Calf Prices 2015 *** DISCUSSION THREAD

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This thread is for the discussion of calf prices and sales so we can keep the other thread litter-free and purely a list of readily perusable prices.

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Farmer Pudsey

Aska wrote: »

Last Wednesday in Enniscorthy is as follows for the 5 sales I had.

1 - LM M (DOB 12/12/14) €430
2 - LM M (DOB 12/12/14) €420
3 - LM M (DOB 23/12/14) €200
4 - LM M (DOB 25/12/14) €205
5 - FR M (DOB 20/12/14) €50 (was out of a Heifer, but FR's were poor overall)

loveta wrote: »

Carrigallen saturday calves very good trade
Poor snow white fr bull 15-20 days old E85 but most fr bulls were 125-150 with one good BF i think round 300 all coloured calves from 200 up most in the high 200s/low 300s upwards some were 4&500, daft money but i was no complaining :-)

I see we are back to the stupidity of 2012. That means that I have to be wary of buying stores late next year.

Mac Taylor

Aska, by any chance did you see any lm heifers going through? What kind of money? Thanks

Cavanjack

Farmer Pudsey wrote: »

I see we are back to the stupidity of 2012. That means that I have to be wary of buying stores late next year.

This time it's going to be different . When these calves are fit, beef will be @€;5kg. The yanks and the Chinese will be fighting for ever every bit of beef we have. In two years We will think back to the spring of 2015 and say them Friesian bull calves wern't bad value at €300!!!

kevthegaff

I cant understand it last year reared fresians off milk could be got for 150 euros and no one seemed to want them, I honestly think beef men at times are theyre own worst enemys!

Coonagh

Sold the finest of Fr Bulls last year for €50, and got it hard to find buyers. In the past week I've got calls from 4 different farmers looking to buy. Can't understand it these are the same lads that turned their nose up to them last year!!!!!

Reggie.

Coonagh wrote: »

Sold the finest of Fr Bulls last year for €50, and got it hard to find buyers. In the past week I've got calls from 4 different farmers looking to buy. Can't understand it these are the same lads that turned their nose up to them last year!!!!!

Same problem as always
. You see this year might be a good year for beef price and farmers see $ signs and buy loads of calves but it will be next year before they are ready and next year's prices might not be as good. Same auld merry go round

Cavanjack

Cattle are like houses. When they are cheap nobody wants them. When they are dear everyone wants them.

whelan2

its early yet, will see what the price is like in a few weeks

larrymiller

whelan2 wrote: »

its early yet, will see what the price is like in a few weeks

True. Still along way away till the bulk of them are on offer

Reggie.

larrymiller wrote: »

True. Still along way away till the bulk of them are on offer

Be a large burst in march. I believe most dairy men might hold onto a few to drink up milk due to levy????

larrymiller

Yeah hard to know some will keep some won't. Will wait til march myself unless I see a good deal on donedeal

Reggie.

Have a few enquires made myself so ill see what materialies

whelan2

Reggie. wrote: »

Have a few enquires made myself so ill see what materialies

really, what are you paying?

whelan2

the opening picture of this thread is very funny, see the old lad near lying full back at the side of the ring- make yourself at home there:)

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

really, what are you paying?

No idea yet. Waiting on someone to get back to me when calving gets going

Reggie.

whelan2 wrote: »

the opening picture of this thread is very funny, see the old lad near lying full back at the side of the ring- make yourself at home there:)

He's only out for the day that fella

Timmaay

With all heifers born so far, and not many beef calves due until March/April my dad was 1/2 moaning the other day about all the replacements I'm breeding now and nothing for him to sell in the mart now that the price is strong ha! I can't win

Reggie.

Timmaay wrote: »

With all heifers born so far, and not many beef calves due until March/April my dad was 1/2 moaning the other day about all the replacements I'm breeding now and nothing for him to sell in the mart now that the price is strong ha! I can't win

He's missing his day out

Timmaay

Reggie. wrote: »

He's missing his day out

I know, handy to have a quiet day to myself on the farm every so often

Reggie.

Timmaay wrote: »

I know, handy to have a quiet day to myself on the farm every so often

He needs his beer money timmay

Aska

Mac Taylor wrote: »

Aska, by any chance did you see any lm heifers going through? What kind of money? Thanks

they were averaging approx. €230-280 each, there was only 6 LM H's in the entire sale of 90 odd calves, majority (which is probably the same in most marts) was FR Males. €50 was the lowest for the FR M calf but there was a couple of others who go that price too, €100 give or take a tenner was about as good as it got for decent FR M calves, sure a couple went above that but they were few and far between, I am not keeping any calves (ex FR H's) so I was happy to see the back of him.

solwhit12

Anyone in killmallock today,what are Herefords making sold a couple out the yard 300 for heifers.

Reggie.

solwhit12 wrote: »

Anyone in killmallock today,what are Herefords making sold a couple out the yard 300 for heifers.

What age

solwhit12

Reggie. wrote: »

What age

3 Weeks

Reggie.

solwhit12 wrote: »

3 Weeks

Ya did well there. Paid that for 6 week olds last year

welton john

see a 3 week old HE bull made 505 in kilmallock this week.what is lads fascination with these cattle.Nothing against them but you buy good aa or fr for 100+/head less than what they're making atm

tanko

A neighbour of mine sold a two week old BF x CH bull calf for €470 this week.

whelan2

any price on angus calves?

Reggie.

tanko wrote: »

A neighbour of mine sold a two week old BF x CH bull calf for €470 this week.

The CH always made lads a little mad in the head

welton john

whelan2 wrote: »

any price on angus calves?

neighbour sold 2 bulls on monday ,about 2 weeks old nice calves 255 and 270