Bottle calves

[backhoeboogie]

They split a couple of dairy calves (twins) off of an old dairy cow. No bids at $50. No bids at $25. No bids at $10. No bids at $5. One bid and $2.50. He took 'em both for $5

Been a long time since I've seen this.

 

[M-5]

he could sell them on craigs for 150.00 each today

 

[skyhightree1]

he could sell them on craigs for 150.00 each today

You got that right.. When bottle babies get that cheap again ill buy more. Here there running 75-125 for the stronger calves and 25-50 for the weaker ones that look like they will die on the ride home.

 

[Son of Butch]

They split a couple of dairy calves (twins) off of an old dairy cow. No bids at $50. No bids at $25. No bids at $10. No bids at $5. One bid and $2.50. He took 'em both for $5

Been a long time since I've seen this.

WOW
The seller had to have been ticked.

 

[dun]

They split a couple of dairy calves (twins) off of an old dairy cow. No bids at $50. No bids at $25. No bids at $10. No bids at $5. One bid and $2.50. He took 'em both for $5

Been a long time since I've seen this.

WOW
The seller had to have been ticked.

Hopefully he lives next door to the sale barn so he at least covered his fuel costs

 

[TexasBred]

They split a couple of dairy calves (twins) off of an old dairy cow. No bids at $50. No bids at $25. No bids at $10. No bids at $5. One bid and $2.50. He took 'em both for $5

Been a long time since I've seen this.

That's what happens when you try to sell something in a place that has no market for it.

 

[dun]

They split a couple of dairy calves (twins) off of an old dairy cow. No bids at $50. No bids at $25. No bids at $10. No bids at $5. One bid and $2.50. He took 'em both for $5

Been a long time since I've seen this.

That's what happens when you try to sell something in a place that has no market for it.

Could get to the point that they start just knocking them in the head and leaving them for the varmints like was done some years ago.

 

[skyhightree1]

They split a couple of dairy calves (twins) off of an old dairy cow. No bids at $50. No bids at $25. No bids at $10. No bids at $5. One bid and $2.50. He took 'em both for $5

Been a long time since I've seen this.

That's what happens when you try to sell something in a place that has no market for it.

Could get to the point that they start just knocking them in the head and leaving them for the varmints like was done some years ago.

I hope not ill give $2.50 for everyone here within 150 miles

 

[backhoeboogie]

They split a couple of dairy calves (twins) off of an old dairy cow. No bids at $50. No bids at $25. No bids at $10. No bids at $5. One bid and $2.50. He took 'em both for $5

Been a long time since I've seen this.

That's what happens when you try to sell something in a place that has no market for it.

Right now I have no wet nurse cows. I usually don't buy dairy calves to begin with. Beef splits were cheap too but not that cheap.

As soon as one of the nurse cows calve, prices will be sky high again. Murphy's law. :shock:

I've gone to that barn before to buy graft calves and several people were looking too. Bottle calves generally do well there. Maybe its the time of the year?

 

[TexasBred]

They split a couple of dairy calves (twins) off of an old dairy cow. No bids at $50. No bids at $25. No bids at $10. No bids at $5. One bid and $2.50. He took 'em both for $5

Been a long time since I've seen this.

That's what happens when you try to sell something in a place that has no market for it.

Right now I have no wet nurse cows. I usually don't buy dairy calves to begin with. Beef splits were cheap too but not that cheap.

As soon as one of the nurse cows calve, prices will be sky high again. Murphy's law. :shock:

I've gone to that barn before to buy graft calves and several people were looking too. Bottle calves generally do well there. Maybe its the time of the year?

With all the dairies not that far away it's probably a better buy to just visit a dairy, pay a little more and get a better calf. You'd think the beef calves would be a little hotter item though.

 

[Dave]

There are two different calf route guys who work this area. They stop at all the dairies twice a week and buy all the bull calves. A guy from just down the road who runs a 2,000 cow dairy told me a week ago that the route guys were paying $40 for top bull calves.