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Calf Prices 2014

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    #572
    Reggie.
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    _Brian wrote: »
    That seems great value..
    I've given up on AAx as too many are small butty Angus rather than growthy types that make a nice animal.. I presume from putting very easy calving strain AI onto heifers..

    +1


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    #573
    whelan2
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    _Brian wrote: »
    That seems great value..
    I've given up on AAx as too many are small butty Angus rather than growthy types that make a nice animal.. I presume from putting very easy calving strain AI onto heifers..
    ye try and buy the angus calves from cows if ya can.


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    #574
    Reggie.
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    ye try and buy the angus calves from cows if ya can.

    Hard to get them when they are in a pen unless you know the herd


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    #575
    whelan2
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Hard to get them when they are in a pen unless you know the herd
    i know where there will be some next spring


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    #576
    Reggie.
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    i know where there will be some next spring

    Are ya getting your spec in :D


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    #577
    Greengrass1
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    Any prices?


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    #578
    whelan2
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Any prices?
    140 aa heifers 2 weeks old
    havent sold any fr bulls yet , but 60 euro for goodish ones down to 40 euro for white shi&e


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    #579
    Reggie.
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    140 aa heifers 2 weeks old
    havent sold any fr bulls yet , but 60 euro for goodish ones down to 40 euro for white shi&e

    Amazing the price difference with now compared to Feb - march next year


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    #580
    farmerjj
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Amazing the price difference with now compared to Feb - march next year

    Next year?


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    #581
    whelan2
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    farmerjj wrote: »
    Next year?
    reggie can tell the future


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    #582
    Reggie.
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    reggie can tell the future

    Well I can guarantee ya ya won't get aa heifer calves for 140 next feb

    It's not telling the future either. Just common sense in following yearly prices


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    #583
    Reggie.
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    farmerjj wrote: »
    Next year?

    Yes next year


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    #584
    whelan2
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Well I can guarantee ya ya won't get aa heifer calves for 140 next feb

    It's not telling the future either. Just common sense in following yearly prices
    what you reckon they will be at, while your at it can i have tonights lotto numbers


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    #585
    _Brian
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    Well I can guarantee ya ya won't get aa heifer calves for 140 next feb

    It's not telling the future either. Just common sense in following yearly prices

    Many won't be worth it either... Think of all those heifers calving down to easy calving AA straws... feckin calves will never grow into anything commercial.


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    #586
    lakill Farm
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    140 aa heifers 2 weeks old
    havent sold any fr bulls yet , but 60 euro for goodish ones down to 40 euro for white shi&e

    to be honest the AAX are in truth about what they are worth

    Talking to client other day and he bought Hereford bulls and heifers this spring at 200 a head.

    he had sold the pedigree bulls to the farmers and said they were smashing calves

    with a client and he has bulled most of his cows to a PB red limousine and is expecting 200 a head at 2 weeks old


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    #587
    whelan2
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    60 euro out of yard for 2 fr bull calf 8-10 days old. in local sale on tuesday there where 6 calves, 2 fr bulls made 30 euro dont know what else was in it.


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    #588
    whelan2
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    60 euro out of yard 2 fr bulls, 3 aa heifers 130


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    #589
    Greengrass1
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    60 euro out of yard 2 fr bulls, 3 aa heifers 130

    Why don't you use fr on your heifers whelan?


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    #590
    whelan2
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Why don't you use fr on your heifers whelan?
    we breed angus bulls.... i am on my own most of the time and i am not set up for running the heifer up to crush on my own for ai.... that said i am thinking of buying a fr bull to put with them. most of them are br/fr


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    #591
    stanflt
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    we breed angus bulls.... i am on my own most of the time and i am not set up for running the heifer up to crush on my own for ai.... that said i am thinking of buying a fr bull to put with them. most of them are br/fr


    swap a 300 ebi 9 month old for similar aged aa???


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    #592
    Greengrass1
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    we breed angus bulls.... i am on my own most of the time and i am not set up for running the heifer up to crush on my own for ai.... that said i am thinking of buying a fr bull to put with them. most of them are br/fr

    Nothing wrong with the system if it works for ye.
    If ye have enough replacements then ye have no need really. We've never used beef on heifers hete


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    #593
    whelan2
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Nothing wrong with the system if it works for ye.
    If ye have enough replacements then ye have no need really. We've never used beef on heifers hete
    have a serious amount of replacements from last year- had br fr bull with heifers- going to keep some of the aax cross calves in the spring as my rainy day money fund:)


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    #594
    Greengrass1
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    have a serious amount of replacements from last year- had br fr bull with heifers- going to keep some of the aax cross calves in the spring as my rainy day money fund:)

    Might do the same seeing as I have the ground now


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    #595
    whelan2
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    Might do the same seeing as I have the ground now
    have grass here this year like never before- i know all that can change- but even with extra replacements we are understocked


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    #596
    Greengrass1
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    have grass here this year like never before- i know all that can change- but even with extra replacements we are understocked

    I dunno what ill do with my jex bulls tbh


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    #597
    whelan2
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    Greengrass1 wrote: »
    I dunno what ill do with my jex bulls tbh
    calf man takes them at a week old here, glad to see the back of them


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    #598
    epfff
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    calf man takes them at a week old here, glad to see the back of them

    Bought a bunch of jex year and halfs yesterday bullocks about 320kgs
    What did it cost to get them to thst stage


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    #599
    whelan2
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    epfff wrote: »
    Bought a bunch of jex year and halfs yesterday bullocks about 320kgs
    What did it cost to get them to thst stage
    what did it cost you to buy them- i am being nosey:cool:- calf man said 20 calves in local mart yesterday, tops was a lim heifer for 265. mainly fr and aa calves there


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    #600
    epfff
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    what did it cost you to buy them- i am being nosey:cool:- calf man said 20 calves in local mart yesterday, tops was a lim heifer for 265. mainly fr and aa calves there
    308 each it worked out at private sale ive to pich up mile away


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    #601
    whelan2
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    epfff wrote: »
    308 each it worked out at private sale ive to pich up mile away
    ya did well- i think


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