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<blockquote data-quote="novaman" data-source="post: 812761" data-attributes="member: 2744"><p>I don't think you can make money on dairy heifers anymore. Since sexed semen has become available most dairies are able to generate enough heifers on their place. Sure there are some that want to expand rapidly and buy up a bunch but there are so many heifers out there (or at least that's what they keep saying) that you can't demand a good price and expect to get it. I could pick up a bunch of heavy bred heifers for $1000 right now. I don't think anybody could raise them and breed them and expect to make anything at $1000. Last time I roughly calculated my average cost to raise a heifer from birth til she entered the milking string it was over $1200 and that was with $4 corn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novaman, post: 812761, member: 2744"] I don't think you can make money on dairy heifers anymore. Since sexed semen has become available most dairies are able to generate enough heifers on their place. Sure there are some that want to expand rapidly and buy up a bunch but there are so many heifers out there (or at least that's what they keep saying) that you can't demand a good price and expect to get it. I could pick up a bunch of heavy bred heifers for $1000 right now. I don't think anybody could raise them and breed them and expect to make anything at $1000. Last time I roughly calculated my average cost to raise a heifer from birth til she entered the milking string it was over $1200 and that was with $4 corn. [/QUOTE]
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