Is this a good price?

TSYORK · #1 10/26/11, 09:19 AM

I've been out of the loop on cattle for a bit, so I'm coming here for opinions. I have a friend who works at a local dairy. He called me yesterday and said that they had a full-blooded Black Angus heifer that was 2 weeks old. My friend said she's a big, strong, very healthy calf. They've offered her to me for a hundred dollars.... Is this an okay price? BTW, she is not a free-martin.

uncle Will in In. · #2 10/26/11, 09:35 AM

Cheap

JDog1222 · #3 10/26/11, 09:40 AM

O YEAH! She'd go for about $350 here, at the sale barn as a bottle calf!

uncle Will in In. · #4 10/26/11, 10:09 AM

It does strike me as odd that a dairy would have a purebred angus calf. Also why would they sell a small calf away from an angus cow? However it's a good price if the calf it like you discribed.

TSYORK · #5 10/26/11, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by uncle Will in In.

It does strike me as odd that a dairy would have a purebred angus calf. Also why would they sell a small calf away from an angus cow? However it's a good price if the calf it like you discribed.

They purchased a whole "lot" of cattle from a farm and the mama angus was within the herd, is my understanding. I have purchased many calves from this guy and he has never one time hoo doo'ed me...... he even tells me that if any calf I get from him dies, he will replace it with another free of charge.

linn · #6 10/26/11, 10:38 AM

It is a good price for a healthy calf.

glenn amolenaar · #7 10/26/11, 11:34 AM

Here in S/W Missouri Jersey steer's/bull calfs 3 days old are selling $70-125 I would jump on that Angus in a hurry.
Glenn

allenslabs · #8 10/26/11, 11:55 AM

Good deal....if you want a calf I would jump on it

scholtefamily · #9 10/26/11, 01:33 PM

that's a great price

MO_cows · #10 10/26/11, 02:27 PM

Sounds like a real good price if the calf has been started on the bottle. If they yanked it off the mother at two weeks and you have to start from scratch, more risky.

TSYORK · #11 10/26/11, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by MO_cows

Sounds like a real good price if the calf has been started on the bottle. If they yanked it off the mother at two weeks and you have to start from scratch, more risky.

She has been bottle fed since calving, and was given over 1/2 gallon of colostrum.

myersfarm · #12 10/27/11, 12:19 AM

good price....got a 100 of them I will take all

SCRancher · #13 10/27/11, 08:44 AM

Yea I wouldn't sell my Angus calf's for $100 - cheap cheap cheap good deal.

lonelyfarmgirl · #14 10/27/11, 05:59 PM

dirt cheap. here wet black heifer calves, regardless of breed at the local yuck auction bring 150 and up

TSYORK · #15 10/31/11, 02:29 PM

I went and picked her up Saturday morning, and SHE IS A BEAUTY!!! I will try to get pics posted of her, once I can get computer up and running...... posting from work now.