Angus calves were back by €30/head this week with heifers averaging €90/head while bulls were €129/head.
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The number of calves in sales is tailing off but not at the same pace as last year.
This week, there were 34% more calves traded than the same week last year. Almost 80% of all calves traded this week were Angus- and Hereford-sired. After seeing a bounce in the last fortnight, prices have eased again as supply outweighs demand for the later-born calf.
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Angus heifers averaged €90/head this week while bulls were €129/head, both back almost €30/head on the previous week. Hereford bulls suffered the same reduction to an average price of €153/head, but Hereford heifers averaged €111/head, similar to last week.
Friesian bull calf prices also eased in line with Angus prices in the last seven days, to an average of €53/head, back €24/head on the week. Interestingly, Friesian females, at an average price of €98/head, saw the biggest price reduction compared to the same week last year, back €128/head.
At this point over 60% of calves traded are at least four weeks old, with two-week-old calves accounting for just 8% of all calves sold in marts this week.
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The number of calves in sales is tailing off but not at the same pace as last year.
This week, there were 34% more calves traded than the same week last year. Almost 80% of all calves traded this week were Angus- and Hereford-sired. After seeing a bounce in the last fortnight, prices have eased again as supply outweighs demand for the later-born calf.
Angus heifers averaged €90/head this week while bulls were €129/head, both back almost €30/head on the previous week. Hereford bulls suffered the same reduction to an average price of €153/head, but Hereford heifers averaged €111/head, similar to last week.
Friesian bull calf prices also eased in line with Angus prices in the last seven days, to an average of €53/head, back €24/head on the week. Interestingly, Friesian females, at an average price of €98/head, saw the biggest price reduction compared to the same week last year, back €128/head.
At this point over 60% of calves traded are at least four weeks old, with two-week-old calves accounting for just 8% of all calves sold in marts this week.
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