Calf Prices Autumn 2013

PatQfarmer

Don't see an up to date thread on calf prices, so here we go!

Anyone buy any calves yet?
What are prices like?
Don't think I'll be rearing any this back-end, but if the price is €100 less than last year, I may be tempted...

mahoney_j

PatQfarmer wrote: »

Don't see an up to date thread on calf prices, so here we go!

Anyone buy any calves yet?
What are prices like?
Don't think I'll be rearing any this back-end, but if the price is €100 less than last year, I may be tempted...

Can see calves been scarce enough till next April as they've a lot of potential super levy milk to drink up!!.

mahoney_j

PatQfarmer wrote: »

Don't see an up to date thread on calf prices, so here we go!

Anyone buy any calves yet?
What are prices like?
Don't think I'll be rearing any this back-end, but if the price is €100 less than last year, I may be tempted...

Can see calves been scarce enough till next April as they've a lot of potential super levy milk to drink up!!.

whelan1

mahoney_j wrote: »

Can see calves been scarce enough till next April as they've a lot of potential super levy milk to drink up!!.

I hope you're right

jersey101

Getting 80e here at 3 weeks old

nashmach

jersey101 wrote: »

Getting 80e here at 3 weeks old

Mad money for jerseys, you should be giving them away for free really

jersey101

nashmach wrote: »

Mad money for jerseys, you should be giving them away for free really

ye cant pit a good JE down

simx

jersey101 wrote: »

ye cant pit a good JE down

might be better off if they were put down

jersey101

simx wrote: »

might be better off if they were put down

true. Ive 3 of em at home and no where for em to go. Anyone interested?

easymoney!

jersey101 wrote: »

true. Ive 3 of em at home and no where for em to go. Anyone interested?

i winder would u if got them for less then 30 euro and brought them through to killing would u have something out of them? suppose you"d have to put alot a money into them

jersey101

easymoney! wrote: »

i winder would u if got them for less then 30 euro and brought them through to killing would u have something out of them? suppose you"d have to put alot a money into them

i have 4 of em that are 18 mnths old and all they ever got is silge grass and a few does. Round 350kilos id say

easymoney!

jersey101 wrote: »

i have 4 of em that are 18 mnths old and all they ever got is silge grass and a few does. Round 350kilos id say

thats a great weight for jerseys that age!!i know there jerseys but have they any flesh cover worth talking about?? if you could, keep them and kill yourself?

jersey101

easymoney! wrote: »

thats a great weight for jerseys that age!!i know there jerseys but have they any flesh cover worth talking about?? if you could, keep them and kill yourself?

one of em is very good. Im going to keep him for a teaser. Very good for picking up heifers the others are alright. I dont know what to do with em. Ive heard of this vegtable oil like stuff that puts weight on pure HO's. That might do a job on em

easymoney!

jersey101 wrote: »

one of em is very good. Im going to keep him for a teaser. Very good for picking up heifers the others are alright. I dont know what to do with em. Ive heard of this vegtable oil like stuff that puts weight on pure HO's. That might do a job on em

what about angel dust ;-) ,, if i was you id keep them and try and get your money out of em... were could ya sorce that stuff?

jersey101

easymoney! wrote: »

what about angel dust ;-) ,, if i was you id keep them and try and get your money out of em... were could ya sorce that stuff?

the lad that was using it got it from kw forages i think. He's only 22 and started out last year with 30 HO stores. Put them on kale for the winter and fattened them in spring off grass. He has 120 of em this year on 40 acres of kale. Said he made a nice bit of money last year at minimal cost

easymoney!

jersey101 wrote: »

the lad that was using it got it from kw forages i think. He's only 22 and started out last year with 30 HO stores. Put them on kale for the winter and fattened them in spring off grass. He has 120 of em this year on 40 acres of kale. Said he made a nice bit of money last year at minimal cost

god that sounds promising neighbour man fattens stores on kale beside us and puts bales of silage 5 ft apart so 2 fresh bales with them all the time in my experience friesians all thrive better out wintered !! i take it he fed it through meal?

