All things beef

[Northeastfarmer]

View attachment 536072 View attachment 536070 View attachment 536068 Well these are the last 2 to go off the farm. Putting a halt on the finishing job.

Why you packing in?

 

[bread and jam]

Why you packing in?

The margin is not there for me, I'm not quite sure were I'm going wrong but I seem to putting in more time and effort for less and less return. I love the cattle job but it has to pay.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

The margin is not there for me, I'm not quite sure were I'm going wrong but I seem to putting in more time and effort for less and less return. I love the cattle job but it has to pay.

Well at least you've had the courage and sense to stop, no good being a busy fool

 

[bread and jam]

Well at least you've had the courage and sense to stop, no good being a busy fool

perhaps if they had all ko as well as these 2 and the previous blue that I posted on here then it might have been a different story.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

perhaps if they had all ko as well as these 2 and the previous blue that I posted on here then it might have been a different story.

What did they grade? The trouble with buying a lot of cattle of various breeders is that the slow growing/bad converters completely ruin the job....it's easy when they're all doing 2 kilos a day

 

[choochter]

What did they grade? The trouble with buying a lot of cattle of various breeders is that the slow growing/bad converters completely ruin the job....it's easy when they're all doing 2 kilos a day

do many finishing cattle do 2kgs a day?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

do many finishing cattle do 2kgs a day?

Only the best

 

[choochter]

Only the best

what breeds would they be?

 

[bread and jam]

What did they grade? The trouble with buying a lot of cattle of various breeders is that the slow growing/bad converters completely ruin the job....it's easy when they're all doing 2 kilos a day

these 2 were 375kg R+4= the other was 400.4kg U-4=. The blue previous was 399.9kg U+3+. Don't worry they pay up to 416kg on the heifers unless they have altered there weights in the last couple of months.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

what breeds would they be?

Breed irrelevant, but probably charalois, Simmental limousin

 

[Northeastfarmer]

these 2 were 375kg R+4= the other was 400.4kg U-4=. The blue previous was 399.9kg U+3+. Don't worry they pay up to 416kg on the heifers unless they have altered there weights in the last couple of months.

They look better than R graders

 

[ImLost]

Our little Piedmontese bull out at work with the cows .

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Sorry, I know this is an old post but how do you get on with the bull? Calving ease? growth rates? KO weight?

 

[bread and jam]

They look better than R graders

perhaps that's were iv been going wrong.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

perhaps that's were iv been going wrong.

Well you will use Anglo beef pinchers

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Love seeing the cows and calves enjoying the sun

 

[beefandsleep]

Does the Holstein let any calf suck?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Does the Holstein let any calf suck?

Holstein I'll have to get a pic of its calf! It has a superb calf every year!

 

[S J H]

Holstein I'll have to get a pic of its calf! It has a superb calf every year!

Is that one of the ones you bought for a pound?

 

[lim x]

Nice cows and calves @Northeastfarmer
What Bull(s) you use?
The OH got cow envy in your pics 1/2 and 5

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Is that one of the ones you bought for a pound?

No it was £500