All things beef

[pine_guy]

What did these make?

Just got my grades. They are crap. Weights look light too, but haven’t got lost to check. Was expecting at least a couple of o+

 

[sticky]

Just got my grades. They are crap. Weights look light too, but haven’t got lost to check. Was expecting at least a couple of o+
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I sent 3 blue hfs and1 steer last week and two of the hfs came back as o+, I was a bit peeved with that -10p.

 

[Sheepykid]

Just got my grades. They are crap. Weights look light too, but haven’t got lost to check. Was expecting at least a couple of o+
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Is that at dunbia sawley or Preston? Hard to tell from a photo but they look better than that.

 

[Sheepykid]

Thanks. Just feeding them ad lib right through like bulls, no silage. They came in as reared calves but I am rearing further batches myself. 16% crude protein until around 350 kilos then onto 14% finisher. That was the second draw some did better than that. Done as an experiment with steers as too many dairy blue bulls just won’t get the finish on them and the penalties get harder all the time for 2’s. Plus the better base price to start with. I’ve been very pleasantly surprised by how they fed. I have tried a batch on ad-lib plus bale silage but haven taken them off it what a waste of time, literally.I worked out it would knock £50 off the total feed cost but it had cost me more than that in reduced dlwg by the time they were 350 kilos. I’ve decided silage is just for cows!

Very interesting. We buy store cattle at the minute to fatten but I do like the idea of not buying someone else’s problems all the time. Can I ask what your ration is made up of? The only thing that puts me off is the calf rearing. You need a lot more skilled labour than I have access to.

 

[sticky]

The first two pics are the steer R3, the white one R3 and the one on the left o+4L.

 

[pine_guy]

Is that at dunbia sawley or Preston? Hard to tell from a photo but they look better than that.

Yes they are. A mate to them a few weeks back graded o+3- at ABP elsmere
Sawley.

 

[Full of bull(s)]

Very interesting. We buy store cattle at the minute to fatten but I do like the idea of not buying someone else’s problems all the time. Can I ask what your ration is made up of? The only thing that puts me off is the calf rearing. You need a lot more skilled labour than I have access to.

The calf rearing isn’t too bad I bought some group hutches and rear them in fives on a wydale feeder. Wean them and take out the dividing gates, all you need is a bit of spare concrete

 

[Celt83]

The calf rearing isn’t too bad I bought some group hutches and rear them in fives on a wydale feeder. Wean them and take out the dividing gates, all you need is a bit of spare concrete
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Nice looking bunch of blues

 

[beefandsleep]

The first two pics are the steer R3, the white one R3 and the one on the left o+4L.View attachment 768278View attachment 768280View attachment 768282

I agree with those grades

 

[Forever Fendt]

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Took this lad into the fat at Bakewell this morning, had hoped he'd make a breeding bull but he was just a bit too nervous when handled.

Saw them go through just before my Charolais,They will have made a lot more than mine

 

[Sheepykid]

The calf rearing isn’t too bad I bought some group hutches and rear them in fives on a wydale feeder. Wean them and take out the dividing gates, all you need is a bit of spare concrete
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That looks a good way to rear them. Have you ever tried ad lib feeding them out at grass for the summer? I guess that would slow them down bit like your silage did.

 

[sticky]

I agree with those grades

No complaints about the two, isn't the best pic of the other one showing her ribs like that but £3.38 at 270kg -£40 costs she didn't come to a lot.

 

[Whitepeak]

Saw them go through just before my Charolais,They will have made a lot more than mine

Big one came to just over £1500, so quite pleased. Did he behave himself in the ring? We never made it back down to see them sold
Were you unloading yours at the same time as ours?

 

[Plain steer]

Just got my grades. They are crap. Weights look light too, but haven’t got lost to check. Was expecting at least a couple of o+
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What price did they quote you?

 

[Forever Fendt]

Big one came to just over £1500, so quite pleased. Did he behave himself in the ring? We never made it back down to see them sold
Were you unloading yours at the same time as ours?

dont think so we unloaded on the steel docks in the middle ,was about 11.40 when we got there and had to run him up the race to check his ear tags 14months and 2 days old 722kg come to £1300 happy enough

 

[Whitepeak]

dont think so we unloaded on the steel docks in the middle ,was about 11.40 when we got there and had to run him up the race to check his ear tags 14months and 2 days old 722kg come to £1300 happy enough

Must have been another Charolais that unloaded next to us then. Yours had grown well, ours were a fair bit older than that. What was trade like on the whole?

 

[Forever Fendt]

Must have been another Charolais that unloaded next to us then. Yours had grown well, ours were a fair bit older than that. What was trade like on the whole?

Watched some stores sold until they rung the bell for the bulls ,The store trade was good, certainly better than a couple of weeks ago and the trade for the young bulls looked better with more buyers competing. The heifers i sold at Leek on Saturday would have perhaps been better sold yesterday but a 7month old bull sold very well so probably levelled it up,Fodder still sold to a good trade at leek a small load wheat straw (6 string) @ £99.50 ton and a large load 6 string @ £87 per ton and hay still looking to dear to feed anything

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Finished bullock...

 

[Celt83]

Finished bullock...

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Nice looking bullock! Lovely conformation on him.

Would he be a lim x bb ?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Nice looking bullock! Lovely conformation on him.

Would he be a lim x bb ?

Thanks....yes limmy dad and blue cross limmy Mam

That was him as a calf with his Mam