How long after weaning should I sell? I've recently been told 30 days and no longer. Calves have 2 rounds shots wormed and bunk broke, this Sunday will make 30 days.
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Mat Man
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What weight are they at ?
I usually keep mine till around 600 30 days weaned
Some like them heavier and some sell lighter calves
I usually keep mine till around 600 30 days weaned
Some like them heavier and some sell lighter calves
BC
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Most of the pre-condition sales are wanting 45 to 60 days weaned.
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Heifers and steers
400-600 respectively
400-600 respectively
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I guess my main question is for the buyers, how long should I or others wean before selling.
bird dog
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Longer is always better. Usually for the buyer and the seller. Past 60 is ideal. Keep them if you have plenty of forage. Every day you wait, each calf will be worth $4 more just on decent pasture.
kenny thomas
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It seems that mine start gaining well after 30 days. Even better after 45 days. At that weight if you have the grass i would hold them a while. Prices are getting higher every day.
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I don't have the grass, I do have a ton of 14% pellets and plenty of hay for awhile though
kenny thomas
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Straight off the cow or at least 45 days in a perfect world. With what calves are worth they would be gone today.
BFE
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Around here it seems 550-599 is the best per pound/most weight bracket. Go over 600 the difference per head starts dropping. Get to 800 and they fall off a cliff. Keep them that long, you just as well take them to finish or put together a pot and ship them west.
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8 steers 8 hiefers
chevytaHOE5674
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Depends on what sells in your local market.
Where I ship in Iowa 500lb steers brought 357. 800lb steers brought 271.
500×3.57=1785.
800×2.71=2168.
So for me I'll feed them cheap grass and make that extra $383 per head.
Where I ship in Iowa 500lb steers brought 357. 800lb steers brought 271.
500×3.57=1785.
800×2.71=2168.
So for me I'll feed them cheap grass and make that extra $383 per head.
?...No market in Michigan?
farmerjan
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You said they are weaned 30 days... are they eating good? Not bawling? If you don't have the grass, I would save the feed and sell them... you don't know if it is going to be wet or dry this year... get them gone with the prices the way they are....
45-60 days is considered "ideal" but if they are acting good and eating good, the demand is there now... I would sell them.
We had a big group that were weaned and on silage and hay... weaned over 45 days... but they were split into a couple groups for like sizes... and the 575 weights brought nearly as much in total dollars as the 700 wts due to the less per lb difference. Some were bought calves, most were our own, as we buy some and make up groups to match as bigger groups often sell a little better here than singles or 2-3.... BUT... right now, everything is high..... we have one more smaller group of 15 or so that will be going in a week or 2 that we were going to run out at a summer pasture, but we are going to put heifers out there instead.
45-60 days is considered "ideal" but if they are acting good and eating good, the demand is there now... I would sell them.
We had a big group that were weaned and on silage and hay... weaned over 45 days... but they were split into a couple groups for like sizes... and the 575 weights brought nearly as much in total dollars as the 700 wts due to the less per lb difference. Some were bought calves, most were our own, as we buy some and make up groups to match as bigger groups often sell a little better here than singles or 2-3.... BUT... right now, everything is high..... we have one more smaller group of 15 or so that will be going in a week or 2 that we were going to run out at a summer pasture, but we are going to put heifers out there instead.
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Definitely weaned, no bawling what so ever. They meet me at the gate every evening, I'm giving them 5 buckets of the pellets with some WSC mixed in, free choice prairie hay and vitraferm mineral
farmerjan
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Make sure that you have them put on the ticket and they announce.... 2 rounds of vacc, bunk broke, weaned over 30 days, etc..... it helps.....
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My daughter does the tickets for the sale barn, she's been there a couple years, then my son will sort them and run them through the ring. Last year we sold the highest for the weekend, I'm hoping to do the same this year.
My cousin pulled his off the cow and straight to the barn, his sold bottom of the barrel but still did alright I thought
My cousin pulled his off the cow and straight to the barn, his sold bottom of the barrel but still did alright I thought
chevytaHOE5674
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350 miles away and always sell for much less than Iowa.
