fresian bull calf price

dar31

anyone sold bull calves yet
what price are they making
are they sold from yard or mart
what age are they are they big or small

first of mine going out from yard tomorrow at 14 - 20 days old will post tomorrow with prices
heard they are back a bit since 2 weeks ago

whelan1

100 euro at 2 weeks old off farm - 70 for smaller ones , have to be over 14 days for export , dont go to mart anymore waste of a day for crap price

John_F

heard the arse fell out if it last week at bandon mart, a week ago we got 108 for ones over 2 weeks, twas 120 2 weeks before, hes due to call again soon

dairygene

Offered €80 for some very good strong 3 week old calves, anyone know of better prices at the moment?

John_F

100 last night but was told that dutch are now sourcing cheaper calves alot closer, from Germany

dar31

e75 for 14 - 18 day old, out of yard weekly.
calves are nothing special, not over fed in case of scour

whelan1

calf price brutal today as littles as 20 euro , so i kept them

wiggy123

it gone that bad,that was fast! prob an oversupply of them calves for the veal market

whelan1

ye we are testing next week he said to test them and he will take them in a few weeks , there is a major supply of calves down south

dar31

sold some more thursday, e70 for one that should of been worth e80 going by last weeks price.
buyer said they were back a good bit alright, he bought some in the mart a couple days back, seen docket from e30 - e100 about an ave of e55 for 20 odd calves
there will be a lot of calves out for the next 2 -3 weeks
out of sight, out of mind, as they say

John_F

similar story to dar31, 70 euro, germans supplying to the dutch now as well, there numbers are up on last year he said, the buyer also showed us an average price of 50-55 euro that was bandon, castle island was meant to be 70-80 notes as well, Market flooded now i suppose, farmers need cash and this QPS grid means no hope for the fresian bullock in 2 years time

John_F

well reopening this with autumn calves coming on the market for bank holiday

will the dairy beef calf scheme with the factories ensure a higher price or much the same?? prices of €80 in cork for shipping

Anyone have any dealer call??

whelan1

80 euro dealer gave me last week , at a very hard push 90 for the best and 70 for the worst:) glad they're gone tbh

irishh_bob

whelan1 wrote: »

80 euro dealer gave me last week , at a very hard push 90 for the best and 70 for the worst:) glad they're gone tbh

what age were they ????

whelan1

youngest 2 weeks- minimum age for shipping... oldest 4 weeks

deise toffee

whelan1 wrote: »

80 euro dealer gave me last week , at a very hard push 90 for the best and 70 for the worst:) glad they're gone tbh

They are just not viable are they?when you consider milk drank,bedding,muesli,labour etc.They are a dead loss.

whelan1

yup the sooner they get the door the better, just glad i dont have jerseys:D

bogman_bass

tried to buy 2 whitehead or lim heifer calves to put on a heifer with a high cell count but the prices were silly. still looking

dar31

14 - 18 day old fr bulls e80 ex farm.