Selling stores

[Forever Fendt]

Forget about finishing cattle....get the calf creep out from birth and sell them at 8-10 months old off the cow....they’re never as dear as then

My next lot of back end calves have a creep pen and look well,All continentals so we will see

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Having a debate with Dad about this. I want to see through the store ring, he wants to continue finishing.

Your type of cattle are probably best sold at 8/9 months straight off the cow

 

[Northeastfarmer]

My next lot of back end calves have a creep pen and look well,All continentals so we will see

Send them north...you won’t be disappointed

 

[livestock 1]

Up to now yes but fat trade has dropped lately. Stores have risen since xmas but fodder shortage is holding people back, some are buying but some are thinking they might just as well give a £100 more for them in the spring

I’ve been hanging onto them for a while but it’s time some went from here so I will have to bite the bullet

 

[davidroberts30]

Jesus in the local mart today there was madness on the stores
Tidy looking but smallish Hereford and Angus steers (about 350-400kgs,18 to 28 months old) £1000

 

[davidroberts30]

Jesus in the local mart today there was madness on the stores
Tidy looking but smallish Hereford and Angus steers (about 350-400kgs,18 to 28 months old) £1000

Everything imo was 100 to 150 overpriced

 

[Werzle]

Everything imo was 100 to 150 overpriced

Were they weighed or you guessing?

 

[had e nuff]

Send them north...you won’t be disappointed

What was trade yesterday?

 

[Werzle]

Trades very up and down, one bunch reaches crazy money then another similiar bunch bombs. Markets video clips of a few of the best being sold doesnt tell the whole story, averages do that.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

What was trade yesterday?

Looked dear to me for what was in

 

[Forever Fendt]

Send them north...you won’t be disappointed

6 month TB testing may fudge the job somewhat

 

[Northeastfarmer]

6 month TB testing may fudge the job somewhat

Don’t send them north

 

[davidroberts30]

Were they weighed or you guessing?

Guess the most as only bought 1 Hereford steer at 500kgs(weighed at home)

 

[had e nuff]

Looked dear to me for what was in

Got some for next week.

 

[Whitepeak]

started the ones that made £750 @300 and then at the end bang, In my opinion a few more £ could be teased out at the end instead of spending time from 300 in 20s

Yeah be careful where you lean on the rostrum desk, he’s a bit wild with smacking the hammer down
That’s Alistair’s way of selling, he starts too low and goes up in too small a jumps, and the less said about him trying to value breeding bulls the better always think trade jumps when he’s on holiday and Mark sells
Shame Newark and Skipton are so far, otherwise Bakewell would seriously need to pull their finger out

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Got some for next week.

Should of been buying on Friday...sure dad said they were very cheap

 

[had e nuff]

Should of been buying on Friday...sure dad said they were very cheap

Been getting some private. Another 14 coming next week.

 

[liammogs]

Having a debate with Dad about this. I want to see through the store ring, he wants to continue finishing.

You'd be carrying half the stock through the winter, or if it's a case of sell the best calves and keep the worst, or sell the steers and keep the heifers

 

[harperfarmer]

I sell the best of the steers and heifers as suckled calves at 7-9 months. Then the remaining bulls are finished by 13-14 months and the remaining heifers are sold in the spring at 12-14 months. Looking forward though we need to gear up to finish the lot as TB is too big a risk. It's not too bad if it's 20 out of 100 that can't be sold but if I was geared up to sell the lot and got shut down it would cause a lot of issues.

 

[liammogs]

I sell the best of the steers and heifers as suckled calves at 7-9 months. Then the remaining bulls are finished by 13-14 months and the remaining heifers are sold in the spring at 12-14 months. Looking forward though we need to gear up to finish the lot as TB is too big a risk. It's not too bad if it's 20 out of 100 that can't be sold but if I was geared up to sell the lot and got shut down it would cause a lot of issues.

That's why we only run stores now and the odd cow and calf that could be split, if we were to go down we can still finish and send dead, but all ours usually go as forward stores