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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1539591" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>@Muddy, you must just not be in an area where these dairy and dairy cross calves are in demand. Here there are many sold directly off the farm. A couple of farms do not ship calves to the markets, they are bought directly by certain buyers. The dairies will make sure the calves have had colostrum, and are doing good and usually are 2-4 days old before they leave the farm; some up to a week. You do not run the risk of the new calf being exposed to every germ and disease known to man like when they go through the sale barn. I only buy off the farm. Sometimes I buy 1-2 a week, sometimes only 1-2 a month. Have a couple of farms that I only buy from as I know those calves are going to live and thrive, because the farmer makes sure they get a good start. A farmer will take a little less than maybe the market is bringing at certain times of the year, knowing that the calf will be picked up within 24 hours of calling the calf buyer. Other times of the year they might be getting more than the calf will bring at the sale; like right now they are at near giveaway prices. The farmer figures that it averages out, the calves are picked up, they do not have to pay costs to haul them to the sale, or charges/commissions to be sold. </p><p>If the calf is a black limi x dairy, most people cannot distinguish the difference than if they are black angus x dairy. I have a couple and really could not see much difference in the 3 day olds. When they get a little more growth it usually shows more. I've gotten both and have no qualms about either. If crossed with a holstein, the angus x usually do not show much white, but the limi x seem to show some white on feet ot tail from the holstein. With a jer x that is not an issue.</p><p></p><p>@SOB; sat at the sale for about an hour today and watched a couple of brown swiss bull calves in the 250 range bring $.20 lb. YEP, giveaway prices. They might have had something else in them as they were much more lively than pure swiss usually are, maybe some limi as they had the distinctive face coloring .... saw 3 first calf heifers with 200 lb calves that brought right at $650 and $700 for one. They needed some feed, a bit on the thin side; and udders were small. But I think some feed would have really made a difference. Didn't have the trailer and it was raining and crappy out and didn't feel like messing with them. Got some bills to pay soon and probably won't be selling any more calves for a bit since prices are depressed. Couple of the buyers are saying one problem is no trucks available to haul them due to usual heavy fall selling. Plus it is late this year due to the wet conditions earlier. 1500 head today. What steers I watched were in the 1.25 to a few 1.50 and bulls 1.10 to 1.30 for some 375 to 450 wts. Not very good..... heifers were in the .80's last week I was told..... OUCH.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1539591, member: 25884"] @Muddy, you must just not be in an area where these dairy and dairy cross calves are in demand. Here there are many sold directly off the farm. A couple of farms do not ship calves to the markets, they are bought directly by certain buyers. The dairies will make sure the calves have had colostrum, and are doing good and usually are 2-4 days old before they leave the farm; some up to a week. You do not run the risk of the new calf being exposed to every germ and disease known to man like when they go through the sale barn. I only buy off the farm. Sometimes I buy 1-2 a week, sometimes only 1-2 a month. Have a couple of farms that I only buy from as I know those calves are going to live and thrive, because the farmer makes sure they get a good start. A farmer will take a little less than maybe the market is bringing at certain times of the year, knowing that the calf will be picked up within 24 hours of calling the calf buyer. Other times of the year they might be getting more than the calf will bring at the sale; like right now they are at near giveaway prices. The farmer figures that it averages out, the calves are picked up, they do not have to pay costs to haul them to the sale, or charges/commissions to be sold. If the calf is a black limi x dairy, most people cannot distinguish the difference than if they are black angus x dairy. I have a couple and really could not see much difference in the 3 day olds. When they get a little more growth it usually shows more. I've gotten both and have no qualms about either. If crossed with a holstein, the angus x usually do not show much white, but the limi x seem to show some white on feet ot tail from the holstein. With a jer x that is not an issue. @SOB; sat at the sale for about an hour today and watched a couple of brown swiss bull calves in the 250 range bring $.20 lb. YEP, giveaway prices. They might have had something else in them as they were much more lively than pure swiss usually are, maybe some limi as they had the distinctive face coloring .... saw 3 first calf heifers with 200 lb calves that brought right at $650 and $700 for one. They needed some feed, a bit on the thin side; and udders were small. But I think some feed would have really made a difference. Didn't have the trailer and it was raining and crappy out and didn't feel like messing with them. Got some bills to pay soon and probably won't be selling any more calves for a bit since prices are depressed. Couple of the buyers are saying one problem is no trucks available to haul them due to usual heavy fall selling. Plus it is late this year due to the wet conditions earlier. 1500 head today. What steers I watched were in the 1.25 to a few 1.50 and bulls 1.10 to 1.30 for some 375 to 450 wts. Not very good..... heifers were in the .80's last week I was told..... OUCH. [/QUOTE]
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