Mf240
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When did I post that. Must be a long time ago if they had to blooded
6 years ago when i checked. I thought it was the last page i was looking at but it was the first😃
When did I post that. Must be a long time ago if they had to blooded
I was tuned in remotely. The charolais bullocks appeared to sell better than the limousins. There were some top charolais that came into 2.60 and the limousins were 10c behind all the way. It hasn't been that way up to now where limousins were on a par and often on top in some marts.Big bullock sale in Mohill yesterday, around 450 head. Average run of bullocks was Charlois Mar/Apr 20 born around 510kg €1220
€2.40/kg
I had a few (Gerry Boyle types) strong dairy influence. It helped to make the charlois look good 😀😎. Fresians spring 20 average 475kg / €1.65/kg
No meal.
Its strange really. You'd think with online bidding that prices would match all around the country. A friend of mine was selling at a mart in Cavan on Saturday last and the top CH were only making 2.40. He was watching mohill and believed that prices were much stronger there.Top class ch stores were making 2.60 to 2.80 freely and up to 3.00 on Roscommon last Friday week.
Was in Ballymahon on Thursday,a lot of 2019 born stores, average r grades, making around 2.30 and less in cases
there is usually a good reason there are different prices for similar animals in different marts. allot would have to do with the surrounding land that cattle would draw from, stand the cattle are getting pre sale, or maybe just down to who is in it buyingIts strange really. You'd think with online bidding that prices would match all around the country. A friend of mine was selling at a mart in Cavan on Saturday last and the top CH were only making 2.40. He was watching mohill and believed that prices were much stronger there.
Roscommon always draws top quality charolais cattle, I prefer castlerea myself as a quality black limousine will get much more respect than in Roscommon where there is a snobbish attitude towards anything not colour perfectTop class ch stores were making 2.60 to 2.80 freely and up to 3.00 on Roscommon last Friday week.
Was in Ballymahon on Thursday,a lot of 2019 born stores, average r grades, making around 2.30 and less in cases
I think some farmers over think the meal feeding thing with weanlings. I find with weanlings that if I can get a small amount of meal into a calf from 3 months old then that animal will perform better the whole way through to 600kg than one that got no meal at all. The 50 euro spent on meal will come back to me in spades.Was at weanling sale last night, the good quality charolais or limousin weanling a great trade,too dear to be buying imo, but I wud see a big difference in price between the top quality charolais and that slightly lesser 1 ,not meal fed, as much as 300 euro a head of a difference ,farmers as I see it don't know value for money 🙄
There's very few hobby farmers or farmers buying good quality cattle around here. Most are only keeping stock to meet the stocking rate and don't need to make anything out of an animal. Black and white is the animal of choice.Around here,top quality animals are show pieces.someone who is going to sell them again as a store might be doing the right thing.this year with good beef price on the lads finishing are getting well paid for a well deserved change but it's generally a hobby for those that can afford it.
Was at a talk in dairy calf to beef lately,they had Angus bull calves in at 160 and friesans be at 60.
If paying much more for Angus better with the Friesan is their conclusion.
Not saying I agree but overpaying for calves us the single biggest thing to reduce profit in their book.
My experience is that any p grade calf will lose money and they have 40,% p
Pride can be expensive,which is fine once you can afford it.
There are farmers around here who literally would not take a friesan for free.
Indeed I did move from friesan to continental cattle for the reasons of saleability at any time.Its the opposite here. Fields that were red or white with cattle up to 5 years ago are black and white now. There's as many dairy bred animals in the county as suckler bred and we don't have many dairy farmers.
But maybe the lads that won't look at a freisan are right. They made it this far by doing what they are doing. Buying a continental animal is a safer investment against falling beef prices than a dairy bred one. Didn't you say that's the reason why you buy them? Many people don't like the gamble of dairy bred animals.
Was at weanling sale last night, the good quality charolais or limousin weanling a great trade,too dear to be buying imo, but I wud see a big difference in price between the top quality charolais and that slightly lesser 1 ,not meal fed, as much as 300 euro a head of a difference ,farmers as I see it don't know value for money 🙄
Jeez I forgot that. We have 4 marts. Its some showing for 1900 cowsManorhamilton mart ?
Most dairy cows are sold through carrigallen, few in mohill. Maybe a handful in drumshanbo , manor and dowra.only 1 dairy farm north of lough Allen but I did hear there was a man in manor that was in the process of starting.alot of the dairy cattle in the county dont go near the mart.also in your figures from agriland there are 4 if not 5 lads not in the county but have leitrim postal addresses so even diff figures then but it probaly applies to other counties aswellJeez I forgot that. We have 4 marts. Its some showing for 1900 cows
There's definitely 1 new dairy entrant in manor - just outside the town. I believe there is a second setting up somewhere between manor and glenfarne.Them figures are dairy numbers and
Most dairy cows are sold through carrigallen, few in mohill. Maybe a handful in drumshanbo , manor and dowra.only 1 dairy farm north of lough Allen but I did hear there was a man in manor that was in the process of starting.alot of the dairy cattle in the county dont go near the mart.also in your figures from agriland there are 4 if not 5 lads not in the county but have leitrim postal addresses so even diff figures then but it probaly applies to other counties aswell
Thought this chart showing cow numbers was interesting. We have 3 marts in the county and you could say that we are served by 2 other marts in dowra (100 meters across the Shannon) and elphin (8 miles across the Shannon). We also have a specialised pedigree sales ring just across the Shannon in Carrick on Shannon. 1900 cows in total we have in the county. Take out 10% replacements and 10% of sucklers that don't have calves each year and you're down to 1600 at least. 4 good sales in the local mart would sell all of the cattle in the county. Easy to see that we do get a lot of sellers from other counties but it really tells us that all 3 marts in the county may not be viable into the future.
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Used have one in Carrick on Suir until it burnt in 2018.Cashel cahir tipp town and the ones jf mentioned . Many more
Isn't Carlow mart now in Laois?Very interesting chart.
If it seems strange that Co Leitrim has 3 or 4 marts , for the counties size , number of breeding herds , not to mention the fact that there is a fair proportion of the county under forestry ,
It's twice as strange that County Laois has only 1 mart operating now , since Mountrath closed a few years ago. Bsllinakill is a privately owned mart , and is only barely in County Laois . Quite near the Kilkenny border. Kilkenny mart is a substantial operation .
I'd be within 10 miles of 2 marts in Tipperary , Roscrea where I sell , and Templemore , 20 from Thurles, and 30 from. Nenagh . Tipperary must have up on 10 marts.
It is indeedIsn't Carlow mart now in Laois?