Connection Summer 2013 | Page 26

ADDiNG c By Michael Grahmann Photo by Rachael Eilts attle numbers are low, commodity prices have softened and the competition for calves at market is at near record levels. With these conditions, marketing calves for increased dollars seems like an easy thing to do. Well, producers are not far off if that is the conclusion they come to. However, are there more dollars out there for producers to capture from this year’s calf crop? You bet there are. 26 VAL