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He killed 425kg and I got €3.93/kg. however the whole batch were getting 14lb each a day but 2 never came in and this lad was always first in and last out so I figure he was eating about 20lb daily since mid April. He cost €1160 last November when he weighed 515kg so it wasn't too bad

Got 3.10 flat for Holstein

Base price wrote: »

OH got a price of €3.70/kg for a double of overage Fr bullocks that are going tomorrow.

Flat price or a base of 3.7/kg

Base price wrote: »

Flat price.

That is a good price it is equivlent to a base of 3.90-4/kg depending on quality of bullocks. Rang around this evening and heifers seem to be only 3.75 locally. Will hold for another week or two.

Base price wrote: »

These bullocks are the dregs of the bulls that we killed last Autumn before the **** hit the fan regarding bull prices.
We got them squeezed in late Jan early Feb. I posted same in a thread earlier this year.
We sold the better quality ones off grass in April/May to lads who wanted forward bullocks to graze and fulfil their SFP requirements.
These lads are white HO types.
It maybe a good price on the day but they nor their counterparts will ever pay for the meal bills that they incurred.

Only thing is replacements are cheap. Lad at the mart yesterday told me 350-450 kgs friesians 150-200 with there weight and older lighter bullocks that will go over 30 months are less.

Rang different factory than usual one deal with today 3.10 flat O&P cows 3.35 rs... Say I'll squeeze some bit more out of him, am to ring back tomorrow afternoon, wants to kill Monday! Good enough sign they're wanted, said to him a few of them won't be in herd 70 days, "don't worry about it" he says.... How things can change

Mad4simmental wrote: »

Pudsey your prediction for later in the year may come to light. You are one of the best posters on boards when it comes to beef. Fair play, could do with a few more like yourself on boards.

Everybody is right now and again. I did not think the fall would have been as bad as it was. However it was not helped by farmers finishing too many cattle last winter. I would still be wary, was at a mart during the week and Contenintal heifers 400kgs were crazy. This is a place I normally do not visit but was away for a few days. I think factory's may be filling feedlots again.

mossiemag wrote: »

Good to see a bit of steady in the market.
Do ye think it will rise or will the price just stay flat?
Surley the late 2102 born heifers will be coming on stream soon so that should give the factories the upper hand again as cattle will be plenty?

Is it a case of not enough cattle finished right now for these few weeks and that in a few weeks the amount of cattle finished will increase again right through to late spring?

The figure tell us different. 105K extra cattle killed only 100K extra in the country at start of year. Yes 2013 heifers will come on stream however very few 2012 heifers left at this stage. Heifer kill 30K higher that this time last year, steer kill 40K higher, young bull kill 20K higher. 10K older bulls and 7K cows. Maybe there is extra cows and heifers that are not being replaced however cannot see these being signifcant.

Factorys are using up stock in chill rooms and as the advert says, ''when they are all gone they are gone''. Numbers will be no higher than end of last year, we are still killing 2K/week higher that last year and that is eating into any extra cattle if they exist. If lads start to hold cattle we will be at 4/kg within 2-3 weeks. It is in our own hands. I would forget about QA and under 30 month bonus let the factory's agents come looking for them.

i am also killing as they come fit
375 onto grid is still best I can do
let a group of bulls off to boat that normally have went into shed for killing end of October
don't know if I done right or wrong cant see a lot of bulls coming out of sheds this side of xmas but also cant see factories paying for bulls and im just sick of begging to get them killed
bulls are still in my opinion the only thing that will convert meal in a shed
I say little lift in a week but short term 360 will be the bottom in sept oct with spring being ok

3.15 O&P cows
And 3.40 r grade cows being killed Tuesday

Mad4simmental wrote: »

Not to bad simx, you being fairly up with killing cows, what % kill roughly would you get out of a big hol cow compared to a continental cow?

hard question to answer as a cow could have a big belly or could be all tits, if a tightish enough fr cow that is well dry id say roughly 46%, maybe 47% continental cow may be nearer to 48/49% dependant on cover/grade, and again how gutty, had a well fleshed lmx cow well fleshed but was very gutty kill out 43%,pb cow will kill out over 50% usually

Last weeks kill has dropped to 28K according to FI. This must be putting pressure on factory's for cattle. We should be looking for a minimum of a 4/kg base, the kill is now lower that same time last year. It has dropped 3K in as many weeks.

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

Last weeks kill has dropped to 28K according to FI. This must be putting pressure on factory's for cattle. We should be looking for a minimum of a 4/kg base, the kill is now lower that same time last year. It has dropped 3K in as many weeks.

The worm has turned. Time to ignore their phonecalls for a while.