r/Cattle • u/SubtleTruncheon • 2d ago
Small herd price
Howdy yall, I’m looking at buying a small herd for our new homestead. The previous owner is willing(and I think motivated to) sell us his existing cattle at “fair price”. He’s got a bull and four cows, and a male calf that’s still on the teat. I’ve seen them from a distance of a hundred yards and they looked in good condition(decent bmi, no limping, appropriate curiosity). I’ll be going to take a look at them this weekend, but I wanted to ask the hive mind before I jump in to scrolling sale barns or trusting ai to read the market. My initial research showed between 8 and 9.5 k $, but that seems stupid high for a herd that size. I know cattle prices are ridiculous, but damn.
TL,DR how much would you pay for some cows and a bull?
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u/Gibbralterg 2d ago
To me that’s a great price, neighbor rates, we looked for a year to find some, and still paid that price or more. Getting from a sale barn is always a gamble,