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03/18/08, 03:09 PM
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?? about cows on craigs list
someone listed 3 holstein steers for sale for $100 each, 3 weeks old. this seems pretty cheap to me, but this is not a rural area, total suburbia, i'd be surprised if they can sell them. anyway, what i am wondering is, is this a good price? is it too good a price, or is it about average? i actually haven't seen too many prices for calves listed so i a very clueless here. i know some people are weary of craigslist, but is there anything i can look for to make sure it isn't too bad??
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03/18/08, 04:00 PM
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I dont know about craigslist over all, but I know I've seen many listings for bull calves and steers for $100-150 each. The Dairy farmers I think just dont have much use for them and dont want to keep feeding them if they arent going to produce milk.
Thats just my guess.. The ones I've seen for sale have been around the Oklahoma City area.
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03/18/08, 06:08 PM
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The price doesnt seem bad, they go for 100-150 here too.
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03/18/08, 06:17 PM
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That's a great price if they are truely 3 weeks old....
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03/19/08, 06:33 AM
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Actually, for this area that's high. very close to the NY line.
Most local farmers are selling them for around $30-$50 just to get them off of the farm, and not have to take them to auction and actually lose money on them.
I see your from NY, but Where abouts are these calves?
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03/19/08, 06:37 AM
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The 30-50 is for dayold calves- After 3 wks that claves has $100. worth of milk in him.
I think the public in general should be more willing to give the dairy farmer a bit more money just to helpe them make it. Dairy farmer sell everything at a loss- right down to their milk-
I also have a 2 month old calve- I am asking $150- at that I will not make a penny.
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03/19/08, 11:02 AM
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Around here, day old dairy bull calves go for $17-$50. Then you have the risk of losing it to scours and such. Then you have to band it, to make it a steer, and take the risk of losing it from that. Then there's the cost of feeding it for 3 weeks.
I'd say that a 3 week old calf that has already made it past most of the dangers, been steered and eaten a lot of milk or milk replacer would be a bargain at those prices.
Just look with a critical eye before buying. Make sure the calves are healthy.
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03/19/08, 11:29 AM
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thanks, its seems odd that they would even be listed. they are listed in the long island craigslist. all suburbia. that's where i am moving from to the southern tier of ny., not far from pa. if is isn't that cheap i would rather not have to truck them up. i guess i should probably just ask one of the local dairy farmers to see what they get before looking at them. thanks for the ideas though. its good to have a general idea of prices before looking.
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03/19/08, 05:43 PM
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Good luck selling your calf liz,
But like I said around the southern tier area, they are not going that high,
You can get a 10 week old weaned calf for around $100, it's either sell it like the auction market or you are keeping ahold of it and losing more money when you sell as a feeder in a few more months, Beef feeders are only selling for 65 to 85 cents a lb, dairy are only selling for around 30 to 40 cents lb. the prices of corn to feed them out are so high that the calf and feeder prices are way down.
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Buying a calf and the price you pay should depend on what the animal's purpose will be. IMO, if buying and raising the steer for the family freezer then $100 each is a great price...Well it's tough to put a price on hand raised beef.
On the flip side of the coin if you intend to raise a $100 steer and profit from it, well right now I can tell you it's nearly impossible...Milk costs, starter costs, traveling to pickup and then resell traveling costs, commissions, sickness, your time, don't think I need to say more....Dairy calves in my area generally go for $10-$50 each...At the same time a $100 calf may be an excellent buy in you particular area. Buy two and put them in your families freezer...BBQ, at your house.
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Holstien bull calves are going for anywhere from 10-50 bucks. (vancouver BC) Many of the dairies are not even bothering with auction this year. They are putting bulls down at birth. The dairy I work at raises them til 3 months and takes them in.
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Quote:
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Good luck selling your calf liz,
But like I said around the southern tier area, they are not going that high,
You can get a 10 week old weaned calf for around $100, it's either sell it like the auction market or you are keeping ahold of it and losing more money when you sell as a feeder in a few more months, Beef feeders are only selling for 65 to 85 cents a lb, dairy are only selling for around 30 to 40 cents lb. the prices of corn to feed them out are so high that the calf and feeder prices are way down.
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Are you sure you know your market? From what i have read 400lb feeder calves are bringing well over a $1.00/lb in your area....
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I know at a local auction bigger calves get $1.00lb real small .50
This is south of me but not as far south as Shelby-
My calf weighed in at 100 at birth so he is close to 200lbs now-
If he does not sell he will be hamburger.
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03/19/08, 09:32 PM
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Around SE Oklahoma day old holsteins sale for $125 each. Farmers who have to keep them any longer than about a week won't even sale them anymore. (they've already got too much time involved in them.) Once they've got the calf on a bottle and got them over the initial stages of life they go ahead and feed them out and take them to the beef sale as steers when they get weined.
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Are you sure you know your market? From what i have read 400lb feeder calves are bringing well over a $1.00/lb in your area....
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Well over $1.00/LB
Why don't you let me in on where that is so I can ship the 2 I have.
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03/20/08, 10:54 PM
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Well over $1.00/LB
Why don't you let me in on where that is so I can ship the 2 I have.
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Just look up your local market reports..... that price is for beef calves....not dairy....
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03/21/08, 03:38 PM
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I did look at our local reports, No such luck.
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03/21/08, 05:33 PM
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I did look at our local reports, No such luck.
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What part of PA are you in? You ahve any specific auctions you want to see the reports of?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by topside1
Buying a calf and the price you pay should depend on what the animal's purpose will be. IMO, if buying and raising the steer for the family freezer then $100 each is a great price...Well it's tough to put a price on hand raised beef.
On the flip side of the coin if you intend to raise a $100 steer and profit from it, well right now I can tell you it's nearly impossible...Milk costs, starter costs, traveling to pickup and then resell traveling costs, commissions, sickness, your time, don't think I need to say more....Dairy calves in my area generally go for $10-$50 each...At the same time a $100 calf may be an excellent buy in you particular area. Buy two and put them in your families freezer...BBQ, at your house.
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How much meat could you get off a dairy steer?  Would it be worth one to buy and raise for butchering, especially if someone has plenty of pasture for it to graze on?
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Originally Posted by Judith
Holstien bull calves are going for anywhere from 10-50 bucks. (vancouver BC) Many of the dairies are not even bothering with auction this year. They are putting bulls down at birth. The dairy I work at raises them til 3 months and takes them in.
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Does anyone know if there is gender selection technology available for dairy animals? Dairy bull calves and dairy goat bucklings go for dirt cheap around here, because they're not much use. I've seen Nubian bucklings around here for $25, and doelings for 10 times that much... but if they could specifically breed for females...
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Gender selected semen is available from most of the AI companies.
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