Beef / Lamb & Pig Price Tracker

[Hilly]

I was thinking yesterday this lack of stock is going to have an effect on auctions and go right through the system

Some
Of them
Have more staff than stock these days .

 

[muleman]

Takes at least a year for a bull to become acclimatised to your farm and weaned off ad lib hard feed

Yes you have to be careful with them the first summer then build them back up the following winter and they're usually right .

 

[som farmer]

No shortage of stores going through Carlisle on a Wednesday at the moment, and finished price slipping

record numbers going through the rings down here.

but both the dairy, and beef cow numbers have dropped over the last couple of years, the point was, record numbers now, means they won't be there in the autumn.

and going forward, if the cow numbers keep dropping, it simply means less calves, which means once the present numbers, lured out by price, there will be fewer numbers going forward.

just hope l am right, just bought over 200 calves !

Oh FFS

never seen the point of buying a bull, which is soft as hell, stuffed full of conc, waddles as he walks around the ring.

then spending a long time getting him fit to work, and not reliant on conc to keep going.

appreciate a lot of time, and skill goes into them, to present them looking perfect, and accept that some buy on looks. Lean and keen, is how l like them.

the bull is half the calf, and not sure we should be relying on one, that is judged, basically on the amount of conc, it has eaten, in a pampered life.

 

[sheepwise]

I wonder if nowadays when they are boiled up so much folk would rather buy in Feb and get them acclimatised before turning them out into the big wide world

Or buy on farm.

 

[Top Tip.]

Or buy on farm.

This is happening more and more. I used to buy in Stirling but too many problems with fertility. Prefer to buy on farm now.

 

[Shebb90]

record numbers going through the rings down here.

but both the dairy, and beef cow numbers have dropped over the last couple of years, the point was, record numbers now, means they won't be there in the autumn.

and going forward, if the cow numbers keep dropping, it simply means less calves, which means once the present numbers, lured out by price, there will be fewer numbers going forward.

just hope l am right, just bought over 200 calves !

never seen the point of buying a bull, which is soft as hell, stuffed full of conc, waddles as he walks around the ring.

then spending a long time getting him fit to work, and not reliant on conc to keep going.

appreciate a lot of time, and skill goes into them, to present them looking perfect, and accept that some buy on looks. Lean and keen, is how l like them.

the bull is half the calf, and not sure we should be relying on one, that is judged, basically on the amount of conc, it has eaten, in a pampered life.

You going out of milk?

 

[Stw88]

What’s he looking like the one you bought?
I’ve just remembered about that

Yes hes doing well, been in with some cows for a month now. Father saw him bull one, will have to look and see when her return date is to keep an eye out. He ripped his ring out 10 days after the sale and made a bit of a mess of his nose but its all healed up now.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

This is happening more and more. I used to buy in Stirling but too many problems with fertility. Prefer to buy on farm now.

What difference does 2 days in the mart make? I’ve been to see bulls on farms before and they are still hard fed….just not halter trained

 

[Top Tip.]

What difference does 2 days in the mart make? I’ve been to see bulls on farms before and they are still hard fed….just not halter trained

In my experience those that are selling off farm don’t tend to push them as hard. Like feeding them every four hours and stuff like that to maximise intake.

 

[Henarar]

What difference does 2 days in the mart make? I’ve been to see bulls on farms before and they are still hard fed….just not halter trained

try different farms then
feed will not change genetics.

 

[Hilly]

This is happening more and more. I used to buy in Stirling but too many problems with fertility. Prefer to buy on farm now.

Same , not been to sterling for many years, just buy off same folk now.

 

[som farmer]

You going out of milk?

meant to be, not sure, sons decision, milking 60 now, whether they stay or go l reckon they will stay, but time will tell.

 

[Shebb90]

meant to be, not sure, sons decision, milking 60 now, whether they stay or go l reckon they will stay, but time will tell.

Didn't seem that long ago you was buying cows?
How many have you sold so far?

 

[livestock 1]

Yes hes doing well, been in with some cows for a month now. Father saw him bull one, will have to look and see when her return date is to keep an eye out. He ripped his ring out 10 days after the sale and made a bit of a mess of his nose but its all healed up now.

I’m happy with mine he’s seems to be getting us some better calves maybe he’s not going to make the biggest bull by the look of him but he seems happy enough and didn’t go back over too much.
I think he maybe went to work a bit too soon.
Those folks have had some good do’s with their bulls lately and their other commercial cattle too

 

[sheepwise]

What difference does 2 days in the mart make? I’ve been to see bulls on farms before and they are still hard fed….just not halter trained

Depends what farms you go to

 

[muleman]

What difference does 2 days in the mart make? I’ve been to see bulls on farms before and they are still hard fed….just not halter trained

Not as easy to value at home either, not easy to walk away if it's not what you're after either

 

[Northeastfarmer]

Not as easy to value at home either, not easy to walk away if it's not what you're after either

Ends up being loggerheads ….seller wants the far end of a fart

 

[muleman]

But having said that, the best bulls we've bought have either been at home or non society sales

 

[muleman]

Ends up being loggerheads ….seller wants the far end of a fart

I usually come home and then send them a bid!

 

[livestock 1]

Ends up being loggerheads ….seller wants the far end of a fart

You just have to have the right image, don’t go with the JD and trailer shiny spec turn up with the 135 an old jumper with no sleeves in one of those flapper hats and one welly