Despite historically high calf prices, buyers continue to pay more for calves with added health assurance, but not necessarily the way people often think of such programs.Take a look at data from Superior Livestock Auction since 1995, when 12.7% of the calves marketed in summer sales (28,714 head) were designated as weaned. A decade later, 36.4% were (184,826 head); just slightly less than 38.0% were designated as weaned10 years after that (179,086 head).
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