Is The Beef Market Turning and Anyone Want Friesian Calves?

[Frank-the-Wool]

I have been selling store cattle for the last 6 weeks and despite the gloom and doom the job has got better every week with today some classy Lim x heifers weighing 450 kg at £860 and a good Blue x at 410 kg for £770.00.
However the last few weeks I have been amazed at how low the price has been for black and white holstein types. Yes they are not a great shape but at around a pound a kg look to be fantastic value if you have an outlet that will take them. For years we used to graze lots of this type of cattle and for a relatively small outlay used to do well with them. Unfortunately the price until now was never low enough to attempt to finish them but it looks as if that might be about to change.

My Son in Law has many British Friesian calves that are now just being weaned but cannot find anyone to take them, which I presume is a knock on from the low beef prices. However these are well shaped and in good condition calves and ought to be ideal for someone who wants to take them on with a limited amount of capital outlay. He wants to sell them in batches of more than 10 at a time and has a few hundred to sell.

 

[Full of bull(s)]

Where is he based?

 

[cull cows]

I have been selling store cattle for the last 6 weeks and despite the gloom and doom the job has got better every week with today some classy Lim x heifers weighing 450 kg at £860 and a good Blue x at 410 kg for £770.00.
However the last few weeks I have been amazed at how low the price has been for black and white holstein types. Yes they are not a great shape but at around a pound a kg look to be fantastic value if you have an outlet that will take them. For years we used to graze lots of this type of cattle and for a relatively small outlay used to do well with them. Unfortunately the price until now was never low enough to attempt to finish them but it looks as if that might be about to change.

My Son in Law has many British Friesian calves that are now just being weaned but cannot find anyone to take them, which I presume is a knock on from the low beef prices. However these are well shaped and in good condition calves and ought to be ideal for someone who wants to take them on with a limited amount of capital outlay. He wants to sell them in batches of more than 10 at a time and has a few hundred to sell.

Where’s he at?

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Everyone can smell a bargain ?

 

[Werzle]

I have been selling store cattle for the last 6 weeks and despite the gloom and doom the job has got better every week with today some classy Lim x heifers weighing 450 kg at £860 and a good Blue x at 410 kg for £770.00.
However the last few weeks I have been amazed at how low the price has been for black and white holstein types. Yes they are not a great shape but at around a pound a kg look to be fantastic value if you have an outlet that will take them. For years we used to graze lots of this type of cattle and for a relatively small outlay used to do well with them. Unfortunately the price until now was never low enough to attempt to finish them but it looks as if that might be about to change.

My Son in Law has many British Friesian calves that are now just being weaned but cannot find anyone to take them, which I presume is a knock on from the low beef prices. However these are well shaped and in good condition calves and ought to be ideal for someone who wants to take them on with a limited amount of capital outlay. He wants to sell them in batches of more than 10 at a time and has a few hundred to sell.

Glad you are happy with the prices you mention but they are awful, would have been £100-150 dearer in august.

 

[AGN76]

I have been selling store cattle for the last 6 weeks and despite the gloom and doom the job has got better every week with today some classy Lim x heifers weighing 450 kg at £860 and a good Blue x at 410 kg for £770.00.

What age would they be?

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

What age would they be?

16 - 20 months

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Where’s he at?

South East!

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

Glad you are happy with the prices you mention but they are awful, would have been £100-150 dearer in august.

Not down here they weren't.

 

[z.man]

Not down here they weren't.

Definitely have got dearer in the last month to 6 weeks up here cheapest cattle I seen sold was the first week in September

 

[jackrussell101]

What is the R4L price currently

 

[HarryB97]

Don't bother selling them at stores you will loose out big time, finish them your self

 

[beefandsleep]

What is the R4L price currently

3.20..ish

 

[som farmer]

the more extreme holstien bulls are going, the fresh ones in, focus more on width etc. But more and more Friesian bulls are coming back into fashion, while some are more like 'graded down holstiens', there are some proper fr types, whose calves are worth rearing, 2 people bought some off us last year, after a few months, they were saying how cheap they were, £30, they are now some good solid steers, which will go on to grade well, £30 compared to £250 per calf ? Please don't think all b +white bulls are rubbish, as dairy farmers, we need to find buyers for them, and you might be impressed !