Calf price chitchat

moll3

Hard Knocks wrote: »

What’s the heifers like for comparison

heifers were nearly the same money

moll3

3 the square wrote: »

Any fr bulls there ?

ya loads from 5 euro to 150
and as much white heads as ive seen in a long time there today

alps

Anyone sell shipping calves lately...first batch to shipper here today if we can agree price..

RightTurnClyde

alps wrote: »

Anyone sell shipping calves lately...first batch to shipper here today if we can agree price..

All the fr bull are for shipping here. €40 - €55, . They need to be over 2 weeks, over 50 kgs and have a cover on them. They're not mad about Frx calves

oxjkqg

Whats a limousine AI from British friesian worth, young calves, bull and heifer? Have a lad looking for 1 to put under a cow that lost a calf

Bass Reeves

oxjkqg wrote: »

Whats a limousine AI from British friesian worth, young calves, bull and heifer? Have a lad looking for 1 to put under a cow that lost a calf

Just pick a figure out of the sky. Lads that buy calves to put under cows generally do not work on what an calf is . They prefer to pay 400 euro for a calf that will make 650 off the cow that buy a Fr for 50 euro that would make 350-400 off the cow.

K.G.

alps wrote: »

Anyone sell shipping calves lately...first batch to shipper here today if we can agree price..

Be ware they might be with you abit.20 euro for dutch.40 from wicklow but they d want to be good and would have that 40 e in their belly

josephsoap

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/24409907

€500 for day old CH calf :-O

atlantic mist

alps wrote: »

Anyone sell shipping calves lately...first batch to shipper here today if we can agree price..

the two shipers around here are quoting
45 for 2 week old, he feeds them himself for a week before boat
70 for 3 week old calves that go straight to the boat

liosnagceann75

First calves of 2020. 2 X aax bulls €295. 2 X aax heifers €230. 5 weeks old

Murang

Any one in Bandon today how were prices

Castlekeeper

liosnagceann75 wrote: »

First calves of 2020. 2 X aax bulls €295. 2 X aax heifers €230. 5 weeks old

Good prices, must be good calves, where did you sell?

DukeCaboom

Murang wrote: »

Any one in Bandon today how were prices

2k calves. Ya good trade for everything. Dealers giving out they had no value. You'd put together a nice bunch of fr bulls for about €70.

liosnagceann75

Castlekeeper wrote: »

Good prices, must be good calves, where did you sell?

Their good calves to be fair. I was disappointed with the heifers. Thought they were better calves than the bulls. They were sold in Castleisland. They left the yard at 7.30am. I always get someone to draw and sell them for me.

3 the square

liosnagceann75 wrote: »

Their good calves to be fair. I was disappointed with the heifers. Thought they were better calves than the bulls. They were sold in Castleisland. They left the yard at 7.30am. I always get someone to draw and sell them for me.

How does that workout does he work for the mart or something??

liosnagceann75

3 the square wrote: »

How does that workout does he work for the mart or something??

He's a local farmer who transports calves to the mart every Monday. He might have 2 or 3 loads every Monday. At €10 cash a calf it's not a bad pay day

Bass Reeves

liosnagceann75 wrote: »

He's a local farmer who transports calves to the mart every Monday. He might have 2 or 3 loads every Monday. At €10 cash a calf it's not a bad pay day

I do not pay anyone cash. Nobody pays a farmer cash in beef or milk everything goes through the books. 10 in cash is costing 16-20/ head

3 the square

Bass Reeves wrote: »

I do not pay anyone cash. Nobody pays a farmer cash in beef or milk everything goes through the books. 10 in cash is costing 16-20/ head

Maybe it's the mart that pays the transport man cash .

Mooooo

Lad collects here and sells and his fee is taken off cheque along with mart fees. Comes to 18 euro everthing included I think. Awaiting the first one from this year yet

Bass Reeves

3 the square wrote: »

Maybe it's the mart that pays the transport man cash .

No mart will pay cash either. I have not seen a cash transactions in a mart.in 10 years. Mo

DukeCaboom

Mooooo wrote: »

Lad collects here and sells and his fee is taken off cheque along with mart fees. Comes to 18 euro everthing included I think. Awaiting the first one from this year yet

Also you get a better lot number, those lads get the numbers on a Thurs or Friday before.

