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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 17726"><p>Ben,</p><p></p><p>I have been buying and raising holstein steers for awhile now and would have to tell you to go for it absolutely... The one fear I have buying the 3 day calves is did the owner let the calf suckle long enough to get that first colostrum from his mothers milk... If you are working there you can monitor that yourself.. beef buyers love to buy the holstien steers the meat is more marbled than many beef breeds, but the price per pound is lower because the holstien carcuss is much larger than beef breeds... still, it is worth the trouble raise them.. I can usually get them here in Mississippi for around $40 a pop and sell for 70 to 80 cents a pound in a few months.. also you might consider buying on of the old nurse cow from your dairy.. that is the only way to go in my opinion...</p><p></p><p>> Does anyone on this list buy</p><p>> holstein bull calves and feed them</p><p>> out as steers? I work on a dairy</p><p>> and can get the bull calves</p><p>> straight from them. I would still</p><p>> be paying for them, but I could</p><p>> pay for them in labor instead of</p><p>> money. I would be interested in</p><p>> hearing what information that you</p><p>> may have, both good and bad.</p><p>> Thanks for your time and I look</p><p>> forward to hearing responses.</p><p></p><p>> Take care, Benjamin</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 17726"] Ben, I have been buying and raising holstein steers for awhile now and would have to tell you to go for it absolutely... The one fear I have buying the 3 day calves is did the owner let the calf suckle long enough to get that first colostrum from his mothers milk... If you are working there you can monitor that yourself.. beef buyers love to buy the holstien steers the meat is more marbled than many beef breeds, but the price per pound is lower because the holstien carcuss is much larger than beef breeds... still, it is worth the trouble raise them.. I can usually get them here in Mississippi for around $40 a pop and sell for 70 to 80 cents a pound in a few months.. also you might consider buying on of the old nurse cow from your dairy.. that is the only way to go in my opinion... > Does anyone on this list buy > holstein bull calves and feed them > out as steers? I work on a dairy > and can get the bull calves > straight from them. I would still > be paying for them, but I could > pay for them in labor instead of > money. I would be interested in > hearing what information that you > may have, both good and bad. > Thanks for your time and I look > forward to hearing responses. > Take care, Benjamin [/QUOTE]
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