The runaway dairy heifer and calf markets of 2024 have cooled a bit at summer’s end. While still in healthy territory, Holstein springer values were steady to down in August in California and Wisconsin, but still posting in $3,000/head territory in Minnesota. Holstein heifer calf values were all over the board, at $200-950/head. Beef-cross calf prices remain robust, but tempered slightly into the $400-600’s in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
| | Springing Heifers | Heifer Calves | Beef Cross Calves | |
| Location (sale date) | Supreme/Top | Approved/Medium | 90-120 pounds | 60-100 pounds |
| | | | | |
Turlock, Calif. (8-23-24) | $2,250-2,850 | $1,600-2,100 | -- |
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Lomira, Wis. (8-31-24) | $1,500-2,200 | $1,200-1,400 | $200-350 |
$450-640 |
| Pipestone, Minn. (8-15-24) | $3,025-3,300 | $2,850-3,025 | No test |
$600-675 |
| New Holland, Pa. (8-22-24) | No report | No report | $810-950 |
$775-985 |
