- Location
- God's side of the border.
And escapes inheritance tax, most comments I read in the financial press have people recommending farm land instead of gold.
All things Dairy
- Thread starter Cows 'n grass
- Start date
- Location
- Northumberland
Some culls ready to go.
lazy farmer
Member
- Location
- som/dor border
Blimey what has it cost to get them that fat ?!
- Location
- Northumberland
They are a bit like me, naturally put on weight.
TheRanger
Member
- Location
- SW Scotland
How long dry on average?
I think, especially for our sort of cows that the return on investment of fattening them is quite large. Need to get them over that 260kg carcass weight!
The ones above will kill heavier than some of mine live!
- Location
- Northumberland
Good question and I didn't know the answer so went to uniform agri and the average is 78 days
Hope to get £1100 average?
Holsteinfriesian90
Member
- Location
- Cornwall
most of them still look tidy cows. What’s the reason for culling? Not in calf?
- Location
- Northumberland
Various reasons, 107 is 11 years old and udder was near the ground after her 9th calf. Some 3 teaters, some high cc, some repeat mastitis cases but getting in calf is not one of the reasons. We have a lot of heifers coming in so having a clear out of any issues.
Dead Rabbits
Member
- Location
- 'Merica
It doesn’t seem to matter what you do to them here. They are getting stolen. Even though I think about 80% of our beef is consumed as ground beef. Mince for y’all.
Yeah same, cows above will make 2 1/2 times what ours will. We still won't average 400 quid
Dead Rabbits
Member
- Location
- 'Merica
I believe the past two have been the most profitable ever for meat packers here. During the depths of covid they were looking at an average $1000 head profit on fats.
- Location
- Northumberland
Pulled out some steers to go with the cows above.
Headless chicken
Member
- Location
- West Wales
we’d struggle to get over £950’s here even for things that are seriously fat.
Headless chicken
Member
- Location
- West Wales
What sort of diet have you done those on please?
Holsteinfriesian90
Member
- Location
- Cornwall
- Location
- Northumberland
Silage and ad-lib urea treated barley for the last 3 months
Ad lib? 1200kg?
Happy new year to yourself. Love a clear out, what bulls are the heifers off that’s coming this time.