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Calf price chitchat

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    #1742
    arctic8dave
    Registered Users Posts: 134 ✭✭arctic8dave


    Murang wrote: »
    Any one on Macroom today how were prices there I heard prices were well back in skibereen yesterday

    2 FR bulls €40
    4 FR bulls €48
    3 AA bulls €70
    3 AA bulls €101
    Youngest was 26 days& oldest was 38 days.


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    #1743
    Buford T. Justice XIX
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    Base price wrote: »
    Got a call last night to say there wouldn't be any sailings (calf lorries) this weekend.

    I heard only Hallissey was buying in Listowel this week, fr bulls averaging 20 euro, AA 100-150.


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    #1744
    mr.stonewall
    Registered Users Posts: 1,647 ✭✭✭mr.stonewall


    Is there much of a backlog built up with the lack of sailings


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    #1745
    Base price
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    mr.stonewall wrote: »
    Is there much of a backlog built up with the lack of sailings
    Yes, older/stronger calves will be accepted for shipping/command higher prices over their younger counterparts. Basically it's a buyers market.


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    #1746
    kevthegaff
    Registered Users Posts: 6,895 ✭✭✭kevthegaff


    Milk is costing 13-15 euro a week for a calf without costing in labour and straw and losses.
    I'd prefer take 5 euros at 10 days then 40 at 4 weeks old


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    #1747
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,707 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    Saw Fr bull calves not even get a bid today.

    'When I was a boy we were serfs, slave minded. Anyone who came along and lifted us out of that belittling, I looked on them as Gods.' - Dan Breen



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    #1748
    DukeCaboom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭DukeCaboom


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Saw Fr bull calves not even get a bid today.

    3 neat little sh bulls made €2 in skibb. There was only one shipper there,the rest had their wings clipped.


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    #1749
    Butcher Boy
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    arctic8dave wrote: »
    2 FR bulls €40
    4 FR bulls €48
    3 AA bulls €70
    3 AA bulls €101
    Youngest was 26 days& oldest was 38 days.

    brought 11 good Hereford bulls out of it average £155 all 4 weeks and over ,the fr were a sad sad trade.


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    #1750
    orm0nd
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    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Saw Fr bull calves not even get a bid today.

    The Bridge?


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    #1751
    ted_182
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    Butcher Boy wrote: »
    brought 11 good Hereford bulls out of it average £155 all 4 weeks and over ,the fr were a sad sad trade.

    What roughly was top hereford price?


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    #1752
    Butcher Boy
    Registered Users Posts: 557 ✭✭✭Butcher Boy


    ted_182 wrote: »
    What roughly was top hereford price?
    Red Hereford bull 6 weeks old 2 farmers got stuck on him and sold for 325.
    the normal run for them was from 130 to 200,but as the day went on you would get a nice strong calf for 150.


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    #1753
    mahoney_j
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    Butcher Boy wrote: »
    Red Hereford bull 6 weeks old 2 farmers got stuck on him and sold for 325.
    the normal run for them was from 130 to 200,but as the day went on you would get a nice strong calf for 150.

    The weather and lads bringing v young calves to mart is putting a floor on prices atm exporter and farmer demand is strong but neither are purchasing strong atm due to no boats sailing and lads waiting for weather to settle before buying in


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    #1754
    Cavanjack
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    Butcher Boy wrote: »
    Red Hereford bull 6 weeks old 2 farmers got stuck on him and sold for 325.
    the normal run for them was from 130 to 200,but as the day went on you would get a nice strong calf for 150.

    Would you not be better off with a friesian for nothing or even €50. Whatever bonus on the Hereford is well given away at that price is it not?


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    #1755
    patsy_mccabe
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    orm0nd wrote: »
    The Bridge?

    Yep. They were healthy enough too and not overly pointy. Just young.

    'When I was a boy we were serfs, slave minded. Anyone who came along and lifted us out of that belittling, I looked on them as Gods.' - Dan Breen



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    #1756
    Bass Reeves
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    Butcher Boy wrote: »
    Red Hereford bull 6 weeks old 2 farmers got stuck on him and sold for 325.
    the normal run for them was from 130 to 200,but as the day went on you would get a nice strong calf for 150.
    A bit if sanity coming into Hereford calf prices.


    Cavanjack wrote: »
    Would you not be better off with a friesian for nothing or even €50. Whatever bonus on the Hereford is well given away at that price is it not?


    At 150/ head for WH bulls you are marginalf with the WH unless FR are free First off you have a very saleable animal at weanling and store stage. As well at finishing you have a flexible animal that can be slaughtered before next winter, finished out of a shed or carried back to grass. FR need to go to higher weights to guarantee grading unless you can flat price but will weight heavier.