Albert Johnson

Bass Reeves wrote: »

No mart will pay cash either. I have not seen a cash transactions in a mart.in 10 years. Mo

Any mart I do business in will pay cash out for haulage ect. I'm assuming that for them to have it that there's still an occasional customer paying with cash. I've often collected money out of the office that's stopped off seller's check's if they hadn't cash on them when I lifted the cattle. As another poster mentioned the haulier will often get better numbers as they're regulars. A cashless society isn't something I'd be anyway in favour of tbh.

Say my name

Jjameson wrote: »

I was looking into the ring for a good while. A real good friesian calf €225.

Bejaysus I bet that €225. €250 this week for one with montbeliarde back breeding.
Fr out of frx on the card.
Anyone know of any good fr x mo bulls for sale suitable for breeding? :pac:

lab man

Say my name wrote:

Bejaysus I bet that €225. €250 this week for one with montbeliarde back breeding. Fr out of frx on the card. Anyone know of any good fr x mo bulls for sale suitable for breeding?

they a great bucket reared calf

Say my name

lab man wrote: »

they a great bucket reared calf

Is that a question?

If it is then there's a lot of variety in the breed just like fr or Holstein.
You can get the best of both worlds or the worst.
Generally though a Monty with a whitehead will command more than a freisian. It usually though will finish better than a hol fr being that there's no usual Jersey or hol extremes in the monty's which can be hidden in the black and whites and all sold under the freisian bull calf banner.
I wouldn't be a fan of bucket fed anything.
There has to be a teat to get the benefits.

GrasstoMilk

Say my name wrote: »

Is that a question?

If it is then there's a lot of variety in the breed just like fr or Holstein.
You can get the best of both worlds or the worst.
Generally though a Monty with a whitehead will command more than a freisian. It usually though will finish better than a hol fr being that there's no usual Jersey or hol extremes in the monty's which can be hidden in the black and whites and all sold under the freisian bull calf banner.
I wouldn't be a fan of bucket fed anything.
There has to be a teat to get the benefits.

Whats your calf rearing regime? 250 is big money

rushvalley

Say my name wrote: »

Bejaysus I bet that €225. €250 this week for one with montbeliarde back breeding.
Fr out of frx on the card.
Anyone know of any good fr x mo bulls for sale suitable for breeding? :pac:

Might have a pbnr Monty for your breeding 2021 season if you've any interest closer to the time? 🀠

Say my name

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

Whats your calf rearing regime? 250 is big money

Pens of five. Milkbar feeder with black peach teats. The full of a bucket holding 17 to 18 litres of milk poured in twice a day and plenty of straw and no draughts and no visitors.
The 250 was a fluke. It was a good calf but I'd say there must been a few lads just bulling each other.

Say my name

rushvalley wrote: »

Might have a pbnr Monty for your breeding 2021 season if you've any interest closer to the time? 🀠

I think you're the far end of the country though?
There's a purebred herd of monties not that far from me actually. But I've it always in my head that a half bred bull be throwing the kind I'd want. I always prefered the 3/4 fr/hol 1/4 mo cows than the 1/2 fr/hol 1/2 mo.
Ah I've kind of already promised another boardsie I'd be interested in a calf from their herd.

lab man

Say my name wrote:

Is that a question?

ive reared a few here at times but they hard got in clare the ones ive got turned into fine cattle at 2yrs big long cattle with good bone . i use the blue tub with peach teats also with maverick 300 g to 250 water, i seen a guy buying maverick milkshake what is it do u know

Say my name

lab man wrote: »

ive reared a few here at times but they hard got in clare the ones ive got turned into fine cattle at 2yrs big long cattle with good bone . i use the blue tub with peach teats also with maverick 300 g to 250 water, i seen a guy buying maverick milkshake what is it do u know

Oh don't ask me about milk replacers.
I wouldn't have a clue.
There's more knowledgeable on that subject here.

