Back in the day, a Holstein bull calf was worth $50. Maybe.
Today? Beef-on-dairy calves are commanding $1,000 or more in many regions. And with sexed semen and genomics now widely available, dairy producers have more tools than ever to fine-tune their herds for profit.
In this episode of The Milk Check, host Ted Jacoby III talks with CoBank’s Corey Geiger and Abbigail Prins about how breeding strategies are evolving, and how calf sales are becoming a real income stream on the farm.
We get into:
• How some farms are turning calf revenue into a profit center
• Why older cows sticking around longer
• Why more dairies are choosing a beef calf payout over a heifer investment
• Why older cows sticking around longer
• Why more dairies are choosing a beef calf payout over a heifer investment
Listen now to The Milk Check episode 83: The $1,000 Calf – Why Beef Matters on the Dairy Farm.
Special Guests:
- Corey Geiger, Lead Economist, Dairy, CoBank
- Abbigail Prins, Dairy & Animal Protein Industry Analyst, CoBank
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