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<blockquote data-quote="perryT200" data-source="post: 1721109" data-attributes="member: 42383"><p>Because I don't know anything.</p><p></p><p>My buddy gets bucket/bobbie holstein calves and raises em up to feeders and sells them. Then he only got the males or the Free Martins.</p><p></p><p>He just changed where he buys them from and the new dairy breeds the first time heifers to hereford for lower birth weight. nice looking white face with black bodies, tho he did get a red one I am trying to buy.</p><p></p><p>I can't get him to try and raise anything, but I know the meat crosses are worth more. And he pays more for them.</p><p></p><p>A Herford / Holstein cross at around a week old is $175. </p><p>Pure holstein is $125 Males and an occasional free martin.</p><p>He can get Jersys for $60 but I don't know if any would be heifers or if they would be crosses yet</p><p></p><p>I've got 30 acres of pasture to play with.</p><p></p><p>I'm in deep south Illinois and if they are good enough most would be sold and processed privately, if raising them out to slaughter weight makes the most sense.</p><p></p><p>There are plenty of Angus bulls around to breed to and I don't think it would be to expensive.</p><p></p><p>So how do I make a couple bucks off this?</p><p></p><p>Buy his cross breed heifers and breed them? Feed them out to slaughter weight? Just get more bucket calves? </p><p></p><p>I'll answer any questions. just looking for a little advice</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="perryT200, post: 1721109, member: 42383"] Because I don't know anything. My buddy gets bucket/bobbie holstein calves and raises em up to feeders and sells them. Then he only got the males or the Free Martins. He just changed where he buys them from and the new dairy breeds the first time heifers to hereford for lower birth weight. nice looking white face with black bodies, tho he did get a red one I am trying to buy. I can't get him to try and raise anything, but I know the meat crosses are worth more. And he pays more for them. A Herford / Holstein cross at around a week old is $175. Pure holstein is $125 Males and an occasional free martin. He can get Jersys for $60 but I don't know if any would be heifers or if they would be crosses yet I've got 30 acres of pasture to play with. I'm in deep south Illinois and if they are good enough most would be sold and processed privately, if raising them out to slaughter weight makes the most sense. There are plenty of Angus bulls around to breed to and I don't think it would be to expensive. So how do I make a couple bucks off this? Buy his cross breed heifers and breed them? Feed them out to slaughter weight? Just get more bucket calves? I'll answer any questions. just looking for a little advice [/QUOTE]
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