jersey101

easymoney! wrote: »

god that sounds promising neighbour man fattens stores on kale beside us and puts bales of silage 5 ft apart so 2 fresh bales with them all the time in my experience friesians all thrive better out wintered !! i take it he fed it through meal?

im.not to sure tbh think they just got kale and silage and then were fattened with meal and grass

Timmaay

jersey101 wrote: »

one of em is very good. Im going to keep him for a teaser. Very good for picking up heifers the others are alright. I dont know what to do with em. Ive heard of this vegtable oil like stuff that puts weight on pure HO's. That might do a job on em

Keep the focus ha, let them on even if for nothing, 2015 only around the corner and ya defo don't need low margin animals robbing your grass! I'm selling every single beef calf from now on.

jersey101

Timmaay wrote: »

Keep the focus ha, let them on even if for nothing, 2015 only around the corner and ya defo don't need low margin animals robbing your grass! I'm selling every single beef calf from now on.

ye i only have these ones coz a lad was suppised to buy em and he never came. Ill bring em knackery from now on.

Timmaay

jersey101 wrote: »

one of em is very good. Im going to keep him for a teaser. Very good for picking up heifers the others are alright. I dont know what to do with em. Ive heard of this vegtable oil like stuff that puts weight on pure HO's. That might do a job on em

Keep the focus ha, let them on even if for nothing, 2015 only around the corner and ya defo don't need low margin animals robbing your grass! I'm selling every single beef calf from now on.

whelan1

have 3 good square br/fr bull calves 2 weeks old what would i ask for them?

milkprofit

10 fr bulls 2 weeks 100 e in yard

saranac1

whelan1 wrote: »

have 3 good square br/fr bull calves 2 weeks old what would i ask for them?

Have you a contact number ?
Where are you based?

saranac1

whelan1 wrote: »

have 3 good square br/fr bull calves 2 weeks old what would i ask for them?

Have you a contact number ?
Where are you based?

Sam Kade

jersey101 wrote: »

one of em is very good. Im going to keep him for a teaser. Very good for picking up heifers the others are alright. I dont know what to do with em. Ive heard of this vegtable oil like stuff that puts weight on pure HO's. That might do a job on em

Is it corn oil? They use that for horses in poor condition a cup of corn oil a day puts condition on them fast

jersey101

Sam Kade wrote: »

Is it corn oil? They use that for horses in poor condition a cup of corn oil a day puts condition on them fast

http://www.kwforagesystems.ie/Products/44/Vistacell

I think its this stuff not sure though.

Sam Kade

jersey101 wrote: »

http://www.kwforagesystems.ie/Products/44/Vistacell

I think its this stuff not sure though.

Anyone try it, sounds like snake oil

simx

saranac1 wrote: »

Have you a contact number ?
Where are you based?

Based in louth i can tell you that much

whelan1

saranac1 wrote: »

Have you a contact number ?
Where are you based?

HAVE a guy coming tomorrow to take them

Farmer Pudsey

simx wrote: »

might be better off if they were put down

Stop it there is always someone to buy them

jersey101 wrote: »

true. Ive 3 of em at home and no where for em to go. Anyone interested?

I am sure you will manage to sell them some one will get them to twenty months

jersey101 wrote: »

i have 4 of em that are 18 mnths old and all they ever got is silge grass and a few does. Round 350kilos id say

These I might be interested in are they bulls still

milkprofit

saranac1 wrote: »

Have you a contact number ?
Where are you based?

Have 6 in Wicklow

delaval

Sold 15 fr on Sat for €130 each

colrow

jersey101 wrote: »

Getting 80e here at 3 weeks old

I suppose they are bull calves, herselfs son keeps Jerseys in Cornwall, and he's got 6 or so bulls about 12 months old and they are starting to be a bit bold.

I know they get quite nasty when they are a bit older.

Does anyone know if they are castrated, do they still develope the meanness, I might get a couple of them instead of heifers, if they stay friendly.

jersey101

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

Stop it there is always someone to buy them

well we had one last week and got rid of em the usual way. didn't like doing it but I just couldn't hang on to him any more.

