Calf Values Soar, Springers Mostly Steady
Calf prices continue to surge to new heights, with reports of newborn beef-cross bottle calves fetching upward of $1,000/head commonplace throughout the United States. Dairy heifer calves, too, have seen substantial gains in recent months, averaging in the neighborhood of $300-400/head. This compares to an average of around $75-150/head a year ago. Holstein springer values remain steady to slightly higher compared to last month, and are near or above the cost of production in most parts of the country.
