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Calf Prices 2015 *** DISCUSSION THREAD

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    #32
    Farmer Pudsey
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    welton john wrote: »
    see a 3 week old HE bull made 505 in kilmallock this week.what is lads fascination with these cattle.Nothing against them but you buy good aa or fr for 100+/head less than what they're making atm

    Some lads just do not like Friesians god bless them:D. On AA very dodgy buying at less than 5-8 weeks hard to see difference in lads that are bred from short gestation easy calving bulls. If you wait until calves are stronger it is easier to buy the better calf.

    Hard with them as well as stores it hard to see poorer quality rather than the backward store. Prefer to keep away from them.


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    #33
    whelan2
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    Farmer Pudsey wrote: »
    Some lads just do not like Friesians god bless them:D. On AA very dodgy buying at less than 5-8 weeks hard to see difference in lads that are bred from short gestation easy calving bulls. If you wait until calves are stronger it is easier to buy the better calf.

    Hard with them as well as stores it hard to see poorer quality rather than the backward store. Prefer to keep away from them.
    had a lad here this evening looking for 15 aa calves as he was fed up of buying them in the mart and as you say they where not what he wanted, he knows what he's getting here


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    #34
    welton john
    Registered Users Posts: 300 ✭✭welton john


    Farmer Pudsey wrote: »
    Some lads just do not like Friesians god bless them:D. On AA very dodgy buying at less than 5-8 weeks hard to see difference in lads that are bred from short gestation easy calving bulls. If you wait until calves are stronger it is easier to buy the better calf.

    Hard with them as well as stores it hard to see poorer quality rather than the backward store. Prefer to keep away from them.

    We keep a share of homebred calves every year and the AA always weighed better and sold better than the HE.That said they werent off the easiest calving bulls and its easier than buying in.Have a few off heifers and easy/short bull you mention and there alot better than i thought.will keep the angus and sell the HE as calves this year


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    #35
    Reggie.
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    The AA can be a mixed bunch alright but I like them as they are a hardy breed


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    #36
    PatQfarmer
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    The AA can be a mixed bunch alright but I like them as they are a hardy breed
    And they finish easily, on little lifetime meal.


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    #37
    Reggie.
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    PatQfarmer wrote: »
    And they finish easily, on little lifetime meal.

    Ah yeah. Can get always get one to be slow to put on weight tho


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    #38
    eddiek
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    PatQfarmer wrote: »
    And they finish easily, on little lifetime meal.

    what sort of weight are they finished at? 24-30 month steers.little meal


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    #39
    Reggie.
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    eddiek wrote: »
    what sort of weight are they finished at? 24-30 month steers.little meal

    Well I've two for the chop shortly. This one is around the 600kg mark at 21 months. Got about 1 kg of meal a day from 12 weeks old


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    #40
    Milked out
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    Anyone in bandon recently? Prices for 2 to 4 week old and 6 wk old calves. Fr. May have a buyer for calves out of the yard


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    #41
    morebabies
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    Looking for around 20 or 30 Hex heifers myself in a few weeks time but not at the current prices, looking for 3 week olds, anyone have any idea if the prices will ease off at all?


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    #42
    larrymiller
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    morebabies wrote: »
    Looking for around 20 or 30 Hex heifers myself in a few weeks time but not at the current prices, looking for 3 week olds, anyone have any idea if the prices will ease off at all?

    My guess would be start of march


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    #43
    epfff
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    larrymiller wrote: »
    My guess would be start of march

    I'm guessing June
    When guys discover beef isn't actually that scarce or dear


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    #44
    larrymiller
    Registered Users Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭larrymiller


    epfff wrote: »
    I'm guessing June
    When guys discover beef isn't actually that scarce or dear

    Wouldn't say they'll be many calves around then.
    But I think you mean cattle in general, which I don't farmers ever really discover that!


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    #45
    morebabies
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    Just wondering was anyone in kilmallock today and if so what was trade like today for Hereford or Angus?


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    #46
    whelan2
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    ANY prices for aa or fr bull calves?


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    #47
    leg wax
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    ANY prices for aa or fr bull calves?

    good fr bulls 170-200 today in ross aa 220-340


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    #48
    RightTurnClyde
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    leg wax wrote: »
    good fr bulls 170-200 today in ross aa 220-340

    What age were those


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    #49
    whelan2
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    are fr calves being exported?


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    #50
    mahoney_j
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    are fr calves being exported?

    Not at prices been quoted here anyway,the most exporters will pay is 120/120.have the beef men learnt nothing from last year,setting themselves up for a big fall in 2 years time again,goingbto be hard have sympathy for them this time.prices in marts for calves and older stock is crazy at the moment.great if ur selling though


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    #51
    Greengrass1
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    leg wax wrote: »
    good fr bulls 170-200 today in ross aa 220-340

    Ill be going to Ross next week so.
    Have 6 here now one absolute beast. Looks like a montbeliard


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    #52
    leg wax
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    RightTurnClyde wrote: »
    What age were those

    3 weeks or so,a lot of poor frs making 40- 70 small and weak, young sucks a week old like heifers calves


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    #53
    Base price
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    whelan2 wrote: »
    are fr calves being exported?
    Not that I am aware off although I did hear of one "exporter" shipping some last week. However the main ones have not started yet and are unlikely too unless prices become more realistic.
    Speaking to a neighbour yesterday and he said a good enough FR bull calf made €265 in Carrigallen last Sat. I think he said it was up on three weeks old.


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    #54
    farmerjj
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    Anyone sell fr m calves today,what are they making now?


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    #55
    Reggie.
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    farmerjj wrote: »
    Anyone sell fr m calves today,what are they making now?

    I heard good FR bull calves are making around the €100+ mark


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    #56
    Base price
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    I heard good FR bull calves are making around the €100+ mark
    I heard better prices than that- €140 to €200 for good FR bulls up on 3 weeks old collected ex farm. Crazy prices.
    Talking to a dairy farmer this evening who is selling JEx bulls to local farmers and he has lots of demand :eek: Pure madness IMO


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    #57
    Mac Taylor
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    Base price wrote: »
    I heard better prices than that- €140 to €200 for good FR bulls up on 3 weeks old collected ex farm. Crazy prices.
    Talking to a dairy farmer this evening who is selling JEx bulls to local farmers and he has lots of demand :eek: Pure madness IMO

    If lads are paying that kind of money then they deserve what they get come 24 months later. Will they ever learn.:mad:


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    #58
    frazzledhome
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    Reggie. wrote: »
    I heard good FR bull calves are making around the €100+ mark

    Is that what you heard? You should listen with your 2 ears and you'd have heard more :):)


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    #59
    Reggie.
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    Base price wrote: »
    I heard better prices than that- €140 to €200 for good FR bulls up on 3 weeks old collected ex farm. Crazy prices.
    Talking to a dairy farmer this evening who is selling JEx bulls to local farmers and he has lots of demand :eek: Pure madness IMO

    I have no doubt but fools imo


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    #60
    Reggie.
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    frazzledhome wrote: »
    Is that what you heard? You should listen with your 2 ears and you'd have heard more :):)

    Ok I ain't a dairy man but I only know what my BIL tells me he is moving them for ex farm. Marts might be a different game but let them fools off


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    #61
    farmerjj
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    So average 4wk old calves would make around €130?


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