I am sure you will manage to sell them some one will get them to twenty months



These I might be interested in are they bulls still

nah there castrated, there real quite, never had a peep out of em tbh

jersey101

colrow wrote: »

I suppose they are bull calves, herselfs son keeps Jerseys in Cornwall, and he's got 6 or so bulls about 12 months old and they are starting to be a bit bold.

I know they get quite nasty when they are a bit older.

Does anyone know if they are castrated, do they still develope the meanness, I might get a couple of them instead of heifers, if they stay friendly.

these 3 I have are real quite yokes, id even go as far as saying there quieter than the fr bullocks, there castrated by the way.

Farmer Pudsey

colrow wrote: »

I suppose they are bull calves, herselfs son keeps Jerseys in Cornwall, and he's got 6 or so bulls about 12 months old and they are starting to be a bit bold.

I know they get quite nasty when they are a bit older.

Does anyone know if they are castrated, do they still develope the meanness, I might get a couple of them instead of heifers, if they stay friendly.

Jerseys are like AA and FR as bulls they are b##tards as bullocks they are fine and quite. How often did you see a dangerous LM bull as a bullock he always at the other end of the field.

It is not so much age as at what stage they are developed at. I find as they hit 400kgs you better watch out

jersey101

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

Jerseys are like AA and FR as bulls they are b##tards as bullocks they are fine and quite. How often did you see a dangerous LM bull as a bullock he always at the other end of the field.

It is not so much age as at what stage they are developed at. I find as they hit 400kgs you better watch out

ill keep an eye on em over the winter so, your right with that alright, as soon as we start to put the weight on them in the shed they would get very bold.
any ideas what I could do with these boyos?

Farmer Pudsey

jersey101 wrote: »

ill keep an eye on em over the winter so, your right with that alright, as soon as we start to put the weight on them in the shed they would get very bold.
any ideas what I could do with these boyos?

Cannot be giving secrets away

Just store over winter get to grass early they should finish around 550-600kgsLW they will kill less than 300kgs

jersey101

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

Cannot be giving secrets away

Just store over winter get to grass early they should finish around 550-600kgsLW they will kill less than 300kgs

would love to have em gone before spring. cows have priority on grass here over them

quader

maybe bob will buy them

Farmer Pudsey

quader wrote: »

maybe bob will buy them

Bob specialises in better cattle they are more my trade, however at present I am full but if they were really cheap;)

jersey101

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

Bob specialises in better cattle they are more my trade, however at present I am full but if they were really cheap;)

your cheap is different to my cheap if ye ever have space let me know

whelan1

out of interest if a dealer buys your calves when do you get paid, lad picked up 3 calves last thursday and i still havent cheque

milkprofit

Why would u let them out of yard without getting paid
When do u pay for groceries in Tesco ???????

whelan1

milkprofit wrote: »

Why would u let them out of yard without getting paid
When do u pay for groceries in Tesco ???????

A reputable company that had been mentioned on this thread a few times bought them. I rang them and got money transferred to my account. Thought I was saving time by selling from yard. Rest of them going to mart on Tuesday will have cheque home with me

whelan1

110 each for 2 br/fr bulls out of yard

bbam

whelan1 wrote: »

110 each for 2 br/fr bulls out of yard

Fairly decent prices there.

whelan1

bbam wrote: »

Fairly decent prices there.

they where fairly decent calves in fairness. Spoke with a lad who was at mart yesterday 60-70 was the run of the mill for normal fr bulls. some where as low as 40... he bought 2 blues, 1 bull nice calf 290 and a heifer 250, he also had a fr bull calf in the trailer which was about 4 weeks old he paid 100 for it

whitebriar

200 and 205 for fortnight old friesan bull's at Enniscorthy today.Bucket fed and in good order.
I saw some runts come in barely making 40.

Timmaay

Hope some of them runts weren't mine!, My dad was down with 3 fr bulls today. I dunno what he's at now, aint home yet ha!

nashmach

Timmaay wrote: »

Hope some of them runts weren't mine!, My dad was down with 3 fr bulls today. I dunno what he's at now, aint home yet ha!

He is spending all the money in TFM or the Motor Company Tim :P