Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[FordFarmer]

Bit last minute sale...Honiton today and always seems to be every year a real trade

ive been a couple of times and it always seems a story of two halves.. deer to start with and cheap Nr the end

 

[d williams]

Yeah, I think so.
Maybe not in beef but definitely in value, can't remember if I posted before or after this question but we lease bulls as well as fatten, so it's an easy $500 right there.
They definitely use that testosterone for a start, generally if you get them to 18 month or so then you won't notice much disadvantage if you castrate them then, but down here ATM (due to swine flu in Asia) bull is fetching higher/kg than prime.

So our luck was in, buy bulls $750-1000, make $500 for nowt, sell for $1900 - it's a good year to be in bulls!

When you say lease them out I presume as working bulls are they sweeping up after ai or working?? If working how many bulls do some of those herds run as I seen some pretty impressive bunches of cows

 

[Kiwi Pete]

When you say lease them out I presume as working bulls are they sweeping up after ai or working?? If working how many bulls do some of those herds run as I seen some pretty impressive bunches of cows

Just sweeping after AI.
I lease 15 to one farm, ten to one, 6 each to 3 farms, and 5 to another 4 places. 58 of the 83 went away.

Most will still rotate them in teams, just to give them a rest as they have soft feet compared to cows that walk for a living, generally when I was dairying we'd have a team of Hereford to put straight in after AI (about nowish) for markers, ie once you see whiteface calves you know that's it for replacements.
Then these guys (or WHY) because a straight fri bull is still a good animal to finish off grass - and relatively sought after amongst sheep&beef folks with a partner at home wanting something to do to help make a few extra bob on the side.
Quite economic to get a week-old calf, throw a couple of hundred $ of powder and meal at them, and run them around the paddocks - sell them at a year and double your investment or finish them

The purists hate B&W's as their fancy cattle can't compete on a dollar basis

 

[Chae1]

Yeah, I think so.
Maybe not in beef but definitely in value, can't remember if I posted before or after this question but we lease bulls as well as fatten, so it's an easy $500 right there.
They definitely use that testosterone for a start, generally if you get them to 18 month or so then you won't notice much disadvantage if you castrate them then, but down here ATM (due to swine flu in Asia) bull is fetching higher/kg than prime.

So our luck was in, buy bulls $750-1000, make $500 for nowt, sell for $1900 - it's a good year to be in bulls!

How do you get on castrating them at 18 months!?

We were going to cut some at 7 months because bull job not good here, but felt stress/pain would put them back too much.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

How do you get on castrating them at 18 months!?

We were going to cut some at 7 months because bull job not good here, but felt stress/pain would put them back too much.

Just a jab of local, and cut them.
They don't really need the local, but it's best practice.
My best practice is to send them on a truck to the sale, and someone who wants a bull pays me money!

 

[d williams]

Just sweeping after AI.
I lease 15 to one farm, ten to one, 6 each to 3 farms, and 5 to another 4 places. 58 of the 83 went away.

Most will still rotate them in teams, just to give them a rest as they have soft feet compared to cows that walk for a living, generally when I was dairying we'd have a team of Hereford to put straight in after AI (about nowish) for markers, ie once you see whiteface calves you know that's it for replacements.
Then these guys (or WHY) because a straight fri bull is still a good animal to finish off grass - and relatively sought after amongst sheep&beef folks with a partner at home wanting something to do to help make a few extra bob on the side.
Quite economic to get a week-old calf, throw a couple of hundred $ of powder and meal at them, and run them around the paddocks - sell them at a year and double your investment or finish them

The purists hate B&W's as their fancy cattle can't compete on a dollar basis

Are there schemes on the dairy beef over there for name sires Angus Hereford like over here??

 

[d williams]

Just a jab of local, and cut them.
They don't really need the local, but it's best practice.
My best practice is to send them on a truck to the sale, and someone who wants a bull pays me money!

Keep them clean make sure no frost and a jab of long acting jobs a good one

 

[Kiwi Pete]

Are there schemes on the dairy beef over there for name sires Angus Hereford like over here??

No, there are premiums for Angus and Hereford beef though. But not dairy x

 

[Highland Mule]

Brother was in Inverness tonight was in three different supermarkets all sold out of turkey ,this vegan job seems to be on the wane.

Munro’s in Dingwall has plenty, I’m told - most folks who missed out at the Mart sale went there instead.

 

[beltextexel]

All but the top two rows were Beltex lambs. Top lot were Suffolk x miles and 2nd row were Texel x mules.

 

[Shebb90]

All but the top two rows were Beltex lambs. Top lot were Suffolk x miles and 2nd row were Texel x mules.View attachment 850107

Where and when was that?

 

[Shebb90]

All but the top two rows were Beltex lambs. Top lot were Suffolk x miles and 2nd row were Texel x mules.View attachment 850107

Good trade

 

[beltextexel]

Where and when was that?

Wigton this morning

 

[Shebb90]

Wigton this morning

When would they be killed then?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

When would they be killed then?

Certain sheep abattoirs might be working tomorrow

 

[1982]

Just had a hcc txt saying the sqq was up 27.4p on last week.upto 227 p pkg
How much higher can trade go??

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Just had a hcc txt saying the sqq was up 27.4p on last week.upto 227 p pkg
How much higher can trade go??

Lots

 

[Shebb90]

Lots

So if you got lambs that would kill now but would take a bit more would you take the trade now or wait for it to go up lots?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

So if you got lambs that would kill now but would take a bit more would you take the trade now or wait for it to go up lots?

I can’t sell any now...I sell mine off grass...and I haven’t got any

 

[Shebb90]

I can’t sell any now...I sell mine off grass...and I haven’t got any

I meant if you did have some? I got a few that would kill but would be lighter than normally i sell. But if trade goes right way i let them carry on growing in to money?