Calf Prices Autumn 2013

delaval

Sold 15 fr on Sat for €130 each

colrow

jersey101 wrote: »

Getting 80e here at 3 weeks old

I suppose they are bull calves, herselfs son keeps Jerseys in Cornwall, and he's got 6 or so bulls about 12 months old and they are starting to be a bit bold.

I know they get quite nasty when they are a bit older.

Does anyone know if they are castrated, do they still develope the meanness, I might get a couple of them instead of heifers, if they stay friendly.

jersey101

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

Stop it there is always someone to buy them

well we had one last week and got rid of em the usual way. didn't like doing it but I just couldn't hang on to him any more.

I am sure you will manage to sell them some one will get them to twenty months



These I might be interested in are they bulls still

nah there castrated, there real quite, never had a peep out of em tbh

jersey101

colrow wrote: »

I suppose they are bull calves, herselfs son keeps Jerseys in Cornwall, and he's got 6 or so bulls about 12 months old and they are starting to be a bit bold.

I know they get quite nasty when they are a bit older.

Does anyone know if they are castrated, do they still develope the meanness, I might get a couple of them instead of heifers, if they stay friendly.

these 3 I have are real quite yokes, id even go as far as saying there quieter than the fr bullocks, there castrated by the way.

Farmer Pudsey

colrow wrote: »

I suppose they are bull calves, herselfs son keeps Jerseys in Cornwall, and he's got 6 or so bulls about 12 months old and they are starting to be a bit bold.

I know they get quite nasty when they are a bit older.

Does anyone know if they are castrated, do they still develope the meanness, I might get a couple of them instead of heifers, if they stay friendly.

Jerseys are like AA and FR as bulls they are b##tards as bullocks they are fine and quite. How often did you see a dangerous LM bull as a bullock he always at the other end of the field.

It is not so much age as at what stage they are developed at. I find as they hit 400kgs you better watch out

jersey101

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

Jerseys are like AA and FR as bulls they are b##tards as bullocks they are fine and quite. How often did you see a dangerous LM bull as a bullock he always at the other end of the field.

It is not so much age as at what stage they are developed at. I find as they hit 400kgs you better watch out

ill keep an eye on em over the winter so, your right with that alright, as soon as we start to put the weight on them in the shed they would get very bold.
any ideas what I could do with these boyos?

Farmer Pudsey

jersey101 wrote: »

ill keep an eye on em over the winter so, your right with that alright, as soon as we start to put the weight on them in the shed they would get very bold.
any ideas what I could do with these boyos?

Cannot be giving secrets away

Just store over winter get to grass early they should finish around 550-600kgsLW they will kill less than 300kgs

jersey101

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

Cannot be giving secrets away

Just store over winter get to grass early they should finish around 550-600kgsLW they will kill less than 300kgs

would love to have em gone before spring. cows have priority on grass here over them

quader

maybe bob will buy them

Farmer Pudsey

quader wrote: »

maybe bob will buy them

Bob specialises in better cattle they are more my trade, however at present I am full but if they were really cheap;)

jersey101

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

Bob specialises in better cattle they are more my trade, however at present I am full but if they were really cheap;)

your cheap is different to my cheap if ye ever have space let me know

whelan1

out of interest if a dealer buys your calves when do you get paid, lad picked up 3 calves last thursday and i still havent cheque

milkprofit

Why would u let them out of yard without getting paid
When do u pay for groceries in Tesco ???????

whelan1

milkprofit wrote: »

Why would u let them out of yard without getting paid
When do u pay for groceries in Tesco ???????

A reputable company that had been mentioned on this thread a few times bought them. I rang them and got money transferred to my account. Thought I was saving time by selling from yard. Rest of them going to mart on Tuesday will have cheque home with me

whelan1

110 each for 2 br/fr bulls out of yard

bbam

whelan1 wrote: »

110 each for 2 br/fr bulls out of yard

Fairly decent prices there.

whelan1

bbam wrote: »

Fairly decent prices there.

they where fairly decent calves in fairness. Spoke with a lad who was at mart yesterday 60-70 was the run of the mill for normal fr bulls. some where as low as 40... he bought 2 blues, 1 bull nice calf 290 and a heifer 250, he also had a fr bull calf in the trailer which was about 4 weeks old he paid 100 for it

whitebriar

200 and 205 for fortnight old friesan bull's at Enniscorthy today.Bucket fed and in good order.
I saw some runts come in barely making 40.

Timmaay

Hope some of them runts weren't mine!, My dad was down with 3 fr bulls today. I dunno what he's at now, aint home yet ha!

nashmach

Timmaay wrote: »

Hope some of them runts weren't mine!, My dad was down with 3 fr bulls today. I dunno what he's at now, aint home yet ha!

He is spending all the money in TFM or the Motor Company Tim :P

Farmer Pudsey

Timmaay wrote: »

Hope some of them runts weren't mine!, My dad was down with 3 fr bulls today. I dunno what he's at now, aint home yet ha!

I am sure that yours are the well fed fortnight olds. He has gone for afew pints after a good day at the sales. Expect the cheque to be docked:D

jersey101

Timmaay wrote: »

Hope some of them runts weren't mine!, My dad was down with 3 fr bulls today. I dunno what he's at now, aint home yet ha!

ull know if he only comes back with a 100 quid to ye

limo_100

hadan old cow prove in calf must have being bulled by a weanling sold her calf las saturday in carrigallen red limousin bull one month old €535 and sold the cow yesterday €980

Mac Taylor

Limo, great price for both. But how can any farmer justify paying €535 for a month old calf when lighter weanlings (250-260) are making little more than that!

and just to clarify not knocking you. Your the seller:D

limo_100

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Limo, great price for both. But how can any farmer justify paying €535 for a month old calf when lighter weanlings (250-260) are making little more than that!

and just to clarify not knocking you. Your the seller:D

i no exactly what your sayin if i kept maybe in 10months i might have got €1000 and mayb not. Now i have 2gone for the winter so im saving on silage aswel.

have in said that i did but heifer calves in the spring they were all reared when i bought them i gave between €395 and 460 for them im hoping to bull them all next year and keep some and sell the rest as springers. The are all charolais, limousins, blues and simentals so il see how i get on.

Timmaay

jersey101 wrote: »

ull know if he only comes back with a 100 quid to ye

The runt of the 3 he brought got 80 quid, well in fairness it was 3/4wks old, but had a swelled navel last wk, which my dad has managed to plaster on alamycin spray around, and on his leg. Another job I wish he'd just leave to me to do ha.

whelan1

What are mo bull calves making 3 week old. Not mine but going to look at the for kids for santa

Butcher Boy

whelan1 wrote: »

What are mo bull calves making 3 week old. Not mine but going to look at the for kids for santa

I gave 225 each for 2 nice bull calves last Friday ,they were sucking and 4 week old.

Timmaay

80 and 110 for two 3/4wk old frs today, but 140 for a 4wk old lm bull was fairly poor I thought, my dad was in enniscorthy again with them.