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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1631553" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>So $1600 on two calves, not counting labor...or the value of your pasture for grazing. $800 each and they are about 6 weeks old. Hopefully these are beef calves and will be worth at least $1.50 a pound and will weigh 533 pounds when sold at 7 months. You would then break even on your current out of pocket costs. Yep, that's the cattle business. It was a good lesson and I'm sure you learned a lot, and hopefully you enjoyed at least some of it.</p><p></p><p>Bottle calves seem to have been overpriced for too many years. When they sold for less than $100 you could make a little money, but if you're paying half what they will be worth in 6 months for new born calves, there is no way to turn a profit. </p><p>The truth is over the last 5-6 years most of us would have made a lot more money just leasing our pastures out to someone else and letting them do all the work and lose their money, while keeping the agricultural status for real estate taxes. </p><p></p><p>Most cattle people do it because they enjoy it. It is a tough business if you're hoping to receive reasonable compensation for all of your hard work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1631553, member: 9933"] So $1600 on two calves, not counting labor...or the value of your pasture for grazing. $800 each and they are about 6 weeks old. Hopefully these are beef calves and will be worth at least $1.50 a pound and will weigh 533 pounds when sold at 7 months. You would then break even on your current out of pocket costs. Yep, that's the cattle business. It was a good lesson and I'm sure you learned a lot, and hopefully you enjoyed at least some of it. Bottle calves seem to have been overpriced for too many years. When they sold for less than $100 you could make a little money, but if you're paying half what they will be worth in 6 months for new born calves, there is no way to turn a profit. The truth is over the last 5-6 years most of us would have made a lot more money just leasing our pastures out to someone else and letting them do all the work and lose their money, while keeping the agricultural status for real estate taxes. Most cattle people do it because they enjoy it. It is a tough business if you're hoping to receive reasonable compensation for all of your hard work. [/QUOTE]
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