Some of the most common conversations among calf raisers relate to weaning age. What is the best age to wean calves? What is the cost versus benefit of various weaning ages? And what milestones should calves be hitting for successful weaning?

With newborn dairy-beef calves fetching in the neighborhood of $100 per head more than purebred male Holsteins, it’s an easy decision on the dairy side to strategically incorporate beef sires into their breeding programs.