Current calf values

[farmboy]

What’s going to be a fair price for calves this autumn? Both AA and BB calves out of BF cows ex farm at 3 weeks old. Got people that are interested but need to agree on prices.
Also dairy heifer calves, got carried away with the sexed semen and had good conception so should have 30-40 more than we need. Don’t really want to rear them on due to lack of space.
TIA

 

[More to life]

Difficult as there sky high now bound to drop in 6 weeks. £200 for AA £250 for the blues but it's really how long is a peace of string.

 

[Headless chicken]

I think it all depends if they actually take them when they are meant too. I’ll be aiming blues bulls at £180, heifers £150, dairy heifers £100 dairy bulls £50. That’s one guy taking the rough with the smooth 14-28 days old normally.

 

[Werzle]

What’s going to be a fair price for calves this autumn? Both AA and BB calves out of BF cows ex farm at 3 weeks old. Got people that are interested but need to agree on prices.
Also dairy heifer calves, got carried away with the sexed semen and had good conception so should have 30-40 more than we need. Don’t really want to rear them on due to lack of space.
TIA

AA Bulls £200, Hfrs £150. Blue bulls £300, Hfrs £280 would be fair on current market trades out of good cows direct from farm imo. No idea of dairy hfr calf trade.

The best way to agree calf sales direct from farm is to pick a market that sells huge numbers of calves weekly, for example Market drayton and then use there weekly average as the price setter each week you sell , especially if someone is taking all the calves and not just cherry picking the best

 

[TheRanger]

commercial BF dairy heifer calves probably worth similar to the BF bull calves sadly

 

[Jdunn55]

What’s going to be a fair price for calves this autumn? Both AA and BB calves out of BF cows ex farm at 3 weeks old. Got people that are interested but need to agree on prices.
Also dairy heifer calves, got carried away with the sexed semen and had good conception so should have 30-40 more than we need. Don’t really want to rear them on due to lack of space.
TIA

Dairy heifers are difficult, are you pedigree? I've noticed that makes a difference

If not probably £150-£200

 

[farmboy]

I think it all depends if they actually take them when they are meant too. I’ll be aiming blues bulls at £180, heifers £150, dairy heifers £100 dairy bulls £50. That’s one guy taking the rough with the smooth 14-28 days old

I know they will collect weekly anything that is 14 days with a passport and realise that is worth a bit in itself. Also realise that for a rearing getting good numbers of calves that have had colostrum from one source is worth a bit too. Just want a fair price for all. Market reports don’t tell you much unless you’re there regular seeing what goes through.

 

[happycows]

I think it all depends if they actually take them when they are meant too. I’ll be aiming blues bulls at £180, heifers £150, dairy heifers £100 dairy bulls £50. That’s one guy taking the rough with the smooth 14-28 days old normally.

Someone is getting a bargain if they are done well for 3 weeks. My three Charolais banked £1200 after commission last Wednesday. 21/23and 25 days old.

What would the dairy heifers be breed wise? @Headless chicken @farmboy

Dairy heifers and youngstock seems to be in the doldrums a bit but like myself people would rather put milk in the tank. seems to be £50 to £200 with the latter being close to weaning and looking well.

 

[farmboy]

Dairy heifers are difficult, are you pedigree? I've noticed that makes a difference

If not probably £150-£200

No not pedigree. Not something planning on doing regularly. We plan to use just enough sexed to breed what replacements we need then swap to beef, this only takes about 2 weeks normally so by the time we start PDing you can’t take it back!!

 

[farmboy]

Someone is getting a bargain if they are done well for 3 weeks. My three Charolais banked £1200 after commission last Wednesday. 21/23and 25 days old.

What would the dairy heifers be breed wise? @Headless chicken @farmboy

Dairy heifers and youngstock seems to be in the doldrums a bit but like myself people would rather put milk in the tank. seems to be £50 to £200 with the latter being close to weaning and looking well.

Mainly British/Irish friesian. Probably better to let some go even if price isn’t amazing than trying to squeeze them all in and stretching everything. Also the bigger they get the more I’ll want to keep them!!

 

[Headless chicken]

Someone is getting a bargain if they are done well for 3 weeks. My three Charolais banked £1200 after commission last Wednesday. 21/23and 25 days old.

What would the dairy heifers be breed wise? @Headless chicken @farmboy

Dairy heifers and youngstock seems to be in the doldrums a bit but like myself people would rather put milk in the tank. seems to be £50 to £200 with the latter being close to weaning and looking well.

we’ve still got a fair few monkey bred cows which bring the average down a lot. Not many would be staying till 3 weeks either

 

[pappuller]

I think it all depends if they actually take them when they are meant too. I’ll be aiming blues bulls at £180, heifers £150, dairy heifers £100 dairy bulls £50. That’s one guy taking the rough with the smooth 14-28 days old normally.

im shifting bbx bulls circa £300 heifers £250 at 7-14 days better gone at that money , less work, less risk my kinda deal

 

[pappuller]

AA Bulls £200, Hfrs £150. Blue bulls £300, Hfrs £280 would be fair on current market trades out of good cows direct from farm imo. No idea of dairy hfr calf trade.

The best way to agree calf sales direct from farm is to pick a market that sells huge numbers of calves weekly, for example Market drayton and then use there weekly average as the price setter each week you sell , especially if someone is taking all the calves and not just cherry picking the best

precisely

 

[Headless chicken]

im shifting bbx bulls circa £300 heifers £250 at 7-14 days better gone at that money , less work, less risk my kinda deal

Shall have to review my pricing for this year but getting them shifted is definitely the answer