Calf Prices 2014

Greengrass1

delaval wrote: »

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

Your looking for another jex/HO debate me thinks

mf240

delaval wrote: »

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

What will happen the other 10% rabbit burrows?

delaval

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Your looking for another jex/HO debate me thinks

Didn't start it!!!

onyerbikepat

I gave up on that debate long ago.:rolleyes:

Greengrass1

onyerbikepat wrote: »

I gave up on that debate long ago.:rolleyes:

Yep finally realised we were right? :P

delaval

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Yep finally realised we were right? :P

Leave it so, Green. They know we are right aswell

Topofthehill!

Just wondering does anybody know what Norwegian red male calves are like to rear? Are better or worse than holsteins? Thanks!

Deepsouthwest

Topofthehill! wrote: »

Just wondering does anybody know what Norwegian red male calves are like to rear? Are better or worse than holsteins? Thanks!

Similar to holstein, with a value that's similar to jersey cross

Bodacious

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/charlois-bull-calf/6393874


cheap calf :-)

simx

Bodacious wrote: »

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/charlois-bull-calf/6393874


cheap calf :-)

That man is certainly not undervaluing his cattle anyway

Reggie.

Bodacious wrote: »

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/charlois-bull-calf/6393874


cheap calf :-)

pure bargain

biddy2013

75 each for 2 fr bulls not be/fr

joejobrien

What mart was that

biddy2013

joejobrien wrote: »

What mart was that

Out of yard

rancher

biddy2013 wrote: »

75 each for 2 fr bulls not be/fr

For export I hope, I hope the farmers here have learnt something out of the present disaster

biddy2013

rancher wrote: »

For export I hope, I hope the farmers here have learnt something out of the present disaster

no wicklow calf company, think they go to farms in ireland. These where good enough calves.

bbam

rancher wrote: »

For export I hope, I hope the farmers here have learnt something out of the present disaster

could lads still not band them and finish as bullocks ?

Mad4simmental

biddy2013 wrote: »

no wicklow calf company, think they go to farms in ireland. These where good enough calves.

Is that Mr sca##on ? Was in he's yard a few years ago sum set up.

biddy2013

Mad4simmental wrote: »

Is that Mr sca##on ? Was in he's yard a few years ago sum set up.

think so, local agent picks them up here

kevthegaff

What are fresian calves making,i have 9 to go to the mart nxt week

Timmaay

Bodacious wrote: »

http://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/charlois-bull-calf/6393874


cheap calf :-)

Not very cheap for yourman if he lost the cow as a result

Reggie.

biddy2013 wrote: »

no wicklow calf company, think they go to farms in ireland. These where good enough calves.

Wonder what will he resell them at

charityboy

He has a grand batch of 12on donedeal for 60 euro each , might ring and offer 600 for the lot ðŸ˜႒

Bodacious

Timmaay wrote: »

Not very cheap for yourman if he lost the cow as a result

oh I know and I feel for him but where do you go to get money back on that lad at E520 2 days old whether you go buying milk replacer or putting him on a cow..

milkprofit

kevthegaff wrote: »

What are fresian calves making,i have 9 to go to the mart nxt week

Did u sell i have
15 fr bulls about 10 days old

kevthegaff

goin tom ill let u know

Reggie.

kevthegaff wrote: »

goin tom ill let u know

Suss AA and HE if ya can

bob charles

If they hadnt started shipping the FR calves so early this year there would have being a good market for them. Typical local crowd working on farmers behalf :rolleyes:couldnt wait for a few weeks. High seas is currently a problem and there are little livestock getting on board the ferries due to restrictions.

Greengrass1

Sold me je bull. calves.

kevthegaff

how much?

Greengrass1

kevthegaff wrote: »

how much?

15 a piece. Taking 5 tomorrow and more as soon as I have them

Miname

Reggie. wrote: »

Suss AA and HE if ya can

I seen a good few he being sold between 160-360. aa anything from 90 to 260 didnt see as many. I cant see any of the higher priced ones leaving much behind them. i was in cootehill friday night and 165-200kg he heifers selling from 320 -400 for a suckled one. would these not be a far better option with a lot of the problems behind them.

Farmer Pudsey

Miname wrote: »

I seen a good few he being sold between 160-360. aa anything from 90 to 260 didnt see as many. I cant see any of the higher priced ones leaving much behind them. i was in cootehill friday night and 165-200kg he heifers selling from 320 -400 for a suckled one. would these not be a far better option with a lot of the problems behind them.

