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Heifer for factory

  • 12-03-2019 9:51pm
    #1
    Classy 399
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭


    Got Lm hefiers 600 kgs wat wud they make in the factory in good condition


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  • #2
    foundation10
    Registered Users Posts: 242 ✭✭foundation10


    Assuming quality assured not overfat and <30mths depending on how they grade should be somewhere between 1300 and 1400. Should kill out around 330kgs


  • #3
    cacs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 832 ✭✭✭cacs


    Classy 399 wrote: »
    Got Lm hefiers 600 kgs wat wud they make in the factory in good condition
    I would honestly go to mart. I brought a rally nice u grade heifer long heifer to the mart two weeks ago 640 kg ready to hang. She went 1610. You would not get close to it in the factory. If your not happy bring her home


  • #4
    Bass Reeves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,968 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    If they are good quality red Lm heifers 1300 would be tops IMO. Base is 3.85 if they grade R+ you will get another 6c/kg and the QA at 12c/kg if you are assured with Bord Bia. TAs they are only 600kgs I think they will only aver R+ at best. At that weight none should be going over fat. So An average price of 4.03/kg.

    Killout will be around 54% IMO so they will average 324kgs DW IMO. That will bring them to 1300 euro net approx. It hard to gauge an accurate weight at home in pens.

    Slava Ukrainii



  • #5
    dohc turbo2
    Registered Users Posts: 848 ✭✭✭dohc turbo2


    Heiffers very good at mart I had a 14 month black lmx at mart was 520 kg got 1180 for her


  • #6
    Bass Reeves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,968 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    dohc turbo2 wrote: »
    Heiffers very good at mart I had a 14 month black lmx at mart was 520 kg got 1180 for her

    That would be about the factory value of her.

    Slava Ukrainii



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  • #7
    dohc turbo2
    Registered Users Posts: 848 ✭✭✭dohc turbo2


    Bass Reeves wrote: »
    That would be about the factory value of her.

    You can’t bring her home from the factory though


  • #8
    Bass Reeves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,968 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    dohc turbo2 wrote: »
    You can’t bring her home from the factory though

    Hauling cattle around the country costs money as well.

    Slava Ukrainii



  • #9
    dohc turbo2
    Registered Users Posts: 848 ✭✭✭dohc turbo2


    Bass Reeves wrote: »
    Hauling cattle around the country costs money as well.

    True, I’m only 2 miles from local mart. Everyone situation different , once you’re happy


  • #10
    Bass Reeves
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,968 ✭✭✭✭Bass Reeves


    dohc turbo2 wrote: »
    True, I’m only 2 miles from local mart. Everyone situation different , once you’re happy


    There are less and less marts around. Nearest mart to me is 23-25 miles away. Most lads will be an average of that distance. If cattle have flesh on them it is seldom they do better at the mart than the factory except mabe cows if you only have 1-2 but even then if well fleshed they normally do as well or better in the factors.

    Slava Ukrainii



  • #11
    charolais0153
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,225 ✭✭✭charolais0153


    Bass Reeves wrote: »
    There are less and less marts around. Nearest mart to me is 23-25 miles away. Most lads will be an average of that distance. If cattle have flesh on them it is seldom they do better at the mart than the factory except mabe cows if you only have 1-2 but even then if well fleshed they normally do as well or better in the factors.

    7 marts with 25 miles of me....


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  • #12
    Albert Johnson
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 1,898 Mod ✭✭✭✭Albert Johnson


    charolais0153 wrote: »
    7 marts with 25 miles of me....

    It's similar for us here locally there's a good selection to choose from. The west is lucky to have such an amount of marts compared to other regions. As regards mart versus factory I think it can vary depending on the customer base especially regarding cows. There's a client in a local mart well able to top the factory trade for young U grade cows on a weekly basis. This isn't the case for all stock but it's not like haulage is free to the factory either at least not for us "soft seller's".


  • #13
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,619 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    charolais0153 wrote: »
    7 marts with 25 miles of me....

    Yea, I can count 8 within 30km here.
    Closest is just 5km.


  • #14
    tanko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,291 ✭✭✭tanko


    Bass Reeves wrote: »
    There are less and less marts around. Nearest mart to me is 23-25 miles away. Most lads will be an average of that distance. If cattle have flesh on them it is seldom they do better at the mart than the factory except mabe cows if you only have 1-2 but even then if well fleshed they normally do as well or better in the factors.

    This isn't true anyway, i got €1.80 and €1.70 per Kilo for two Cows in the mart recently. They were killed the next day.
    The best quote i could get off the factory agents was €2.90 per Kg dead, about €1.45 per Kg live.
    Also theres at least ten marts within 25 miles of me.


  • #15
    Albert Johnson
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 1,898 Mod ✭✭✭✭Albert Johnson


    tanko wrote: »
    This isn't true anyway, i got €1.80 and €1.70 per Kilo for two Cows in the mart recently. They were killed the next day.
    The best quote i could get off the factory agents was €2.90 per Kg dead, about €1.45 per Kg live.
    Also theres at least ten marts within 25 miles of me.

    I agree as regards the cow pricing in the mart versus the factory, imo a small number of fit cows will usually sell better in the mart. Are you located in the West? I ask this cause we seem to have an abundance of marts compared to other regions, Leitrim for example has 4 despite being a small county where as Kilkenny has only 1.


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