calf prices

whelan1

what is the going rate for friesian bulls around 10 days old and angus bulls/ heifers

stanflt

whelan1 wrote: »

what is the going rate for friesian bulls around 10 days old and angus bulls/ heifers

i was getting 85-135 for fresian bull calves, depending how strong they where

leg wax

whelan1 wrote: »

what is the going rate for friesian bulls around 10 days old and angus bulls/ heifers

in new ross mart on sat hols were makeing 130 bf 240 ag 220 ch 450

whelan1

what where prices like this week ?

stanflt

whelan1 wrote: »

what where prices like this week ?

talking to the lad in carnaross who takes in the calves said they fr/hol were making 90 for 10day olds right up to 180 for 6week olds. he reckons the price will start to plummet soon with all the spring calving herds

funny man

stanflt wrote: »

talking to the lad in carnaross who takes in the calves said they fr/hol were making 90 for 10day olds right up to 180 for 6week olds. he reckons the price will start to plummet soon with all the spring calving herds

Had a guy in my yard saturday looking for calves for export paying €120 for 2week old calves, i've a feeling they will go up more interest in rearing calves amoung beef farmers (thanks to the journal) and there is more demand across europe with turkey taking calves from estonia.

whelan1

got 110 for 4 2 week old fr bulls this morning ex yard, happy enough

Miller80

was getting €110 as well but now €120 for 2 wks old bull calves, delighted to be getting rid of them at that price.
Heard of recent dairy sale in tubbercurry in sligo where holstein fr heifer calves made up to €700. great price if anyone is lucky enough to have surplus calves. hard to justify keeping them to sell as incalf heifers or calved heifers.

whelan1

i changed the guy who was buying my calves, i am happy with 110 other lad was giving me 90 cash, pays to shop around

Butcher Boy

In macroom mart saturday good trade young fr bulls making from 120 to 150 cork marts buying most of them it is costing 68 a calf to get them shipped long may it last

funny man

€110 in the yard also worth an extra €20 more to me by not having to goto the mart €5 comm plus time and diesel, maybe if i had alot of calves i'd consider it.

whelan1

i hate going to the mart with a passion , waste of a day

BeeDI

My daughter is mad for buying a couple of friesian suckler, to bucket rear, on milk replacer. Would there be any few bob to be made do Ye think? It's been so many many years since I left the home dairy farm, that I forget the feeding and rearing regime for these kind of stock. What would ye advise? I have a small empty shed which would do grand for about four calves.

funny man

i don't think you'll make alot of money out of it, all depends on how good of a job you do on them and what you do with them after they're reared, but as a project for your daughter i think if she's interested in it, a valueable experience i'd say. I suggest buy a few Angus bull or heifers as they are easy reared, talk to a local dairy farmer.

Shauny2010

I don't think you`d make much money but its definitely worth doing if only to get the Kids interested.
Ive let my own daughter have raise a few calf's, Shes now the only one of my Kids that have an interest in farming. Ive two lumper's of sons who would n`t have a bit of interest, a pity really

whelan1

i remember my dad giving us a calf years ago and it drowned in the bog just before it was fit to sell , he swapped it with one that looked similar and didnt tell us till years later

PMU

whelan1 wrote: »

what where prices like this week ?

fr bulls 110 smallish,up to 140 for 3 week olds( mart in the wesht!)

leg wax

blue calf made 500 euros in new ross today

funny man

8 big ho/fr bulls €150 @ over 2weeks:D, and sold 7 smaller ones €120 @ 5-10days. all sold from the yard.

blue5000

leg wax wrote: »

blue calf made 500 euros in new ross today

FCUK, how old was it? I sold a few aa weanlings for not much more than that this week.

ootbitb

I reckon a calf is worth about 30% max of a 500kg bull to make a small profit.

average this week in local mart for friesian x blues about e1100.

so calf worth e330 max.


