Calf sales have reached peak numbers two weeks earlier than last year.
Despite strong throughput in recent weeks, strong export and farmer demand has placed a firm floor under prices. Friesian bull calf prices have been steady, with shippers active from €80 to €120/head. Continued strong demand for Hereford bulls and heifers has resulted in bulls and heifers selling from €200 to €250/head.
Angus
While Angus calves are now coming out in larger numbers, poorer-quality types and young underfed calves are dragging down the average prices of bulls and heifers to €150 to €200, with strong bulls making about €220/head.
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Graph: weekly live exports of calves exceed 10,000 head
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Calf sales have reached peak numbers two weeks earlier than last year.
Despite strong throughput in recent weeks, strong export and farmer demand has placed a firm floor under prices. Friesian bull calf prices have been steady, with shippers active from €80 to €120/head. Continued strong demand for Hereford bulls and heifers has resulted in bulls and heifers selling from €200 to €250/head.
Angus
While Angus calves are now coming out in larger numbers, poorer-quality types and young underfed calves are dragging down the average prices of bulls and heifers to €150 to €200, with strong bulls making about €220/head.
Read more
Graph: weekly live exports of calves exceed 10,000 head
Full coverage: live exports
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