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Friesian bull calves

  • 26-04-2011 6:26pm
    #1
    jabby2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭


    hi folks just wondering what friesian bull calves are making today

    have 10, 2 months old almost weaned

    4 jersey cross breeds

    8 1 month old

    there 50 50 holstein freisian
    and 100 % friesian too very healthy stock any estimates??


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  • #2
    irishh_bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,700 ✭✭✭irishh_bob


    jabby2 wrote: »
    hi folks just wondering what friesian bull calves are making today

    have 10, 2 months old almost weaned

    4 jersey cross breeds

    8 1 month old

    there 50 50 holstein freisian
    and 100 % friesian too very healthy stock any estimates??


    if thier holstiens , the two month old black and whites might be worth 200 , the jersey cross would hardly make 50


  • #3
    melly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭melly


    I sold 5 nice type british freisan's last saturday one month old. Sold from €125 - €185 averaging €149. I saw good strong freisans probably a couple of months old making €200 -220 max


  • #4
    irishh_bob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,700 ✭✭✭irishh_bob


    melly wrote: »
    I sold 5 nice type british freisan's last saturday one month old. Sold from €125 - €185 averaging €149. I saw good strong freisans probably a couple of months old making €200 -220 max

    op is talking about eight wk old calves


  • #5
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    its really a sellers market at the minute... ask a ridiculous price and work back from that... we did that today with a bull we where selling and got 500 more than we where expecting:)


  • #6
    melly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭melly


    I know Just giving an idea of whats around. The poorest week old calves were making 105 for the shippers. The older ones 8 weeks or so were making around the 200. No jerseys so wouldnt know about them.


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  • #7
    melly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭melly


    whelan1 wrote: »
    its really a sellers market at the minute... ask a ridiculous price and work back from that... we did that today with a bull we where selling and got 500 more than we where expecting:)
    Thats for sure! Take it while you can.. although lost our angus bull on Friday,so shopping for a bull myself. some ridiculous prices being quoted.


  • #8
    raindodger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 322 ✭✭raindodger


    whelan1 wrote: »
    its really a sellers market at the minute... ask a ridiculous price and work back from that... we did that today with a bull we where selling and got 500 more than we where expecting:)

    hope the buyer is not on boards


  • #9
    whelan1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,786 ✭✭✭✭whelan1


    raindodger wrote: »
    hope the buyer is not on boards
    me too... he from limerick , coming along distance for a bull


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