Will buyers pay preconditioning premiums for already expensive calves?

Professor and Livestock Marketing Specialist, Agricultural Economics Heard at the coffee shop: “Calf prices are so high right now that I don’t see why I would bother vaccinating or weaning before I take them to town. It’s extra work and buyers aren’t going to pay premiums with prices this high anyway.”Will preconditioning pay in the face of historic cattle prices that continue ...