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<blockquote data-quote="Limomike" data-source="post: 618977" data-attributes="member: 3400"><p>Brandon, </p><p>Not to argue with you, because I thought the same thing a while back. But according to a study done by the Oklahoma State University Extension for Livestock; they did a study on feeder calves and what the factors were in some of the prices being high or low between bulls, heifers, and steers. According to them, you stand to lose about $5-7 per calf, if you DO NOT castrate a bull calf. Buyers WANT a steer, not a bull calf. Same goes with horns....get rid of them if you are selling feeders.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Limomike, post: 618977, member: 3400"] Brandon, Not to argue with you, because I thought the same thing a while back. But according to a study done by the Oklahoma State University Extension for Livestock; they did a study on feeder calves and what the factors were in some of the prices being high or low between bulls, heifers, and steers. According to them, you stand to lose about $5-7 per calf, if you DO NOT castrate a bull calf. Buyers WANT a steer, not a bull calf. Same goes with horns....get rid of them if you are selling feeders. [/QUOTE]
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