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<blockquote data-quote="Massey135" data-source="post: 947436" data-attributes="member: 17234"><p>Say a 1200lb cow weans a 600lb calf and a 1000lb cow weans a 500lb calf. I'll use the #s for the high selling calves at each weight in Durant last Thursday. 501lb @ 1.44 = $721.44 and 600lb @ $1.35 = $810. </p><p></p><p>I think those two cows will eat the same amount just the 1000lb cow will be in a bcs of 6 while the 1200lber in a 5. There's no way it cost me $90 more to run that 1200lb cow. </p><p></p><p>The whole 50% weaning weight ideal is flawed anyway as there's no way a 2000lb cow eats exactly 2x as much as a 1000lb cow. </p><p></p><p>Not to mention that 600lb calf will have a higher adg in the lot. </p><p></p><p> Doesn't matter if those easier fleshing calves can convert 4:1 if they can only eat 15lbs a day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Massey135, post: 947436, member: 17234"] Say a 1200lb cow weans a 600lb calf and a 1000lb cow weans a 500lb calf. I'll use the #s for the high selling calves at each weight in Durant last Thursday. 501lb @ 1.44 = $721.44 and 600lb @ $1.35 = $810. I think those two cows will eat the same amount just the 1000lb cow will be in a bcs of 6 while the 1200lber in a 5. There's no way it cost me $90 more to run that 1200lb cow. The whole 50% weaning weight ideal is flawed anyway as there's no way a 2000lb cow eats exactly 2x as much as a 1000lb cow. Not to mention that 600lb calf will have a higher adg in the lot. Doesn't matter if those easier fleshing calves can convert 4:1 if they can only eat 15lbs a day. [/QUOTE]
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