Calf Prices 2014

Dunedin

going to look at a few Limo cross British Friesin heifer calves this evening - they are 2 - 3 weeks old.

any ideas what I can expect to pay for them.

simx

Dunedin wrote: »

going to look at a few Limo cross British Friesin heifer calves this evening - they are 2 - 3 weeks old.

any ideas what I can expect to pay for them.

Know a lad bought 6 the other day at €200/hd, didn't see the quality of then so can't say that way

Greengrass1

What are AAX making?

Butcher Boy

Greengrass1 wrote: »

What are AAX making?

what is cross in them .if the were out of fr they could make 250 ,if thet were out of je they would not make 30 .

Greengrass1

Butcher Boy wrote: »

what is cross in them .if the were out of fr they could make 250 ,if thet were out of je they would not make 30 .

Big fr cows. One heifer so far. Had bull last night but he was dead when I pulled him out and has the cow fcuked too

Sam Kade

I saw fr bull calves on donedeal €40 owner says they are not jersey crosses.

biddy2013

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Big fr cows. One heifer so far. Had bull last night but he was dead when I pulled him out and has the cow fcuked too

are they getting meal as dry cows?

Greengrass1

biddy2013 wrote: »

are they getting meal as dry cows?

Yep. Dry minerals and silage. Only kg meal

restive

Butcher Boy wrote: »

what is cross in them .if the were out of fr they could make 250 ,if thet were out of je they would not make 30 .

How could you tell the difference between an Angus from a Friesan and an Angus from a Jersey?

harry molloy

There's no hiding those jersey heads! Also most are fairly brown

TEAT SQUEEZER

Sam Kade wrote: »

I saw fr bull calves on donedeal €40 owner says they are not jersey crosses.

40 euro out of the yard would be a decent price sadly considering the effort of getting them sold in mart .. last 2 wks stank at mart

Timmaay

Greengrass1 wrote: »

What are AAX making?

110 for a 3 or 4 wk old chap last wk, out of a HO cow, was poor definitely, I was expecting closer to 200.

bbam

Timmaay wrote: »

110 for a 3 or 4 wk old chap last wk, out of a HO cow, was poor definitely, I was expecting closer to 200.

€200 for a bull from a HO cow ??
I thought you did very well at €110

Sam Kade

harry molloy wrote: »

There's no hiding those jersey heads! Also most are fairly brown

Not all of them are brown the thing you need to look for is a pointy arse.

Sam Kade

TEAT SQUEEZER wrote: »

40 euro out of the yard would be a decent price sadly considering the effort of getting them sold in mart .. last 2 wks stank at mart

I didn't know they were going that bad in the mart.

farmerjj

Sam Kade wrote: »

I didn't know they were going that bad in the mart.

Think that price is at the low side most friesians I,v sold have been between 60 and 90 euro

Farmer Pudsey

farmerjj wrote: »

Think that price is at the low side most friesians I,v sold have been between 60 and 90 euro

Things are sliping fast as Fresian yearling are struggling at around 1.2/kg and this is the start of the grazing season

keep going

harry molloy wrote: »

There's no hiding those jersey heads! Also most are fairly brown

Alot are using Hereford bulls on the late je cows as they reckon its hides them better than aa

kevthegaff

sold 11 today mart 3x jerseys 20 euros 2 fr 45. 2x80 2x100 and aa at 115

maxxuumman

At Thurles today
6 Fresians av 110
2 AA bulls av 205
2 AA heifers av 195
2 He bulls av 250
All 3-4 weeks old

I haven't been to a mart in a few years, usually sell out of the yard. To be honest I was very down beat going over there, with all the talking down of calf prices. Am happy with those prices.

kevthegaff

In fairness maxumm there sound in there plaenty of lads working and unloading them there for u, good prices mine were only 10 days old some were small out of heifers

Timmaay

bbam wrote: »

€200 for a bull from a HO cow ??
I thought you did very well at €110

It was an AAx bull calf, not a fr.

maxxuumman

kevthegaff wrote: »

In fairness maxumm there sound in there plaenty of lads working and unloading them there for u, good prices mine were only 10 days old some were small out of heifers

Yea,It's a great mart. Cashel would be my local but prefer Thurles much more. I didn't book in, last time I was there, there was no need to book in, so the calves were later in the sale. I just dropped and went, they rang me later with the prices, great spot.

Sheep breeder

Max and kev was there many calves in thurles today lads.

maxxuumman

Sheep breeder wrote: »

Max and kev was there many calves in thurles today lads.