the blue at e500 must have been triple muscled:D

leg wax

blue5000 wrote: »

FCUK, how old was it? I sold a few aa weanlings for not much more than that this week.

i would say he was 5-6 weeks old out of a ch cow .he was snow white but was only a r grade calf, he was very big and was growthy but still not worth 500

funny man

ootbitb wrote: »

I reckon a calf is worth about 30% max of a 500kg bull to make a small profit.

average this week in local mart for friesian x blues about e1100.

so calf worth e330 max.


the blue at e500 must have been triple muscled:D

that would leave a friesan bull calf worth over €200

ootbitb

but nothing drops in value as quick as the black and whites...not interested in them personally.

Butcher Boy

fr bulls back 20 euro a head in macroom on sat they would want to be nice to make 110 for calves over 14 days aa bulls making 260 freely and more the farmer again for it

Tipp Man

12 Fr bulls sold in the yard for €170 to a neighbour

They were a nice bunch of calves all 3 weeks or under

ootbitb

Tipp Man wrote: »

12 Fr bulls sold in the yard for €170 to a neighbour

They were a nice bunch of calves all 3 weeks or under

were they Holstein types or British Friesian?

Tipp Man

ootbitb wrote: »

were they Holstein types or British Friesian?

More the BF type but certainly not 100% BF. They were decent though

Butcher Boy

i saw 5 good type fr blks 342kgs 10mths old make 615 in macroom on sat
i taught it was the price of the day where is the next man going to make money

Pacoa

i taught it was the price of the day where is the next man going to make money

Sure doesn't Larry goodman make great money out of cattle.

funny man

ootbitb wrote: »

but nothing drops in value as quick as the black and whites...not interested in them personally.

Looks like this dissproves your theory for the black'n'whites as if they are selling at €150 as calves and they are worth €700 at 500kgs they gain value all the way.

ootbitb

funny man wrote: »

Looks like this dissproves your theory for the black'n'whites as if they are selling at €150 as calves and they are worth €700 at 500kgs they gain value all the way.

digging a bit more maybe ...as soon as cattle get plentiful again the worst cattle will fall first and fastest. In the meantime they appear good value but your blue at e400 increases e700 from buy to sell at 500kgs the friesian only increases e550 with costs similar.

tanco

Hi all,

Anyone going to marts lately know what heifer calves are making.?

Looking to buy 5 or 6 angus or hereford calves out of british friesin if possible. What would be the best mart to soruce these.?

Working in cork and waterford full time so would be passing dungarvan bandon etc reularly enough.

Anyone got a rough guide.?

Cheers

Butcher Boy

hi tanco a lot of calves coming in to bandon but macroom is on saturday might suite better aa hef last sat 140to 230 for the good one

tanco

Thanks butcher boy,
Didnt know macroom was on a saturday, handy.
Price seems reasonable enough, I'll head this saturday and let you know how I get on.
Do they advertise the fact that some of the calves are from british friesin or is it up to the buyer to tell.?
Am new at this farming crack
Have all sheep and father inlaw use to have cattle, so place has gone wild. Hopefully hang on to the 5 or 6 i buy long term, to keep the place down.

Anyone have any recent prices from Bandon.?

ootbitb

tanco wrote: »

Thanks butcher boy,
Didnt know macroom was on a saturday, handy.
Price seems reasonable enough, I'll head this saturday and let you know how I get on.
Do they advertise the fact that some of the calves are from british friesin or is it up to the buyer to tell.?
Am new at this farming crack
Have all sheep and father inlaw use to have cattle, so place has gone wild. Hopefully hang on to the 5 or 6 i buy long term, to keep the place down.

Anyone have any recent prices from Bandon.?

sheep will "keep the place down" better than cattle...you just need enough of them.

tanco

ootbitb wrote: »

sheep will "keep the place down" better than cattle...you just need enough of them.

