Where to buy cows

[More to life]

You sound like @More to life

No you seem to get more than you pay for

 

[happycows]

These made £1000 to £1200 for the best due shortly.
Ones due later on were more like £900 for the best.
On the money really.

 

[Beef farmer]

No you seem to get more than you pay for

I only show you the better ones.

 

[Headless chicken]

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These made £1000 to £1200 for the best due shortly.
Ones due later on were more like £900 for the best.
On the money really.

Where were they?

 

[Beef farmer]

Was she my maths must be off. Tbf i wouldn't know on killing out percentage etc. she was like a tub of butter mind.

I would say a cow would be doing well to do 45%, gurt big head and bones.

 

[Beef farmer]

Where were they?

That picture is holsworthy market.

 

[happycows]

Where were they?

Holsworthy last Wednesday

 

[More to life]

I only show you the better ones.

It's relative don't forget I know what they cost

 

[happycows]

Where were they?

A large entry of in calf heifers met a solid trade and within the normal market Mr B Bath of Bude sold in calf heifers up to a top of £1280. A fantastic consignment of both close to calving and autumn calving heifers from Messrs NR & SL Osborne of Bude met keen demand. Close to calving heifers topped at £1320 for ‘Trebarn Frontline Mary’ 7-8 Months in calf and this section of 23 in calf heifers averaged £999. The September calving in calf heifers were well grown and well fleshed heifers and topped at £1120 for a pair of heifers ‘Trebarn Bona Sarah 3’ and ‘Trebarn Destry Ana’ with 35 animals in this section averaging £896.

 

[multi power]

Was she my maths must be off. Tbf i wouldn't know on killing out percentage etc. she was like a tub of butter mind.

Two questions, a, you did have her back for the freezer, and b, when are you getting the BBQ out, I'm getting hungry

 

[Headless chicken]

Two questions, a, you did have her back for the freezer, and b, when are you getting the BBQ out, I'm getting hungry

Sadly not but I do have a danish red bull calf that looks like he is going to be going that way so best get on with some wedding plans because the catering is sorted!

 

[alan6430]

Are the Irish cows not favourable to import at the minute? That was the in thing to do back along

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

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These made £1000 to £1200 for the best due shortly.
Ones due later on were more like £900 for the best.
On the money really.

I like the look of that black one with the stripe on its head looks smart. Do you think it was one of the shorthorn crosses?

 

[pappuller]

I'm not that fussed but preferably August calving. That said I won't be totatlly dry this year again so some extra June July milk wouldn't be a bad thing. Importing via who?

Moffat livestock, hoping to go out july time, probably lookin at 1300 ish for ic heifers 1st cross b&w/fleck, unless I get tempted locally before then, few sales coming up in the nxt mnth or so.

 

[pappuller]

Are the Irish cows not favourable to import at the minute? That was the in thing to do back along

Seem to be a little dearer at the mo

 

[happycows]

I like the look of that black one with the stripe on its head looks smart. Do you think it was one of the shorthorn crosses?

It was a shorthorn cross. They were quite nice. I'm really not liking my heifers this year. Far far to extreme. Gone way to extreme for me.
Next years twists are looking a bit stronger. Roll on fleck x's

 

[Thick Farmer]

I'm scanning about 75 heifers on Tuesday that should be calving from August onwards. I'll let you know how we get on.

 

[Headless chicken]

I'm scanning about 75 heifers on Tuesday that should be calving from August onwards. I'll let you know how we get on.

Good thinking keep me informed.

 

[Headless chicken]

Are the Irish cows not favourable to import at the minute? That was the in thing to do back along

Bought a hell of a lot of Irish cattle but trying to buy British if we can.

Moffat livestock, hoping to go out july time, probably lookin at 1300 ish for ic heifers 1st cross b&w/fleck, unless I get tempted locally before then, few sales coming up in the nxt mnth or so.

That's who we've been buying through. Always decent stock but come at a premium and when you talk to serup about cow prices you have to wonder where it all goes.

 

[Headless chicken]

@Serup how are cows prices and availability over with you?