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Calf price chitchat

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#1712 25-02-2020 7:08pm
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jaymla627 wrote: »

Depends on cow, if your talking a 450 kgs mature cow the resulting calf will be small enough when it matures of a 550 kgs mature cow it will be perfect, often cross the jex to bb here and they come into lovely animals

Kids had mentioned calves to rear, not something we’ve done in years and thought they looked nice

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#1713 25-02-2020 7:34pm
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orm0nd wrote: »

Was up country on a factory run earlier called into Nenagh mart for grub on way home. A lot of young light fr bulls failing to get a bid. Good hex bull to 290 with most around 240/250 back to 200.

Saw a couple of plainish yearling bulls in the weanling ring and there-a certainly a twist in them friesian bull calves at to days prices.

Strong money for the hex !

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#1714 25-02-2020 8:44pm
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_Brian wrote: »

Strong money for the hex !

That's what there making down here. There was trash hex yesterday making €180.... Ones with jex or kiwi breeding.

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#1715 25-02-2020 9:07pm
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Any idead what good dairy heifers are making, 3 to 4 weeks old ?

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#1716 25-02-2020 9:18pm
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davidk1394 wrote: »

Any idead what good dairy heifers are making, 3 to 4 weeks old ?

Similar question was asked in the Dairy chit chat thread the other day.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=112610908&postcount=8109

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#1717 25-02-2020 9:36pm
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Base price wrote: »

Similar question was asked in the Dairy chit chat thread the other day.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=112610908&postcount=8109

I was quoted 350 for 4 week old calves, good ebi and good solids. I bought stock off the farmer before.

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#1718 25-02-2020 9:36pm
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_Brian wrote: »

Strong money for the hex !

Big lengthy calf with powerful backend

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#1719 25-02-2020 9:42pm
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Ive about 25-30 heifers to buy and €350 to €380 is usually the go. I try to buy off the same 3 farmers very year.

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#1720 25-02-2020 9:44pm
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Bass Reeves wrote: »

Says he who sells FR calves, trying to talk up the market

Says he who buys calves, talking down the market:D

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#1721 25-02-2020 9:58pm
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Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

Says he who was actively buying cheap stores in the Marts during the time when the majority of beef factories were blockaded by people/beefplan who he supported

Fixed your post

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#1722 25-02-2020 11:09pm
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Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

Says he who buys calves, talking down the market:D

Do not buy calves, Only buy stores.

Slava Ukrainii

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#1723 26-02-2020 2:15am
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Base price wrote: »

Fixed your post

Last year I bought stores as follows
7 in May Mart
21 in Early July. Private sale
6 Late August. Mart
12 Early September. Private Sale
22 early November. Mart

I buy throughout the year every year. Majority I bought was before and after strike

Slava Ukrainii

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#1724 26-02-2020 11:10am
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Over 200 calves at the first night sale at Carnew mart last night
Not exactly poor Friesans from a tenner to 70 euros
No bid on jex
One lad offering around 20 of them to a few others for free

Hereford cross bulls 120 to 200
One made 290 but it was old and big

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#1725 26-02-2020 11:16am
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Mortelaro wrote: »

Over 200 calves at the first night sale at Carnew mart last night
Not exactly poor Friesans from a tenner to 70 euros
No bid on jex
One lad offering around 20 of them to a few others for free

Hereford cross bulls 120 to 200
One made 290 but it was old and big

It's not as disastrous as lots would want you to believe.
Good calves getting some money, poor ones arent.
We've sold all ours so far, my yard should be bursting with calves according to all the preachers

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#1726 26-02-2020 11:17am
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GrasstoMilk wrote: »

It's not as disastrous as lots would want you to believe.
Good calves getting some money, poor ones arent.
We've sold all ours so far, my yard should be bursting with calves according to all the preachers

Same as BILs. He has all Jex and all taken as soon as 10 days old or whatever it is

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#1727 26-02-2020 1:53pm
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did a deal here with a neibour 2-3 week old whitehead bull n heifers all out of square br friesian type cows..€160 collected as pass 2 weeks old..didnt think it too bad?

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#1728 26-02-2020 1:59pm
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GrasstoMilk wrote: »

It's not as disastrous as lots would want you to believe.
Good calves getting some money, poor ones arent.
We've sold all ours so far, my yard should be bursting with calves according to all the preachers

The same here calves are moving, it early yet but a lot better than last year

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#1729 26-02-2020 2:55pm
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Looking for a continintal bull calf tomorrow in athenry. What can i expect to pay?

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#1730 26-02-2020 6:02pm
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any idea of calf prices in listowel today lads

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#1731 26-02-2020 9:40pm
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lab man wrote: »

any idea of calf prices in listowel today lads

fr bulls 10/80 euro
aa bulls 100/180
hd bulls 100/220
good calf makeing the money
bb hefier 200
aa/hd heifers 80/220
around 250 calfs on offer if you take the fr bulls out there would be about 50 left

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#1732 26-02-2020 10:14pm
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moll3 wrote:

fr bulls 10/80 euro aa bulls 100/180 hd bulls 100/220 good calf makeing the money

thanks for reply moll3, was there many calves there what were heifer calves making

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#1733 27-02-2020 1:40am
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sold 8 calves last sat in new ross trade not to bad . 4 fr bulls got 85 , 70 and 2 got 50 euro . 2 whitehead bulls got 260 and 240 . aa bull 240 aa heifer 120

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#1734 27-02-2020 1:48pm
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I just got my cheque for the calves I sold on Monday- actually only got 16.80 after commissions

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#1735 27-02-2020 2:19pm
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Got a fiver for 2 fresian calves 2 weeks
Fiver for 2 croasbreds 3 weeks old
155 for 2 week old herefordshire and
110-135 for Angus calves

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#1736 27-02-2020 4:35pm
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I have a few fr bulls tomorrow for skibbereen, are the boats going or what can I expect. 3 weeks old and nice and square.

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#1737 27-02-2020 4:47pm
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older by the day wrote: »

I have a few fr bulls tomorrow for skibbereen, are the boats going or what can I expect. 3 weeks old and nice and square.

Got a call last night to say there wouldn't be any sailings (calf lorries) this weekend.

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#1738 27-02-2020 5:18pm
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Base price wrote: »

Got a call last night to say there wouldn't be any sailings (calf lorries) this weekend.

Thanks for replying. Sher there's only five there I might keep them. It's a long time till summer 22 tho

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#1739 28-02-2020 12:28am
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Base price wrote: »

Got a call last night to say there wouldn't be any sailings (calf lorries) this weekend.

Base would you mind putting up when sailings are going ahead? Seems to put a floor under FR Bull price. Similar to other poster FR bull calves 3/4 weeks old.

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#1740 28-02-2020 10:32am
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Toetohand wrote: »

Base would you mind putting up when sailings are going ahead? Seems to put a floor under FR Bull price. Similar to other poster FR bull calves 3/4 weeks old.

I will see what I can do but I only get called if I have calves to go/collect. Basically keep an eye on the forecast three/four days in advance.

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#1741 29-02-2020 8:28pm
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Any one on Macroom today how were prices there I heard prices were well back in skibereen yesterday

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