Dairy Calves 2024

Have you dealt with him before. Often wonder why these lads travel so far.

You can not see the benefit of dealers but marts can not function without them.Last week when the boats stoped ,after the few beef farmers had bought their few sucks it was left to the dealers to divide out the remainder of the calves.Like the dairy farmers that got 5 and 10 euro for fr bulls were dissapointed ,It was still better then the alternative of having to bring them home to over crowded sheds

Probably 300, was talking to a dairy farmer in mayo a while back ,half to fr, half to aa, he said that he will not make the same mistake again, all to aa, they were snapping them up at 350 a head, this was before the glut.

There's a fair difference between what you get for a January calf and a second half of February calf. Also from looking online, calves from counties along the west coast are a different shape calf altogether. Turned on abbeyfeale there during the lunch and twould depress you!

Hmmm at 60c average she did 11500 litres last year, it's possible but I'd take some of that with a pinch of salt too.

Ye as I say you'd want to be taking some of these statements with a pinch of salt,a small percentage of cows may have done those figures but the average cow didn't gross 7k last year, 3.5 - 4k yes and it was the best year in my lifetime in dairying and some lads could be set up nice and comfy for life from it, seems though a lot in that situation are doubling down and looking for more.

Not trying to compare, but the majority of weanlings are not making €1150, just as the majority of dairy cow aren't clearing €7,000.

Don't think I begrudge any dairy farmers that's able to do it.

Totally irrelevant again. I had a man here one day and he was after selling a foal for 20k. So what like.

Ah I know not saying you are begrudging, but there is massive resentment from other farming sectors towards the dairy farmer..I get it everyday at my off farm job from other part time farmers there and it's tiresome..I can't say a word about the cost of anything be it fertilizer, diesel, food, tractors, even a bloody pint without the fact I have a few dairy cows at home been thrown in my face.

These guys genuinely have no idea of actually costs or profit in milk, but are driven mad by seeing big well established dairy farms around here pushing on. Therefore anyone milking is next best thing to a millionaire. I've said it here before, I know 3 people now in my close circle of friends and family earning over 100k salaries in there job, but nobody says a word to them.

Anyway sorry for the ranting and raving, as straight has said its all irrelevant.

Some people think that in order to elevate themselves they need to drag down the person above them.

there are many out there earning north of 100k and not a word about them or from them steady people. with dairy farmers, if you don't hear how much they are making from a few blowholes in the indo or journal you will hear it from media or teagasc annual report. you'd swear it was unusual to make money. I say that ss a dairy farmer

I agree on that too, these profit monitors shouldn't be let anywhere near a media outlet, only usefull as a comparison tool amongst farmers in a private setting.

There's a few lads in teagasc and the the media that love talking big numbers about farmers that I can't imagine standing under the dirty end of a cow at 7am on a Sunday morning

Fair enough they had enough damage done with them, maybe it is linked to the CAP. I know I've worked for a few privately owned companies and I had no idea what they were making or neither would anybody else

The is a guy beside me a dealer, nice lad, but you would know he is a trick at the same time. He buy and sells all types of cattle (I would guess he averages 100 head a week) and about half would be for orders. He tells me every animal he buys he has to get €60 on, €10 to buy, €20 haulage, €15 to sell, €5 for overheads like vets, admin work, feed, lad working in the yard & finally €10 for his wages for the two days involved. Now with the online marts you can see whats happening everywhere and its hard to see €60 of a difference between stock in one mart to the next, so I would guess it isn't that easy done.

I tend not to buy any dealers cattle if I can as the way I look at it is if I can take €30 off his price by doing my own thing isn't it better in my pocket.