    FR killing 360 at O- @,3.65 base 1274
    HE killing 360 at O+ & bonus. 1360

    But you have the flexibility to kill at sub 300 kgs and still grade which you do not have with the Fr

    Slava Ukrainii



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    #1757
    DukeCaboom
    Registered Users Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭DukeCaboom


    Butcher Boy wrote: »
    Red Hereford bull 6 weeks old 2 farmers got stuck on him and sold for 325.
    the normal run for them was from 130 to 200,but as the day went on you would get a nice strong calf for 150.

    I saw a serious hex heifer sold (lifted) for €210.


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    #1758
    whelan2
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    8 fr bulls for boat at 35 euro each


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    #1759
    DukeCaboom
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    Friend sold fr bulls in bandon kast week €70 got €155 for them this week. About 5 goid strong farmers turned up to buy calves. On the other hand there was aa runners sold for nothing.


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    #1760
    Sacrolyte
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    DukeCaboom wrote: »
    Friend sold fr bulls in bandon kast week €70 got €155 for them this week. About 5 goid strong farmers turned up to buy calves. On the other hand there was aa runners sold for nothing.

    Ha ha. Makes no sense. Noting quare as folk.


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    #1761
    DukeCaboom
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    Sacrolyte wrote: »
    Ha ha. Makes no sense. Noting quare as folk.

    Sad management from the mart really , instead of having 5 farmers today to buy calves and nobody last week. They'd should make sure they have customers every week . Ill guarantee you, you won't see that in Gortatlea.


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    #1762
    Butcher Boy
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    DukeCaboom wrote: »
    Sad management from the mart really , instead of having 5 farmers today to buy calves and nobody last week. They'd should make sure they have customers every week . Ill guarantee you, you won't see that in Gortatlea.

    Tom was on the radio to night he said calves were flying trade in bandon today.


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    #1763
    Timmaay
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    kevthegaff wrote: »
    Milk is costing 13-15 euro a week for a calf without costing in labour and straw and losses.
    I'd prefer take 5 euros at 10 days then 40 at 4 weeks old

    3e/day to rear a calf, that's the bones of it. And lucky you to have the choice of selling at 10days old, tb means I'm stick with everything here until March 20th at best.


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    #1764
    whelan2
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    8 fr bulls for boat at 35 euro each

    Was putting on my milking gloves yesterday evening when I realised the dealer took the wrong pile of cards for the calves:eek:. I rang him and luckily he was still collecting calves in the area. Oh met him and gave him the correct cards. Would have had all the calves back after picking up god knows what in the lorry all day.


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    #1765
    patsy_mccabe
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    Saw a lot of calves selling today in Ennis. Crazy prices. One guy had a bunch of black whiteheads bulls and they all made over €300 with some to €375. Most black lims made €180 to €230. Fr bulls around the €50 mark. The odd good one to €120.
    Nice chars bulls and heifers made high €300's also.

    'When I was a boy we were serfs, slave minded. Anyone who came along and lifted us out of that belittling, I looked on them as Gods.' - Dan Breen



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    #1766
    tanko
    Registered Users Posts: 9,226 ✭✭✭tanko


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    Saw a lot of calves selling today in Ennis. Crazy prices. One guy had a bunch of black whiteheads bulls and they all made over €300 with some to €375. Most black lims made €180 to €230. Fr bulls around the €50 mark. The odd good one to €120.
    Nice chars bulls and heifers made high €300's also.

    Great to see it, they're not half crazy enough imo.


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    #1767
    Gary kk
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    Anyone come across saler fr cross and if so how much were they making


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    #1768
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users Posts: 10,707 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    Gary kk wrote: »
    Anyone come across saler fr cross and if so how much were they making

    What colour would that cross be - all black, or would some come red?

    'When I was a boy we were serfs, slave minded. Anyone who came along and lifted us out of that belittling, I looked on them as Gods.' - Dan Breen



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    #1769
    Gary kk
    Registered Users Posts: 675 ✭✭✭Gary kk


    patsy_mccabe wrote: »
    What colour would that cross be - all black, or would some come red?

    Mostly red here anyway


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    #1770
    DukeCaboom
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    Kanturk today prices :)


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    #1771
    Say my name
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    Sold 5 fr bull calves Enniscorthy Mart.
    From 145 to 50. Average 114.
    Four AA bulls and heifers 255 to 145.
    One fr heifer twin to bull e15.
    All in around the 4 to 5 week of age.


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