Simmental heifer help

Mad4simmental · 31-12-2013 06:20AM #1

Well lads, not the usual. Finding it very hard to find good heifers. I am after 3/4 breed Simmental heifers from 400/500kg. Red and white farm breed no dealers. Reddy for breathing as we are getting back into sucklers. It's like hens teeth at the moment trying to find good stock. Anyone have any cumming up for sale or know sumone that mite have a few? Any ideas, I don't really want to import as there should be good anof stock in Ireland. Thanks for your help.

Kevin McCloud · 31-12-2013 06:25AM

Donedeal seems popular these days with livestock for sale.

Mad4simmental · 31-12-2013 06:28AM

Kevin McCloud wrote: »

Donedeal seems popular these days with livestock for sale.

Ya I keep an eye on that to, allot of bulls on it. Not many Simmental hefirs like what I'm after.

Kevin McCloud · 31-12-2013 06:33AM

Have a look on this website im sure you will find it of interest and may help you out.
http://www.irishsimmental.com/site/

Mad4simmental · 31-12-2013 06:55AM

Kevin McCloud wrote: »

Have a look on this website im sure you will find it of interest and may help you out.
http://www.irishsimmental.com/site/

Thanks for that Kevin.

moy83 · 31-12-2013 09:48AM

I'd say anyone that breeds 3/4 simmental heifers would be keeping them for themselves rather than selling them on .
Would buying good limo heifers and putting a simmental bull on them be an option ? You would be a bit slower getting what you wanted but it would be easier put together a bunch of limos at the moment

Mad4simmental · 31-12-2013 10:25AM

That is a way of doing it allrit but I'd be a few years down the road before I'd be where I sorta want to start from if that makes sence. We ust to be able to get them no bother, allot of men ust to keep them and sell them every year as breeding heifers. I don't mind paying good cash for them. Is it just me or is there allot of very average stock for sale at the moment?

Mad4simmental · 31-12-2013 03:54PM

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Farrell · 31-12-2013 05:47PM

Mad4simmental wrote: »

That is a way of doing it allrit but I'd be a few years down the road before I'd be where I sorta want to start from if that makes sence. We ust to be able to get them no bother, allot of men ust to keep them and sell them every year as breeding heifers. I don't mind paying good cash for them. Is it just me or is there allot of very average stock for sale at the moment?

Yea donedeal looks to be that way, with allot of big price tags. Saw a nice red white Oct 12 heifer 450kg make €840 in the mart, donedeal is over €1000

sallypark · 31-12-2013 06:27PM

What part of the country are you in Mad 4 simmental? We have a 5 nice heifers here.

Mad4simmental · 31-12-2013 08:59PM

sallypark wrote: »

What part of the country are you in Mad 4 simmental? We have a 5 nice heifers here.

In Laois but more than happy to travil. Where are you based?

Mad4simmental · 31-12-2013 09:02PM

Farrell wrote: »

Yea donedeal looks to be that way, with allot of big price tags. Saw a nice red white Oct 12 heifer 450kg make €840 in the mart, donedeal is over €1000

True, I also saw a lad after $3900 for a heifer with a calf at foot, granted she was top quality but not a cup of milk under her!

Miname · 31-12-2013 09:07PM

Ive 3 real nice limo off sim cows. they are ideal breeding heifers will be going out the middle of february if you want i'll send on a few pics. they are about 450kg. dec12 animals. Theres a sale coming up next week in elphin with 90 sim springers, would probably be a better option to get moving straight away.

Mad4simmental · 31-12-2013 09:25PM

Miname wrote: »

Ive 3 real nice limo off sim cows. they are ideal breeding heifers will be going out the middle of february if you want i'll send on a few pics. they are about 450kg. dec12 animals. Theres a sale coming up next week in elphin with 90 sim springers, would probably be a better option to get moving straight away.

Send me pics of your girls if you can thanks. It's hard to find good strong heifers ATM.

Farrell · 31-12-2013 09:38PM

Mad4simmental wrote: »

True, I also saw a lad after $3900 for a heifer with a calf at foot, granted she was top quality but not a cup of milk under her!

Seams to be allot of stupid prices, all over the website, but anyone realistic is selling (well adds go).
Is the high prices due to hagglers

Mad4simmental · 01-01-2014 07:45AM

I'd say they get annoyed by allot of hagglers all-rite. I think it's just allot of chancers to be honist. Sum boys trying to flog of old cul cows that took 6 months to get back in calf for the price of good young stock. I do hope that there isn't that many stupid people out there buying this crap.

moy83 · 02-01-2014 12:43PM

Is this one any good to you Mad4 ? She is due to calve in the next couple of weeks .

