Bred Heifer Prices?

[ASRG]

On the Alberta Ag website most are asking around $1600-$1650 for bred heifers.
Brian Butterfield is asking $1400 for black heifers, bred to low weight reputation Angus bulls, 1000 lbs. 400 head.

Now I would guess Brian has a pretty good idea of where the market is at, and probably will get a few extra dollars because of his name? I would think there should be some fairly good bred heifers at the fall sales for $1300-$1350?

[smcgrath76]

That lower price is probably realistic.
A bred heifer now has 200 days to go to
"maybe" have a live calf without
assistance. If you can feed her for $1
per day (not many can) a $1600 bred is
now $1800, and her cull replacement
value has just dropped $200 this week
if she doesn't make it.
Probably better to buy pairs or young
cows for the same money or a little bit
more.
I think we will see these breds come
back a bit yet.

[ALLFARMER]

1300 to 1350 for good bred heifers .....not a
chance.

Who would sell for that price? 1400 sounds like a
deal to me. Come mid November minimum price
1450/1500.

Heard Garth Rogers sayin today 7 weights $1000

[15444]

Bred heifers at this last local sale on Saturday were a high of $925 for 1000 lb Herfs bred Herf, while I saw Hereford steer calves fetch 825-966. Some breds were bought back when they went less than 850.00.

Also saw a nice Black baldy cow with young/fall calf go for 850.00.

Everybody (cow/calf) is selling as fast as they can and almost no one is buying here.

[ASRG]

Sounds like if you want to expand the cow herd.......you should buy in Ontario?
Sounds like if you want to sell calves....you should go to Ontario?

[ALLFARMER]

Ya if I had Hereford's I'd be sellin as fast as I
could too lol

[grassfarmer]

I'm sure Brian would supply you with some $1500
heifers Allfarmer - they'd be a steal.

[grassfarmer]

Like you were telling ASRG "A fool and his money
soon will be apart"

[ALLFARMER]

Why would I need more? As long as I have more
than you I'm happy

[grassfarmer]

Oh yeah I forgot your were a BTO with 85 calves.