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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 133094" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>I guess I'll haul 'em down Tuesday, then. I'll know by Thursday how they sold. If you folks are curious, I'll post actual avg weight and prices...anyone want to take a guess now? They were born 5/3, 5/8, and 5/13 and still not weaned. I'm figuring an average of 400lbs, which allows for a 2lb/day gain. No brands on them, not sure if that makes a difference(?).</p><p></p><p>Here's one of them with the 600lb holstein steer (left) I'll take to the sale as well and with the nurse cow (right) (est weight 1400lbs) -pics taken about 2 weeks ago-</p><p><img src="http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/897828/32and37.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/897828/311blackcalves.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Won't be surprised if they sell for less than those beef steers, but if they're $1-1.15/lb (holstein price @ 3-400lbs) I'll be a little disappointed. After all, I paid quite a bit more for them than I would have for straight holstein calves, so I figure they ought to sell for a little more. I suspect key word is "ought to"...buyers don't always look at it that way, do they?</p><p></p><p>I'm totally inexperienced in this area- I've always sold my calves private treaty through the Thrifty Nickel classifieds. Tried running an ad last week but no takers. Guess it's a little late in the year for that - in the past I've sold my calves in the spring.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 133094, member: 852"] I guess I'll haul 'em down Tuesday, then. I'll know by Thursday how they sold. If you folks are curious, I'll post actual avg weight and prices...anyone want to take a guess now? They were born 5/3, 5/8, and 5/13 and still not weaned. I'm figuring an average of 400lbs, which allows for a 2lb/day gain. No brands on them, not sure if that makes a difference(?). Here's one of them with the 600lb holstein steer (left) I'll take to the sale as well and with the nurse cow (right) (est weight 1400lbs) -pics taken about 2 weeks ago- [img]http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/897828/32and37.JPG[/img] [img]http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/897828/311blackcalves.JPG[/img] Won't be surprised if they sell for less than those beef steers, but if they're $1-1.15/lb (holstein price @ 3-400lbs) I'll be a little disappointed. After all, I paid quite a bit more for them than I would have for straight holstein calves, so I figure they ought to sell for a little more. I suspect key word is "ought to"...buyers don't always look at it that way, do they? I'm totally inexperienced in this area- I've always sold my calves private treaty through the Thrifty Nickel classifieds. Tried running an ad last week but no takers. Guess it's a little late in the year for that - in the past I've sold my calves in the spring. [/QUOTE]
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