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<blockquote data-quote="jilleroo" data-source="post: 1120075" data-attributes="member: 8192"><p>So how did you all end up for rain? Some good totals I hope.</p><p>Townfarmer, sorry I forgot to report our sale prices. The mixed sex calves made $603 GST excl and av. $1.73, 347kg and mainly went to butchers like McMahons Meats. We thought the heifers sold extra well but the steers not as well. The heifers were probably fatter. They weighed 174kgs on entry to the lot and were only ever on a grower ration. $195t. Did they pay their way? Probably not but it was an out for them at the time. We have another 100 in Dalby tomorrow. Having heifers assessed by Elders for A+ for the auction on Friday week. If they go okay, we'll put a bigger mob on. Waiting to see if we can put 300 cows and calves on the road S of here. If we can't they, plus the rest of the mob, will be for sale too. This place has to be destocked and shut down unless a miracle happens! Maybe the easter bunny will bring us rain....</p><p>What do you all think of the new Pasturefed Certification deal?</p><p>Thanks for the help with Vanity, Ken. She can't even stand on that leg while I clean out the other hoof so will have to get serious about doing something with her.</p><p>Just had another load of hay arrive. This is to feed cattle while we're sorting them up to sell.</p><p>We've been over and mustered the first calvers. Beautiful feed over there, a sight for sore eyes. But, oh my god, it was hot and humid. Hubby, son and I nearly died branding the calves, what with the heat of the furnace and all. We were seriously heatstruck. We had the long walk back to the paddock with the cattle and then son rode to where he knew there was a 3 inch polypipe end of gushing, cool artesian water. We guzzled that and saturated ourselves in it - I was so wobbly and dizzy I fell over and couldnt get up again - like a poisoned pup! The girls turned up not too badly - I estimate about a dozen died calving which couldve been a lot worse. The other older cows we have there are up in a paddock around the agistor's homestead. He complained about the big size of them and their calves when they arrived from our drought-stricken country - well you should see them now, like monstrous big white balloons floating around the flat - no wonder he cracks a nana. We made our way back to Barcaldine and sat in the nice cool roadhouse there in our dirty clobber until we felt like we could continue the trek home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jilleroo, post: 1120075, member: 8192"] So how did you all end up for rain? Some good totals I hope. Townfarmer, sorry I forgot to report our sale prices. The mixed sex calves made $603 GST excl and av. $1.73, 347kg and mainly went to butchers like McMahons Meats. We thought the heifers sold extra well but the steers not as well. The heifers were probably fatter. They weighed 174kgs on entry to the lot and were only ever on a grower ration. $195t. Did they pay their way? Probably not but it was an out for them at the time. We have another 100 in Dalby tomorrow. Having heifers assessed by Elders for A+ for the auction on Friday week. If they go okay, we'll put a bigger mob on. Waiting to see if we can put 300 cows and calves on the road S of here. If we can't they, plus the rest of the mob, will be for sale too. This place has to be destocked and shut down unless a miracle happens! Maybe the easter bunny will bring us rain.... What do you all think of the new Pasturefed Certification deal? Thanks for the help with Vanity, Ken. She can't even stand on that leg while I clean out the other hoof so will have to get serious about doing something with her. Just had another load of hay arrive. This is to feed cattle while we're sorting them up to sell. We've been over and mustered the first calvers. Beautiful feed over there, a sight for sore eyes. But, oh my god, it was hot and humid. Hubby, son and I nearly died branding the calves, what with the heat of the furnace and all. We were seriously heatstruck. We had the long walk back to the paddock with the cattle and then son rode to where he knew there was a 3 inch polypipe end of gushing, cool artesian water. We guzzled that and saturated ourselves in it - I was so wobbly and dizzy I fell over and couldnt get up again - like a poisoned pup! The girls turned up not too badly - I estimate about a dozen died calving which couldve been a lot worse. The other older cows we have there are up in a paddock around the agistor's homestead. He complained about the big size of them and their calves when they arrived from our drought-stricken country - well you should see them now, like monstrous big white balloons floating around the flat - no wonder he cracks a nana. We made our way back to Barcaldine and sat in the nice cool roadhouse there in our dirty clobber until we felt like we could continue the trek home. [/QUOTE]
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