Recent content by WCBR1025

Thanks everyone for the input, I’m not new to the cattle business and know that numbers work better on paper than in the pasture. I bought my first group of cows when I graduated high school in 2009 and have slowly been building a herd. It looks like I’m going to be able to rent some more...

Thanks for the replies everyone, it looks like $1-$1.50 per day is the most common range. With that being said let me run a basic budget by y’all and you can tell me how far off I am. Say for easy math we buy 10 bred heifers that are 1.5 years old at the time of purchase. The heifers cost...

Hello all, I’m looking at purchasing some heifers to expand my operation and am currently trying to budget what a cow cost over her lifetime vs what her weaned calves will bring over her lifetime. Basically it’s a lifetime budget of a cow. So to figure the budget accurately I need to come up...

Well these steers will be sold for freezer beef so I’m hoping to get a premium vs selling them at market. My setup is that I have an old hog lot that is sitting unused and I figured having something in there is better than it sitting idle.

Hello all, I am planning on purchasing a small group of weaned Holstein steers and feeding them to finish. I was planning on feeding them calf started in a self feeder in the beginning and slowly transitioning over to shelled corn with a protein source mixed in. They will be in a small lot and...

Thanks for all the replies folks, I’ll take all this good information into consideration as I go forward with my cattle operation.

What probably really happened is Joe gave his crew a sample of his "Danger Will Robinson" jerky, they all got sick and he blamed on the chicken litter. I had to have my stomach pumped after I ate the sample he sent me. I'll remember to stay away from any jerky when I'm in South Georgia ;)

I’ve hauled and spread thousands of tons of litter and never heard of this happening, I don’t know if an immunity to salmonella can be built up or not. I know I’ve breathed the dust and probably ingested it a time or two, maybe I’m just lucky but I’ll start being a bit more careful after hearing...

Thanks for the information I’m much obliged to you!

Very simple: Bovi-Shield Gold One Shot That includes your 5 MLV respiratory viruses plus Mannheimia (Pasteurella). Also known as: Pasteurella haemolytica; Mannheimia haemolytica. Mannheimia is the genus that has replaced Pasteurella. Ultrabac 7/Somubac 7 way That includes the blackleg...

Hello all, I have a few steers I bought about 2 months ago, I gave them a tetanus shot when they were banded and they’ve been on good hay and supplemental feed since I received them. They weigh between 5-600lbs My question is that I was planning on selling them at a feeder calf sale in March...

Thanks for the input, as far as feed goes beside what I already produce there is a plant within 10 miles of my farm that has a large constant supply of wet corn gluten. I’d like to try the corn gluten as I have access to a dump truck for hauling but I’m afraid it would spoil much quicker than I...

Hello all, I’ve decided to go a different direction with my small cattle operation and would like all yall’s thoughts on my initial plan, I have messed with some cows for awhile now but I think backgrounding steers would better suit me because of the flexibility. My plan is to buy 400-500lb bull...