- Location
- Cheshire
I know of a fella who kept back 5 AAx (Jersey X fresian) bull calves too use instead of using proper Angus. Sold his calves as AAx in market for £100-£180 at 3 weeks. I was astounded as they looked like black jerseys. Next calving he rocked up again with a trailer full and got all arsey with the auctioneer when they made £10-£25 for killing. Apparently the auctioneer had had a stuffing from each buyer who had bought the supposed AAx calves. The auctioneer in question then turned on the vendor and told him in no uncertain terms if that was the best he could breed he’d best take them elsewhere because his buyers didn’t want them. Good luck trying too get those calves on a MQ Angus contract!What I meant was a Jersian x AA calf which is then added to the bull herd and used again on Jersian cows. So breeding wise it’s getting more Jersian every time, easy calving for sure and resulting cows sufficient to graze 4500 litres OAD. But putting them into the beef trade when their that extreme isn’t good, I have literally seen them been blown over by wind at 10 months old.
First cross beef on the kiwi is fine, had a few over the years. Just got the pick the ones that aren’t showing too the jersey! Just not 3/4 kiwi 1/4 beef!
As for the £2-£4 calves. Without you were there we can’t judge them. When Chelford was still going a run of poor Angus heifers out of heifers went through at £5-£40 when a nice Angus heifer was £90-£140. 2 days after I was being told about these good Angus heifer calves been given away for £5 each... I pointed out they were talking sh!t and did they know what a good calf looked like? Front legs the width of my thumb doesn’t count!