calf purchases

[keh]

Bought some calves yesterday and today at sales. Weight in the 300 pound range, price varied from $1.07 to $1.70. These were heifers. Bull calves plentiful, steers not as common. Not interested in buying these, so didn't pay that much attention to their prices, but steers weren't bringing much more that bulls.

Hard to bid against order buyers spending someone else's money.

Yesterday got home at dusk and had trouble backing truck and small trailer into space. Today I got home a little earlier and hooked the tractor to the trailer. Visibility much better and tractor easier to manuever, process much quicker.

KEH

 

[samn40]

We have a shortage of fodder here due to our wet 'summer'. It is risky leaving an empty trailer in the mart, it could be full of Holstien bull calves when you come back to it!!!!!
Sam

 

[Anonymous-0]

Send some of those holstien calves my way. I'll give them a good home!!!!!LOL

 

[cuttman]

Sold some 400lb Black Angus heifers Monday. Averaged 1.55 per pound.

 

[Anonymous-0]

I would be buying the cheaper bulls, there is only 5 minutes difference between them and steers.. if that.

 

[M Nut]

Watched holstien bull calves sell for $125-$175 per head in MN on Monday. Just a few days old up to about 10 days old.