Buying from Dealers on DD

Skerries Steve

Seen these crowd buying cattle over the last while and dont just wait to pick up handy priced ones or walk away if there too dear will outbid any dealer or farmer , i would say they would be delighted to get fellas into these cattle at cost plus expenses, and also with one extra movement on cattle its a no brainer for farmers to avoid chancers like these and pay someone they know and trust a set rate and buy cattle at marts where weights and ages are clear to see and the cattle can go straight into there herd

Nekarsulm

I know a fellow was an agent for Wicklow. He hasn't done it this last two years.
HE says he give it up because he was getting the name of under paying.
WICKLOW say they had to get rid of him because he was giving farmers too much!
FARMERS locally believe that any good shapely friesian bull calf he came across stayed in his own shed....

n1st

Any updates on this information for 2022. I'm looking for weanlings.

Fine Day

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Try go to a mart and see what way the trade is. Mart are small now at this time of the year. If you can't go you can look at Martbid and the likes. Once factories are paying good prices cattle will be a good trade. Are you after heifers or bulls/bullocks and what breeds. I would be slow to buy cattle of people I do not know.

n1st

Yes not much out there yet. I'm unsure about donedeal myself.

Weanling bulls

Injuryprone

The dealer that takes my calves doesn't go near a mart for calves. He could have a dozen or more yards to call to to make up the load. Don't know about any others.

He wouldn't be advertising on done deal though. I often wonder where he gets the customers from, I'd say I've done movement certs up for all the counties in the western half of the country at this stage.

whelan2

Had 2 dealers here today, both spouting how bad fr bull prices will be this year.

patsy_mccabe

I'd never sell to a dealer. I can't understand why people do. You'll always get their value at a mart.

Count Mondego

I used to try and buy weanlings from Done deal, but you'll pay alot more than at the mart. When you go to a farmer's yard and see the cattle, he/she has made no investment in time to bring the to the mart, and rarely drop their opening offer. Nearly everyone thinks their cattle are worth more than the really are, but you'll take what you get at the mart.

Jim Simmental

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yes, I also find this especially if buying springing suckler heifers - you will always over pay at the farmers yard compared to the mart

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Bandon was on fire Monday. 70 quid for anything that could walk. The strong fr was very dear.an exporter was online buying in a panic to fill a boat.

grange mac

The man with the fancy Charolais calves is going back again tomorrow with more.... 550 for a Charolais calf... Mad money for them.... Doubt exporters bought them.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118556529#Comment_118556529

Some young lad up the back bought them all. They're the best done/fed calves that will be sold in Bandon this spring. God help the next lad who buys them.

grange mac

Know the seller, his calves made journal photos last year awsell. He looks after them well.

I do be giving out about paying 900 for 6mth weanlings 😂😂 not to mention few week old calves

patsy_mccabe

Are these Charolais calves from Friesian cows?

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Ya

wrangler

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No one better than an Irish farmer to hang break himself, Profit gone on them already

patsy_mccabe

I see in Ennis today 4 LMX calves one after the other made €460, 580, 500 & 570. A few Friesian bulls made €10 & 20. Mad Ted !!

leoch

Any one here ever buy from leinster livestock seems to have a great looking set up altogether think he's an English lad in granard alot of adds on done deal

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Was actually watching the heifers for a while when I was having my dinner.I haven't been in ages I always forget how good the heifers are up there. There was a run of LM and Ch from different farmers at one, frightening quality.

What you get with your thousand euro up there compared anything down here is chalk n cheese.

cute geoge

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kk.man

I don't know much about him but think he was reared in UK and returned home. He has supermarkets in Dublin. He is meant to be 30e off the mart sheet which includes vaccinations and dose. He seems to turn alot of cattle. Some set up alright....love to hear from anyone who dealt with him too

Jim Simmental

Yes, it looks like a great service he is providing.