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What are my cows worth ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Water Wheel" data-source="post: 7935085" data-attributes="member: 35980"><p>How long is a piece of string?</p><p></p><p>I have been milking for 45 years + and never bought or sold a milking cow, they’ve all gone as barrens, but I’ve reached an age when it’s time to give up.</p><p></p><p>Easy option is an on farm dispersal sale so I know I am getting the true market value.</p><p></p><p>Arriving at a value for a possible private sale is another matter.</p><p></p><p>I’m told the market is ‘on fire ‘ at the minute, since the recent milk price increases.</p><p></p><p>Which are the main auctions for commercial dairy cows, to look at sale reports?</p><p></p><p>I’ve got 190 cross bred cows, Holstein x Swedish Red X Montbeliarde, calving Jan – August, on an all grass system with self feed silage and parlour concentrates, moderate yields, high health, low replacement rate, so plenty of older cows.</p><p></p><p>Seems a shame to pay an auctioneer his commission if I can avoid it, but perhaps they are worth it, as I said at the start not a world I have any experience in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Water Wheel, post: 7935085, member: 35980"] How long is a piece of string? I have been milking for 45 years + and never bought or sold a milking cow, they’ve all gone as barrens, but I’ve reached an age when it’s time to give up. Easy option is an on farm dispersal sale so I know I am getting the true market value. Arriving at a value for a possible private sale is another matter. I’m told the market is ‘on fire ‘ at the minute, since the recent milk price increases. Which are the main auctions for commercial dairy cows, to look at sale reports? I’ve got 190 cross bred cows, Holstein x Swedish Red X Montbeliarde, calving Jan – August, on an all grass system with self feed silage and parlour concentrates, moderate yields, high health, low replacement rate, so plenty of older cows. Seems a shame to pay an auctioneer his commission if I can avoid it, but perhaps they are worth it, as I said at the start not a world I have any experience in. [/QUOTE]
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