Buying from Dealers on DD

grange mac · 01-10-2014 10:23pm #1

Any of ye know what the guys sourcing weanlings across Midlands an west of Ireland are like to deal with? Seem to be only people selling weanling bulls on done deal?

Reggie. · 01-10-2014 10:31pm

grange mac wrote: »

Any of ye know what the guys sourcing weanlings across Midlands an west of Ireland are like to deal with? Seem to be only people selling weanling bulls on done deal?

Clare hill livestock are supposed to have a good rep. Never dealt with them tho. Chat to tubby he is fairly knowledgeable on the midland boys

TUBBY · 01-10-2014 10:31pm

Would imagine ya will pay nice commission on the cattle bought compared to if ya got someone to tip down and buy for ya for a fixed fee e.g. 25 euro a head delivered....

also an extra unnecessary movement.

TUBBY · 01-10-2014 10:34pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Clare hill livestock are supposed to have a good rep. Never dealt with them tho. Chat to tubby he is fairly knowledgeable on the midland boys

knowledgeable a very strong word Reggie

Reggie. · 01-10-2014 10:34pm

TUBBY wrote: »

Would imagine ya will pay nice commission on the cattle bought compared to if ya got someone to tip down and buy for ya for a fixed fee e.g. 25 euro a head delivered....

also an extra unnecessary movement.

Speak of an ass

grange mac · 01-10-2014 10:36pm

TUBBY wrote: »

Would imagine ya will pay nice commission on the cattle bought compared to if ya got someone to tip down and buy for ya for a fixed fee e.g. 25 euro a head delivered....

also an extra unnecessary movement.

Huge demand down this side for weanlings fellas just going mad for them. Was going to look at some on dd down this side during week & was told dealer from Midlands bought entire stock of them.
Have bought from 2 farms so far at reasonable prices but mystery remains as to wheather glut will come...I just won't pay stupid prices for them.

Reggie. · 01-10-2014 10:41pm

grange mac wrote: »

Huge demand down this side for weanlings fellas just going mad for them. Was going to look at some on dd down this side during week & was told dealer from Midlands bought entire stock of them.
Have bought from 2 farms so far at reasonable prices but mystery remains as to wheather glut will come...I just won't pay stupid prices for them.

Weather to break next week so if it's coming it will be soon enough

TUBBY · 01-10-2014 10:50pm

grange mac wrote: »

Huge demand down this side for weanlings fellas just going mad for them. Was going to look at some on dd down this side during week & was told dealer from Midlands bought entire stock of them.
Have bought from 2 farms so far at reasonable prices but mystery remains as to wheather glut will come...I just won't pay stupid prices for them.

the egans in portlaoise seem to be putting huge numbers through just going by DD.
question id ask ya grange mac is if dealer from midlands bought entire stock does that not mean he isn't exactly just picking up handy ones and you are going to be paying 30-40 a head on top.

did ya ever try Michael Coleman from delvin direction. He goes down west and buys to order with a set commission. Seems a sound fella from talk about him but never dealt myself.

on the river · 01-10-2014 10:52pm

Sligo and leitrim have small farmers with quality Ai stock. worth a look if your well informed on prices and a good judge

grange mac · 01-10-2014 10:57pm

TUBBY wrote: »

the egans in portlaoise seem to be putting huge numbers through just going by DD.
question id ask ya grange mac is if dealer from midlands bought entire stock does that not mean he isn't exactly just picking up handy ones and you are going to be paying 30-40 a head on top.

did ya ever try Michael Coleman from delvin direction. He goes down west and buys to order with a set commission. Seems a sound fella from talk about him but never dealt myself.

Never heard of him, if you had his number I'll give him a shout. Are you saying west as in west of Ireland as its a long way to skibbereen lol

Thanks tubby.

TUBBY · 01-10-2014 10:59pm

grange mac wrote: »

Never heard of him, if you had his number I'll give him a shout. Are you saying west as in west of Ireland as its a long way to skibbereen lol

Thanks tubby.

yeah - west as in balla, tuam, ballymote etc. Will pm ya number 2m.

grange mac · 01-10-2014 11:01pm

TUBBY wrote: »

yeah - west as in balla, tuam, ballymote etc. Will pm ya number 2m.

Sound

coolshannagh28 · 01-10-2014 11:18pm

Have dealt with Clare Hill and found them straight and very ready

Willfarman · 01-10-2014 11:22pm

TUBBY wrote: »

the egans in portlaoise seem to be putting huge numbers through just going by DD.
question id ask ya grange mac is if dealer from midlands bought entire stock does that not mean he isn't exactly just picking up handy ones and you are going to be paying 30-40 a head on top.

did ya ever try Michael Coleman from delvin direction. He goes down west and buys to order with a set commission. Seems a sound fella from talk about him but never dealt myself.

