Many times burned, now shy, after sobering adventures in calf buying

When reporting on the subject of mart prices, and specifically the Friesian bull calf at the marts, I suppose I am fairly biased.

Having spent the last couple of years buying and rearing calves, and then counting the cost of my adventures, I have come to the conclusion, like many more, that no matter how much the calf costs at the mart, he costs too much. Is there anyone these days taking the calf rearer into consideration?