Waiting for Harvest to End

The run of new-crop calves has not started for Lake Region Livestock in Devils Lake. “Guys in northeast North Dakota are just finishing harvest,” reports owner Chris Plummer. “As long as this weather stays decent for field work, I think that’ll slow the calf run a bit.” Plummer is uncertain about what to expect for this market. “It’s hard to keep a heifer when she’s worth $1,500 weighing in the middle of the fives.”