160kgs steers

[DRC]

15/18 month old named Hereford heifers/ steers around 350/400 kilos that you can pick up for £650/730 head, will be fat by the end of summer and worth £1150 + head.

I'm not FA for stock, so hardly worth it for a small number .

 

[gone up the hill]

Thanks, b

Thanks, but my calf rearing days are over. I'd rather pay a bit more for reared, but not silly money.
I could graze 40 dairy heifers, but at 50p a day, which he's offering It doesn't seem much to me.

Tell him £1.20/ head a day, any less then you would be better letting the grass keep on a per acre basis with no work.

 

[gone up the hill]

I'm not FA for stock, so hardly worth it for a small number .

Then pick up some hard farmed 12 month old stirks would be my advice.

 

[Flossie]

Thanks, b

Thanks, but my calf rearing days are over. I'd rather pay a bit more for reared, but not silly money.
I could graze 40 dairy heifers, but at 50p a day, which he's offering It doesn't seem much to me.

£140/week, say 1st May-31st October (6 mths/26 weeks ballpark) for a quick walk through to check they're upright
27 acres summer let-would you get anywhere near £140/acre? (27 acres/27 weeks ish!)

 

[Thick Farmer]

£140/week, say 1st May-31st October (6 mths/26 weeks ballpark) for a quick walk through to check they're upright
27 acres summer let-would you get anywhere near £140/acre? (27 acres/27 weeks ish!)

Down here you could get more and do Sweet FA!

 

[d williams]

What would you buy to graze 27 acres all summer, then cash in October, that would hopefully make a bob or two.

Cows and calfs calfs into sales fatten kill cows or buy a bull as well run them on if you wanted a bit of risk incalfers would be cheaper as good as anything when you divide the price by two and somethings by 3

 

[An Gof]

400 kilo steers will make £1100 plus in the store ring currently so £2.45 a kilo,

The smaller you buy the dearer ppk they will be.

Weigh a 40 day old BB bull calve that makes £400, what weight will he be??

You might want to check the maths

 

[Hampton]

You might want to check the maths

Politicians maths!

 

[DRC]

My original point was more to do with the fact that these groups of reared calves are advertised on sites like, Sell my livestock , obviously by companies such as Butilar or Blade.
Do they achieve these prices and if so, who buys them at that.
I know they are vaccinated etc, and your getting a bunch, but if you go to weanling sales at markets, you will buy much stronger cattle for that money .

 

[Zippy768]

Hereford and Angus steers advertised on internet sales website at £465 each for 160 kgs reared calves/weanlings.
Could someone run me through the likely profit margin in these at any stage.
Just interested.
@gone up the hill maybe?

We can provide Angus and Hereford steers for much less at £368, albeit at around the 140kg mark.

 

[Zippy768]

www.dengrovecalves.co.uk

 

[bobk]

My original point was more to do with the fact that these groups of reared calves are advertised on sites like, Sell my livestock , obviously by companies such as Butilar or Blade.
Do they achieve these prices and if so, who buys them at that.
I know they are vaccinated etc, and your getting a bunch, but if you go to weanling sales at markets, you will buy much stronger cattle for that money .

You're best going to Shrewsbury on a thursday and buy some bigger cattle , @beefandsleep will be delighted to see you

 

[Hampton]

www.dengrovecalves.co.uk

Have you sold those bbx steers? If not how much?
Your page isn't aligning properly on my iPad.

 

[Hampton]

You're best going to Shrewsbury on a thursday and buy some bigger cattle , @beefandsleep will be delighted to see you

Or go on a Tuesday as well to see what's about.
Been some good calves coming through last couple of weeks.

 

[bobk]

Not much arse on those Angus

 

[bobk]

Or go on a Tuesday as well to see what's about.
Been some good calves coming through last couple of weeks.

Is diddy Dave still selling on tuesdays ?

 

[Hampton]

Is diddy Dave still selling on tuesdays ?

Yes, he sells the first half, then Stu Richards takes over.

 

[bobk]

Yes, he sells the first half, then Stu Richards takes over.

Be dark by then .

 

[Zippy768]

Have you sold those bbx steers? If not how much?
Your page isn't aligning properly on my iPad.

Sorry bbx are gone I'm afraid. Apologies for page not loading properly, still v new

 

[pine_guy]

Some cheap broken mouthed ewes with twins

Then pick up some hard farmed 12 month old stirks would be my advice.

Please advise where I can buy these as I could do with a few hundred of each, but the few I see make as much as the really well farmed stock. Finding cattle, particularly, that have not been pushed on a lot of hard feed, so suitable to graze without melting away, is nearly impossible nowadays. Especially when you rule out the TB areas for sourcing then from.