GrasstoMilk

lab man wrote: »

ive reared a few here at times but they hard got in clare the ones ive got turned into fine cattle at 2yrs big long cattle with good bone . i use the blue tub with peach teats also with maverick 300 g to 250 water, i seen a guy buying maverick milkshake what is it do u know

Are you sure you're mixing 300g replacer to 250ml water? That's v strong. We feed 400g powder with 2.6l water morning and evening.
Calf gets 800g powder and 5.2l water each day

charolais0153

Say my name wrote: »

Pens of five. Milkbar feeder with black peach teats. The full of a bucket holding 17 to 18 litres of milk poured in twice a day and plenty of straw and no draughts and no visitors.
The 250 was a fluke. It was a good calf but I'd say there must been a few lads just bulling each other.

Black peach teats, one or the other is it?

lab man

charolais0153 wrote:

Black peach teats, one or the other is it?

ya black peach teat they are a great job i think

lab man

GrasstoMilk wrote:

Are you sure you're mixing 300g replacer to 250ml water? That's v strong. We feed 400g powder with 2.6l water morning and evening. Calf gets 800g powder and 5.2l water each day

sorry miss type 300grammes maverick to 2.5 litres of water, is this not the correct measurements, grass to milk ?

RightTurnClyde

Just got word (from someone in the know) that as of today calf exports are halted.

Mooooo

RightTurnClyde wrote: »

Just got word (from someone in the know) that as of today calf exports are halted.

Fcuk

Reggie.

RightTurnClyde wrote: »

Just got word (from someone in the know) that as of today calf exports are halted.

Cobra meeting called there now so expecting to hear Britain is in complete lockdown later on

wrangler

Reggie. wrote: »

Cobra meeting called there now so expecting to hear Britain is in complete lockdown later on

It's time airports were closed now

mahoney_j

wrangler wrote: »

It's time airports were closed now

Think that should of been already done ,belts and braces job .schools etc closed now for 2 weeks everything else non essential should of been included would of been severe for 2 weeks but would of been huge help to try contain it

Mooooo

Exporter buying mad today apparently

K.G.

Mooooo wrote: »

Exporter buying mad today apparently

Where.who

Gawddawggonnit

RightTurnClyde wrote: »

Just got word (from someone in the know) that as of today calf exports are halted.

Got a call from a calf agent looking for as many calves as he can get...lorry coming at 5:30am.
He wouldn’t take calves for free on Monday!
There may be something in what your source says.

Gawddawggonnit

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Got a call from a calf agent looking for as many calves as he can get...lorry coming at 5:30am.
He wouldn’t take calves for free on Monday!
There may be something in what your source says.

Update.
The agent took all the calves that I had under 30days old.
He said that it had nothing to do with boats sailing from Ireland...there’s a veal unit 60km away that needed to fill houses before there were any restrictions imposed on animal movements.

Panic buying at its best.

Bass Reeves

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Update.
The agent took all the calves that I had under 30days old.
He said that it had nothing to do with boats sailing from Ireland...there’s a veal unit 60km away that needed to fill houses before there were any restrictions imposed on animal movements.

Panic buying at its best.

Lucky you

Panch18

Sold some calves this week

Angus bulls - 245, 255 and 215
Angus heifers 170 185
Fr Bulls 85, 65, 50, 45 and 2 bad ones for 18

K.G.

Panch18 wrote: »

Sold some calves this week

Angus bulls - 245, 255 and 215
Angus heifers 170 185
Fr Bulls 85, 65, 50, 45 and 2 bad ones for 18

Different world down in west cork

Mooooo

K.G. wrote: »

Different world down in west cork

Aa heifer 4 weeks 125.
Fr bulls 5 weeks old 30.
Fr bull 3 weeks old 16.
Fr heifer half twin to a bull 4 weeks old, 1 euro

Panch18

K.G. wrote: »

Different world down in west cork

Ah they were strong calves now, and had plenty of milk drank

The Angus were of a good bull we have, but every single one of them had to be pulled, a pain we could do without

148multi

Panch18 wrote: »

Ah they were strong calves now, and had plenty of milk drank

The Angus were of a good bull we have, but every single one of them had to be pulled, a pain we could do without

Would calves like that cost you milk