Sussex cattle

[applejack]

Great looking cattle @Wooly

 

[serf]

What sort of money do these Sussex cattle make as yearling stores heifers/steers, are they best sold privately than in market to get best price ?

 

[Wooly]

What sort of money do these Sussex cattle make as yearling stores heifers/steers, are they best sold privately than in market to get best price ?

Our local market, Ashford, sell plenty as stores and finished. As for price, how long is a piece of string. They might be less than continentals at the same age, but top price doesn't normally mean top profit !!

Traditional butchers like buying them and our local butcher is no exception. They know their customers buy on taste.



I have a dozen or so surplus 2 year old heifers for sale if anyone wants any.

 

[serf]

They might be less than continentals at the same age, but top price doesn't normally mean top profit !!

Yes I get this , just wondering if there is enough buyers for stores further up the country, guessing they would be 200£ less than a lim store of same age .
There must be an ballpark price in mind , the lims we sold this year were £950 steers £875 heifers .

 

[Woolless]

Yes I get this , just wondering if there is enough buyers for stores further up the country, guessing they would be 200£ less than a lim store of same age .
There must be an ballpark price in mind , the lims we sold this year were £950 steers £875 heifers .

Would selling them at Ashford, where there will be buyers for them, be a possibility?

 

[serf]

Would selling them at Ashford, where there will be buyers for them, be a possibility?

Over 3 hours away ... not for me !

 

[Wooly]

Yes I get this , just wondering if there is enough buyers for stores further up the country, guessing they would be 200£ less than a lim store of same age .
There must be an ballpark price in mind , the lims we sold this year were £950 steers £875 heifers .

Doubt they would be £200 less at this time of year. Maybe £100-£150 for the steers.

Plenty of farmers in this area have Sussex cows and cross them with a Lim bull. You get the placid nature of the cow and can sell them as a Lim X.

 

[serf]

Doubt they would be £200 less at this time of year. Maybe £100-£150 for the steers.

Plenty of farmers in this area have Sussex cows and cross them with a Lim bull. You get the placid nature of the cow and can sell them as a Lim X.

This would be my ideal scenario to x with lim , hopefully have more milk than lim better temperament at calving , and presumably the offspring stay fairly calm ???

 

[Matt77]

My bull and one of his, all been very calm....

 

[westwood]

Our local market, Ashford, sell plenty as stores and finished. As for price, how long is a piece of string. They might be less than continentals at the same age, but top price doesn't normally mean top profit !!

Traditional butchers like buying them and our local butcher is no exception. They know their customers buy on taste.



I have a dozen or so surplus 2 year old heifers for sale if anyone wants any.

Would be interested in surplus bulling heifers.

Can you please pm me with details

 

[serf]

My bull and one of his, all been very calm....
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They must be a fair sized cow then to stand lim bull that size , not seen Sussex cow in real only pics .

 

[Matt77]

They must be a fair sized cow then to stand lim bull that size , not seen Sussex cow in real only pics .

No problems yet, got a fairly mixed bag if I’m honest.

 

[Wooly]

Would be interested in surplus bulling heifers.

Can you please pm me with details

You must have your messaging system turned off. as you don't have the 'Start Conversation' button on your link !

 

[Qman]

You won't get better beef than from a Sussex. I wish the breed society would promote their cattle better, the Genus bull is a joke and the stud bulls on the society site seem poor to me. Oh for Elbridge Intellegent 7th again, I had some terrific calves from him.

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

You won't get better beef than from a Sussex. I wish the breed society would promote their cattle better, the Genus bull is a joke and the stud bulls on the society site seem poor to me. Oh for Elbridge Intellegent 7th again, I had some terrific calves from him.

I would have to agree with your comments on the breed society. They are a little behind the times!!

 

[Wooly]

You won't get better beef than from a Sussex. I wish the breed society would promote their cattle better, the Genus bull is a joke and the stud bulls on the society site seem poor to me. Oh for Elbridge Intellegent 7th again, I had some terrific calves from him.

The Genus bull is shocking. Even the Sussex Society have written to Genus to show their disapproval of its use. I guess it is only used on dairy cows or dairy heifers for easy calving.

The Society have seriously upped their game on promotion this spring. Now have a page on Sell My Livestock; adverts in Farmers Guardian and soon to have advertising features in other Ag magazines.

They have been good at selling stock to Africa and Australia in the past. The numbers have increased greatly in the South East in the last few years, but now need to move further out in the UK.

This was similar to the Romney sheep story, who sold sheep around the World and the South East, but it was only relatively a short time ago that the rest of the UK suddenly realised how good they were. That was mainly due to the excellent marketing by Wairere UK.

 

[westwood]

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I think I have turned it on please try again

 

[Sussex Gal]

I’m looking for a few new stock bulls and Iv came across the Sussex breed to which I like the look of, but i know nothing about the breed. Are these cattle good to finish or sell at stores? Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Hello! We have been breeding Pedigree Sussex Cattle for twenty years and they make great beef- certainly on a par with Aberdeen Angus, if not better! Like a lot of the breeds most of the animals contain something extra ie in the 80’s Limousin blood was introduced to get a bit of stature and a bigger carcass. I gather the same has happened over the years to Angus, Hereford etc to ‘improve’ them. We are Organic and have very pure bloodlines which do well on fresh air. The meat is tasty They kill out at about 340kilos. If you’re commercial I would definitely consider a Sussex bull but possibly something with a bit of Limousin in - a bit more height and muscling. Sussex are used a lot as crossing bulls in Sussex- and as I say probably on a par with an Angus. You just need to get a good one! Speak to The Sussex Cattle society- they may be able to point you in the right direction