What a jersey heifer is worth

heinola honee · #1 07/06/05, 04:56 PM

Does anyone know what the approx. going rate or what you would pay for a 3mo old jersey heifer (registerable) in Minnesota?

Thanks in advance

myersfarm · #2 07/06/05, 05:23 PM

in missouri they sell for about $2.00 a pound ....regs makes it about $2.25 pound if that helps ...john

james dilley · #3 07/06/05, 07:45 PM

Thats a sticky question, but whats the bloodlines and the dams records like that will add or subtract from the value,also is she worth using for embreyo donor material?

heinola honee · #4 07/06/05, 10:01 PM

I am not sure of the dams bloodlines, but i do know she is well taken care of at a state run facility. Papers aren't that important to me because she would probally be a lifer here.

Just wanted to get around about figure so if I do get to purchase her I know what would be to much. I don't expect to get her to cheap but I don't need to go way over board either.

tyusclan · #5 07/07/05, 06:03 AM

I some friends who have a jersey dairy a few miles away and they rarely sell the heifers, but when they do they get $500 for a 3-day old.

copperhead51 · #6 07/07/05, 07:54 AM

You can get a jersey "bucket calf" heifer for under $200 here in Southron Missouri. So... maybe $400-500?

myersfarm · #7 07/07/05, 05:17 PM

copperhead were can you get them for $200 in southron missouri at...i am in southeast missouri and i buy dairy heifers thats some of what i raise...john

quailkeeper · #8 07/07/05, 07:27 PM

Personally I don't like heifers. If I was going to buy one I would not pay more than $200 for a week old one. For a weanling I would pay $600 max. You can pick up full blood Jersey cows for $800-$1000 milking. The cows are proven and generally trained for milking. Training a heifer can be difficult to say the least. Besides all the time you have tied up in her to get her to the point where she can be milked.

tyusclan · #9 07/07/05, 09:04 PM

I tend to agree, quailkeeper. I've bought cull cows several times from dairies that had good udders, but production was just too low to be efficient in the dairy's herd. They were perfect for a home cow. It usually only takes a few days to start getting them gentled to hand milking.

copperhead51 · #10 07/07/05, 09:33 PM

You can pick up jersey heifer bucket calves at Norwood Dairy Auction on Thursdays. Was there a week ago. Several of them went well under $200.

heinola honee · #11 07/07/05, 10:26 PM

I have to agree with quailkeeper as I just recently purchased a jersey cow freshened with her 7th calf in April (thanks M.H.) She is a dream....gentle enough for my six yr old to be messin around with her and not a problem yet! I was just thinking for further down the line.... its all a big IF right now but I didn't know what to expect to pay for one.

evermoor · #12 07/08/05, 12:16 AM

WE wouldn't sell one for less than 300 and probably closer to the 5-800 mark for a really good one ( and on up). If your keeping for a house cow than do not bother with the papers as long as you know the sire and maternal grandsire to avoid any accidental inbreeding. As mentioned above a cull cow can be a really good bargain in comparising to keeping a calf till freashening.