Calf prices 2022

cute geoge · 15-03-2022 12:51pm

A jobber will pick out the good calf at the mart and stop him then ,Last week watching online one jobber numbers on his hand showed on the screen when he used start waving them around and sure enough when the calves came in for sale with them numbers ,they were bought bought at a knocked down price at least 60 euro less then poorer calves then them

Anto_Meath · 15-03-2022 1:11pm

It's very hard to pick out a good calf at 3 weeks, feeding by the lad selling them can make a big difference. There is a lad sells calves here, in the mart they always look top class. But they go back when you buy them. Said it to one of the mart drovers one day, he said that lad leaves the calf sucking a cow from they are born until he sells them. It buts a right bit of a shape & shine in them.

Siamsa Sessions · 15-03-2022 1:23pm

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I got caught out last year buying calves like that. They were advertised as weaned and looked smashers. But several fell apart when I got them home. I put them back on milk but they didn't know what the teat feeder was. I followed up with the dealer and found out they had all been drinking cows til the morning they were brought to the mart. Another mistake I won't make again.

I was watching New Ross online on Saturday - all calves seemed to be back a bit. I went to Dungarvan last Thursday (in person) and they seemed similar to previous weeks. Plenty strong AA, HE, and LM heifers and bulls under €200 at 3-4 weeks old. That's around my budget anyway. I'll have to sit around the ring in the cold and get dirty looks from the gaggle of jobbers in the corner for a few hours but it's a small price to pay for getting the right calves.

_Brian · 15-03-2022 2:17pm

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If you get walking through calves beforehand. Any calf that isn’t going mad to get your fingers is going to take work to get onto a feeder.

whelan2 · 15-03-2022 2:20pm

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I do that, sell off cow. Gives the calf a great start tbf.

orm0nd · 16-03-2022 7:18am

Any body using HerdApp, they now have online calf sale listings. Not many using it yet, but it gives the full breakdown of the dam's back breeding and the sire, and the tag number and & dob of the calf for sale.

Seller's name and contact number.

_Brian · 16-03-2022 9:03am

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If it’s simple to use it would pay for itself quickly

Good loser · 16-03-2022 10:13am

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That 10% Jersey, how do you know that is the %?

Siamsa Sessions · 16-03-2022 3:29pm

I just applied for the dairy-beef scheme on agfood and noticed that you can get paid now for 40 calves, up from 20 last year. Not likely to impact calf price much but it'll be an extra few quid for people rearing beef calves in a year when every cent will count.

Anto_Meath · 16-03-2022 8:24pm

From checking out his tag on ICBF it gives you the % breakdown, so usually 50% the bull, plus what ever makes up the cow.

Easten · 16-03-2022 8:27pm

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Do the type of calves matter or would Fr or Jex calves qualify?

Grueller · 16-03-2022 10:17pm

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Once they are bulls they qualify

Pinsnbushings · 16-03-2022 11:30pm

What's the criteria for entering.? Do you have to buy them in or can a dairy farmer apply? Do you need to keep them to finish? Can beef heifers qualify? Thanks

Grueller · 16-03-2022 11:34pm

Dairy farmer can apply. Calves must be weighed and data submitted to icbf. Not sure of the length they need to be kept.

DBK1 · 17-03-2022 1:31am

For dairy breeds like FR and Jex only bulls qualify. For beef breeds like HEX, AA etc. bulls and heifers are eligible.

They need to be a minimum of 12 weeks old before weighing but I don’t think there’s any stipulation on a length of time you have to keep them after that.

Any type of farmer can apply but calves have to be in the herd no for a minimum of 10 days before you can weigh them.

Pinsnbushings · 17-03-2022 8:11am

I presume its like the bdgp scheme where you need to use a registered scales, still it's a handy 20 euro.

DBK1 · 17-03-2022 10:17am

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Yep that’s it. If you have your own scales it takes 2 minutes to register it online. You have about a 6 month window then where all you have to do is weigh your calves once at any time that you decide yourself. It’s money for jam really and anyone with calves should be doing it. There’s a max of €800 to be got if you’ve 40 calves (€20 per calf) and it’s the easiest money you’ll earn from them calves. Even if you have to rent a scales it’s probably around €50 so you’ll still have €750 for yourself for 1 hours work.

Pinsnbushings · 17-03-2022 11:19am

Definitely now I'll only have about 20 calves because I sold most of the bull calves but still handy money, easily weighed when getting a dose in the summer.

DBK1 · 17-03-2022 11:25am

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Exactly, and even with only 20 it’ll still be €400 for maximum an hours work. Show me anywhere else in farming we can get that!

Grueller · 17-03-2022 11:34am

You can even borrow a scales that's registered. I was moving my calves last year and stopped in a friends yard, ran them up the crush across his scales, reloaded them and away again.

Siamsa Sessions · 17-03-2022 12:37pm

Think i paid €60 last year to get 40 weighed with a lad from the local FRS.

They were all in the same bunch and I was interested to where they were at in general.

I thought about buying a scales but I’m on my own here and that €60 covers the FRS lad’s time helping me get them in the crush and up on the scales as well as the hire of the scales itself.

DBK1 · 17-03-2022 12:46pm

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That’s sounds like good value to me.

whelan2 · 17-03-2022 1:16pm

Lad came there for 1 calf for a cow, left with 16 calves

orm0nd · 17-03-2022 2:06pm

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she must be some cow

Base price · 17-03-2022 4:26pm

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Spring is in the air 🙂

A farmer came yesterday for a calf to put on a cow - he left with a whitehead bull calf and also bought a FR cow (one of the cull cows that calved two weeks ago) that's rearing her own whitehead heifer along with two adopted wh heifer calves.

Easten · 17-03-2022 4:43pm

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118798387#Comment_118798387

Sound like people who are careful planners and not the impulse purchasers🙄

whelan2 · 17-03-2022 5:47pm

Great to see empty sheds this evening.

tanko · 23-03-2022 11:36pm

How much is a small ten day old 7/8 Limousin Suckler bred twin bull calf worth?

Base price · 30-03-2022 11:19am

The Stena Horizion, one of the ships licenced to carry livestock trucks from Ireland is in dry dock for the next two weeks.

https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/setback-for-calf-exports-as-livestock-approved-ferry-in-dry-dock/?utm_content=buffer95c47&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fbclid=IwAR28nLrQBM6kpy0TDvb336IE6xwzhVOMoyDftcIGlffdOdxbvuoTxWMZYjI

cute geoge · 30-03-2022 4:30pm

Calf prices on the floor today in Listowel ,no better in Tralee last night .Sold nice aa bulls 6 weeks (of cow) E190 . aa heifers 4 weeeks E115

maiden fr heifers for the bull varied 500 - 800 high ebi /pb records

Farmers not in great humour ,just as well weather is fine or it would be real depressing

Calf prices 2022

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