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<blockquote data-quote="Aero" data-source="post: 357897" data-attributes="member: 2076"><p>in that area with good grass, feeding hay for 60-90 days of the winter, you might be able to get 1 cow/calf per acre (optimistic). that's a max of 50 cows. if you are planning on finishing them on grass (i think the average is 18-26 months at harvest). those growing feeder calves will probably cause you to reduce your cow stocking rate to 15-20 or so.</p><p></p><p>if you sold your calves at weaning, you could have more animals that qualify for the same premiums/program without having so much risk involved in the 10-15 calves you finish per year.</p><p></p><p>you might get $1200-1500 for the 15 finished calves ($20250)</p><p>you might get $400 for 50 weaned calves ($20000)</p><p></p><p>think about how much simpler management is for selling weaned calves compared to finishing and marketing grass fed animals. find someone who will pay a premium for the calves you raise and selling weaned calves looks even better.</p><p></p><p>i am not saying you should sell at weaning, just telling you why people do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aero, post: 357897, member: 2076"] in that area with good grass, feeding hay for 60-90 days of the winter, you might be able to get 1 cow/calf per acre (optimistic). that's a max of 50 cows. if you are planning on finishing them on grass (i think the average is 18-26 months at harvest). those growing feeder calves will probably cause you to reduce your cow stocking rate to 15-20 or so. if you sold your calves at weaning, you could have more animals that qualify for the same premiums/program without having so much risk involved in the 10-15 calves you finish per year. you might get $1200-1500 for the 15 finished calves ($20250) you might get $400 for 50 weaned calves ($20000) think about how much simpler management is for selling weaned calves compared to finishing and marketing grass fed animals. find someone who will pay a premium for the calves you raise and selling weaned calves looks even better. i am not saying you should sell at weaning, just telling you why people do it. [/QUOTE]
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