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<blockquote data-quote="stocky" data-source="post: 1230519" data-attributes="member: 1150"><p>Just curious to see what baby calves are selling for in different parts of the country. They are high around here. I have been seeing avg to better than average holstein bulls 1-3 days old from 420-440 dollars each. Saw some baby jersey bulls weighing around 30 lbs bring 235 today. On the beef calves, I have been paying 600-650 for 2-5 week old beef calves fresh off the cow to put on cows that lost calves. Today, I bought the first calf, a dandy month old calf for 600, then they had about a dozen 1-5 day old various beef calves, all weak and sick looking, brought from 435-590. Then the next sale barn, the weak and sick looking 1-5 day olds brought from 375 to 590 and then I paid 620 for an outstanding black bull about 4 weeks old. Both started sucking their new mothers in the trailer immediately when I put them together, so looks like a good start for the new pairs. I am shocked at what people are paying for the few days old calves, 500-600 is pretty common at all the sales around here. Last week, I paid 590 for a really good one, then they ran in a broken mouth cow with an outstanding month old calf that would work perfect. I was sure they would split them and I would have to pay 600 for the calf. They set the pair in at 1600 and no one bid, so I took them at that, then told them sell my cow, she weighed out 1345 dollars for slaughter, so I had my calf for under 300 after expenses. The sales barn cost the seller of that pair 300 dollars by not selling the pair properly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stocky, post: 1230519, member: 1150"] Just curious to see what baby calves are selling for in different parts of the country. They are high around here. I have been seeing avg to better than average holstein bulls 1-3 days old from 420-440 dollars each. Saw some baby jersey bulls weighing around 30 lbs bring 235 today. On the beef calves, I have been paying 600-650 for 2-5 week old beef calves fresh off the cow to put on cows that lost calves. Today, I bought the first calf, a dandy month old calf for 600, then they had about a dozen 1-5 day old various beef calves, all weak and sick looking, brought from 435-590. Then the next sale barn, the weak and sick looking 1-5 day olds brought from 375 to 590 and then I paid 620 for an outstanding black bull about 4 weeks old. Both started sucking their new mothers in the trailer immediately when I put them together, so looks like a good start for the new pairs. I am shocked at what people are paying for the few days old calves, 500-600 is pretty common at all the sales around here. Last week, I paid 590 for a really good one, then they ran in a broken mouth cow with an outstanding month old calf that would work perfect. I was sure they would split them and I would have to pay 600 for the calf. They set the pair in at 1600 and no one bid, so I took them at that, then told them sell my cow, she weighed out 1345 dollars for slaughter, so I had my calf for under 300 after expenses. The sales barn cost the seller of that pair 300 dollars by not selling the pair properly. [/QUOTE]
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