Calf Prices 2015 *** DISCUSSION THREAD

The Cuban · 19-06-2015 5:48pm

You should buy the best calves that you can afford. If you are only going to buy a few then buy good Charolais or Limo calves. The Fresian and Jerseys sound cheap but they are cheap for a reason and that is that they are hard to feed, poor to convert feed to muscle, eat as much if not more than a good animal.
Farmers bless em have short memories, it was only 2 years ago you couldn't hardly give away fresian type cattle.
As for the white heads, every second one of them is a Holstein dress up as a Hereford.
Good cattle will always find a buyer even on a tough year

mf240 · 19-06-2015 6:13pm

marathon wrote: »

so am i doing right or wrong buying in batch of fr bulls they comin tomorow

Chance them on. And the best of luck with them.

just do it · 19-06-2015 10:35pm

mf240 wrote: »

Chance them on. And the best of luck with them.

Have you a fella coming tomorrow to buy a batch of FR bulls?

marathon · 07-07-2015 8:12pm

any cheap calves to be had in marts?

whelan2 · 07-07-2015 8:15pm

marathon wrote: »

any cheap calves to be had in marts?

cant imagine theres too many calves in any marts now

orm0nd · 07-07-2015 8:24pm

whelan2 wrote: »

cant imagine theres too many calves in any marts now

good show of calves in ennis to day .. any thing 3 weeks old making the bones of €300

saw a decent HEX (black) bull for €440 about 5 weeks old

3 very young fr bulls light and small 1 week old €70

3 more similar but JE blood some where €60

nice ch bull 8 weeks €595 fr bull born march €365

marathon · 07-07-2015 9:45pm

lookin for few angus bulls 3-4 wks old or younger

whelan2 · 07-09-2015 9:16am

any prices for fr bulls or aa calves?

CloughCasey1 · 07-09-2015 1:45pm

whelan2 wrote: »

any prices for fr bulls or aa calves?

Still too dear on DD anyway. 160 upwards for fr and 250 upwards aa. Hopefully prices will fall in nov.

visatorro · 07-09-2015 4:06pm

220 for the last of the April born bulls

lakill Farm · 07-09-2015 4:26pm

whelan2 wrote: »

any prices for fr bulls or aa calves?

dealer quoting me €170 for aax heifers and €20 more for bulls
might pick up a few to rear over the winter

CloughCasey1 · 07-09-2015 5:09pm

lakill Farm wrote: »

dealer quoting me €170 for aax heifers and €20 more for bulls
might pick up a few to rear over the winter

What sort of quality at that price?

lakill Farm · 08-09-2015 10:16am

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

What sort of quality at that price?

not to bad

mostly aax and a few hex

bogman_bass · 08-09-2015 11:33am

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

Still too dear on DD anyway. 160 upwards for fr and 250 upwards aa. Hopefully prices will fall in nov.

Can't see there being piles of calves in November

CloughCasey1 · 08-09-2015 12:32pm

lakill Farm wrote: »

not to bad

mostly aax and a few hex

Not bad. Would be well weighed nov 12 mts without any big winter feeding

CloughCasey1 · 08-09-2015 12:34pm

bogman_bass wrote: »

Can't see there being piles of calves in November

No but demand won't start again until feb so supply and demand would be at same level. There is always a few oct calves in mid Nov when I'm looking anyway.

boggerman1 · 08-09-2015 1:08pm

How much would a 2week of Hereford heifer calf be worth.had a cow calve when she shouldn't have.

Reggie. · 08-09-2015 2:38pm

boggerman1 wrote: »

How much would a 2week of Hereford heifer calf be worth.had a cow calve when she shouldn't have.

Neighbours bull pay a visit

whelan2 · 08-09-2015 2:46pm

boggerman1 wrote: »

How much would a 2week of Hereford heifer calf be worth.had a cow calve when she shouldn't have.

250?

boggerman1 · 08-09-2015 4:17pm

Reggie. wrote: »

Neighbours bull pay a visit

No.the cow was scanned in calf early October last yr.was due to calve in march.had her in with a few others last winter feeding her with the fr.bull.she obviously lost that calf and bull got her around Christmas time again.

Base price · 08-09-2015 6:55pm

Was talking to a friend and he said that FR bull calf exports have started again.

CloughCasey1 · 08-09-2015 10:49pm

Base price wrote: »

Was talking to a friend and he said that FR bull calf exports have started again.

Hopefully they take a few FR weanlings as well!

whelan2 · 23-09-2015 4:09pm

What would a bb heifer calf 2 weeks old be worth, nice square calf?

lakill Farm · 23-09-2015 5:20pm

whelan2 wrote: »

What would a bb heifer calf 2 weeks old be worth, nice square calf?

€350 /€400?

CloughCasey1 · 23-09-2015 6:17pm

lakill Farm wrote: »

€350 /€400?

300 to 360 tops

jimini0 · 23-09-2015 7:00pm

lakill Farm wrote: »

€350 /€400?

Will you come and buy calves of me lakill? You pay nice money.
I have 2 nice 7 month lm heifers and lovely 6 month lm bull for you.

CloughCasey1 · 23-09-2015 7:35pm

jimini0 wrote: »

Will you come and buy calves of me lakill? You pay nice money.
I have 2 nice 7 month lm heifers and lovely 6 month lm bull for you.

