Aaron Feedlots have been nervous on long-term outlook for the last couple of years. Feeding for 90-120 days is safer bet than feeding 250. Feeders have to be long term forecasters based on futures and too many outside forces can bugger up the best well-laid plans. [/quote said:
Sounds like the feeders can not hedge longer term sales? Because is it just too costly? Otherwise they could buy lighter calves and lock in a price 250 days out.
I don't think my calves are gaining well at -21 this morning. Have to bed them deeper and work on my back grounding skills.
You're ahead of the pack if you have bedding at all. I had two round straw left and just put them both out, one for replacements and other for fall calves. Going to have to order load from Manitoba at $100/ton. Cold weather settling in this weekend into next week.