Not true, believe me I have enough of them!

bbam

Well..
Going to look at some SalersX from BF cows in the morning, EX farm he's looking for €320 a head.. They're a breed I've no knowledge off at all... would these make good bucket reared calves... Of course he says they'll stack on the weight but what else would he say;) Any opinions appreciated

tanco

Supposed to be lovely cattle and an ideal suckler cow. IS it heifer calves your buying, what age...?

320 a head would be ok if there oldish, good contintals making nearly that at the moment albeit 4 or 5 weeks old.Suppose theres not too many saler x bf cross out there as far as i know.

Would def like to know how you got on as was thinking of salers before but to get them as calves is tough.

Best of luck

charityboy

buying aa x bf bull calves at three weeks old from 200 to 250 and bf bulls around the 150 mark same age buying direct from farmers buying calves in a mart is like voting for FF you are going to get screwed not matter what deal you think you are getting thinkin of buying a few limo x bf heifers calves and rear them as suckler replacements any opinions or advice on doing this does it pay etc thanks

ootbitb

charityboy wrote: »

buying aa x bf bull calves at three weeks old from 200 to 250 and bf bulls around the 150 mark same age buying direct from farmers buying calves in a mart is like voting for FF you are going to get screwed not matter what deal you think you are getting thinkin of buying a few limo x bf heifers calves and rear them as suckler replacements any opinions or advice on doing this does it pay etc thanks

cheapest way of getting into suckling if you are in no hurry and should be quieter than suckler animals.

think you are right about buying direct from the farmer as less likely to have picked up something in the way of disease.

usually the farmer will keep the calf a few days longer if asked. the longer the better of course.

charityboy

i go to the farmer when they are two weeks old and i collect them a week later would be selling the lim x bf heifers as replacements in calf to easy calving limo

bbam

tanco wrote: »

Supposed to be lovely cattle and an ideal suckler cow. IS it heifer calves your buying, what age...?

320 a head would be ok if there oldish, good contintals making nearly that at the moment albeit 4 or 5 weeks old.Suppose theres not too many saler x bf cross out there as far as i know.

Would def like to know how you got on as was thinking of salers before but to get them as calves is tough.

Best of luck

Bought 14 bulls 3 weeks old and will collect next weekend, just under €300 a head so happy out, his heifers were all sold and made €360 a head and went for suckler replacements..
Will be on the lookout for 10/15 more in a few weeks when these are on a bit.. I have some HEX bulls and heifers I bought last june/july and they have done nicely.. Might try some AAx but not sure about the market..

Bodacious

bbam wrote: »

Well..
Going to look at some SalersX from BF cows in the morning, EX farm he's looking for €320 a head.. They're a breed I've no knowledge off at all... would these make good bucket reared calves... Of course he says they'll stack on the weight but what else would he say;) Any opinions appreciated

Id vouch for what he is saying regarding the saler breed, only have the one and was hoping for a heifer but of course he rolled out a bull but i kept him and a great yearling, great growth rates, weight gain etc not over muscley but a good calf and she farted him out.

BF cross with milk galore and saler with huge pelvic width, good health/fertility, great rearers, foragers etc ideal suckler cows just let the terminal sire bring the muscle to the table

mossy1

anyone have a price for hol/fre calves lately??

stanflt

mossy1 wrote: »

anyone have a price for hol/fre calves lately??

sold 14 today ex yard 115average. this included 2sets of twins and 2triplets:) all hols

whelan1

dealer coming tomorrow , will let you know

mossy1

stanflt wrote: »

sold 14 today ex yard 115average. this included 2sets of twins and 2triplets:) all hols

what were ur best making ....what age were the 1s u sold??

stanflt

mossy1 wrote: »

what were ur best making ....what age were the 1s u sold??

sold them as a group. one weak calve...all under 28days

irishh_bob

anyone any idea what two to three week old hereford bulls and heifers are making ?

tanco

hereford and agus heifers making 150 to 200