“We keep asking each other how the market can get any better.” This statement was the opening remark on a recent market report from Turlock Livestock Auction Yard, Turlock, Calif., which reported cattle prices continuing to post new highs. In the past month, Holstein springer values topped out at $4,000 and above in two reported markets, and the Turlock site reported potload values of $3,875 to $4,050 per head. Newborn calves, meanwhile, have soared into almost unthinkable territory, with Holstein heifer calves crossing the $1,000 per head mark in Pennsylvania, and beef-cross calves maxing out at more than $1,500 per head in two reported markets.
Calves and Heifers: How High Can These Prices Fly?
Reported cattle prices continue to post new highs — making us all wonder how the market can get any better than it currently is.
(Farm Journal)
