Seems Simmentals were the same today.Looked like plenty money flying about at the angus bulls?
Record sale average for the breed today at Stirling.
Seems Simmentals were the same today.Looked like plenty money flying about at the angus bulls?
Must still be a bit of confidence in the beef job!Seems Simmentals were the same today.
Record sale average for the breed today at Stirling.
in all honesty,i cant see it being in sellers favour, having the name of many tenant farmers biggest nightmare being plastered all over the placeThose limo bulls don't seem very expensive, most around 4 grand.
I don’t follow what you mean ,in all honesty,i cant see it being in sellers favour, having the name of many tenant farmers biggest nightmare being plastered all over the place
tenant farmers may prefer to go to carlisleI don’t follow what you mean ,
Those limo bulls don't seem very expensive, most around 4 grand.
I didn’t go, but from what I saw of the judging and sale on the live feed on bookface it looked like a hell of a showing bulls - I didn’t really agree with the judging but that’s buy and the buy. I think this sale and last October has been up there with the best quality since they moved the sales to Stirling.Record average for chars at Stirling today.
had a wander round and a very mixed show I thought. Prefer seeing them a few days before out of their show clothes tbh.
There was a lot of good bulls...still got 2 charolais at home if your stuck!I didn’t go, but from what I saw of the judging and sale on the live feed on bookface it looked like a hell of a showing bulls - I didn’t really agree with the judging but that’s buy and the buy. I think this sale and last October has been up there with the best quality since they moved the sales to Stirling.
I couldn’t touch any - again.
@Agrivator There were Charolais bulls making 14000-20000gns going into commercial herds at Stirling. And a large number £10k + bulls as well. I know an 18k bull went to a commercial herd who calves both spring and autumn so he’ll get to sire a lot of calves which helps the price tag.
Most obvious evidence of doctored photos was first round of covid when there were no Stirling bull sales and it was all done virtual.The Scottish Farmer reports for Stirling and Carlisle always show (doctored?) photos of the top-priced bulls, which are normally well out of reach of commercial buyers.
I am more familiar with Limousin bulls at Carlisle. There are many well-bred bulls in the 3000gns to 4800gns bracket, some of which have very similar breeding to the champion bulls. Maybe the Limousin Society ( or other breed societies) should ask the press to show identical photos of the lower-priced bulls so that folk who can't attend the sales can compare them with the champion bulls.
4 calves its paid for, i'd be giving 8 or 10k£4k is my limit for a stock bull, I dont know how to justify more for 9 weeks of use with 30 cows.
4 calves its paid for, i'd be giving 8 or 10k
Give him 40 cows. A good bull should do 40 no problems.£4k is my limit for a stock bull, I dont know how to justify more for 9 weeks of use with 30 cows.
Only the first year ...But then that takes 8 - 10 calves to pay for it, nearly a third of the calf crop?
You’ve lots of other things too pay for as well though in that year?Only the first year ...
I know that, but if working it out as a percentage of calf crop you have to allow for the fact that there will hopefully be several years of 30 calves, not just one.You’ve lots of other things too pay for as well though in that year?