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Calf Prices 2014

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    #692
    whelan2
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    lakill Farm wrote: »
    now that silly season is chilling out I will start buying a few sucks

    So what should I be expecting to pay for AAX and HEX heifer and bull calves for 10day olds off the farm
    cant see there being too many around tbh


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    #693
    Butcher Boy
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    cant see there being too many around tbh

    from 250 to 350,they are making it no bother down here in west cork anyway the few that are there.


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    #694
    royaler83
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    Any update on calves this week? Looking to pick up a few


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    #695
    loveta
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    Sold some fr bulls last saturday had early numbers and did not hang about to see others sold but got from 115-145 "145 chap was 3 weeks" sold more at the house just the two weeks of age 115


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    #696
    Greengrass1
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    loveta wrote: »
    Sold some fr bulls last saturday had early numbers and did not hang about to see others sold but got from 115-145 "145 chap was 3 weeks" sold more at the house just the two weeks of age 115

    Good prices where did he sell them


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    #697
    loveta
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    Carrigallen mart, the ones at home went to a dealer


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    #698
    Milked out
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    Sold 5 in Bandon today, 4 @ 80 2-3 weeks old and 1 @ 180 5 weeks old - very strong, Dam went 5days overtime with him. All fr bulls


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    #699
    _Brian
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    lakill Farm wrote: »
    now that silly season is chilling out I will start buying a few sucks

    So what should I be expecting to pay for AAX and HEX heifer and bull calves for 10day olds off the farm

    I'd say you'd need to buy before spring madness starts. Lads expect that with the quota problems looming farmers will hold calves and buy calves to drink the "free milk", so I wouldn't expect reasonable prices ten.
    Saturday gone bye I saw BBx weanlings sold for €675, they were bought to drink milk costing €450-500 as 3 week old sucks. So the farmer ran them for 8 months at a loss to drink the free milk., I just don't understand it.


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    #700
    whelan2
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    _Brian wrote: »
    I'd say you'd need to buy before spring madness starts. Lads expect that with the quota problems looming farmers will hold calves and buy calves to drink the "free milk", so I wouldn't expect reasonable prices ten.
    Saturday gone bye I saw BBx weanlings sold for €675, they were bought to drink milk costing €450-500 as 3 week old sucks. So the farmer ran them for 8 months at a loss to drink the free milk., I just don't understand it.
    and then wonders why they make no money on them..... better off buying the hex/lim you where talking about earlier imo


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    #701
    _Brian
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    and then wonders why they make no money on them..... better off buying the hex/lim you where talking about earlier imo

    Over last few weeks we've bought in a dozen weanling Ch/LM/bl heifers from suckler herds, decent animals, €655 average inc mart fees. June to September calves.
    I'd rather have sucks but I think for me these make more sense regarding making a bit of a profit.


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    #702
    Dawggone
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    Holstein bull calves at 14 days = €54/head average. That includes some freemartin twins.


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    #703
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    _Brian wrote: »
    I'd say you'd need to buy before spring madness starts. Lads expect that with the quota problems looming farmers will hold calves and buy calves to drink the "free milk", so I wouldn't expect reasonable prices ten.
    Saturday gone bye I saw BBx weanlings sold for €675, they were bought to drink milk costing €450-500 as 3 week old sucks. So the farmer ran them for 8 months at a loss to drink the free milk., I just don't understand it.

    I got a text off one of the lads of the 2 lads I bought calves off last year ex farm. His first few heifers are all fr calves but should be aax coming next. Ill buy as many calves as I can afford of the 2 of them this year again. ex farm is great. no marts or messing


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    #704
    limo_100
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    lakill Farm wrote: »
    I got a text off one of the lads of the 2 lads I bought calves off last year ex farm. His first few heifers are all fr calves but should be aax coming next. Ill buy as many calves as I can afford of the 2 of them this year again. ex farm is great. no marts or messing

    how many did you rear last year? and did you sell them already or are you gonna keep them for another year??


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    #705
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    _Brian wrote: »
    Over last few weeks we've bought in a dozen weanling Ch/LM/bl heifers from suckler herds, decent animals, €655 average inc mart fees. June to September calves.
    I'd rather have sucks but I think for me these make more sense regarding making a bit of a profit.

    Have to agree.
    will you try finish the weanlings or sell as stores?


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    #706
    Base price
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    lakill Farm wrote: »
    I got a text off one of the lads of the 2 lads I bought calves off last year ex farm. His first few heifers are all fr calves but should be aax coming next. Ill buy as many calves as I can afford of the 2 of them this year again. ex farm is great. no marts or messing
    No offence to marts or dealers but we buy most of our calves directly from farms that we have dealt with over the years. No issues with pneumonia and in particular Crypto.


