Calf price chitchat

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

At those prices, you might be shuffling into ringside yourself. :rolleyes:

Not until lads stop bringing them to stores at that stage For bull's 6 weeks old will be free and 100euro with them if the boats stop

Boat going at the weekend. Calves to be over 50 kg

Have a tidy BB off a ho/fr cow, what's he worth?

Was up country on a factory run earlier called into Nenagh mart for grub on way home. A lot of young light fr bulls failing to get a bid. Good hex bull to 290 with most around 240/250 back to 200.

Saw a couple of plainish yearling bulls in the weanling ring and there-a certainly a twist in them friesian bull calves at to days prices.

orm0nd wrote: »

Was up country on a factory run earlier called into Nenagh mart for grub on way home. A lot of young light fr bulls failing to get a bid. Good hex bull to 290 with most around 240/250 back to 200.

Saw a couple of plainish yearling bulls in the weanling ring and there-a certainly a twist in them friesian bull calves at to days prices.

Says he who sells FR calves, trying to talk up the market

orm0nd wrote: »

Was up country on a factory run earlier called into Nenagh mart for grub on way home. A lot of young light fr bulls failing to get a bid. Good hex bull to 290 with most around 240/250 back to 200.

Saw a couple of plainish yearling bulls in the weanling ring and there-a certainly a twist in them friesian bull calves at to days prices.

Strong money for the hex !

Any idead what good dairy heifers are making, 3 to 4 weeks old ?

Base price wrote: »

Similar question was asked in the Dairy chit chat thread the other day.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=112610908&postcount=8109

I was quoted 350 for 4 week old calves, good ebi and good solids. I bought stock off the farmer before.

Ive about 25-30 heifers to buy and €350 to €380 is usually the go. I try to buy off the same 3 farmers very year.

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

Says he who was actively buying cheap stores in the Marts during the time when the majority of beef factories were blockaded by people/beefplan who he supported

Fixed your post

Base price wrote: »

Fixed your post

Last year I bought stores as follows
7 in May Mart
21 in Early July. Private sale
6 Late August. Mart
12 Early September. Private Sale
22 early November. Mart

I buy throughout the year every year. Majority I bought was before and after strike

Mortelaro wrote: »

Over 200 calves at the first night sale at Carnew mart last night
Not exactly poor Friesans from a tenner to 70 euros
No bid on jex
One lad offering around 20 of them to a few others for free

Hereford cross bulls 120 to 200
One made 290 but it was old and big

It's not as disastrous as lots would want you to believe.
Good calves getting some money, poor ones arent.
We've sold all ours so far, my yard should be bursting with calves according to all the preachers

did a deal here with a neibour 2-3 week old whitehead bull n heifers all out of square br friesian type cows..€160 collected as pass 2 weeks old..didnt think it too bad?

Looking for a continintal bull calf tomorrow in athenry. What can i expect to pay?

Got a fiver for 2 fresian calves 2 weeks
Fiver for 2 croasbreds 3 weeks old
155 for 2 week old herefordshire and
110-135 for Angus calves

older by the day wrote: »

I have a few fr bulls tomorrow for skibbereen, are the boats going or what can I expect. 3 weeks old and nice and square.

Got a call last night to say there wouldn't be any sailings (calf lorries) this weekend.

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.

Saw Fr bull calves not even get a bid today.

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?