Your probably no scrap that, your defiantly doing more milk than me.
Where to buy cows
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Only just seen this so probably a bit late to get up there. Will enquire if there's any unsold lots though. Thanks for the tag!
cattow
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- Location
- Leicestershire J11 M42
What did the pasteuriser and bottle filler make? Presume it all sold then?
cattow
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- Location
- Leicestershire J11 M42
Holsteinfriesian90
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- Location
- Cornwall
What were the cows making?
cattow
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- Location
- Leicestershire J11 M42
I only stopped for the first 1/2 dozen, around the thousand mark giving 25l/day, tidy looking herd, but as said very low f&p
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
In calf heifers upto 1300 around 1100 mostly
Made their money then
William Mellor
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- Location
- Peak District
Bin to the sale
Came back with these 3 Lots 18,47,61 and all for under £1k each and averaging 30 litres
Came back with these 3 Lots 18,47,61 and all for under £1k each and averaging 30 litres
jade35
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- Location
- S E Cornwall
Will be interesting to see what the constituents are when you milk record.
Of course you went to the sale - I would have been surprised if you hadnt!
How fresh are they?
William Mellor
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- Location
- Peak District
Of course you went to the sale - I would have been surprised if you hadnt!
How fresh are they?
Before anyone asks I know they're high scc but my last bulk tank scc was sub 100 so not to worried, one calved may, other 2 last November I think and one of the 2 is back incalf for November and the other served recently
William Mellor
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- Location
- Peak District
A cull cow doing over 27 litres
to be correct and the only one of the 3 to have a low scc of 36, and at cull cow value
- Location
- M6 Hard shoulder
what was your thoughs on trade @William Mellor ? brother in law said you couldn't get near the ring for folk
William Mellor
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- Peak District
Packed ring, a lot of cows bidding started off around £400-£500 but picked up quickly, anything worth milking £900+, older cows sub £800 and milking heifers even ones calved 6 months+ and not back incalf sold to above £1000, fresh heifers were £1300 plus, think I saw one nice shaped one at £1600, incalf heifers calving soon around simalar money to fresh calving ones along with autumn calving dry cows £1000+. Young stock and particularly young calving sold well. Didn't think the farmer selling them did to bad, got talking to him after and he said he had lost all interest in the job, wishes he'd kept up with the pedigree breeding, he was in his 70's and his 2 daughter had gone and got careers, thought cow prices were at their peak so decided to go out now.
Am I the only idiot who buys cows at a dispersal reported to be given great yield but when you get them home their giving hardly enough for your cornflakes..probably bagged up for two days..but remember at a dispersal " At the drop of the hammer they're yours"? Rather buy in the market.
Rubbish, buy a cow that was sold doing 35 litres and she's only doing 12, they will have a draw with the farmer.