Finishing cattle at grass

[ali j]

Hello have a few Simmental bullocks around 530 kg 15-16 months old. Would I be able to get them in good weight off grass

 

[gatepost]

Pure x bred, beef x or dairy x, how good is the grass, will have to be very good grass IMO and not on a mountain, they sound like the sort of cattle that want selling now going on the store trade.

 

[Timbo]

Hello have a few Simmental bullocks around 530 kg 15-16 months old. Would I be able to get them in good weight off grass

Unless you are corning them too, or rotationally grazing some good clover swards, not a chance.

Sell em as is.

 

[ali j]

They are out of fleckveih cows. I would be mealing them barley and maize when suitable. I’m try to work with rotation paddocks.

 

[Timbo]

They are out of fleckveih cows. I would be mealing them barley and maize when suitable. I’m try to work with rotation paddocks.

Can i ask, have you costed the corn & labour v what they are worth currently?

 

[M-J-G]

They are out of fleckveih cows. I would be mealing them barley and maize when suitable. I’m try to work with rotation paddocks.

No problem

 

[ali j]

Barley home grown and maize bought. Probably the buying cost of ration around 330 approximately today. Probably only go up. Need to allow 1.50 a day I’d think at 100 days 150 pounds for ration. Cattle might be worth 1250 today going by mart reports although I might be looking at them through rose tinted glasses as they say.

 

[Will 1594]

@onthehoof
he is your man for grass fed simms
ask him

 

[neilo]

Barley home grown and maize bought. Probably the buying cost of ration around 330 approximately today. Probably only go up. Need to allow 1.50 a day I’d think at 100 days 150 pounds for ration. Cattle might be worth 1250 today going by mart reports although I might be looking at them through rose tinted glasses as they say.

That home grown barley is still worth £300+/t tipped in a lorry.

 

[ali j]

Yes I was cost that at 360 barley and 300 maize. 60% barley 40%maize. 336 ton possibly on high side.

 

[onthehoof]

Finish all ours off grass, the cost of giving them barley will be more than the extra they gain in £££, but as said it has to be 'finishing' grass

 

[ali j]

Or would it cost 250 between meal and fertiliser to get them to October I don’t know.

 

[onthehoof]

But ours are 28/30 mo

 

[ali j]

Would the younger one be more efficient realistically

 

[onthehoof]

1)What are they worth now
2) how much grub will they eat for next 6 months
3) how much will they be worth then

Should be reasonably easy to work this out

 

[ali j]

Brother would finish cattle coming up to 30 months bought as stores. They do seem to be on a finishing ration from housing to spring sometimes. I probably have more interest in a calf to beef although this is first year finishing bullocks. My few cattle averaged 1.12 over winter with these sims averaging 1.3-1.4.

 

[ali j]

Possibly worth 1250 now
I’d think it would take 250 to keep them at least.
can’t see 6 months into future

 

[onthehoof]

Possibly worth 1250 now
I’d think it would take 250 to keep them at least.
can’t see 6 months into future

Sell now, cut grass for hay, sell hay

 

[ali j]

Probably the most sensible option

 

[Timbo]

Would the younger one be more efficient realistically

Alot yes.