We dealt with him 20 years ago. Good as you will get. Descant man.

_Brian · 01-10-2014 11:23pm

coolshannagh28 wrote: »

Have dealt with Clare Hill and found them straight and very ready

Same here.

TUBBY · 01-10-2014 11:25pm

coolshannagh28 wrote: »

Have dealt with Clare Hill and found them straight and very ready

CS. what your experience of,likes of Clare hill that advertise on dd with regard price and weight.

Are the cattle the weight they say when ya see them. Is there much haggling from the printed price or take it or leave it...

coolshannagh28 · 01-10-2014 11:28pm

Catte as described and will buy to order ,a deal in them too

Kovu · 01-10-2014 11:39pm

If you want to know anything about dealers I know most of them....

Coleman is a grand man to get good stock and he does know his stock too! Bit of a temper though:P

Here and there you'll find a dealer throws in a rogue with a bunch. Never seen him do it, he often got a couple of small ones off us.

Used to date a dealer from Tipp, those were the days:D

Genghis Cant · 01-10-2014 11:55pm

.Kovu. wrote: »

Coleman is a grand man to get good stock and he does know his stock too! Bit of a temper though:P

I don't like to speak bad of any man. So I won't.
The best of any I know is Brian mc Redmond. Kinnegad area.

Butcher Boy · 02-10-2014 12:15am

grange mac wrote: »

Huge demand down this side for weanlings fellas just going mad for them. Was going to look at some on dd down this side during week & was told dealer from Midlands bought entire stock of them.
Have bought from 2 farms so far at reasonable prices but mystery remains as to wheather glut will come...I just won't pay stupid prices for them.

What kind of stock you looking for grange,

grange mac · 02-10-2014 7:26am

Butcher Boy wrote: »

What kind of stock you looking for grange,

Ideally nice chx but have picked up few lmx and si also so far. All around the 250-325 kg mark. Ideally good beef cattle but have to be weaned.
I know bucked fed lads will be out soon so in no major panic.

Reggie. · 02-10-2014 7:40am

grange mac wrote: »

Ideally nice chx but have picked up few lmx and si also so far. All around the 250-325 kg mark. Ideally good beef cattle but have to be weaned.
I know bucked fed lads will be out soon so in no major panic.

Oi

restive · 02-10-2014 7:10pm

I buy cattle advertised on donedeal.
Make sure when you are looking at the cattle that you have the cards in your hands to check their ages. The biggest problem I find with sellers is that a yearling can be any animal between 6 and 18 Months.

TUBBY · 02-10-2014 7:18pm

restive wrote: »

I buy cattle advertised on donedeal.
Make sure when you are looking at the cattle that you have the cards in your hands to check their ages. The biggest problem I find with sellers is that a yearling can be any animal between 6 and 18 Months.

my best one to date was buying cattle 500kg but never checked tags. When we met half way to exchange trailers there were a few of original but also a couple of runts i would never buy. He swore that they were same cattle even though the weaker ones were about a foot lower than ones i had seen. Anyway moral of story- take down tags of ones you have bought.

onyerbikepat · 02-10-2014 7:55pm

With the vast majority of farmers now part-time, how come we don't have more marts on a Saturday. It would save a lot of hassle for everyone.

Days are here, by the way;

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/toolbox/martdirectory.php

Farrell · 02-10-2014 9:55pm

onyerbikepat wrote: »

With the vast majority of farmers now part-time, how come we don't have more marts on a Saturday. It would save a lot of hassle for everyone.

Days are here, by the way;

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/toolbox/martdirectory.php

Around here we've Saturday & evenings, but suppose every mart can't be the same day.
Do agree, hateful having to use up holidays for a few hours

I said · 02-10-2014 10:05pm

onyerbikepat wrote: »

With the vast majority of farmers now part-time, how come we don't have more marts on a Saturday. It would save a lot of hassle for everyone.

Days are here, by the way;

http://www.farmersjournal.ie/toolbox/martdirectory.php

I don't think the wife would be impressed if I was gone an extra day a week.

TUBBY · 02-10-2014 10:11pm

I said wrote: »

I don't think the wife would be impressed if I was gone an extra day a week.

think mine would be delighted

Reggie. · 02-10-2014 10:14pm

TUBBY wrote: »

think mine would be delighted

Harsh

TUBBY · 02-10-2014 10:20pm

Sorry lads. Got few pm and forgot to send Michael Coleman number after. Don't think i breaking any rule as he advertises everywhere so its not a private no.
anyway it 0876742351.

Deano7 · 03-10-2014 4:09am

I buy cattle from DD a good bit, I find it's a great time saver if buying in quantity however the first time I brought a little over priced and one over aged. Make sure to look at the cards and know ur prices. Don't give big deposits either.

Buying from Dealers on DD

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