Maybe the man doesn't mind paying good money for good calves. 50 quid could be the difference between a r+ and an O=!

lakill Farm · 23-09-2015 7:51pm

jimini0 wrote: »

Will you come and buy calves of me lakill? You pay nice money.
I have 2 nice 7 month lm heifers and lovely 6 month lm bull for you.

drop them by and ill leave a cheque for €1000 for you

jimini0 · 23-09-2015 7:58pm

lakill Farm wrote: »

drop them by and ill leave a cheque for €1000 for you

Is that cheque the deposit??

Reggie. · 23-09-2015 8:04pm

jimini0 wrote: »

Is that cheque the deposit??

No difference it'll bounce anyways

lakill Farm · 23-09-2015 8:14pm

jimini0 wrote: »

Is that cheque the deposit??

ill want change and a luck penny back mind

jimini0 · 23-09-2015 8:20pm

lakill Farm wrote: »

ill want change and a luck penny back mind

The way my finances are at present the bloody luck penny would bounce

Dickie10 · 23-09-2015 8:21pm

im looking to buy 10 limo calves heifers or bulls or mix in mid early november, what sort of mony would they be, and would they be fairly strong in november 2016?

whelan2 · 24-09-2015 10:48am

Aa bull 220
aa bull 180
Bb heifer 290
Fr bull 85

tanko · 24-09-2015 10:54am

whelan2 wrote: »

Aa bull 220
aa bull 180
Bb heifer 290
Fr bull 85

What age are those lads? Mart?

whelan2 · 24-09-2015 10:56am

tanko wrote: »

What age are those lads? Mart?

2 weeks. First lad was a smasher. Sold out of yard

CloughCasey1 · 24-09-2015 2:24pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Aa bull 220
aa bull 180
Bb heifer 290
Fr bull 85

You should have bitten off lakill's arm for the blue. Even I was out. Cant see how calves will be as dear this autumn.

White Clover · 24-09-2015 3:07pm

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

You should have bitten off lakill's arm for the blue. Even I was out. Cant see how calves will be as dear this autumn.

Lads on DD asking up to 650 for Fr bull weanlings ! Absolute madness. Around 350 is the value of the best of them.

mf240 · 24-09-2015 8:04pm

White Clover wrote: »

Lads on DD asking up to 650 for Fr bull weanlings ! Absolute madness. Around 350 is the value of the best of them.

Lads on done deal do be bulling.

Bullocks · 24-09-2015 8:09pm

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

You should have bitten off lakill's arm for the blue. Even I was out. Cant see how calves will be as dear this autumn.

I can never understand how dear calves go but by god they do

CloughCasey1 · 24-09-2015 8:12pm

Bullocks wrote: »

I can never understand how dear calves go but by god they do

Lads do go mad bidding in the ring. I have a lad who buys an odd strong calf in the marts for me for smallish money so it suits. The type that are 3wks on card but really 3mts!!

CloughCasey1 · 24-09-2015 8:14pm

mf240 wrote: »

Lads on done deal do be bulling.

Seen two adds today. One with good lumps year and half for 750. Next add 5mts old 650. Madness.

marathon · 28-09-2015 12:27pm

I have 13 calves and they are currently on a diet of fresh grass and a kilo of nuts called wean and build. they age from 3 months to 4 n half months. I have being buying bags for last while but going to buy half ton bags nxt week any ideas what ration to give thwm? I have 6 friesins 6 angus and 1 bb. all bulls

bogman_bass · 28-09-2015 1:03pm

You want something with reasonably high protein to build frame. Something in the 16%+ range

Reggie. · 28-09-2015 1:20pm

bogman_bass wrote: »

You want something with reasonably high protein to build frame. Something in the 16%+ range

16% would be the minium

PatQfarmer · 28-09-2015 1:23pm

Reggie. wrote: »

16% would be the minium

Yep. Wean 'n' Build is a Glanbia nut. Works really well whenever I used it on similar stock.

marathon · 28-09-2015 1:37pm

how much are we talkin per half ton bag?

marathon · 06-10-2015 10:00pm

what kinda prices for andll calves at th minute 3/4 weeks old and is their may in marts

Base price · 06-10-2015 11:39pm

marathon wrote: »

what kinda prices for andll calves at th minute 3/4 weeks old and is their may in marts

I don't know mart prices at present as I seldom attend due to the fact that most marts are "controlled" by dealers :mad:
I have been buying a few suck calves from local dairy farmers in the last few weeks to rear on.
Paying €135 (average) for 10 day to 2 week old AAx/HEx bulls and €65 for nice type Friesians.
I seldom buy heifer calves unless they are potential replacements to the suckler herd.

whelan2 · 07-10-2015 6:03am

Base price wrote: »

I don't know mart prices at present as I seldom attend due to the fact that most marts are "controlled" by dealers :mad:
I have been buying a few suck calves from local dairy farmers in the last few weeks to rear on.
Paying €135 (average) for 10 day to 2 week old AAx/HEx bulls and €65 for nice type Friesians.
I seldom buy heifer calves unless they are potential replacements to the suckler herd.

you are buying cheap:)
180 here for aa bulls and 80 for fr bulls and at that I felt I was being done

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