Not at all....theyll be cutting the one they do have off soon enough....
Do they need to have two tags for the factory? I have some going soon, but a couple of them are missing one tag...
Bulls are being purchased live for the boat for the last 2 weeks that could be a reason why they were so anxious for bulls it just shows what extra competition can do
Sent 4 heifers today 5.15
Took 20, 23 month old ch aa bulls this morning and I was the only 1 there. He looked at them last Monday and wanted them first thing Tuesday morning but 2 were missing tags. Mad fir them.
Trying to get cows away the past 2 weeks with no joy, rang agent this morning and they'll be got in no bother, this week, the glut of cows in the system is after running out, are alot keener for stock
I wonder if say the kill numbers are up but the tonnage of meat remains the same would factories profit be much higher as they would be processing more of the "5th quarter" when many believe covers the running costs of many factories.
It’s a point I do be trying to make regularly enough alright, we should be told the kill figures in tons of meat as well as head count. If carcass average weight is down 5% year on year then the 5% increase in head count still only leaves the same amount of meat in the system.
Kill maybe up but carcass weight is back this year And also throw in the the amount of dairy off spring been finished in recent years.
Last year was a bit different due to very high meal prices going into the winter and for most of the winter. They were really caught short and the feedlots couldnt fill the hole quick enough from late November 22 to Feb 23.
Very little chose the finish cattle at the start of winter 22 but changed their minds as the winter went on
Without sounding like a factory agent, the kill is up 21000 cattle so far this year. And if they were that scarce, then prices wouldn't be gone backwards
Couple of short kill weeks coming up which helps them keep a lid on it.
Hardly an over supply of agents are calling to yard’s looking for stock??
No over supply at the moment the extra cow supply for the last 6 weeks is more or less finished if you look at any marts for the last week their has been a major drop in beef cattle lots of stores but very little beef and if cattle are not in marts they are not in the factory either
Would be a quick turnaround if there was a tightening coming but there seems to be àn over supply at the moment . Nitrates seems to have lads selling as early as possible
Agent called to the yard yesterday to see had we anything to go. I wasn’t about so got no price. Any further updates on prices? Is there a squeeze coming or it that wishful thinking?
5.10 for heifers and 5.05 for bullocks next week I am told. No major issue getting them in if I wanted to go, have a few to go but there are only there or there abouts so will hold out for another 2 weeks to crown them, will see what way the trade be then. With abit of luck they might be up 5 or 10 cents again.
Got 5.10 for continental’s last week. Not sure if it was there this week though
I got 5.05 base and 15c breed bonus for a dozen HEX bullocks from larry today....
If anyone else is getting more..good luck to you....
Shop around don't ever commit to providing cattle to a company without first agreeing a price look for a flat price for your Herefords this week cow numbers are dropping in the marts, supply is turning in our favour also the heavy bulls going live for the next 2 weeks is a big help
I got 5.15 Base for Continental Heifers and got 5.40 flat for White Heads this week in a Midlands Factory. There a run of cows going through the factories at the moment and they are trying to pull prices.
Im actually now hearing of a pull from the factories next week back to €5...
Larry usually only pays 10c bonus on HE cattle. Not sure if the base is that high but have not sold cattle in over a month
Have a dozen HEX QA bullocks going to Larry next week...
What price should I be looking for...
5.15 base....20c Breed Bonus?
Agree the cow supply has undermined the prime cattle price but we'll remain hopeful that when the cow supply reduce that their might not be enough young fed cattle to make up the defecit
Unfortunately the processors have used the cows to keep the price down. Will the prices increase in the coming weeks?? I am very much sceptical. Cattle will start coming out from sheds from now on thus allowing the processors to keep prices down unfortunately.
Probably as their has been a huge amount of cows sold since Oct and for the first 6 weeks of this year a lot of marts have had record numbers of cows sold with the vast majority going to the factory that supply will have to reduce shortly
So would you be expecting cows to get a bit of a rise in march when this glut of cows clears?
Any excuse to cut you for overage stock. Obviously not a bad animal as she grades well.
Had a few in myself this week, mixture of bullocks and heifers all O grades from the dairy sector. Averaged €5.30/kg ish out of the cheque. Think I was €5.55 flat price this time last year so a fair difference. Couldn't get a flat price this year from the two places I deal with.
Killed a simmental heifer last week. She was 33mths old, graded R= 3+. Got €5.10/kg for her. Thought it a poor price but no point crying about it now. I didn't get to speak to agent before hand. Had to move heifer very quick as she was becoming a real problem in pin.
