Calf Prices 2014

mf240

Any news from the sales rings yet?

Reggie.

sussed a few calf farms and AA and HE at the minute are running at E320 for 2-3 weeks old and about E370 for 5-6 weeks old but that price might calm down when the main calving starts

Farrell

Reggie. wrote: »

sussed a few calf farms and AA and HE at the minute are running at E320 for 2-3 weeks old and about E370 for 5-6 weeks old but that price might calm down when the main calving starts

Saw a BB bull make €450, while weanling LM bull was only making €800

larrymiller

Reggie. wrote: »

sussed a few calf farms and AA and HE at the minute are running at E320 for 2-3 weeks old and about E370 for 5-6 weeks old but that price might calm down when the main calving starts

That's pricey, should come down bait doh

simx

Was talking to a lad that was in Carlow mart today and said any cont. calves were making good money, said he saw one guy with smashing ch and lim calves sell from €480-570 had around 9 of them, didn't say anything about fr calves

RobertKK

There will be a great demand for calves to drink milk with the superlevy problem, will keep calf prices good.

delaval

RobertKK wrote: »

There will be a great demand for calves to drink milk with the superlevy problem, will keep calf prices good.

My Jex better all be born before Patricks day, they might make a score?

kevthegaff

my brother calves down early and gets good money for hes fr bull calves, one advantage of early calving

Deepsouthwest

RobertKK wrote: »

There will be a great demand for calves to drink milk with the superlevy problem, will keep calf prices good.

Although that has been the case in other yrs where there's a super levy looming, can't see it happening this yr, with the exceptional milk price coupled with the hammering the bull market is taking at the moment, think guys will continue to send the milk in and pay the fine instead of filling the yard with dairy bull calves. Having said that, I hope I'm wrong as I'll have a good few calves to sell!

Brown Podzol

RobertKK wrote: »

There will be a great demand for calves to drink milk with the superlevy problem, will keep calf prices good.

Quota issues here. Come April you won't get 12c, for the milk the fr/ho bull calf will have consumed,consequently I will be selling the bull calves at 14 days. Add the losses and the problems of overcrowding the extra work and you would only be a busy fool.

Reggie.

bit of a price on this fella
http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/limousine-bull-calf/6258493

Timmaay

kevthegaff wrote: »

my brother calves down early and gets good money for hes fr bull calves, one advantage of early calving

But has to feed the fresh calvers silage for longer, at an increased cost, and with the risk of them milking their backs off? I can't help but feel its false economy if that is the only reason he calves early.

Rho b

Heard a report from Carrigallen over the weekend.
Dairy calves were making from €5 for Jrx to €120 for good Fr suitable for export. About 120 calves in total. I didn't hear what continental calves were going for.

simx

Rho b wrote: »

Heard a report from Carrigallen over the weekend.
Dairy calves were making from €5 for Jrx to €120 for good Fr suitable for export. About 120 calves in total. I didn't hear what continental calves were going for.

Heard off a lad that was in bandon Monday said calves were a solid rob

moy83

Reggie. wrote: »

bit of a price on this fella
http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/limousine-bull-calf/6258493

Jaysus for a few euros more you would have a beefy limo weanling .
That lad has right thin fr legs on him too .
The sad thing is if he went into a calf ring two clowns would probably get stuck into him and he would make close enough to the 650

Reggie.

simx wrote: »

Heard off a lad that was in bandon Monday said calves were a solid rob

Can't understand why but your right, was hoping to pick up a few
AA or HE early this year but I think I may hold out for another while as the prices are crazy at the minute. There would be no meat left on the bone at 22 months

Reggie.

moy83 wrote: »

Jaysus for a few euros more you would have a beefy limo weanling .
That lad has right thin fr legs on him too .
The sad thing is if he went into a calf ring two clowns would probably get stuck into him and he would make close enough to the 650

Could be just pure chancing there too Moy.

moy83

Reggie. wrote: »

Could be just pure chancing there too Moy.

Half of them are alright

Deepsouthwest

Reggie. wrote: »

Can't understand why but your right, was hoping to pick up a few
AA or HE early this year but I think I may hold out for another while as the prices are crazy at the minute. There would be no meat left on the bone at 22 months

Can't understand why anyone would buy calves just now, always overpriced at this time because the volume isn't there. Wait one month and the spring dairy calves will be out, then major drop in price, happens every year

Reggie.