I'd say about 350-400.
There was over 200 lots and alot of them were doubles and some trebles.

larrymiller

Going to the mart on Wednesday would I be right in saying Hereford heifers are holding their price?

blue5000

keep going wrote: »

Alot are using Hereford bulls on the late je cows as they reckon its hides them better than aa

Thanks for the heads up on that;)

kevthegaff

Will later fresians drop much more lads, i see angus s were a bit cheeper yesterday

grumpyfarmer

Took another few to Nenagh today
3 Fr bulls €150 4-5 wks old
2 He bulls €330 5 wks old

simx

grumpyfarmer wrote: »

Took another few to Nenagh today
3 Fr bulls €150 4-5 wks old
2 He bulls €330 5 wks old

Ya weren't too grumpy coming home today, must of been good quality

Greengrass1

Parents were in dungarven today.
Seemingly supposed to be over 1000 calves in fermoy today they were told

Muckit

Was a bad write up in Saturday's independent about jersey calves been sold in cork marts for as low as €2. Is it even worth tagging these???

I suppose it's only right the consumer knows the full story behind modern milk production.

mf240

I think ye all give the consumer to much credit, as long as it tastes ok and it's cheap the large majority of them don't care any further.

cute geoge

Wh bull $305 4 weeks lengthy calf
wh bull $250 4 weeks
wh heifer $250 4 weeks
FR bulls woefull trade at $40-60 3 + weeks nice stock

larrymiller

bought today

he 260
lm 255
bb 370(8 weeks old)
bb 200
he 270
he 255
he 235
bb 300
bb 300
he 280
all heifers.
all nice and big. was 450-500 calves. 95% fr bulls. i think my bunch werent to bad considering there was so little variety.
white heads where a bit pricey but there was only i say 15 on offer. bb were a good price.
freisans were v slow to shift. bids of 2 euro at a time etc. avg 60-80.
saw 1 jex it didnt get a bid.
not many farmers out either i didnt think.
would of bought another 10 but it was all friesans after that or tiny angus

simx

larrymiller wrote: »

bought today

he 260
lm 255
bb 370(8 weeks old)
bb 200
he 270
he 255
he 235
bb 300
bb 300
he 280
all heifers.
all nice and big. was 450-500 calves. 95% fr bulls. i think my bunch werent to bad considering there was so little variety.
white heads where a bit pricey but there was only i say 15 on offer. bb were a good price.
freisans were v slow to shift. bids of 2 euro at a time etc. avg 60-80.
saw 1 jex it didnt get a bid.
not many farmers out either i didnt think.
would of bought another 10 but it was all friesans after that or tiny angus

Would ya not chance a few fr?

larrymiller

simx wrote: »

Would ya not chance a few fr?

I like to buy the fr as weanings or yearlings, easier to spot the hol in them.
i have 60 of them in the shed 2 year old.
tbh im worried what way the factories are going to go. hard to get them to the right condition under 30 months.
never had bulls here.
who knows what it will be like in 2 years to get animals killed.

Sheep breeder

What mart were you in Larry,was it Enniscorthy

larrymiller

Sheep breeder wrote: »

What mart were you in Larry,was it Enniscorthy

yep

simx

larrymiller wrote: »

I like to buy the fr as weanings or yearlings, easier to spot the hol in them.
i have 60 of them in the shed 2 year old.
tbh im worried what way the factories are going to go. hard to get them to the right condition under 30 months.
never had bulls here.
who knows what it will be like in 2 years to get animals killed.

Fair point, see where your coming from, two week old calves looking good on day of sale can often turn into c&@ts, I know from experience with a couple

larrymiller

simx wrote: »

Fair point, see where your coming from, two week old calves looking good on day of sale can often turn into c&@ts, I know from experience with a couple

yeah stop ive a few now you could split sticks on them ha.

Sheep breeder

A.lot of poor quality calves in it today and has to be one of the slowest sales in Ireland and as for the guy selling like a back pocket in a vest or an ash tray on a motor bike.

larrymiller

Sheep breeder wrote: »

A.lot of poor quality calves in it today and has to be one of the slowest sales in Ireland and as for the guy selling like a back pocket in a vest or an ash tray on a motor bike.

im lost?!!

yeah some amount of ****e at it.

Bellview

Muckit wrote: »

Was a bad write up in Saturday's independent about jersey calves been sold in cork marts for as low as €2. Is it even worth tagging these???

I suppose it's only right the consumer knows the full story behind modern milk production.

sexed semen will see an end to the Jex bull calf, win win overall

larrymiller

Bellview wrote: »

sexed semen will see an end to the Jex bull calf, win win overall

no harm

biddy2013

have 6 fr bull calves 4 of them are good, exporter only giving 40 euro out of yard, would ye bring them to mart or take the 40 euro?

Brown Podzol

larrymiller wrote: »

no harm

Not unless all the resulting jersey cows are going to have jersey heifer calves. Extrapolate and the country would be covered in Jersey cows.

kevthegaff

have 6 fr bull calves 4 of them are good, exporter only giving 40 euro out of yard, would ye bring them to mart or take the 40 euro? Ya i would the 4 should make 70-80 anyway if theyre good, leave the other two home for 2 weeks

Cowman1991

anyone any idea how many calves were in bandon Monday and where would the biggest suck mart in the country is

milkprofit

biddy2013 wrote: »

have 6 fr bull calves 4 of them are good, exporter only giving 40 euro out of yard, would ye bring them to mart or take the 40 euro?

i AM TAKING 50 in yard for export at 14 days