Price of suck calves at marts

Martin1979

Hi. I know it's a bit early in the year but does anyone know how suck calves are going at the marts. I'm lookingfor a bunch of Angus or Hereford cross hefiers as replacements . I work duringthe day so don't get to marts much. Any help anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated

Knine

There is actually a farming forum that might be more useful for you.

Martin1979

Knine wrote: »

There is actually a farming forum that might be more useful for you.

I couldn't find it anywhere

DBB

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charolais0153

250euro a head

Water John

According to Denis Lehane, Irish Examiner Farming; In Dungarvan mart Fr bull calves €65 to €175. AA bull calves €165 to €250. AA heifers making up to €285.

Better buy the ones offered here at €250, Ha. Looks like heifers might be a bit dearer than bulls.

Bass Reeves

Bought 6 heifers last week 200ish kgs, 2 He+ 2Lm (suckler bred) and 2 bucket fed He cost me 465 landed in the yard. These were young August/Sept calves.

Water John

A much better buy Bass. Even the price of yearlings, the OP should look at. Quicker to calving.

Bass Reeves

Not only that you can buy a heifers that will make bulling weight in April. Would consider Six Chx or Lmx heifers as well.

TITANIUM.

Bass Reeves wrote: »

Bought 6 heifers last week 200ish kgs, 2 He+ 2Lm (suckler bred) and 2 bucket fed He cost me 465 landed in the yard. These were young August/Sept calves.

They must have been very poor suckler bred heifers at that price, or else he wanted to give um away.

Dakota Dan

TITANIUM. wrote: »

They must have been very poor suckler bred heifers at that price, or else he wanted to give um away.

The bucket fed ones must've been fed rocket fuel 200kg ish at 4 months.

Bass Reeves

TITANIUM. wrote: »

They must have been very poor suckler bred heifers at that price, or else he wanted to give um away.

The suckler bred heifers were off WH cows as the two HE were real HE red. I imagine the Lm were similar late calves. Lots of lads struggle to get calves like this to weight and often wean early. these were weaned and eating ration. I estimate they will kill 290-320kgs Dw in June '19. As R grade heifers they should be hitting 4.3/kg including bonus so 1300 euro is my estimate of what they will make at slaughter 1230-1300 euro

Dakota Dan wrote: »

The bucket fed ones must've been fed rocket fuel 200kg ish at 4 months.

august, september, october november december january ya four months

kk.man

Bass Reeves wrote: »

TITANIUM. wrote: »

They must have been very poor suckler bred heifers at that price, or else he wanted to give um away.

The suckler bred heifers were off WH cows as the two HE were real HE red. I imagine the Lm were similar late calves. Lots of lads struggle to get calves like this to weight and often wean early. these were weaned and eating ration. I estimate they will kill 290-320kgs Dw in June '19. As R grade heifers they should be hitting 4.3/kg including bonus so 1300 euro is my estimate of what they will make at slaughter 1230-1300 euro

Dakota Dan wrote: »

The bucket fed ones must've been fed rocket fuel 200kg ish at 4 months.

august, september, october november december january ya four months

Nice turn there Bass but you are waiting along time for your money. Have you gone long term or do you not consider shot keep stock ?

Dakota Dan

Bass Reeves wrote: »

The suckler bred heifers were off WH cows as the two HE were real HE red. I imagine the Lm were similar late calves. Lots of lads struggle to get calves like this to weight and often wean early. these were weaned and eating ration. I estimate they will kill 290-320kgs Dw in June '19. As R grade heifers they should be hitting 4.3/kg including bonus so 1300 euro is my estimate of what they will make at slaughter 1230-1300 euro



august, september, october november december january ya four months

August/ September calves, so calves born in September won't be a month old until October, october November December January. That's 4 months whatever way you look at it.

Bass Reeves

kk.man wrote: »

Nice turn there Bass but you are waiting along time for your money. Have you gone long term or do you not consider shot keep stock ?

I vary my buying between weanlings and stores. Weanlings are very cheap to carry for the first winter. I find the weanlings I buy are the first cattle finished during the summer. Have not had heifers for 2-3 years but young lad bought a few runners last autumn. I have added these to them and they will be pit on 7-8 acres around the house at home.

The one big advantage a lad that works has is he can look at some long term cattle. If the average over 1200 they will leave a touch but if the price is as good as last June they will leave a nice twist if the kill as I think they will. As I work my time spend buying is limited so in general I look at cattle on a time over margin basis. I do not mind waiting to turn a decent profit rather than trying to twist cattle 2-3 time a year.

Now I considered them as fair a value as is out there at the moment ib what I was looking for. But mind you I bought them off a dealer who I imagine made a margin as well

Bass Reeves

Dakota Dan wrote: »

August/ September calves, so calves born in September won't be a month old until October, october November December January. That's 4 months whatever way you look at it.

An August/September calves mean that some calves were born in august and maybe even in late July in most terminology it would mean that calves were 4-6 months old. TBH I was just showing OP that there was other options compared to calves. With calves you have a larger risk of illness and mortality compared to what I was buying. In reality taking ilness and mortality in to account his calves are costing about 7-10% more than the buying price

kevthegaff

Sold calves that were on the mothers for 2 weeks, 1 fr bull 155, 2 whitehead heifers 265 and 235

kevthegaff

kevthegaff wrote:

Sold calves that were on the mothers for 2 weeks, 1 fr bull 155, 2 whitehead heifers 265 and 235

That be my best prices for the year

Martin1979

Thanks guys. I've a good idea now what to expect. I've spotted a bunch on done deal I might check them out on Sunday ðŸ˜