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<blockquote data-quote="3legdonkey" data-source="post: 856219" data-attributes="member: 17061"><p>I like your crayon analogy as it is quite apt. You and I are shooting for a different market. My animals will be entirely grass fed, not fattened up on grains, and chosen directly by the end consumer. As such I need a diverse box of crayons to allow each purchaser to get whatever it is they think they need from their special animal. I m not as interested in squeezing every last pound out of the animal as I am squeezing every last dollar out of the market. They are different means to the same goal and through technically they could be compatible I believe that symmetry across the herd would reduce my eventual profit. If on the other hand I was going for the auction barn or directly to a feed lot I would be doing exactly what you are talking about.</p><p></p><p>Now with all this said I will admit that I am taking a risk as I have spoken with no one else doing exactly what I am talking about doing. But my research into the grass fed market has shown me that in the worst case with grass fed I will end up around $2 per pound at hoof weight. The absolute worst case scenario is my having to sell at the sale barn and even there on the low end of the price point I will make a profit on land that I was making nothing on before. In other words if I am completely wrong and my thinking based on significant research is completely wrong I still make money. And if I am right I make an ass load of money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="3legdonkey, post: 856219, member: 17061"] I like your crayon analogy as it is quite apt. You and I are shooting for a different market. My animals will be entirely grass fed, not fattened up on grains, and chosen directly by the end consumer. As such I need a diverse box of crayons to allow each purchaser to get whatever it is they think they need from their special animal. I m not as interested in squeezing every last pound out of the animal as I am squeezing every last dollar out of the market. They are different means to the same goal and through technically they could be compatible I believe that symmetry across the herd would reduce my eventual profit. If on the other hand I was going for the auction barn or directly to a feed lot I would be doing exactly what you are talking about. Now with all this said I will admit that I am taking a risk as I have spoken with no one else doing exactly what I am talking about doing. But my research into the grass fed market has shown me that in the worst case with grass fed I will end up around $2 per pound at hoof weight. The absolute worst case scenario is my having to sell at the sale barn and even there on the low end of the price point I will make a profit on land that I was making nothing on before. In other words if I am completely wrong and my thinking based on significant research is completely wrong I still make money. And if I am right I make an ass load of money. [/QUOTE]
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