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Charolais Calves

  • 08-04-2019 9:54pm
    #1
    Gilroy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 159 ✭✭


    Hi all

    Thinking of buying 100 Charolais Calves in July. Will get agent next door to buy calves.

    Aim to rear them and sell this time next year as bull weanlings.

    Cost estimates €275 to €325 per calf.

    What would they sell for if fed in Slatted Shed from July to April


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  • #2
    Count Mondego
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 968 ✭✭✭Count Mondego


    Are you serious? You'd hardly get an auld white head for that price.


  • #3
    Never wrestle with pigs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,447 ✭✭✭Never wrestle with pigs


    July to April?


  • #4
    Gilroy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 159 ✭✭Gilroy


    Count Mondego wrote: »
    Are you serious? You'd hardly get an auld white head for that price.

    4 week old calf.


  • #5
    Gilroy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 159 ✭✭Gilroy


    Never wrestle with pigs wrote: »
    July to April?

    July 2019 to April 2020


  • #6
    Never wrestle with pigs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,447 ✭✭✭Never wrestle with pigs


    Gilroy wrote: »
    July 2019 to April 2020

    Best of luck with that.


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  • #7
    Gilroy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 159 ✭✭Gilroy


    Never wrestle with pigs wrote: »
    Best of luck with that.

    Ok so you are saying to not do it. Your probably right


  • #8
    keepalive213
    Closed Accounts Posts: 685 ✭✭✭keepalive213


    Are you winding / half cut


  • #9
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,719 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Gilroy wrote: »
    Hi all

    Thinking of buying 100 Charolais Calves in July. Will get agent next door to buy calves.

    Aim to rear them and sell this time next year as bull weanlings.

    Cost estimates €275 to €325 per calf.

    What would they sell for if fed in Slatted Shed from July to April

    Ch calves at mart would be costing €400-€500


  • #10
    1373
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 556 ✭✭✭1373


    Gilroy wrote: »
    Hi all

    Thinking of buying 100 Charolais Calves in July. Will get agent next door to buy calves.

    Aim to rear them and sell this time next year as bull weanlings.

    Cost estimates €275 to €325 per calf.

    What would they sell for if fed in Slatted Shed from July to April

    You would have to travel the whole country to find 100 ch calves in July


  • #11
    Gilroy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 159 ✭✭Gilroy


    _Brian wrote: »
    Ch calves at mart would be costing €400-€500

    True, I picked up 5 Char calves on Done deal and cost €320.

    I know mart is costly but slow and steady they can be got.

    Check out calf agents. Some Chars are out of fresian cows but still Chars


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  • #12
    Hershall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 344 ✭✭Hershall


    Gilroy wrote: »
    _Brian wrote: »
    Ch calves at mart would be costing €400-€500

    True, I picked up 5 Char calves on Done deal and cost €320.

    I know mart is costly but slow and steady they can be got.

    Check out calf agents. Some Chars are out of fresian cows but still Chars

    Yellow Fresians........


  • #13
    Gilroy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 159 ✭✭Gilroy


    Hershall wrote: »
    Yellow Fresians........

    :) nope. Good one.


  • #14
    oneten
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 174 ✭✭oneten


    Do you work as a Teagasc advisor ?


  • #15
    Gilroy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 159 ✭✭Gilroy


    Example

    https://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/charlaois-calves/21535312


  • #16
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,719 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Market is key.
    They would sell poorly as weanlings round these parts.


  • #17
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,719 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    I was thinking.
    I always had bad luck with Any chx sucks we bought. I’m not conceived they go well with bucket rearing, not for us anyway. Always sulking for one reason or another.


  • #18
    Never wrestle with pigs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,447 ✭✭✭Never wrestle with pigs


    Gilroy wrote: »
    Example

    https://www.donedeal.ie/beefcattle-for-sale/charlaois-calves/21535312

    Them calves are often conveniently sold a few minutes before you got there, but your welcome to have a look at these other calves.


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