Mad4simmental · 02-01-2014 01:52PM

moy83 wrote: »

Is this one any good to you Mad4 ? She is due to calve in the next couple of weeks .

She is pretty much exactly what we are after. I should have mentioned we are looking at getting into the autumn calving. We ust to calve at this time of the year but wanto give it a go in autumn. Good sale on next week in Roscommon naby you could piggy back that ;-) I'd say you would be ate for her!

moy83 · 02-01-2014 01:59PM

Mad4simmental wrote: »

She is pretty much exactly what we are after. I should have mentioned we are looking at getting into the autumn calving. We ust to calve at this time of the year but wanto give it a go in autumn. Good sale on next week in Roscommon naby you could piggy back that ;-) I'd say you would be ate for her!

I will calve her down probably and maybe sell then . She is PBNR and in calf to a limo ( elderberry galahad I think )
What kinda money would you say she would make ? She is not a huge heifer as they go

Mad4simmental · 02-01-2014 02:29PM

moy83 wrote: »

I will calve her down probably and maybe sell then . She is PBNR and in calf to a limo ( elderberry galahad I think )
What kinda money would you say she would make ? She is not a huge heifer as they go

As she stands you would think she is worth $1600 at current prices. With a good calf at foot around $2000 or a shade over that. What you think?

moy83 · 02-01-2014 02:39PM

Mad4simmental wrote: »

As she stands you would think she is worth $1600 at current prices. With a good calf at foot around $2000 or a shade over that. What you think?

If I got that money I would be delighted . If I do sell her ill post up the price .

Mad4simmental · 02-01-2014 02:59PM

moy83 wrote: »

If I got that money I would be delighted . If I do sell her ill post up the price .

Ya do I'd be interested to see my self. Whit the prices sum are making I wouldn't take any less to be honist.

Farm King · 07-01-2014 02:23PM

Anybody at the sale in Elphin last night? What kind of prices were the heifers going?

Mad4simmental · 08-01-2014 12:13PM

Interested myself!

Rabbit1989 · 08-01-2014 02:44PM

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/in-calf-simmental-heifers-/6216209

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/sim-limo-in-calf-heifers-for-sale/6213370

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/cattle-for-sale/6056307

The above three links are SMx but as previously stated lads want made money for SMx's, however what we use on our farm are the link below, we find them to be smashing mothers, plenty of milk, and will NEVER attack you. The good old Black Whitehead! Far cheaper to buy and I don't really know if there is that big a difference in the progeny.

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/hereford/6225646

hugo29 · 08-01-2014 03:28PM

Rabbit1989 wrote: »

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/in-calf-simmental-heifers-/6216209

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/sim-limo-in-calf-heifers-for-sale/6213370

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/cattle-for-sale/6056307

The above three links are SMx but as previously stated lads want made money for SMx's, however what we use on our farm are the link below, we find them to be smashing mothers, plenty of milk, and will NEVER attack you. The good old Black Whitehead! Far cheaper to buy and I don't really know if there is that big a difference in the progeny.

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/hereford/6225646

some nice looking SIM x in tyrone

Bizzum · 08-01-2014 07:15PM

Gone a little off Sim cows, Too much of a hit to take on the bull calves!

Mad4simmental · 09-01-2014 09:26AM

Rabbit1989 wrote: »

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/in-calf-simmental-heifers-/6216209

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/sim-limo-in-calf-heifers-for-sale/6213370

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/cattle-for-sale/6056307

The above three links are SMx but as previously stated lads want made money for SMx's, however what we use on our farm are the link below, we find them to be smashing mothers, plenty of milk, and will NEVER attack you. The good old Black Whitehead! Far cheaper to buy and I don't really know if there is that big a difference in the progeny.

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/hereford/6225646

Nice stock, we ust to have a good few of the oul black whit heads, personally I loved them, you could rub them down in the field and when they got ust to the farm you could nearly just open the gate and they would just walk down the road and into the next field. They knew exactly where they wer going ha.

Rabbit1989 · 10-01-2014 05:16PM

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/simmental-heifer/6238512

These are nice! No price though, prob €1200 or mad money like that!

dh1985 · 12-01-2014 12:04AM

Farm King wrote: »

Anybody at the sale in Elphin last night? What kind of prices were the heifers going?

Heard around 1900 to 2000 average for them. Wasnt there myself so this is second hand info

moy83 · 18-01-2014 02:49PM

She calved

Simmental heifer help

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