How much should I expect to get

[TSYORK]

Some of you may have read an earlier post by me that I have a chance to buy cross bred day-old heifers for $50.00. These are Jersey/Holstein crosses and Holstein/Brown Swiss crosses. I'm wanting to raise a few for myself, but I'm also comptemplating on raising a few to about six months old and selling them for dairy heifers. I know prices fluctuate, etc, but how much (in the ballpark) could I get out of a dairy heifer that has been naturally raised?

[Up North]

Roughly $1.40 to $1.60 per pound.

[myersfarm]

this is norwood missouri as you can see here the jersey /holstien heifers sell for a lot more JC_LS130
Jefferson City, MO Fri May 11, 2007 MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News

Norwood, MO – Producers Auction Yards
Special Dairy Heifer Sale Report for 5/10/07

Receipts: 1604 Last Special: 1616 Last Year: 1474

Demand very good and supply moderate, with near 10% springer heifers,
25% bred heifers, 40% open heifers, 01% fresh and open milking cows,
02% bred and springer cows, and 06% calves.
Holsteins unless noted otherwise. Prices per head.

Springer heifers bred seven to nine months:
Supreme - 2000.00-2350.00, Jerseys few 2025.00-2200.00
Crossbreds 2000.00-2275.00
Approved - 1675.00-1925.00, Jerseys 1150.00-1650.00
Crossbreds 1725.00-1850.00
Medium - 1425.00-1750.00, Jerseys 640.00- 950.00
Crossbreds 1250.00-1525.00
Common - 825.00-1250.00, Crossbreds 700.00- 875.00

Heifers bred three to six months:
Supreme - 2000.00-2500.00, Jerseys few 1850.00-1900.00
Crossbreds 1850.00-2300.00
Approved – 1700.00-1975.00, Jerseys 1575.090-1825.00
Crossbreds 1600.00-1800.00
Medium - 1300.00-1700.00, Crossbreds 1150.00-1575.00
Common - 725.00-1200.00, Crossbreds 685.00-1075.00

Heifers bred one to three months:
Supreme - 1925.00-2275.00, Jerseys 1600.00-1700.00
Crossbreds 1610.00-1750.00
Approved – 1300.00-1875.00, Crossbreds 1475.00-1525.00
Medium - 1025.00-1225.00, Crossbreds 1100.00-1475.00
Common - 740.00- 850.00, Crossbreds 725.00-1050.00

Open heifers:
Approved – 200-300 lbs 700.00- 860.00, Crossbreds 425.00-725.00
300-400 lbs 825.00-1000.00, Jerseys 900.00- 975.00
Crossbreds 600.00- 850.00
400-500 lbs 1000.00-1110.00, Jerseys 990.00-1220.00
Crossbreds 850.00-1000.00
500-600 lbs 1100.00-1185.00, Jerseys 1185.00-1225.00
Crossbreds, 925.00-1180.00
600-700 lbs 1100.00-1340.00, Jerseys 1125.00-1285.00
Crossbreds, 1050.00-1075.00
700-800 lbs 1250.00-1400.00, Jerseys few 1050.00-1325.00
Crossbreds, 1100.00-1220.00
800-900 lbs 1375.00-1490.00

Medium - 200-300 lbs Crossbreds 300.00- 425.00
300-400 lbs 625.00- 785.00, Crossbreds 450.00- 475.00
400-500 lbs Crossbreds 670.00- 760.00
500-600 lbs 875.00-1060.00, Jerseys 825.00- 900.00
600-700 lbs 900.00-1100.00, Crossbreds 900.00- 950.00
700-800 lbs Few 1150.00, Crossbreds 975.00-1050.00
Common - 200-300 lbs Crossbreds 235.00- 385.00
300-400 lbs Crossbreds 280.00- 435.00
400-500 lbs Crossbreds 260.00- 550.00
500-600 lbs 600.00- 860.00, Crossbreds 400.00- 900.00
600-700 lbs Crossbreds 700.00- 825.00
700-800 lbs 670.00- 900.00

Baby calves:
Holstein heifers 600.00-775.00, small 400.00-575.00
Holstein bulls 130.00-200.00, small 45.00-125.00
Jersey bulls 95.00-145.00
Crossbred heifers 250.00-400.00
Crossbred bulls 105.00-155.00
Beef cross heifers 170.00-300.00
Beef cross bulls 170.00-200.00

Source: MO Dept of Ag-USDA Market News Service, Norwood, MO
Ray Schooley, Market Reporter, 573-751-5618
24 hour Market Report1-573-522-9244
www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/JC_LS130.txt

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[Ronney]

Bloody hell, I'm in the right game in the wrong country

Cheers,
Ronnie