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Can't understand why anyone would buy calves just now, always overpriced at this time because the volume isn't there. Wait one month and the spring dairy calves will be out, then major drop in price, happens every year

Nah was just going to get them if they were going anyway right but alas they weren't

limo_100

Rho b wrote: »

Heard a report from Carrigallen over the weekend.
Dairy calves were making from €5 for Jrx to €120 for good Fr suitable for export. About 120 calves in total. I didn't hear what continental calves were going for.

was in it was a complete rob. freisen bulls making up to 180. There was no angus or whitehead calves in it only a few blues they were beteen 420 and 500. weanlings were far better value

Farrell

limo_100 wrote: »

was in it was a complete rob. freisen bulls making up to 180. There was no angus or whitehead calves in it only a few blues they were beteen 420 and 500. weanlings were far better value

Lot more buyers in calf ring compared to weanling bull too

limo_100

Farrell wrote: »

Lot more buyers in calf ring compared to weanling bull too

you could hardly stand in the ring it was that jammed. Im surprised the freisen bulls are making so much considering the beating there taking in the marts and factorys

Reggie.

limo_100 wrote: »

you could hardly stand in the ring it was that jammed. Im surprised the freisen bulls are making so much considering the beating there taking in the marts and factorys

Guess people reckon they will be good money for them in 2015

bob charles

Its time to be getting back into the bull business me thinks

Reggie.

bob charles wrote: »

Its time to be getting back into the bull business me thinks

What ya hear

Timmaay

Reggie. wrote: »

What ya hear

Nothing I'd say, but a good business strategy is to do the opposite to what everyone else is doing :P

Reggie.

Timmaay wrote: »

Nothing I'd say, but a good business strategy is to do the opposite to what everyone else is doing :P

That's what I do, so your saying I am being so smart for being so dumb

bob charles

Reggie. wrote: »

What ya hear

I heard the world wants cheap protein

Reggie.

bob charles wrote: »

I heard the world wants cheap protein

Ah they ll get it out of holland and barretts

Midlandsman80

Timmaay wrote: »

Nothing I'd say, but a good business strategy is to do the opposite to what everyone else is doing :P

Your sounding like Warren Buffet, "be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful"....

Timmaay

Ha I'll remember that one, my fav Warren Buffet quote is "put all your eggs in one basket but watch that basket very close" :P

bob charles

until Warren Buffet tries his hand at finishing cattle or suckling in Ireland, I will take his advice with a pinch of salt

Timmaay

bob charles wrote: »

until Warren Buffet tries his hand at finishing cattle or suckling in Ireland, I will take his advice with a pinch of salt

Which will never every happen, because he only goes with business opportunities that actually offer a decent return!

Farmer Pudsey

limo_100 wrote: »

you could hardly stand in the ring it was that jammed. Im surprised the freisen bulls are making so much considering the beating there taking in the marts and factorys

Fools and there money are easily parted. Hard to understand the pricing of Friesians bull calves. Why would you give 100 euro for a calf when you would buy goodish yearling's that are between 250-300kgs for 4-450 euro and maybe a tad less.

I know that this add is two week old but would it pay you to take calves to 400kgs after buying for 100 yoyo's to sell for maybe 620/630 euro if you could get it,
http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/5-friesian-bullocks/6135004

bob charles

Timmaay wrote: »

Which will never every happen, because he only goes with business opportunities that actually offer a decent return!

ah sure, that where we have him fooled

Reggie.

bob charles wrote: »

ah sure, that where we have him fooled

Have you a good sales pitch for him bob

tanko

bob charles wrote: »

until Warren Buffet tries his hand at finishing cattle or suckling in Ireland, I will take his advice with a pinch of salt

I could be wrong but did he say "never invest in anything you have to feed or paint".

bob charles

tanko wrote: »

I could be wrong but did he say "never invest in anything you have to feed or paint".

he aint into women either so, Anyone lady that I knew that didn't spend allot on feed, spent a fortune on paint and vice versa

Ducks under cover

Greengrass1

http://agrihq.co.nz/article/stratford-dairy-beef-weaner-sale-january-16?p=9
Any relation to Ireland? Price wise?

