average prices for heifer calf(black angus) around 300-500lbs is around 50-59 cents per pound with great color,coat,eyes,structures, and sizes. sold 10 young heifers as a group for 59 cents per pound with great structures and psychology(docile). the brother were sellling for 65-70 cents per pound. some sold as a group as 19, 10, 10, and 8 (so on), either heifer or steers. the bred cow were selling around 40-42 per pound and bred to 4 to 6 months. half of cows were either white face and black angus that were bred to black angus bull. holstein calves were selling around 10-15 dollar bull calf. holsteins with average utter were selling around 450-600 dollars per cow. a lot of cull cows were selling around 37cents per pound. also, alot of hamburger meat from dairy either steers or cows.
average bred cows are either too old with utter dropping near their knees or look like culls cows, ready for hamburger meat.
the question i have from the experience boards is how do you determine the age of cow without looking their teeth-just base on the size of the utter. some of the bred cows were not great with color, size, structures, and conformity. but the young heifers look great but the prices are favorable. if i was a farmer with cows that gives me problem in calving, i would easily sell it to auction as a bred cow(buyer beware), but not the cows with easy calving-that is my problem when i see them in auction. :help: :tiphat:
average bred cows are either too old with utter dropping near their knees or look like culls cows, ready for hamburger meat.
the question i have from the experience boards is how do you determine the age of cow without looking their teeth-just base on the size of the utter. some of the bred cows were not great with color, size, structures, and conformity. but the young heifers look great but the prices are favorable. if i was a farmer with cows that gives me problem in calving, i would easily sell it to auction as a bred cow(buyer beware), but not the cows with easy calving-that is my problem when i see them in auction. :help: :tiphat: