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[gone up the hill]

Does he really do that many? Where does he send them?

No I do not do that number of cattle.

Only have suckler bred bulls and no Fri cross cattle anymore, be that bulls or steers! have switched breeds last year away from finishing Fri steers as implementing a new feeding system for everything but suckler bulls from this summer!

 

[gone up the hill]

Any prices/ numbers of spring lambs for SM today?

 

[Jimbojrf]

Abp were 3.54 for young bulls when I asked about a week to 10 days ago, £3 for cows. Lorry driver said he has only been getting half loads to go down this last while when it’s normally full.

Local place paid £3.66 for clean last week. Struggling to find cattle.

Jesus there giving a fair whack for cows!!

 

[Shebb90]

How long ago did Fri bulls? I remember dad doing them years ago now. Just think if it would be something to reconsider doing?

 

[Shebb90]

Jesus there giving a fair whack for cows!!

I always thought they was rubbish for cows

 

[gone up the hill]

How long ago did Fri bulls? I remember dad doing them years ago now. Just think if it would be something to reconsider doing?

Figures don't stack up for Fri bulls unless you can access a lot of cheap food/ straw!

Another problem is that now the quality of Fri cattle coming out of the dairy herd is so bad you will struggle to get good grades, especially when you compare Fri cattle today v Fri cattle a few years ago when your dad was doing them.

Also Fri bull calves if any good are making nearly as much as native bred cattle that can be/grown finished far cheaper but still make as much if not more than Fri bulls.

If you want to do Fri cattle I would stick with keeping them as steers and getting them to 700 kilo liveweight as weight is what pays with them.

Also very few people want Fri bulls so make sure you have somewhere to send them before you get many about.

 

[Jimbojrf]

I always thought they was rubbish for cows

They must be booked up with cows at that price!

 

[Shebb90]

Figures don't stack up for Fri bulls unless you can access a lot of cheap food/ straw!

Another problem is that now the quality of Fri cattle coming out of the dairy herd is so bad you will struggle to get good grades, especially when you compare Fri cattle today v Fri cattle a few years ago when your dad was doing them.

Also Fri bull calves if any good are making nearly as much as native bred cattle that can be/grown finished far cheaper but still make as much if not more than Fri bulls.

If you want to do Fri cattle I would stick with keeping them as steers and getting them to 700 kilo liveweight as weight is what pays with them.

Also very few people want Fri bulls so make sure you have somewhere to send them before you get many about.

Yeah thought that would be the case. I kill most of the bull calves theses days has can't keep them all untill 24 months. And the roon I do have just well have bb or lims.

 

[gone up the hill]

Yeah thought that would be the case. I kill most of the bull calves theses days has can't keep them all untill 24 months. And the roon I do have just well have bb or lims.

Are you down with TB a lot?

Fri steers that have a bit of shape about them and are farmed well will always sell well at Sedge to Northern buyers, last year week after week quite often on a per kilo and age like for like v Lims etc the Fri steers would actually make more money.

Doesn't take much of a Fri steer to make £790+ and quite often they have pen after pen £950/1000+

What type of Fri cows do you have?

A good 16 month old Fri steer will easily make £700+

 

[Anthony222]

Any prices/ numbers of spring lambs for SM today?

I think they said 1700 springers, I had £93 for 42kg and £95 for 47kg. Down about £10 on last week, big numbers starting to come, one buyer also missing. Ewes dropped as well.

 

[Full of bull(s)]

Call me a cynic but could this be why ABP are suddenly lifting prices?

 

[harperfarmer]

What do you think it's cost you to get it there?

£400

 

[Raider112]

Do anyone do barley black white bulls? If so is it any good?

I was going to say as long as they are bought at the right price you can make it pay but it looks as if you mean your own calves so you should make it add up. I have to buy them in so you have an advantage over me.

 

[Celt83]

You did better than i did on Monday.

I guessed we were in for a hard time after reading your post on Monday. Keep posting had e nuff!

 

[Werzle]

Call me a cynic but could this be why ABP are suddenly lifting prices?
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€3.12 for cows = 2.72ppk here. Young bulls €3.75= £3.27

 

[beaconsboy]

How was Hereford today

 

[had e nuff]

I guessed we were in for a hard time after reading your post on Monday. Keep posting had e nuff!

I'm going back for some more punishment next Monday. Trying 5 Angus heifers, they have maybe got a bit fat for their size.

 

[smallholder99]

Abp were 3.54 for young bulls when I asked about a week to 10 days ago, £3 for cows. Lorry driver said he has only been getting half loads to go down this last while when it’s normally full.

Local place paid £3.66 for clean last week. Struggling to find cattle.

dawn paying 3.43 base this week

 

[Werzle]

How was Hereford today

Solid trade right to the end , no bargains is what i was told by two people who waited all day thinking there might be some late on. Cows n calves still strong IF you have genuine things with abit of scope

 

[Celt83]

I'm going back for some more punishment next Monday. Trying 5 Angus heifers, they have maybe got a bit fat for their size.

I’ve got some Angus heifers here I don’t know whether to sell as stores or pump some feed in them and put them on the hook. Let us know how you get on.