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I have some bred cows that will weigh 1400 to 1500 lbs, I have heard that there are some salebarns that will sell them by the lb. Was wondering if anybody knew of any that did . They would need to be near SW Missouri. Could be nearby states if not over 200-300 miles. Thanks for any replies.

I have a cow that recently had a calf. She doesn't act like she is feeling very well and she is hardly eating if at all. I put her up in the barn and am feeding her hay. She has diarrhea, way too thin considering she is on hay. Between the not eating and the diarrhea, I am stumped. Thanks for...

I have recently purchased some Gelbvieh cattle and I have 16 weaned bull calves. Any suggestions on bull development would be appreciated. I feel like they are getting a little pot-bellied. What could cause this? Any suggestions on feed rations would also be helpful. Thanks

What is the earliest that you have sucessfully weaned calves in a drought situation? I weaned several last year when the pastures were getting short at about 5 months and a little older. They seemed to turn out OK. Any experience with weaning any earlier than 5 months?

My calves have all been wormed and vaccinated for about everything. However they are not shedding off there "winter coats" I guess you would call them. I've never had this much trouble in the past. They just have that brown shaggy look. I'm dying to see what they should look like, but for now...

I realize that the calves will get some benefit from the mother's milk when they are vaccinated. What did you use this Spring for the cows? I have most of my cows{small and larger calves} all in one field. I have been rotational grazing this year pretty hard. I plan on working them all at the...

Which Titanium product do you use on pregnant cattle? I was getting ready to order some and I can't seem to remember. Thanks

I went to a dairy replacement sale the other day and was amazed at the prices that replacement Springer heifers brought. They was a guy there that was buying a lot of the smaller heifers. There was no way for him to tell which ones were freemartins. They were too young for them to test. My...

I have several head of heifers that I want to vaccinate for pinkeye this spring. Is it too early to do this or should I wait until the fly problem starts getting worse. I know weeds and other objects can cause problems with there eyes. I just didn't want to vaccinate too early. Thanks!!

I have heard different opinions on how much ground feed to give your bulls when you have them pulled away from the cows. Some people feed them to fatten them up and others say that they will hold there condition longer if you don't fatten them as much. What do you guys do?

How many pounds would you say on average a cow would skrink being hauled about 50 miles. The same on 600-800 steers. My scales and the stockyards are way off. I realize that it is my scales that are off, but I'm just unsure of how much counting the skrinkage. This is my first experience with...

Had a newborn today that has missing patches of hair on his back and legs. What would have caused this? He does not appear to be premature. The patchy areas almost appeared to be scalely. This is only the cows third calf.

I have a 10x80 ft area under the barn roof that I want to put my tub/alley and chute. There are several pens that connect to this area that just come up under the roof. Sorry, kind of hard to explain. Anyway this 10x80 ft area has had a previous alley/chute system. The dirt is lower most of the...

Bought a new gallagher 800 fence charger yesterday and its only reading at 3.6. My ground system was set up already when I bought the place. It's 3 ground rods set thru a concrete pad. Could it be that the ground is too dry under this concrete pad. This concrete pad is probably 80 ft by 12 ft...

I'm interested in what everyone does to make money on the farm besides running cow/calf pairs. I would love to hear what other farmers are doing to make a few extra bucks on the side. I have backgrounded a few steers at times and I have neighbor that raises dogs for the various pet stores in...

I have a chance to buy all the Holstein bull calves{$125.00} that I want to raise on a bottle. By the time you have the milk replacer, feed and other such costs, what do you think the profit margin would be when I sell a 500-550lb calf? I probably could raise several a year. I know that you...

Wanting to buy a set of digital scales to put under my new chute. Any body have any suggestions? What do you think about Tru-Test Scales?

Recently bought some heifers to keep back as replacements and got to noticing that some of there ears are notched. Why do you think that this was done? I have not noticed any form of branding on the heifers. From what I understand, notching there ears goes along with some brands. Thanks!!

Just recently bought a place that has a nice set of pens and sorting areas. However it does not have a squeeze chute, crowding alley or tub. I am purchasing a complete system to install. However I am having trouble coming up with some ideas of the best way to make it work. I would love to see...

The heifer had a large swelling on her back leg. Tried to get her up a couple of times without success. The large swelling busted on its own and I can see it leaking stuff. There is still quite a bit of swelling but not near as bad. What do you think caused this and what would you suggest that I...