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Dave have you actually spoken with the neighbor about your concerns on his heifers or do you just post pictures of his cattle/land and talk about how stupid he his on the forum?

Doesn't sound much like a train wreck to me but more of a case of a nosey a$$ neighbor lol

You realize this post is 7 years old right.

I have a loading chute like this. Works great with a 20 ft alley. I also have a separate loadout i use with the full swing door for unloading or if loading a big bull since the turn is pretty sharp for a 2000 plus lb bull. I vote for the slider for loading. It is safe, your not in with the...

Still going but numbers and prices are low. Only people selling now are scared. Cattle prices to me is like a roller coaster, you only get burned when you jump off, got to ride the wave. Im sitting on a load of steers i had planned to sell first week of April. May be holding them a while.

I have the Cap-Chur rifle, sure saves a lot of time not having to get one in the chute.

If you are looking into grazing stockers, i would suggest you read "Thoughts and Advice from an Old Cattleman" by Gordon Hazard. Not only has it helped with my grazing, but also the finances. It is a great book and has helped me with my program as well.

You can buy a young light bred cow for just a little over kill price right now. I wouldnt hesitate to ship them.

I have 18 good black and black baldies 2nd and 3rd stage that are 3-5 years old. Would take 1150 per hd. Good cows that did not take an embryo and got bull bred. PM me if interested.

Grazing cows is not a full time job, you can easily tend to them in the evenings after work. Get you a good town job and put the money made in cattle back in to cattle. Each year you will see a profit and you can grow your operation. Then you can buy more cows and rent more land. One day you...

Focus on quality and not quantity. A high quality animal will sell good in any area. Cull hard by fertility, docility, structure and performance. Not sure your budget, a good way to start is embryos. Study the animals you like and want to produce. Don't buy a set of cows simply because they...

I would start off with buying some stockers and renting some land. See if you like it first, its not for everyone. :2cents:

I would say they are all 10 plus, yes they all come from the sale barn.

I lease a good size farm last fall and haven't had anything on it until now. I have been buying all the old black/black baldie heavy bred cows I can find for $550-$650. Will sell the calves early fall and leave the cows on grass to sell late fall after they rebound from weaning. Don't see...

About the going rate from what ive seen. If the deal falls through let me know, I'm in need of more pasture.

LP are you mixing your grain and hay in a tmr or feeding separate?

Debbie, how long do you hold the brand on when using dry ice and alchohol?

You hit the nail on the head RM :tiphat:

I agree, less inputs.

I have two neighbors that make a living with cattle. One runs around 800 momma cows, rents about half the land and owns the rest. The other has around 200 momma cows and runs 6-700 yearlings. They are both worth a lot of money, all of it came from cattle.