Heifers
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ALACOWMAN
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Good looking, healthy Bunch...
Nesikep
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What he said!, hopefully they're all bred.
Jeanne - Simme Valley
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Nice group of heifers. Too bad you don't have any pasture for them!! LOl
5S Cattle
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Good lookin bunch. What are you going to do with the opens?
5S Cattle said:
Most will go to the sale the next day. Will pick 3 or 4 of the easiest fleshing ones for local beef orders. They will go on fresh grass and be eating 15 lbs of barley in a couple weeks. Mid November to the cooler.
They only get one chance to be open here and they had better be young and good to consider being later than our 50 day calving season to win reprieve for another year in the cow herd.
gcreekrch said:
You run a very tight ship.
TennesseeTuxedo said:
Best way to achieve uniformity.
Also, I am lazy, don't like dragging half frozen calves to the barn, hate shovelling poop worse. We start in early April and want them done before they go to range for the most part.
Makes perfect sense.
Bright Raven
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They are very good heifers.
Jeanne - Simme Valley
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Were these all heifers that you raised, or some bought?
Jeanne - Simme Valley
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Did you see any difference in raised vs purchased?
Jeanne - Simme Valley said:
None. We have bought this group of yearling heifers from an old couple who have been in the business longer than we have been working age several times. This was the first year we thought ours were better quality when they were mixed on arrival. Likely be the last time we buy them.
Driving in on our Morrison Meadow driveway yesterday morning.
The set up.
We were four hours doing these heifers. The vet we have been friends with and done business with for 25 years died this summer of major heart failure. This clinic is scrambling to accommodate the void and asked if we minded a young vet doing the testing to gain experience. The boss double checked her on the opens and she was 100%. We were very happy with her work and she will be coming back to do the cow herd in 6 weeks.
The open heifers sold today, 12 x 875 @ $1.71
2 x 735 @ $1.75
1 gutty heifer 826 @ $1.66
1 x 955 @ $1.66
1 x 1015 @ $1.60
We held 2 back for beef customers. Glad the market has come back a bit from 2 weeks ago.
The set up.
We were four hours doing these heifers. The vet we have been friends with and done business with for 25 years died this summer of major heart failure. This clinic is scrambling to accommodate the void and asked if we minded a young vet doing the testing to gain experience. The boss double checked her on the opens and she was 100%. We were very happy with her work and she will be coming back to do the cow herd in 6 weeks.
The open heifers sold today, 12 x 875 @ $1.71
2 x 735 @ $1.75
1 gutty heifer 826 @ $1.66
1 x 955 @ $1.66
1 x 1015 @ $1.60
We held 2 back for beef customers. Glad the market has come back a bit from 2 weeks ago.
