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<blockquote data-quote="Lovegoodstock" data-source="post: 3367496" data-attributes="member: 42646"><p>I would not be against selling mine as suckled calves, but sheep numbers always struggle to creep calves and will lose out a touch against calves that will be fitter larger, and in my opinion the most important bit of bloom and sparkle grub puts into a beast, so spring calves are weaned, wintered on silage that quality varies year to year and Trafford gold, so not costing a great deal, then I think where I maybe score over lots is, a, I do spend and look after my pastures, so summer months are beneficial to cattle, not just easy and cheap as you chuck your cattle about and leave them for 5 months and think its cheap despite them not gaining as they could, b, mine and this year will be earlier get a handful of grub, still plenty of grass, but when it comes to selling stores, our biggest buyers are big big finishers, that bit of top means a return in 4/5 months, sell a beast same frame but that bit less condition gets hammered, handful of grub on yearlings sold in august on average costs 40 odd quid, I hope my premiums more than cover that, and beneficial to the next man</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lovegoodstock, post: 3367496, member: 42646"] I would not be against selling mine as suckled calves, but sheep numbers always struggle to creep calves and will lose out a touch against calves that will be fitter larger, and in my opinion the most important bit of bloom and sparkle grub puts into a beast, so spring calves are weaned, wintered on silage that quality varies year to year and Trafford gold, so not costing a great deal, then I think where I maybe score over lots is, a, I do spend and look after my pastures, so summer months are beneficial to cattle, not just easy and cheap as you chuck your cattle about and leave them for 5 months and think its cheap despite them not gaining as they could, b, mine and this year will be earlier get a handful of grub, still plenty of grass, but when it comes to selling stores, our biggest buyers are big big finishers, that bit of top means a return in 4/5 months, sell a beast same frame but that bit less condition gets hammered, handful of grub on yearlings sold in august on average costs 40 odd quid, I hope my premiums more than cover that, and beneficial to the next man [/QUOTE]
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