the DW. I suspect that Whelan wants an idea of the LW to compare what the animal would make in the mart. She already stated that as the bull was cross she could not shop around for prices and got a poor factory price. Friesan bullocks kill 46-49% compared to fresh weight but that would be 49-52% compared to mart weight. Them heavy AA bulls would definately grade R+ and into U straight off grass as they would fatten on grass. That would indicate 54-55% and maybe higher compared to mart weight. They weight 52% compared to fresh weight
The local factory always includes a live weigh on the docket maybe they all don't do that
Indeed but we can just ask as there will be a kill docket ...
We will not because he is hanging inside in a cold room at present.
If you say so I reckon he was over the 900 kg but sure we will soon know 😉
He killed 467 at 940 he would only have killed 50%. Even without being feed meal I would expect him to killout more than that. Those AA bulls would fatten on grass alone
Probably very close to the ton I'd guess 940 kgs in or around
Angus pb
What breed was he? Sorry if you stated b4. too lazy to scan back
850-880 kgs at a guess
What live weight would ye reckon he was. He got no meal
Same as that, just sent off a smashing heifer that was earmarked as a replacement, was incalf a few weeks to AI but just had gone too excitable around the place
No. A lot less but I knew beforehand it was ****. But he was a danger around the place, anything I got for him was a bonus
What was the price 3.2/kg??
89 months 467kg dead weight r3
