nashmach
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BRB = British Blue?
At the mart...
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BRB = British Blue?
scoffcruddle
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Yes,no such thing in my eyes,they’ll always be Belgian blues for me.
Seedsower
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What age were them calves @scoffcruddle
Seem like good prices for bulls
Seem like good prices for bulls
muckymanor
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Things aren't good when they are giving them away for free
mixed fleet
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Wouldn't pay much heed, that fella is very windy.
Seen them giving good money for very ordinary calves in carlow on Monday, he's hardly giving them away
mixed fleet
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He's buying lots of calves up this country (longford and Cavan) and I don't here any complaints from the seller's.
But according to him, he's the only "proper" exporter of calves. Dosen't think that there should be any competition.
Mf240
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Would make it easier to buy in yards when lads see that add, bet you if you rang up youd be told they were sold.
They're sold but we have x,y,z here you can buy. You'd have to wonder why locals dont deal with them....
drew
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I’d say that’s pretty similar to when The big green diet feeder company used to hold their “sale day” and would list a heap of cheap feeders on it but if you landed down at 10am they’d all miraculously be sold already….
There are some lads around their own area would deal with them alright. Dad used to get some years ago but not for a long time now, we did go down to look at some there a few years ago when normal private source was a bit tight for calves when we wanted them, but that was as far as it went
correct me if I'm wrong ,but did hear back when they were being given away calves for free that they were only free if you bought the milk powder of them or am I mixing it up with another crowd
drew
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No that was them alright, but the pallet of milk get the calves to drink it free
scoffcruddle
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Took 18 blue calves into the Mart last Thursday,didn’t do bad,came away with an average of £375 each,certainly easier sold than dairy heifers,my man who likes our blue tag bought 10 of them.🙂
Cattle trade is always on fire when there is this much grass around, has been the last couple of years anyways. Hard to know also what an excellent price is at present, cattle that were were sold for what looked excellent prices earlier in the spring are starting to look cheap cattle now. Demand for beef is excellent at present, particularly in the UK and continental Europe.
avent
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going by what i see going on around the ring sometimes id rather my chances with the nigerians
Ozzy Scott
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Serious demand for those animals at the moment, there was a ring of customers after such, over the last week
Johndeere3650
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Where are you in the country?