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    #707
    _Brian
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Have to agree.
    will you try finish the weanlings or sell as stores?

    Stores. Were not set up for finishing.


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    #708
    Farmer Pudsey
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    and then wonders why they make no money on them..... better off buying the hex/lim you where talking about earlier imo

    He have been better off buying a few Fresians or even JEx's, Friesian bought as calves in the spring are leaving most profit


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    #709
    PatQfarmer
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    Farmer Pudsey wrote: »
    He have been better off buying a few Fresians or even JEx's, Friesian bought as calves in the spring are leaving most profit
    Friesians generally leave the most profit in any event...


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    #710
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    limo_100 wrote: »
    how many did you rear last year? and did you sell them already or are you gonna keep them for another year??

    reared 26 but that's because supply ran out. Hope to rear 40 this year and I winter for 1 year but in process of planning a 3rd shed for weanlings on straw. See what the funds are like


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    #711
    PatQfarmer
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    lakill Farm wrote: »
    reared 26 but that's because supply ran out. Hope to rear 40 this year and I winter for 1 year but in process of planning a 3rd shed for weanlings on straw. See what the funds are like

    Wait and see the price! I reared none last year and bought great stores for less than calf+rearing price, without anything given to labour:D
    Do the sums, some lads go mad just to have calves.
    Unless you're a dairy farmer with "free" surplus milk, us lads buying replacer to give to expensive calves are on a hiding to nothing.
    That said, I'm rearing friesions this year...:rolleyes:


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    #712
    simx
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    PatQfarmer wrote: »
    Friesians generally leave the most profit in any event...

    sometimes, less money tied up in stock i see, but ya have to buy a fr with some bit of scope/quality about them imo, a bad fr is a bad hoor for life


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    #713
    Milked out
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    Are there any ages ye would prefer to buy at? On those 5 I sent this week the youngest was the bare 2 weeks and sold for 80 and I could see him being as strong as the one I sold at 5 weeks for 180 at the same age. The better value may be in the younger calves, obviously risks are there too with them being easier to upset I guess


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    #714
    lakill Farm
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    Milked out wrote: »
    Are there any ages ye would prefer to buy at? On those 5 I sent this week the youngest was the bare 2 weeks and sold for 80 and I could see him being as strong as the one I sold at 5 weeks for 180 at the same age. The better value may be in the younger calves, obviously risks are there too with them being easier to upset I guess

    I normally buy at 10/14 days

    AAX heifer calves at €120/130 Bulls €180 out of the yard


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    #715
    _Brian
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    lakill Farm wrote: »
    I normally buy at 10/14 days

    AAX heifer calves at €120/130 Bulls €180 out of the yard

    If your getting a steady deal from the farm then it's very workable.


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    #716
    whelan2
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    2 lads rang me this morning looking for calves. Must be a shortage


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    #717
    lakill Farm
    Registered Users Posts: 4,735 ✭✭✭lakill Farm


    whelan2 wrote: »
    2 lads rang me this morning looking for calves. Must be a shortage

    every cow in the country is been calved in march 2015 it seems no superlevy


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    #718
    limo_100
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    lakill Farm wrote: »
    reared 26 but that's because supply ran out. Hope to rear 40 this year and I winter for 1 year but in process of planning a 3rd shed for weanlings on straw. See what the funds are like

    fair play to ya i reared ten black whitehead heifers this year.You do sell them at 18months is it?? what kind of weights and return are you getting from them?


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    #719
    Gman1987
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    I was talking to a calf dealer today, he said they are only trading on to farmers at the minute as the prices on the continent are very poor at the moment.

    Is their many calves for sale at the moment? We are looking for square Friesian bull calves at the moment so drop me a pm if you have any available or know of someone with them for sale. Would look at angus, hereford etc also. We would perfer to deal with direct with farmers


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    #720
    Milked out
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    Four 3 to 5 week old fr €140, one 12 day old €140 and 2 small 12 day old calves €70. Would prob have paid to hold younger calves but needed space


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    #721
    loveta
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    Milked out wrote: »
    Four 3 to 5 week old fr €140, one 12 day old €140 and 2 small 12 day old calves €70. Would prob have paid to hold younger calves but needed space

    Was that a mart sale milked out?
    Thought prices had slipped back a bit but that what they were at, have a dealer who i normally sell calves to but wont go over 110 for 2-3 week lads


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