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Really can't argue with you and wouldn't want to argue with cattle annie, I should be willing to learn but I'm getting old. I consider staw as filler at best. If you have to truck it in and suppliment 90% of your protein and 99% of your energy. Why not buy hay??? Is the differance in price...

turn him out. Grind him up. Go back to the show board. hillbilly

You are being awfully quiet about this - cheapest way to go is usually straw if it is close by - vast majority of folks completely ignore this option for some reason - here is the article from Cattleannie - older the straw the better from my experience...

30 years ago me and my brother had to get 20 sq bales out of the loft. put them on a wagon pull it thru the feild kicking it off to equal feeding one round bale today.... We got it good! You appreciate net wrap more on second year hay. It retains more weight. It don't rot as fast. And it...

3B, Stick with the salebarn. Atleast there you have more than one buyer trying to buy your cattle. Your post said your bull calf brought $492 at 295#. Your heiffer brought $374 at 255#. Thats really good! And the $30 commision is only 3.5%. I too am from SW missery. There is a pretty good sale...

Hey, looka here! I agree with BLACKPOWER! See Dun, I told you he was'nt so bad.

Where I come from allstock sweet feed is poor feed. What percentage protein is it? Maybe 12% feed would wind up costing you less in the long run? Hillbilly

You don't have to calve them out. How much do they weigh? We are in an extrodinary market right now. They may bring enough by the pound now, to justify selling. You could hold them on grass deep into the fall and sell them as 2nd & 3rd period heifers, if they are good heifers, that might make...

My Dad had an old bull that was not getting his job done. The vet gave him a red powder to put in the bulls feed. After a few days the bull got to feeling great, serviced all my Dads cows then jumped the fence and took care of the neighbors cows too!! I asked my Dad, "what was that stuff called...

. Whether or not I retain ownership or not It seems like I need to know the goals of the end consumer. Any thoughts ? Thanx in advance I don't think we need to know "the goals of the end consumer" All we need to target is the needs of the buyer 1 step infront of us. Where ever you sell...

Devin, What state do you live in?? How much does hay cost in your area?? What size bales do you make??[300 rolls] I think you are right at the break over point as far as number of bales. At $15 to 18 per bale you would be spending 4500 to 5400 per year to buy your hay. That would make a pretty...

C&C, You must have typed too fast...I still don't understand why a dairy would give away calves worth $40?? I thought the market was very poor in this time period?? Even at 60 calves 5 days a week, thats a dairy of 15,000 cows. Wouldn't you think someone smart enough to run an opperation like...

I do not like dairy cattle in the least little bit. But in the mid 90s Braums dairy in Tuttle, OK would give you all of the little bull calves you wanted if you picked up at least 35. This went on for 3 months and I made enough to pay cash for another 350 angus mamas. All we were doing was...

I'm callin B.S. on the above post! There maybe a few true words in it [and, the, if etc...] Hillbilly

I like rolled corn. I think they soak it before they roll it. Seems softer, more digestable?? Hillbilly

Didnt mean to start a breed war, should have left out the part about what you dont want. Just thought it would be informitive for calf producers to hear what buyers want in their area. Type and quality are way more important than breed but I would also like to know if a buyer has a preferance...

A question for you folks that buy feeders. What breed or breeds do you want to buy and why? Please let us know what region you are in. Most cow-calf folks crossbreed [2 or 3 breeds or more] Please let us know what breeds help and/or hurt, in your opinion. Some of us stick with the same thing...