Information P.J. Rathwell, Extension Ag. This is always a tough question to answer.
Many factors go into the valuation of feeder cattle.
The grade of the calf, its age, its sex, its color, and the year are all important factors that influence the price a cattle producer can expect to receive when he sells his calves. To answer what specific price he should expect to obtain this year, I would have to know all of these factors and how each factor affects the type of cattle that he produces. The best I can do is to provide a educated guess based upon what the market is saying today about fall cattle prices. You, as producers, also can estimate fall cattle prices. It is not a difficult task.