Tight supply stokes calf values £10-£30 a head : c

Tight supply stokes calf values £10-£30 a head
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A seasonal drop in baby calf supply has lifted the value of heifers and second-choice animals at many sale rings. Buyers have seen prices strengthen this winter and kick on again in the new year, with many bidding keenly for limited numbers before spring calving starts.
Market reports suggest the second-choice heifers and smaller calves look the dearest, with bidders turning to lesser dairy-bred and smaller types to fill trailers and wagons.
Despite high straw and feed costs, AHDB market averages showed continental-cross heifer calves under three weeks old hit a 15-week high of £166.97 a head in mid-January.

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