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Calf Prices 2014

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  • 13-01-2014 8:57pm
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    mf240
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    Any news from the sales rings yet?


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    Reggie.
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    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


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    Farrell
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    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


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    larrymiller
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    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


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    simx
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    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


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


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    delaval
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭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?


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


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    Deepsouthwest
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    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!


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    Brown Podzol
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    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.


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


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    Timmaay
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    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.


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    Rho b
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    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.


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    simx
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    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


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    moy83
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    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


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    Reggie.
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    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


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    Reggie.
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    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.


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    moy83
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Could be just pure chancing there too Moy.

    Half of them are alright


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    Deepsouthwest
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    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


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    Reggie.
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    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


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    limo_100
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    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


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    Farrell
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    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


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    limo_100
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    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


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    Reggie.
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    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


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    #25
    bob charles
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    Its time to be getting back into the bull business me thinks ;)


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    Reggie.
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    bob charles wrote: »
    Its time to be getting back into the bull business me thinks ;)

    What ya hear


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    Timmaay
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    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


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    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,363 ✭✭✭✭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 :D


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    bob charles
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    What ya hear

    I heard the world wants cheap protein


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    Reggie.
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    bob charles wrote: »
    I heard the world wants cheap protein

    Ah they ll get it out of holland and barretts


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    Midlandsman80
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    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"....


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