Caustic Burno
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Lets be honest what do you figure it cost to upkeep a cow a year. Lets find out who is ranching and who is doing it as a hobby.
Caustic Burno":3gsja57v said:I have it down to a knats ass as well as Bama. Bama you don't post till latter on they will just copy like in school.
Three T":21fjcmnp said:Reg. small herd. 423.00 per cow.
dane12":1fzjhmst said:Caustic Burno":1fzjhmst said:I have it down to a knats ass as well as Bama. Bama you don't post till latter on they will just copy like in school.
I feel we this US against THEM going again do not get it !!!
Three T":1s9o0vys said:Caustic,
your right, I even know where its at!! I am reluctant to make the cut in the area I'm over spending for fear of loosing some of my income.
Caustic Burno":3uqbwj21 said:Three T":3uqbwj21 said:Caustic,
your right, I even know where its at!! I am reluctant to make the cut in the area I'm over spending for fear of loosing some of my income.
Mine was 392.00 a cow this year fuel and Rita skewed it up 25-30 bucks a head.
Caustic Burno":2gcd6xpg said:Lets be honest what do you figure it cost to upkeep a cow a year. Lets find out who is ranching and who is doing it as a hobby.
Aero":38u9ltc2 said:Caustic Burno":38u9ltc2 said:Three T":38u9ltc2 said:Caustic,
your right, I even know where its at!! I am reluctant to make the cut in the area I'm over spending for fear of loosing some of my income.
Mine was 392.00 a cow this year fuel and Rita skewed it up 25-30 bucks a head.
does that include your costs for the calf sold too?
dane12":cqf34hzq said:I do not think we ever definded ranching versus hobby in another post or did we?
Caustic Burno":380g39zl said:No it is feed, fuel, fencing, meds, taxes, total cost to keep that cow for a year.etc.
Aero":3t1by4kg said:Caustic Burno":3t1by4kg said:No it is feed, fuel, fencing, meds, taxes, total cost to keep that cow for a year.etc.
i assume you are pretty much a commercial operation. i am not saying that amount is bad or good, just trying to see where this takes us.
if your cow cost is $392/hd and you have a 95% conception rate and let's imagine that a calf costs nothing. i realize how impractical this is, but just ride it out.
that makes your cost to produce a calf: $392 / .95 = $412.63/calf.
selling at the 400 lbs i think i recall you saying you sell at gross would be $600 / calf @ $150/cwt.
so at best, profit per calf would be $600 - $412.63 - calf cost.
estimate calf cost @ $10/calf in vaccinations etc. so $177/calf profit?
sounds like good results to me and still above average for an upcycle year. what did i miss?
Bez!":2a0yy97d said:I am working on reducing this by another 15 - 20 bucks per head this year. It will depend on fuel and fertilizer - but we will see.