Heard a thing or 2 today about them auctions.wouldnt be just enamoured by the setup going by a sale that took place last spring....
Can't beat the proper sales ring , animal paid for before it leaves the mart and seller gets his money in a few days.
The Angus bonus sure.
Confidence must be low enough even in medium term beef prices? Watched a few marts online this week and there is a definite line in the sand - stores - anything over 550kg is selling very well with strong prices in excess of €2.55/kg. Anything under 550kg isn't a whole lot better than prices last year when we had a beef price that was near 70c/kg lower than today's prices.
The only exception is as cattle. Anything 450kg or more is flying. I expect its because of the increased bonus announced in recent weeks.
All cull cows are strong enough from the thinnest to the fattest.
Bloody spell check. The exception is aa. Was watching a flitten of aa heifers go through the local mart yesterday and they out performed the charolais heifers of similar weights.I saw 2 very plain AA heifers in Roscrea on Friday . April 20s . 520 kg make 1220 . I thought it very strong money , for what they were .
I sold some FR cull cows E1290, decent cow, 690 kg, back to E730 , for a 520 kg narrow spotty greyhound...
Has been the same for all the last backend, things havent changed. Stores have strengthened some what.Confidence must be low enough even in medium term beef prices? Watched a few marts online this week and there is a definite line in the sand - stores - anything over 550kg is selling very well with strong prices in excess of €2.55/kg. Anything under 550kg isn't a whole lot better than prices last year when we had a beef price that was near 70c/kg lower than today's prices.
The only exception is aa cattle. Anything 450kg or more is flying. I expect its because of the increased bonus announced in recent weeks.
All cull cows are strong enough from the thinnest to the fattest.
I would say the high price of fertiliser is causing it, these animals will needs to be fed all summer and fed silage during the winter, there could be low prices for a while, there could be a lot of cows culled and a lot less calves born, which will cause a shortage, it could be a good time to buyConfidence must be low enough even in medium term beef prices? Watched a few marts online this week and there is a definite line in the sand - stores - anything over 550kg is selling very well with strong prices in excess of €2.55/kg. Anything under 550kg isn't a whole lot better than prices last year when we had a beef price that was near 70c/kg lower than today's prices.
The only exception is aa cattle. Anything 450kg or more is flying. I expect its because of the increased bonus announced in recent weeks.
All cull cows are strong enough from the thinnest to the fattest.
Thats my thinking on it too. Around here I can't see anyone that buys stock buying any fertilizer. They will just reduce purchase numbers accordingly.I would say the high price of fertiliser is causing it, these animals will needs to be fed all summer and fed silage during the winter, there could be low prices for a while, there could be a lot of cows culled and a lot less calves born, which will cause a shortage, it could be a good time to buy
What would a 590-600kg 5 year old black limousin suckler cow be worth in the mart?
Are those prices for in calf cows or are cows just going well? I forgot to say she's empty. I'd be very happy with 1200.Possibly 1200 1300. 1400, A bit more if very fleshy
Are those prices for in calf cows or are cows just going well? I forgot to say she's empty. I'd be very happy with 1200.
That's good to hear. Hopefully they keep up for Saturday.I got € 2 a kg for a good Fr cull cow last week . I also got €1.30 kg for a thin Spotty greyhound ..
Heavy Continental cows were making mad money .
I decided to try a couple of Simmental a.I straws on Friesian cows last year.Some nice calves out of them now.What would they be worth say 2-3 weeks old.simXfr
Did you keep any for breeding?I have bought a couple for the kids for the last 2 years for the kids. heifers @ €250. Made a mistake the first year - one of them was off a holstein and the difference between her and the one of a British Friesian is very noticeable.
That's good to hear. Hopefully they keep up for Saturday.
I got € 2 a kg for a good Fr cull cow last week . I also got €1.30 kg for a thin Spotty greyhound ..
Heavy Continental cows were making mad money .
The kids kept one off a BF cow - a nice square heifer. Will cross with limousin bull and whatever comes would make a good cow. I'm not a fan of first generation freisian for suckler breeding - they will always be narrow boned, but its an interest for the kids.Did you keep any for breeding?
Yes I agree. If you can sneak a bit of blue breeding into the second or even third cross they produce cracking calves and the cows have lots of milk.The kids kept one off a BF cow - a nice square heifer. Will cross with limousin bull and whatever comes would make a good cow. I'm not a fan of first generation freisian for suckler breeding - they will always be narrow boned, but its an interest for the kids.
My dad ended up with an old simmental friesian cow a good many years ago. Mainly because we only had sheep at the time and mam grew up on a dairy farm and she was dying for a cow. That cow was crossed to a blue. Super calves. We kept a heifer out of her and she was an unreal cow to breed big shapey weanlings. (Sorry for the long backstory)Dont, my aul lad did this, and while they are lovely quiet sucklers with lots of milk, the colour of their progeny makes them a hard sell regardless of what breed of bull is used
I have had a few of them and the problem I have seen with them is after three or four years their udders sag down so much that the calf can’t suck them properly.The kids kept one off a BF cow - a nice square heifer. Will cross with limousin bull and whatever comes would make a good cow. I'm not a fan of first generation freisian for suckler breeding - they will always be narrow boned, but its an interest for the kids.
You were on the money. 592kg €1360Possibly 1200 1300. 1400, A bit more if very fleshy