Bullocks for sale. UA Stirling

[DrDunc]

Catalogues aren't drawn up until the afternoon before the sale so that they can continue and chase entries until the last minute.

At Lanark yesterday there was near 1900 cattle, with only about 1500 listed in the catalogue.

Lanark office has traditionally printed the catalogue days before sales. With the ex UA star auctioneer Primrose now setting the heather on fire ar L&S, they're needing to modernise the office to keep up with the number of cattle she's bringing back to Lanark (predominantly cattle that she'd previously poached up to Stirling).

Yesterday's sale was tremendous.

 

[Bossfarmer]

View attachment 510452 10 limousin cross bullocks for sale tomorrow at UA Stirling. 12 months old. Guesstimate weight of 420-440kg

what feeding regimes it been on since birth if you don't mind me asking, good shape

 

[Bossfarmer]

Think that will be around the mark.
Sold the last of our 11/12 month old Sim stots at Stirling a couple of weeks back averaging 470kg & £1150 for the 12 sold.

Don't think trade will have come back any so would expect fancier Lims like @shearerlad's of the same weight to be £70-£80 more at least.

what do you feed your stores on from calf till sale if you don't mind me asking? do the cows get barley to get protein levels up in the milk?

 

[CharcoalWally]

when you sell the invoice does not show the buyer with UA

Not the invoice that comes in the post. If you're in the market to sell on the day itself, your sale list from the office has the buyers printed.

 

[shearerlad]

what feeding regimes it been on since birth if you don't mind me asking, good shape

They get big bale silage ad lib. Been built up to get 4kg of locally grown barley, with distillers grains and Davidsons 5 star blend mixed to 16% protein.
Creep fed for 6 weeks pre weaning on blend only.
Feeding cattle here ain't rocket science, keep it simple.

 

[Willie adie]

Catalogues aren't drawn up until the afternoon before the sale so that they can continue and chase entries until the last minute.

At Lanark yesterday there was near 1900 cattle, with only about 1500 listed in the catalogue.

Lanark office has traditionally printed the catalogue days before sales. With the ex UA star auctioneer Primrose now setting the heather on fire ar L&S, they're needing to modernise the office to keep up with the number of cattle she's bringing back to Lanark (predominantly cattle that she'd previously got.
Yesterday's sale was tremendous.

Mmm i was under the impression. UA were unconcerned she defected.
Perhaps they underated her.

 

[Archie]

Think there is 2200 cattle entered for today's sale.
We used to get catalogues emailed but they stopped due to lack of interest!?!?

They will still e-mail it to you if you ask them but find we have to phone and request it each time we are selling.

Not really progress from 15 years ago when you just phoned the day before to ask where about in the sale and at what time they estimated that would be.

 

[shearerlad]

They will still e-mail it to you if you ask them but find we have to phone and request it each time we are selling.

Not really progress from 15 years ago when you just phoned the day before to ask where about in the sale and at what time they estimated that would be.

Dad phoned yesterday to find out roughly when we would be through the ring and was told 4:30. Just spoken to Mum. 7pm at the earliest!! Ffs

 

[Northeastfarmer]

How did you get on @shearerlad ?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Ignore my last message!

 

[Archie]

what do you feed your stores on from calf till sale if you don't mind me asking? do the cows get barley to get protein levels up in the milk?

Get creep fed 15% beef blend for 6 weeks from 1st September to weaning mid October. Will be on 2kg of this at weaning then wintered on Silage, 3kg barley and 0.75kg 34% protein pellets.

Spring calvers, so cows just grass fed the whole time calves are on them.

 

[Archie]

Dad phoned yesterday to find out roughly when we would be through the ring and was told 4:30. Just spoken to Mum. 7pm at the earliest!! Ffs

Nothing changed there then

Good luck for later on. Was third through ring the other week. Rather that than be hanging on all day though.

 

[Willie adie]

Dad phoned yesterday to find out roughly when we would be through the ring and was told 4:30. Just spoken to Mum. 7pm at the earliest!! Ffs

The last sale at huntly 6 consiigners were told they would be sold at 2.30 .its par for the course if they ask me I give them an honest estimate. The white coats don't like it. But tough luck.

 

[M-J-G]

Mmm i was under the impression. UA were unconcerned she defected.
Perhaps they underated her.

I'm not sure she was under rated.

She's a different kind of personality from the Stirling guys. She certainly seems to feel it's professional to use words that start with F,B&C anyway.

I'll happily watch from a long distance.

 

[CharcoalWally]

Mmm i was under the impression. UA were unconcerned she defected.
Perhaps they underated her.

What , after nearly 30 years? If that's not long enough to prove yourself then how long does anyone need?

 

[M-J-G]

What , after nearly 30 years? If that's not long enough to prove yourself then how long does anyone need?

31 years

 

[Bossfarmer]

They get big bale silage ad lib. Been built up to get 4kg of locally grown barley, with distillers grains and Davidsons 5 star blend mixed to 16% protein.
Creep fed for 6 weeks pre weaning on blend only.
Feeding cattle here ain't rocket science, keep it simple.

do you wean them in October? then get them onto the barley?

 

[Bossfarmer]

Get creep fed 15% beef blend for 6 weeks from 1st September to weaning mid October. Will be on 2kg of this at weaning then wintered on Silage, 3kg barley and 0.75kg 34% protein pellets.

Spring calvers, so cows just grass fed the whole time calves are on them.

we do a similar system do you sell them all at the spring sales? ever thought about leaving them on mothers until jan to get them a bit bigger?

 

[CharcoalWally]

31

I stand corrected. ...

 

[shearerlad]

do you wean them in October? then get them onto the barley?

Start the barley in the creep once they are all eating. Saves one finding it and filling its guts to bursting.
Wean in November. Depends on the season. Wet, weaned and in sooner, dry and pleasant, leave them till end of the month.