Where to buy cows

[pappuller]

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



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.

You had you fleckviehs through them ?

 

[Serup]

Demand is apparently rising and so are prices. We got offered about £1300 for 1st class 1st and 2nd calf fresh cows just this week. Like i've said before, brexit has taken it's toll on the pound. It's down almost 15% which makes import expensive.

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

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

I have seen some shorthorn crosses before look smart. Not sure what they milk like though.

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

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

You found any cows or heifers yet?

 

[bigw]

Most of the auctioneers have loads of cows for sale on their private listings.

 

[Headless chicken]

You had you fleckviehs through them ?

Yeah we did. Bit of a ball ache but not his fault. We flew into Amsterdam to buy cows in holland. He had lined up a farm but they had a high stock turnover almost like a collection center. Didn't like the stock there not what I was looking for was late in the day so I assumed we would all go into town get smashed and he would know what to pick for me now I had see what I didn't want. Instead we drove into Germany and found an incredible little herd who had to sell everything due to having been vaccinated for IBR so unable to test if they clear or not. Day they're due to be loaded the vets changed they're minds and say they can go anywhere else in Europe so either Russia or on the hook. Which was a massive blow. We got sorted in the end just they didn't all come from one herd. All in all very happy.

 

[alan6430]

You found any cows or heifers yet?

Yep we tested last week and think I've got a nice bunch of in calf heifers lined up as soon as animal health give me a license. And I'm owed some bullers somewhere else so can sort that out now any time. From the 2 usual places so that's ideal

 

[farmer JD]

Hi I sell a lot of brownswiss x Holsteins through the market if anyone interested milky cows

 

[pappuller]

Hi I sell a lot of brownswiss x Holsteins through the market if anyone interested milky cows

Any sept calvers ?

 

[farmer JD]

Hopefully in September we sell them fresh sold a few at market Drayton

 

[pappuller]

Hopefully in September we sell them fresh sold a few at market Drayton

Are you dispersing or just selling surplus ? We are planning on importing some flecks but have a number of swiss/hol cross and they do milk would be interested in having a look nearer the time, I have probably seen your stock through drayton

 

[farmer JD]

Just selling surplus weekly my uncle sells them I select them have you seen some of them ?

 

[Beano14]

Have you been selling in market drayton every week lately? Been buying very good Swiss xs from there most weeks lately

 

[farmer JD]

Yes that's me , generally they are milky cows sold 4 this week are they performing well ? What cow numbers have you bought I know them buy there line number in there right ear

 

[Beano14]

Ye didn't have chance to get there last week but had 2 3c the previous week 3088 amd 3135 is there tag number one did 29l this morning the other 24.5. Would you be interested selling any private?

 

[Beef farmer]

How much are they making farmer JD

 

[farmer JD]

Ask beano nope prefer market at minute

 

[farmer JD]

What 29 litres and 24 litres? In one milking ?

 

[Beano14]

3rd calvers were 1300 we had the 2c have been between 14-1600. Ye milking very well 51 a day the best is doing nothing under 40. What Swiss semen do you use?

 

[Friesianfan]

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?

Did you see the milk quality of those shorthorn cows. Would take a lot of milk to make a kilo of cheese!