Cannot understand calf prices at times. The prices paid for coloured calves is often crazy .. Those light suckler heifers are way better value. This time next year they are capable of being 500kgs while the coloured calf might be o350at the best.

Reggie.

Miname wrote: »

I seen a good few he being sold between 160-360. aa anything from 90 to 260 didnt see as many. I cant see any of the higher priced ones leaving much behind them. i was in cootehill friday night and 165-200kg he heifers selling from 320 -400 for a suckled one. would these not be a far better option with a lot of the problems behind them.

Cheers for that. Yeah strange difference on the price alright. Heard AA will be hard got as there is a high demand for them this year

biddy2013

Reggie. wrote: »

Cheers for that. Yeah strange difference on the price alright. Heard AA will be hard got as there is a high demand for them this year

yup we sold 2 angus stock bulls yesterday:D

Reggie.

biddy2013 wrote: »

yup we sold 2 angus stock bulls yesterday:D

All the lads that buy off the calf farms said to me that AA are getting more popular and stocks are tight

biddy2013

Reggie. wrote: »

All the lads that buy off the calf farms said to me that AA are getting more popular and stocks are tight

ye, these fellas came from longford

Reggie.

biddy2013 wrote: »

ye, these fellas came from longford

Interesting as most AA stock bulls around here are bought from Longford. So your the source

kevthegaff

AA bull 200 BB bull 250 fr 80 55 and 35 jex 10 euro bid brought him home

Greengrass1

kevthegaff wrote: »

AA bull 200 BB bull 250 fr 80 55 and 35 jex 10 euro bid brought him home

What will ye do with him?

kevthegaff

duno! 3 euros after deductions, ill bring him again in a few weeks might get 30:)

kevthegaff

id say fresians wont get feck all this year

Greengrass1

kevthegaff wrote: »

duno! 3 euros after deductions, ill bring him again in a few weeks might get 30:)

I would have let him on. Ye wouldn't know what you have brought back to your calf shed

Midfield9

FR bulls, sold 5 at E75 out of the yard

mahoney_j

10 and 15 yo yos for a jex,think ill def be sticking with my Holsteins.good fr bull calves making 100 at 2 weeks old..won't start another hol v jex debate so I'm off!

delaval

mahoney_j wrote: »

10 and 15 yo yos for a jex,think ill def be sticking with my Holsteins.good fr bull calves making 100 at 2 weeks old..won't start another hol v jex debate so I'm off!

That's a good price this year for the fr bulls. We sold 20 in the yard for €65 waiting for bvd to clear and bye bye

Mahoney, why dont you get into sucklers if calf price is so important?:D

milkprofit

Fr bulls 14 days e70 in yard

mahoney_j

delaval wrote: »

That's a good price this year for the fr bulls. We sold 20 in the yard for €65 waiting for bvd to clear and bye bye

Mahoney, why dont you get into sucklers if calf price is so important?:D

I'm thinking of putting a nice Charolais bull on the cows this year and reaping in the 500 bucks for them next year!!!.
Seriously though I will argue with any man that a bull calf is more than a by product in a system.i have 12 nice hi ebi feb 13 born bulls to sell for breeding over the next 6 weeks.sold one already for 2k.sone bi product!!

delaval

mahoney_j wrote: »

I'm thinking of putting a nice Charolais bull on the cows this year and reaping in the 500 bucks for them next year!!!.
Seriously though I will argue with any man that a bull calf is more than a by product in a system.i have 12 nice hi ebi feb 13 born bulls to sell for breeding over the next 6 weeks.sold one already for 2k.sone bi product!!

Those hi Ebi animals are but for the regular Joe get rid asap

Base price

Went to Carrigallen on Saturday to see how calf prices were. Very young plain FR bulls (navel cords still attached) were making €75 to €85. Slightly older bulls were making from €120 to €180. A good type BrFR bull about 5 weeks old made €270!!

Coloured heifer calves made from €320 up depending on age. There were some nice CH heifer calves off milk that made €380. I didn’t take note of what prices coloured bull calves made.
A few black JEx black bull calves about a month old made €120!!
4 black Jex bulls about a year old sold for €250. One was very Jersey like but the other 3 were not as bad.
Best value in my opinion was bought by a neighbour in the weanling ring. He picked up two FR bulls that were very much in their winter working clothes, as in they were not done well but had a bit of shape to them. One was 260 odd kgs and the other was 290 kgs, he got one for €210 and the other for €220.