Damo810

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

I know that this add is two week old but would it pay you to take calves to 400kgs after buying for 100 yoyo's to sell for maybe 620/630 euro if you could get it,
http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/5-friesian-bullocks/6135004

Nope. He'd be far better off carrying them through and finish them. For years they were at that here, buying angus calves and selling them as yearlings. Only a loss making job. Finally got them to carry through to finish this year, a great year to start hah!

biddy2013

any recent prices, have a bb bull -plain enough - and a few fr bulls

RaggyDays

The madness continues
I was in Ennis mart last year buying runner weanlings for between 4and 500 yo yos, bought some good ones too including a few charli heifers for 440. The mad thing was that in the calf ring there was a right bunch of dreamers some of whom paid up to 500 for calves a few weeks old

Its like the stock market, their is always a new bunch of fools to replace the old ones every year

biddy2013

any recent prices?

jt65

biddy2013 wrote: »

any recent prices?

kilmallock yesterday



Lot 5011, a 4 weeks old Hereford Bull €425; Lot 5089 a 18 week old saler Bull €410; Lot 5090 a 2 week old Charolais Heifer €400; Lot 5106 a 4 week old Simmental Heifer €400; Lot 5001 a 2 week old Belgian Blue Bull €350; Lot 5002 a 2 week old Hereford Bull €270; Lot 5003 a 2 week old Friesian Bull €170; Lot 5015 a 2 week old Hereford Heifer €250; Lot 5039 a 2 week old Friesian Bull €80; Lot 6001, 2 Friesian Bulls 3 weeks old €165 each. Lot 6006, 3 Friesian Bulls 3 weeks old

Farmer Pudsey

jt65 wrote: »

kilmallock yesterday



Lot 5011, a 4 weeks old Hereford Bull €425; Lot 5089 a 18 week old saler Bull €410; Lot 5090 a 2 week old Charolais Heifer €400; Lot 5106 a 4 week old Simmental Heifer €400; Lot 5001 a 2 week old Belgian Blue Bull €350; Lot 5002 a 2 week old Hereford Bull €270; Lot 5003 a 2 week old Friesian Bull €170; Lot 5015 a 2 week old Hereford Heifer €250; Lot 5039 a 2 week old Friesian Bull €80; Lot 6001, 2 Friesian Bulls 3 weeks old €165 each. Lot 6006, 3 Friesian Bulls 3 weeks old

looking at these prices I see some lads are still determined to subsidise the most profitable section in Irish Agriculture. Looking at the prices I wonder are the below better value

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/batch-of-yearlings-for-sale/6377118
http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/hereford-yearling-bulls/6377035
http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/20-jersey-x-weanings/6374570

onyerbikepat

Wouldnt ya love to be heading out in the evening to count those Jersey crosses.:(

joejobrien

jt65 wrote: »

kilmallock yesterday



Lot 5011, a 4 weeks old Hereford Bull €425; Lot 5089 a 18 week old saler Bull €410; Lot 5090 a 2 week old Charolais Heifer €400; Lot 5106 a 4 week old Simmental Heifer €400; Lot 5001 a 2 week old Belgian Blue Bull €350; Lot 5002 a 2 week old Hereford Bull €270; Lot 5003 a 2 week old Friesian Bull €170; Lot 5015 a 2 week old Hereford Heifer €250; Lot 5039 a 2 week old Friesian Bull €80; Lot 6001, 2 Friesian Bulls 3 weeks old €165 each. Lot 6006, 3 Friesian Bulls 3 weeks old

You might add this too FR Bulls 2wk old euro60, Neighbour sold his few yesterday. Down to euro 20:mad: for a few bad things. FR Bulls at 120 plus are generally good sqaure lads or potential not the normal run of mill. typcial fr bulls 50/80 euro 2 week old lads.

simx

joejobrien wrote: »

You might add this too FR Bulls 2wk old euro60, Neighbour sold his few yesterday. Down to euro 20:mad: for a few bad things. FR Bulls at 120 plus are generally good sqaure lads or potential not the normal run of mill. typcial fr bulls 50/80 euro 2 week old lads.

Them mart reports are a waste of time IMO, all they tell ya is the best prices, never mention the worst animals of the day

Farmer Pudsey

onyerbikepat wrote: »

Wouldnt ya love to be heading out in the evening to count those Jersey crosses.:(

Would not care if they left a few bob profit. You just wonder are they better value than calves at the price they are making at present.

delaval

onyerbikepat wrote: »

Wouldnt ya love to be heading out in the evening to count those Jersey crosses.:(

Absolutely love looking a paddock of Jex heifers knowing that 90% of them will still be on farm at lactation 4