Bull for Sale

[dougie]

I Live in South East Ohio and I have a 1-1/2 year old Holstein Bull, I need to sell ASAP. What would be a fair asking price for him. I have never sold cattle before and am curious. Please help

[Hee Haw]

That depends on how much he weighs and the going rate in your local area? Call your nearest sale barn and tell them about what he would weigh and how old he is and ask them in general what they think he would bring if you were to sale him their?
Then you know about what he's worth in your area, and what a resonable price to ask for him. A lot will depend on his weight and if he is a desiable stock bull are would sale out better for beef in the weigh pen.

[ozark_jewels]

Questions that I would be asking if I was the buyer and and the answers would help determine his worth.....
Are his genetics desirable as a herdsire?? And if so, is he registered??
What is his weight??
Is he in good flesh??
Is he mean or docile??
Is he healthy??
Is he a proven breeder??

And the biggest one.....Whats the going price for the type of bull you have(based on the answers to the above questions) in your area??

I would call up the local sale barn and tell them what you have. They should be able to tell you what the prices are in your area. Good Luck!

[JeffNY]

Selling a holstein bull, even registered could be tricky. Many people who do sell them, tend to hand pick the better ones to market. Most big farms who do use them to finish up their herd aren't going to be overly concerned about his genetics, they probably want to know what his dam's production record is, and gdam. Since the big farms don't care a whole lot about registration, atleast the majority of them, his genetic worth is the milk ability. Perhaps his dam produced 18-20k, and gdam produced the same with a good diet. That to most big farms might not be enough. If his dam produced 24k+, and gdam did the same, then they probably would go after him.


Also his overall stature, his size, strength etc. That will tend to show on him, and thats what they will see. The biggest thing is milk production. Finisher bulls aren't going to be these high caliber bulls, since they aren't proven (no proof), they would go soley on production records. If you have these, or can get these, that could be very usefull. When I buy a beef bull, I look at the individual, but dairy bulls are different. Since this is a holstein bull, its a totally different ball game. Jerseys are so so, same with other types. Mainly because Jerseys aren't ultra high producers, and anyone who uses them are using them for their calving ease. Some holstein farms use them on their heifers. Of course they need to be tall enough. Either way, have his dam, gdam and even further back if possible, production records. Registered won't matter if they are breeding for production only.


Jeff

[Hammer4]

Check the local sale yard, look for the cheapest bull that went thru, figure anywhere from $50-100 per hundred pounds...that is if you must just run him thru the sale yard and someone picks him up to turn into hamburger.

As others have mentioned, if you don't have some info on him regarding health, fertility, etc...it will be hard to sell him for use as a bull unless someone wants to buy him cheaply ( meat price ) to try out his breeding ability.