Calf prices

[Wee Willy]

we don't buy much at all. £1800/ton l was quoted though. What brand /make was that ? As we will soon have to buy a ton. Reared 150+, on 2 bags of powder, we use stored colostrum and any waste milk.

but with milk powder, you get what you pay for.

my calculator is telling me, that's £1,710/ ton, 25 kg bags, at that are £45, £1800 ton, reckon l got the ton rate right, just not the bag rate, which l am happy to admit !

I'll say it again, you have too much waste milk if you can rear 150 calves on it

 

[Wee Willy]

Do you think you made profit at that?

How do you expect me to answer that.. I'm a farmer! My time is worth nothing and they were reared on milk from the parlour which apparently is worth nothing too!

 

[Tirglas]

I'll say it again, you have too much waste milk if you can rear 150 calves on it

Got first dibs on 450 calves from flying herd too!!! Will you stop the tanker fir a couple weeks to fill the yoghurt tanks Som Farmer???

 

[Just because]

we don't buy much at all. £1800/ton l was quoted though. What brand /make was that ? As we will soon have to buy a ton. Reared 150+, on 2 bags of powder, we use stored colostrum and any waste milk.

but with milk powder, you get what you pay for.

my calculator is telling me, that's £1,710/ ton, 25 kg bags, at that are £45, £1800 ton, reckon l got the ton rate right, just not the bag rate, which l am happy to admit !

Great powder 120 calves done zero losses 21%cp 18%oil a well known brand

 

[HarryB97]

£34.20 20kg bags pallet price 60 on pallet

That is very cheap! Mine has come back £10 a bag but is still £50 a bag

 

[thorpe]

been following this tread as it's what my mate does, i say fek it i'll buy store's

 

[som farmer]

been following this tread as it's what my mate does, i say fek it i'll buy store's

its not as easy as it sounds, but some reckon its money for old rope.

if you want to see the 'potential' of the calves dairies sell, its very easy, how much do they make.
a £400 calf, pretty obviously a damn good calf, should make a good end bullock.

a sub £15, pretty obvious there's 'reasonable' doubt its going to make a decent bullock, at the other end. And there's plenty like that in the mkts now.

today, vaccinated 100 calves v clostridial diseases, 100 deloused, and 75 min drench.

 

[In the pit]

I'll say it again, you have too much waste milk if you can rear 150 calves on it

He will never tell you how or it would ruin his profit figues

 

[DanM]

Great powder 120 calves done zero losses 21%cp 18%oil a well known brand

What brand powder and who from?

 

[crashbox]

How do you expect me to answer that.. I'm a farmer! My time is worth nothing and they were reared on milk from the parlour which apparently is worth nothing too!

I know the feeling