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550-600 lbs minimum n buy during end of October and November, where no one to feed during winter or you don't have enough hay to feed.

:compute: Dave and Tennessee, heck, I am just asking what the market dictate. If they have to buy in Oregon or golden dale, or eastern Washington, you have to include labor cost and tranortation fees. Since the dairy operator is near my place, dairy operator does not have to worried labor and...

Dave, Costco started in northwest n they are heavily pushing organic. My place is on the western side of Washington. Portland, Oregon has been number one housing appreciation in 19 consecutive months straight n typical housing average(entry level) is about 400k. Early this year, Wall Street...

Ge91, welcome to this great board who will help you. Read their previous blog or advices. Know color n demand n your areas n weather. What I did, I attend a whole year at the auction of price upside n downside. Know when they are ready to cull or unload.

RanchMan90, I agree. I listened to other people. They say that rate will go up but I say the rate will be stationary or will not go up too high because Japan n some European countries are still in negative rates because their consumers are still hurting. South America n other European countries...

RanchMan90, I agree. I listened to other people. They say that rate will go up but I say the rate will be stationary or will not go up too high because Japan n some European countries are still in negative rates because their consumers are still hurting. South America n other European countries...

Farmerjan, yes hindsight is always 20/20. Being newbie, if your cost is 750 per head, I like to take the profit from the top n can't take risks. Cash is king from the forum board, I am planning to take FSA loan or operational loan for pole barn (60X80 or 60X100 ) retaining bred cows during...

I am using the cow/calf business to eventually finance the farm that acquired in 2005 n pay for itself. I will wait until my price such 75-80 cent per lbs in heifer( black angus). I am not in hurry n still young,55. I know that price will be stagnant until 18-24 months. I don't expect any upside...

Steve, my biggest concern is the credit problem in China and expecting hard landing due to financial system or over leverage. If China has a landing, it will affect this market and the whole world like Japan in the 80's and not recover for almost 20 years. It will be tsunami effect in Asia...

I missed the cattle today forum and it has been three years of absence. Had four kids finished colleges and are graduate school. One more child entering college. This is a great assets of informations to learn cow/calf production and from honest people who are very kind to share hard knocked...

Stocker Steve, it was a statement and an action. Kenny Thomas, I am hoping the price per lbs will dwindle more in 2017 to 2018. By that time, initial cost will be much lowered. The beef master is not expecting the price of beef to increase until late 2018 Or 2019. In my area, they are still...

Sold my black angus cows (30 n price per head was 2.00 dollars n 2 black angus bulls (2 and 3 years old) for 2,500) about three years ago) Plan to monitor the price of heifer black angus around 75 to 80 cents. Hopefully enter n buy 50 to 75 head by October of 2017.

with european crisis occurring, watch your hat. if spain leaves before greece and if any euro countries leave the euro pact, it will affect the trade between ASIA and European's countries. China recently denied another stimulus to their economy. according to CEO of Bank of America, it will...

this week, the US Treasury sold 35 billion and the German sold another 2.5 billions of eurobonds to stabilize the market. currently this week, the people instead of the financial market in Greece and France are on the street and taking monies out of the bank, causing a run in the bank. our...

last Wed., the World bank announced that China is slowing down. since china is the largest raw materials, (iron and coals), and second largest oil consumption in the world, china largest manufacture companies are slowing down on production of ALUMINUM, alloys. when you get little exports of...

Brace for more selling as investors are more likely to continue to bail out of stocks and continue to move in to US Treasuries and gold in search for safety over Greece future. also, China buyers are deferring raw material Cargos. since china consumers of thermal coal and iron, some buyers are...

According the German finance minister warns of 2 more years of global economic turmoil. here the key, the German chancellor and fellow european leaders face pressure from the G-8 counterparts to do more to quell the crisis after almots $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$4 trillion was wiped from global equity...

Fed may prefer another twist to adding assets should growth slow or further sign of weakness or risks increase. With Operation Twist, the Fed has sought to lower borrowing cost through purchases of longer term government debt. those purchases were offset by sales of shorter term debt. with...

Thanks Greece for super-low treasury yields-the yield of 10 year treasury hit a near -record low of 1.69% last week fear that Greece will abandon the euro which sent investors looking for a safe investments to stash their cash. the yield a record low in sept of 2011. then, bond yields move...

since oil prices have dropped from high of nearly 110 to 91 dollars per barrel, the macro economists have to adjust the current demand from the collapse in european economy and slow down in china (domino effect in other asians' countries). the commodities such as oil, raw materials, and basic...