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<blockquote data-quote="cypressfarms" data-source="post: 617984" data-attributes="member: 2653"><p>Well I've seen plenty of info spewed on the CT boards about calculating what a cow needs in daily intake as a percentage of that cow's weight. If that is true, than how can a larger cow not cost more??? I know they surely cost more when I fill the needle with Ivomec Plus, because you administer the dosage by weight.</p><p></p><p>I know there will be people who love their big cows, and that's o.k. too. For argument's sake, let's say you as a cow calfer have the choice to raise huge cows that will wean a 800 pound calf at 205 days or you could have 2 smaller cows that equal the same weight as the large cow. Now you have two 400 pound calves. You run all through the sale ring. I see two things happening:</p><p></p><p>1. The cow/calfer will get penalized for bringing heavier calves. We all know the heavier the calf, the lower the price it will bring. I've seen it so many times, when calves get above a certain weight the price starts dropping. There is a point there (if you could graph it) where bigger is not better.</p><p></p><p>2. You bring in one 800 pound steer. Although it's big moma raised a fine calf, you get docked because it's big. You run two 400 pound steers through and what happens? A smaller steer will sell for more per pound. So is it better to have two 400 pounders or one 800 pounder? The stockyard doesn't care because they make a percentage commission; at least the one's around here.</p><p></p><p>I'm back to the data for more studying; I'm thinking seriously about (long term) reducing the frame size of my herd even more. I like the 900 pound cows that wean 500 pound calves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cypressfarms, post: 617984, member: 2653"] Well I've seen plenty of info spewed on the CT boards about calculating what a cow needs in daily intake as a percentage of that cow's weight. If that is true, than how can a larger cow not cost more??? I know they surely cost more when I fill the needle with Ivomec Plus, because you administer the dosage by weight. I know there will be people who love their big cows, and that's o.k. too. For argument's sake, let's say you as a cow calfer have the choice to raise huge cows that will wean a 800 pound calf at 205 days or you could have 2 smaller cows that equal the same weight as the large cow. Now you have two 400 pound calves. You run all through the sale ring. I see two things happening: 1. The cow/calfer will get penalized for bringing heavier calves. We all know the heavier the calf, the lower the price it will bring. I've seen it so many times, when calves get above a certain weight the price starts dropping. There is a point there (if you could graph it) where bigger is not better. 2. You bring in one 800 pound steer. Although it's big moma raised a fine calf, you get docked because it's big. You run two 400 pound steers through and what happens? A smaller steer will sell for more per pound. So is it better to have two 400 pounders or one 800 pounder? The stockyard doesn't care because they make a percentage commission; at least the one's around here. I'm back to the data for more studying; I'm thinking seriously about (long term) reducing the frame size of my herd even more. I like the 900 pound cows that wean 500 pound calves. [/QUOTE]
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