Suckler breeding cow trade?

[valtraman]

What would trade be like for proper beef bred suckler cows be either with calf at foot or in calf heifer . Angus’s spring Calvers. I might need 10

 

[mac]

What would trade be like for proper beef bred suckler cows be either with calf at foot or in calf heifer . Angus’s spring Calvers. I might need 10

Ones sold today in local market tremendous Simmental crosses with spring born sim calves at foot scanned back in calf to Charolais all over £3000 with a top of £3700.

 

[Lazy Eric]

Ones sold today in local market tremendous Simmental crosses with spring born sim calves at foot scanned back in calf to Charolais all over £3000 with a top of £3700.

i wish I had the balls to sell up.

 

[unlacedgecko]

i wish I had the balls to sell up.

If you don't, you're effectively buying them.

 

[livestock 1]

If you’ve bought them or bred them before they went up then I would say you are a winner. Inflation of this type is usually helpful to a business

 

[unlacedgecko]

If you’ve bought them or bred them before they went up then I would say you are a winner. Inflation of this type is usually helpful to a business

If I had my way, we'd be selling the oldest 50-75% of cows. You'll be able to buy back in much cheaper in Feb when everyone else starts running out of feed.

 

[livestock 1]

If I had my way, we'd be selling the oldest 50-75% of cows. You'll be able to buy back in much cheaper in Feb when everyone else starts running out of feed.

I agree with that to some degree. It always amazes me how breeding cattle are much dearer in May that they are with a winter approaching, especially considering most of them are intended to be kept for a good few winters ahead.

 

[unlacedgecko]

I agree with that to some degree. It always amazes me how breeding cattle are much dearer in May that they are with a winter approaching, especially considering most of them are intended to be kept for a good few winters ahead.

From heifers exposed to the bull, the average US beef cow has 3.8 calves. I wonder what the figure is for the UK?

 

[Chae1]

2.5-3k per outfit. We bought more last week at that. Salers X Ch calves. Due to calve again in Spring.

Sell calves for £1500.

 

[unlacedgecko]

2.5-3k per outfit. We bought more last week at that. Salers X Ch calves. Due to calve again in Spring.

Sell calves for £1500.

I did think it was late to be selling spring born pairs.

 

[Optimus]

From heifers exposed to the bull, the average US beef cow has 3.8 calves. I wonder what the figure is for the UK?

Be more than that won't it?

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

From heifers exposed to the bull, the average US beef cow has 3.8 calves. I wonder what the figure is for the UK?

That seems very low, I think the average lactations for a dairy cow is about that, so I would have thought beef cows would be longer

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

From heifers exposed to the bull, the average US beef cow has 3.8 calves. I wonder what the figure is for the UK?

Just done a quick search and the average (in Scotland) seems to be they average 6 calvings

https://www.gov.scot/binaries/conte...y+of+the+Scottish+Beef+Herd+-+CTS+-+FINAL.pdf

Page 37

 

[puppet]

I saw the Scottish report which is confusing. They state 6 calves average but if the annual replacement rate is 16% then the cows are only living 6 years meaning fewer than 4 calves

 

[Aspiring Peasants]

It also says 20% of suckler cows are over 10 years old

 

[Formatted]

Angus’s spring Calvers. I might need 10

I am looking for 20-25 Angus or Stabiliser cows, if anyone has any

 

[Top Tip.]

I saw the Scottish report which is confusing. They state 6 calves average but if the annual replacement rate is 16% then the cows are only living 6 years meaning fewer than 4 calves

They don’t calve until they’re at least two and often three

 

[livestock 1]

From heifers exposed to the bull, the average US beef cow has 3.8 calves. I wonder what the figure is for the UK?

You need 4 to get into any money so it’s probably higher than that in reality

 

[steveR]

From heifers exposed to the bull, the average US beef cow has 3.8 calves. I wonder what the figure is for the UK?

Culling all the Sucklers here at present. 3 to Drayton yesterday, all had dropped 6-7 calves and would have gone on for another 2 at least, I would say. Same again next Monday.

 

[unlacedgecko]

That seems very low, I think the average lactations for a dairy cow is about that, so I would have thought beef cows would be longer

In the US average lactations for a dairy cow is 1.6.