Mad4simmental wrote: » This girl was bulling today so she's getting the road. I think she's about 600kg. I'm going to let her finish her calf for the next 4 weeks and dry her and sell her in about 5 weeks. What do you think she's worth? Nice big cow but needs feeding.
restive wrote: » I booked in some cattle into Kepak yesterday. They asked me if the cattle were under 400KG deadweight.
simx wrote: » €4 overage blks €4.10 underage heifers €3.60 o&p cows
epfff wrote: » 405 heifers 395 bullocks And Only bring what's coming to age as cattle being thrown at us this week was the final line
AP2014 wrote: » Jaysus with the weather improving I thought lads would be holding onto cattle for a few weeks. Pudsey won't like this
mf240 wrote: » The over thirty months rule is playing into the factories hands. Id say it will be oct before any rise. I let off a bundle last friday and have a second group started feeding. Hoping to hold tougher with second bunch.
AP2014 wrote: » ....I see the dairy lads have had poor milk cheque for 2 months and are getting 500 million to ease the pain. Have to say that's bloody impressive. Not sure who or what is representing beef men!
tatoo wrote: » 30 months plays into their hands very much, an increase to 33 while not sounding much would be a step in the right direction.
Willfarman wrote: » The ship has steadied this week anyway. And that is a rise of sorts! I would hold cattle now if underage. They will go back to 4.00 in next week or two. And stay there. But the climb will be snail slow till most go into shed then.
CloughCasey1 wrote: » Where ya getting inside info?
AP2014 wrote: » Jesus christ if the IFA wanted to do anything to help beef farmers they would insist on the scrapping of this bloody 30 month rule and also QA movements. Making it easier for factories to screw lads. I see the dairy lads have had poor milk cheque for 2 months and are getting 500 million to ease the pain. Have to say that's bloody impressive. Not sure who or what is representing beef men!
restive wrote: » I have got my receipt back from kepak. It looks like the are paying an additional 10c bonus for carcasses under 400kg. Also one animal did not qualify for the 12c bonus as he killed out R=4+ .
Cavanjack wrote: » What base did you get?
restive wrote: » 3.95
rangler1 wrote: » €500million won't do much, it'll cost €300 million to increase the advance payment from 50% to 75% in Ireland alone....I think its just a smoke screen..... or is my arithmetic wrong
bogman_bass wrote: » How do you figure that? It's an advance not an increase
Cavanjack wrote: » Why do you make it under 400kg got a bonus? Were you docked for over 400kg?
restive wrote: » http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/00/48/fa/0048fab600ec8f6b41b1b109f7dfebe6.jpg
Willfarman wrote: » He wasn't docked. It is a genuine bonus on my reading of it.
Willfarman wrote: » Slaney have a flat rate bonus of 11 euro for under 380kg R or better. I never killed in kepak so I dunno the score there.
Cavanjack wrote: » Have being killing nearly everything there this last 2 years but nothing this last 2 months. Never got a bonus for cattle under a certain weight.
