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angus calves

  • 02-11-2013 8:34pm
    #1
    Helpmefarm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭


    How much roughly are aax calves around 7 months old worth thinking of selling some tuesday! They average calves!


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  • #2
    blue5000
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    Bulls or heifers, suckled/bucket reared, what weight? Rough ballpark 2-2.20 per kg.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #3
    Helpmefarm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭Helpmefarm


    I have 2 bulls and 5 heifers bucket reared! Also they have a bit of ringworm will this effect price much?


  • #4
    TUBBY
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    blue5000 wrote: »
    Bulls or heifers, suckled/bucket reared, what weight? Rough ballpark 2-2.20 per kg.

    Blue. I know you mentioned before ya got 2.20 a kg for your angus bullocks. Do ya rear them from calves.

    this angus scheme has left a few pound in them I would say.


  • #5
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    Helpmefarm wrote: »
    I have 2 bulls and 5 heifers bucket reared! Also they have a bit of ringworm will this effect price much?

    Some lads don't mind. Personally I hate it.
    We recently found that the iodine spray is great at clearing it up. A bit slower than Imravol but way way cheaper.
    To be honest going by the trade they'll make about €1.80-2 a kilo. It's the worst age/size to be moving them at.


  • #6
    blue5000
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    TUBBY wrote: »
    Blue. I know you mentioned before ya got 2.20 a kg for your angus bullocks. Do ya rear them from calves.

    this angus scheme has left a few pound in them I would say.
    All sucklers here Tubby, keep all the angus heifers for breeding.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



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  • #7
    Mac Taylor
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    blue5000 wrote: »
    All sucklers here Tubby, keep all the angus heifers for breeding.
    Blue, what do you breed them to?. Also, do you finish them or sell as weanlings?


  • #8
    blue5000
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    Mac Taylor wrote: »
    Blue, what do you breed them to?. Also, do you finish them or sell as weanlings?
    Aubrac first time round, then blonde as a terminal sire. But if Icbf tells me that their maternal figures are greater than 150 they are getting aubrac with the hope of getting replacements.

    Up to last year I was selling weanlings, but finishing now.

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



  • #9
    Sharpshooter82
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    Where is there a good place to pick up aa calves about a few weeks old at this time of year
    ( sorry got hi jacking thread)


  • #10
    1chippy
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    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    Where is there a good place to pick up aa calves about a few weeks old at this time of year
    ( sorry got hi jacking thread)

    It would make more sense to arse around a few marts at this time of year and pick them up reared for the same or even less than what a lot of lads paid for them as sucks


  • #11
    1chippy
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    Sharpshooter82 wrote: »
    Where is there a good place to pick up aa calves about a few weeks old at this time of year
    ( sorry got hi jacking thread)

    It would make more sense to arse around a few marts at this time of year and pick them up reared for the same or even less than what a lot of lads paid for them as sucks


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  • #12
    Sam Kade
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    I saw friesian weanlings in macroom mart yesterday 250kg €310 they were blocky friesians. In the main ring 500-650 kg friesians were struggling to make €7-800 many were unsold they were more Holstein type.


  • #13
    Butcher Boy
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    I saw 330 kgs aa bucket fed bulls in macroom 660 and 240kgs make 525 they were well done stock ,I saw them light fr too sam it was real bad money for them , I taught all stock back 50 a head on last weak got 3 aa hef out of it 362 kgs 705.


  • #14
    Sam Kade
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,313 ✭✭✭✭Sam Kade


    Butcher Boy wrote: »
    I saw 330 kgs aa bucket fed bulls in macroom 660 and 240kgs make 525 they were well done stock ,I saw them light fr too sam it was real bad money for them , I taught all stock back 50 a head on last weak got 3 aa hef out of it 362 kgs 705.
    Did you see the ould fella bidding on the continentals having a bidding war with a dealer? The ould fella ended up buying for around €1250.


  • #15
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    1chippy wrote: »
    It would make more sense to arse around a few marts at this time of year and pick them up reared for the same or even less than what a lot of lads paid for them as sucks
    i agree but my system wont allow that so i need to find some young stock


  • #16
    TUBBY
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    Sharpshooter. I see you are from Westmeath. Few good lads round to pick up calves for you if it doesnt suit you to go to marts every day.

    If you need them quick, that prob the best answer. Most of them round E20 commission for buying and delivery.
    Also, to avoid sickness, I would get them delivered straight after mart rather than back to dealers yard and then to you.

    either that or done deal. good few calves on it last few weeks.


  • #17
    Sharpshooter82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,825 ✭✭✭Sharpshooter82


    TUBBY wrote: »
    Sharpshooter. I see you are from Westmeath. Few good lads round to pick up calves for you if it doesnt suit you to go to marts every day.

    If you need them quick, that prob the best answer. Most of them round E20 commission for buying and delivery.
    Also, to avoid sickness, I would get them delivered straight after mart rather than back to dealers yard and then to you.

    either that or done deal. good few calves on it last few weeks.
    Cheers for that tubby

    If ya can recommend any through pm it would be great


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