Selling calves

j6891

Member

Location

Perth & Kinross

• Aug 30, 2020

• #1

Thinking of selling some of my calves straight off the cows this autumn. Save feeding/bedding them over the winter and free up shed space for my cows. April born so would be about 6 months old. Would you try to wean first or just whip them away the day of the sale?

 

bobk

Member

Location

stafford

• Aug 30, 2020

• #2

j6891 said:

Thinking of selling some of my calves straight off the cows this autumn. Save feeding/bedding them over the winter and free up shed space for my cows. April born so would be about 6 months old. Would you try to wean first or just whip them away the day of the sale?

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Whip em off , they'll sink a bit .

 

DB67

Member

Location

Scotland

• Aug 30, 2020

• #3

We usually sell straight off mothers (March born) but gonna wean start of October and kick cows out to hill ground and calves inside for 3-4 weeks pre sale. Should give the buyers a bit more piece of mind and there eating plenty creep now so hopefully they won’t lose too much in that initial separation period.

 

gatepost

Member

Location

Cotswolds

• Aug 31, 2020

• #4

That's the sort I buy and would prefer them weaned, otherwise discounted a bit, and they can be a pain in the arse.

 

j6891

Member

Location

Perth & Kinross

• Sep 3, 2020

• #5

I haven't creep feed mine as rotational grazing this year as much as I can. Anybody with any success at early weaning at grass with nose flaps or such like? Won't be as much of a shock come market day then and hopefully a bit quieter.

 

Hfd Cattle

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Hereford

• Sep 4, 2020

• #6

I thought it was illegal to take a calf off a suckler cow and put it straight into market ......this is a comment NOT a criticism as I would be tempted to sell straight off the cow if I did it .