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In calf heifers/cows price

  • 01-01-2014 11:13pm
    #1
    exercise is the antidote
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    How much should you pay for lim and sim cross heifers/cows calving down in say feb/mar. All the go on donedeal is 1500..


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  • #2
    munkus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 531 ✭✭✭munkus


    Not a bad price assuming you get a live calf out of them.


  • #3
    Miname
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    Depends on the animal. How many lads are interested and when your buying them. I have seen good cows with calves at foot sell for less than springers at a few marts. Anything from 1000 up with a few I seen making up to 2500. 1400 is as much I believe can realistically be paid for an average springer and still hope to maybe make a few quid.


  • #4
    Miname
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,984 ✭✭✭Miname


    Depends on the animal. How many lads are interested and when your buying them. I have seen good cows with calves at foot sell for less than springers at a few marts. Anything from 1000 up with a few I seen making up to 2500. 1400 is as much I believe can realistically be paid for an average springer and still hope to maybe make a few quid.


  • #5
    Mad4simmental
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    Also remember the asking price on donedeal is just that. I'd like to know what they actually get for allot of these.


  • #6
    freedominacup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,920 ✭✭✭freedominacup


    Just keep in mind lads that a registered pedigree dairy heifer with an income potential of €2000 was making €1300 last spring. What's your average sucklers potential income? How can you justify paying more for her than she will gross in a year? Especially when anecdotally farmers are culling suckler cows into the factories for sport because there is no other demand for them.


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  • #7
    moy83
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    freedominacup wrote: »
    Just keep in mind lads that a registered pedigree dairy heifer with an income potential of €2000 was making €1300 last spring. What's your average sucklers potential income? How can you justify paying more for her than she will gross in a year? Especially when anecdotally farmers are culling suckler cows into the factories for sport because there is no other demand for them.

    You are spot on there freedom , a springing dairy heifer will start paying you back almost straight away too . Its just madness paying big bucks for sucklers but thats why the suckler herd will never die , lads are addicted to it .
    I have a miserable looking suckler herd here , because any tasty looking heifer gets bulled and sold when the money is good for them


  • #8
    exercise is the antidote
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    Mad4simmental wrote: »
    Also remember the asking price on donedeal is just that. I'd like to know what they actually get for allot of these.
    show calf, show heifer, show potential :D


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