calf sale price ??

[TomW]

I hope this is the correct board to place this on- I tried on the dairy board with out any responses.
We raise a few beef and a few months ago we lost a rather large calf during birth. We grafted a three way cross dairy bull calf on her (heifer). Well that dang thing has done its job and is now eating me out of house and home - time to sell it! My question - how much is he worth? He is a healthy 250 or so pounds and has been well fed, castrated, and vaccinated.
I am located in NE Ohio and I really have no idea what this type of steer should sell for?
Any help would be great.
thanks in advance
tom

 

[dun]

I hope this is the correct board to place this on- I tried on the dairy board with out any responses.
We raise a few beef and a few months ago we lost a rather large calf during birth. We grafted a three way cross dairy bull calf on her (heifer). Well that dang thing has done its job and is now eating me out of house and home - time to sell it! My question - how much is he worth? He is a healthy 250 or so pounds and has been well fed, castrated, and vaccinated.
I am located in NE Ohio and I really have no idea what this type of steer should sell for?
Any help would be great.
thanks in advance
tom

I'm lousey with geography but here are the USDA market reports for IL and PA. Apparantly OH doesn;t have any state reports

dun

http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubs/CFAIL.htm
http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubs/CFAPA.htm

 

[Stocker Steve]

Depends on the color...

Started dairy bull calves do not seem to go for much more than new borns. Not sure why, unless people think the started calves may be culls from a larger group. Any insight on this trend?

 

[TomW]

Depends on the color...

Started dairy bull calves do not seem to go for much more than new borns. Not sure why, unless people think the started calves may be culls from a larger group. Any insight on this trend?

The color on this one is odd. Kinda brown black white tiger stripe in the front - he is very different.
I guess we will wait and see what other comments come in. Even with the auction sites I find no reference to dairy steers or dairy bull calves?
Again thanks for any help
tom

 

[la4angus]

Call the sale barn operator and find out from him. Either that or go sit at the sale and see first hand what they are bringing.

 

[TomW]

Good idea la I think I will do just that.
Thanks to all who replied.
tom

 

[Bullbuyer]

Steve - I believe that is exactly what people think - the calf is a cull. As farm as this 250 pounder goes -
Here's this week's report from Lexington, Ky - largest stockyard east of the Mississippi:
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 250-300 lbs 159.00-183.00;
Tom - this price is per hundred pounds - multiply your calf's weight by about 1.7 should give you a good idea what it's worth.
Good luck !

 

[TomW]

Steve - I believe that is exactly what people think - the calf is a cull. As farm as this 250 pounder goes -
Here's this week's report from Lexington, Ky - largest stockyard east of the Mississippi:
Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 250-300 lbs 159.00-183.00;
Tom - this price is per hundred pounds - multiply your calf's weight by about 1.7 should give you a good idea what it's worth.
Good luck !

Thanks Bullbuyer - I have viewed these auction reports but was not sure if they put dairy steers in the same category as feeder beef steers. Now I know. Thanks for the insight.
tom

 

[dun]

I have viewed these auction reports but was not sure if they put dairy steers in the same category as feeder beef steers.

They don;t in this area

Feeder Steers: Medium and Large 1 300-400 lbs 144.00-163.00; 400-500
lbs 134.00-146.50; 500-600 lbs 121.00-140.50; 600-700 lbs 116.00-130.50;
740-800 lbs 111.00-116.00. Medium and Large 1-2 250-300 lbs 146.00-
166.00; 300-400 lbs 136.00-159.00; 400-500 lbs 124.00-144.00; 500-600 lbs
117.00-128.50, 550-600 lbs weaned 127.50-131.00; 600-700 lbs 116.00-
126.75, calves 114.00-125.00; 700-800 lbs 110.00-119.50; 850-870 lbs
107.50-111.50. Large 2 340-350 lbs 131.00-146.00; 400-455 lbs 123.00-
128.00; 540-600 lbs 113.00-118.50, lot 655 lbs 119.00. Large 1 300-400
lbs 130.00-152.00; 400-500 lbs 128.00-135.00; 500-600 lbs 114.00-128.50;
635-660 lbs 115.00-118.00; pkg 843 lbs 111.75.

Holstein Steers: Large 3 300-400 lbs 95.00-107.00; 435-500 lbs
103.00-108.00; 540-600 lbs 98.00-106.50; 600-670 lbs 85.00-92.00, lot
750 lbs 84.00.

 

[mystery74]

I hope this is the correct board to place this on- I tried on the dairy board with out any responses.
We raise a few beef and a few months ago we lost a rather large calf during birth. We grafted a three way cross dairy bull calf on her (heifer). Well that dang thing has done its job and is now eating me out of house and home - time to sell it! My question - how much is he worth? He is a healthy 250 or so pounds and has been well fed, castrated, and vaccinated.
I am located in NE Ohio and I really have no idea what this type of steer should sell for?
Any help would be great.
thanks in advance
tom

Here in indiana our calves are high, I just bought a calf that roughly was 300# for $400, but they also know i was buying it for a 4H steer so that always raises the price

 

[Stocker Steve]

I bought nine (one pair & seven singles) 240 to 300# cross bred calves this spring as an experiment for between $115 to $145 per cwt. Most folks are scared of buying calves this size and will only bid if it is a "deal".

I usually try to buy 350# to 450# calves but these did work out OK. I ended up with two growthy calves, six pretty average calves, and one poor doer.

 

[MillIronQH]

This is the Cuero Tx report for the first.Z

http://www.cuerols.com/marketreport.html

 

[msscamp]

I hope this is the correct board to place this on- I tried on the dairy board with out any responses.
We raise a few beef and a few months ago we lost a rather large calf during birth. We grafted a three way cross dairy bull calf on her (heifer). Well that dang thing has done its job and is now eating me out of house and home - time to sell it! My question - how much is he worth? He is a healthy 250 or so pounds and has been well fed, castrated, and vaccinated.
I am located in NE Ohio and I really have no idea what this type of steer should sell for?
Any help would be great.
thanks in advance
tom

Here in indiana our calves are high, I just bought a calf that roughly was 300# for $400, but they also know i was buying it for a 4H steer so that always raises the price

Mystery, that is not a high price - 100 lb calves are going for $400 in my area, and 300 lb calves are going for around 1.85/pound.

 

[memanpa]

was at local auction yesterday

200- 300# calves went for $1.40 to $1.65 not much to chose from these were mix breeds no dairy breeds.

good luck

 

[cfpinz]

I hope this is the correct board to place this on- I tried on the dairy board with out any responses.
We raise a few beef and a few months ago we lost a rather large calf during birth. We grafted a three way cross dairy bull calf on her (heifer). Well that dang thing has done its job and is now eating me out of house and home - time to sell it! My question - how much is he worth? He is a healthy 250 or so pounds and has been well fed, castrated, and vaccinated.
I am located in NE Ohio and I really have no idea what this type of steer should sell for?
Any help would be great.
thanks in advance
tom

Here in indiana our calves are high, I just bought a calf that roughly was 300# for $400, but they also know i was buying it for a 4H steer so that always raises the price

Mystery, that is not a high price - 100 lb calves are going for $400 in my area, and 300 lb calves are going for around 1.85/pound.

100lb calves for $400? What kind are they? Who's buying them?

cfpinz

 

[moocow]

Was at the sale barn here in northern Indiana on friday and good looking calves in the 300# to 400# range were averaging $1.20. Was'nt able to stick around to see how high the fats were going for.

 

[BC]

300 to 350 steer and bull calves on an average brought $140 to $162.50 per cwt. here in East Texas Saturday. Some plain cattle were cheaper.