Angus prices?

[gone up the hill]

Yeh we supply the tesco scheme, usually several weeks for the bonus.......but last one was straight away

Perhaps they have changed it recently and are paying it quicker?

 

[kps]

ABP angus go to Tesco, takes a month or so to get paid the bonus depending on what time of the month you send them.

I sent some a couple of weeks ago and they paid 420 and it all came 2 days later. But I'm not signed on any scheme with abp so maybe different.

 

[exmoor dave]

Perhaps they have changed it recently and are paying it quicker?

God knows, let's just hope they keep the scheme paying well

I wish the hereford job was as good

 

[exmoor dave]

I sent some a couple of weeks ago and they paid 420 and it all came 2 days later. But I'm not signed on any scheme with abp so maybe different.

How old were the cattle?

I reckon they've gone to a different end outlet, which doesn't need a contract.

If they went to the tesco scheme you would have had to sign a contact of sorts.

 

[choochter]

What age would these angus cattle be when finished? On average?

 

[kps]

How old were the cattle?

I reckon they've gone to a different end outlet, which doesn't need a contract.

If they went to the tesco scheme you would have had to sign a contact of sorts.

To old/heavy for the Tesco scheme at foyle that's why they went there.

 

[kps]

What age would these angus cattle be when finished? On average?

Depending on how old they are when I buy them I try to get them sold under 24m and definitely u28m but abp pay as much as Tesco scheme so it's not such a problem.

 

[exmoor dave]

What age would these angus cattle be when finished? On average?

For max bonus, under 24mths,

Minimum to meet the scheme is 28mths


The 24mths thing is quite recent and to be honest abit of a frustration for us upland boys to get the cattle ready at 24mths, esp as the scheme is worded as majority of ration is meant to be grass.

 

[gone up the hill]

How old were the cattle?

I reckon they've gone to a different end outlet, which doesn't need a contract.

If they went to the tesco scheme you would have had to sign a contact of sorts.

No need to sign a contract for the Tesco scheme.

 

[choochter]

Can angus not be finished quicker than 24 months? In general?

 

[gone up the hill]

Can angus not be finished quicker than 24 months? In general?

Any breed can be fhinshed quicker than 24 months if you chuck a lot of hard feed at them early enough.

 

[scholland]

Can angus not be finished quicker than 24 months? In general?

Yes, our first aa stots went off this week, 325 dead, 17 month old. No creep whilst on mother's, 2.50kg of barley, a little protein and silage for a winter then the best grass I can find them until now.

 

[choochter]

Is there an abattoir on Shetland?
Edit it's OK, I've Googled it.
Yes.

 

[foul mouth phil]

If you hit all the bonus specs then £4.20 was about right when we sent some a month ago.

But for that you're looking at younger than 24mths and 280-330kg carcass.
Can't remember what grades are expected but we've never fallen foul of that so must be a fairly wide margin there.

These were all about 18-21 months old and ready to go,take all our friesian steers to ABP now and they do really well,only just found out they take angus cattle at ellsmere which isn't much further away.

 

[goodevans]

You don't get the Angus bonus for 4/6 weeks later at ABP.[/QUOTE

ABP angus go to Tesco, takes a month or so to get paid the bonus depending on what time of the month you send them.

not at shrewsbury you get it straight away up to 420