Price for Jersey heifer?

[Jcran]

My daughter and I went and looked at a friend's Jersey heifer today. It will be her 4-H calf. It was born in September and was recently weaned. He is asking $500. It is registered and comes from good lines (his words, I'm just believing him). Is that a fair price?

[springvalley]

Can`t see her from here, but not out of line.Just make sure she is what she is, look her over and check her out.Thanks Marc.

[deineria]

Sounds like a very good price to me. I paid $1,000 for a AJCA Identified PA Heifer in September this year (2 steps below full registry) happily. She is out of a Select Sires bull and the mother is gorgeous and a milk machine giving 8 gallons a day to the Carmelite Nuns in PA where I bought her. She was very tame and is simply gorgeous.

Our heifer with her dam
Here is a photo of Stella, and she is now 7 months old.


Like I said, I didn't think twice about giving $1,000 for her.
Part of that comes from there being nothing worth buying around here where I live for dairy cattle - I am in WV and close to
Oh and Ky.
The only Jersey breeder I know of her in WV charges $1,000 for his heifers as well.

[francismilker]

Sounds pretty fair to me for a 4-H project.

[topside1]

Joan, I positively agree with Francismilker $500 is a great price. Sure hope you buy her...Topside

[Callieslamb]

If she's a decent heifer, I think it's a fantastic price. I bought one for $400 as a 3 week old last year.....

[Jcran]

Thanks; we'll post pictures when she comes home later this week.