Mikaelad033":29lmbugx said:
(I show in 4-H) and I am planning to sell my yearling, ready to be bred, Holstein heifer.... She does great in shows.
4-H can be a great learning experience, but in general 4-H shows are not known as stiff competition.
"Does great in shows" would be standing 1st in class in 2 or more shows...good would be top 1/3 of class.
$500 for a dairy bottle calf is a strong price, so you either bought a very good calf or someone took advantage
of inexperience. Is the farmer you bought her from interested in buying her back?
Who is her sire? Any DHIA records on the dam?
Those are 2 selling points that can influence buyers to pay top money, very sweet and halter broken are nice,
but means little.
What are your plans? Do your parents have other cattle? Do you want to cash out? Do you want to keep showing?
Would you be interested in trading her for 2 bottle calves and cash or maybe 3 bottle calves?
Check with local dairy farmers, most will be impressed by a kid with ambition and a plan and perhaps lend a helping hand.
Don't take rejection personally, it's a business.
As a 4-Her you have an advantage of having your foot in the door, use it.
Kind of like selling Girl Scout cookies...it's tougher to say no to a girl scout or a 4-Her...especially if it's a fair deal.