Friesianfan
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Stores or finish? Friesian steers
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Holsteinfriesian90
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£40/head haulage?! The price paid per kg looks as good as anywhere but you have big deductions wherever in Africa you send them to [emoji848]
Friesianfan
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Helston, Cornwall to sawley, clitheroe
Friesianfan
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Dunbia
Holsteinfriesian90
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Does st merryn not pay as well for friesians?
Cant quite see the bit bottom left, were they electronic or manual graded. Good grades anyway
Weare Cham
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Could have done with a couple more weeks to get them over 300kgs. And the haulage is ott. Good grades for freisians[emoji106]
dinderleat
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They would make £1100 at sedgmoor I would of thought.
Buy to be fair they are only 20 months old so haven't done to bad at all.
What would 20 month old in calf heifers be worth ? About the same?
Buy to be fair they are only 20 months old so haven't done to bad at all.
What would 20 month old in calf heifers be worth ? About the same?
Northeastfarmer
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The haulage is rough but so would the market commission
TripleSix
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I don't think that's bad!
Friesianfan
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No, I'm pleased with the grades and price but would I be better selling as stores?
Friesianfan
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Haven't tried them for a while. Was disappointed last time I used them
Pretty sure we were on 357 for a R last week. Plus the 5p for being in the weight range. Must be good sorts to get an R and a 4H at 20 months, galling to give away meat at 4H though. It depends what you've paid to get them fat as to whether you should have sold them as stores. You must have given them some decent grub to get them fit at those weights.
Weare Cham
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Swings and roundabouts. If there is TB in your area it would make the decision for you.
Friesianfan
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They're reared indoors to 5/6 months, have a summer at grass and 1.5kg of cake/barley, stepped up to 5kg October at grass then tmr with, hay, silage and 8kg of alkagrain until April when I ran out and they went on to finishing cake gradually getting up to ad lib for the last month. First time I've done it this way usually out winter first year then grass second summer and finish them at 24-30 months in second winter
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Had 10 away on Friday. Similar grades and starting at £3.55 for a r grade
Friesianfan
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We're clear at present
gone up the hill
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Dear or dear where to start
Fri steers are best sold fat but you MUST get weight on them and they need to be 660/700 kilos liveweight when sent deadweight, easy to average £1150/1200 dead for Fri steers on the current fat trade if fhinshed correctly.
I buy Forward FRi stores as they are generally very cheap for the weight they carry and easy to clear £100 net profit on them in 120 days and if you buy 500 kilo ones then its easy if feed correctly to double your money in 4 months.