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Backgrounding calves for spring sale
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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 493752" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>Harlan Hughes publishes a lot of "marketing" studies that compare profit from selling calves and/or backgrounding and/or retaining ownership through the feed lot. The recent years have show that the cow/calf guy is making most of the profit. I think backgrounders lost $ this fall due to the drop in feeder prices.</p><p></p><p>Light calves can sell cheap during the fall run but I have never seen any calf I wanted to own for $0.75 per pound. Still, if you have existing facilities and local feed there is an opportunity. The big challenges are:</p><p>how to get good average daily gains using local feed</p><p>how to avoid a health wreck with un weaned calves during variable fall weather</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 493752, member: 1715"] Harlan Hughes publishes a lot of "marketing" studies that compare profit from selling calves and/or backgrounding and/or retaining ownership through the feed lot. The recent years have show that the cow/calf guy is making most of the profit. I think backgrounders lost $ this fall due to the drop in feeder prices. Light calves can sell cheap during the fall run but I have never seen any calf I wanted to own for $0.75 per pound. Still, if you have existing facilities and local feed there is an opportunity. The big challenges are: how to get good average daily gains using local feed how to avoid a health wreck with un weaned calves during variable fall weather [/QUOTE]
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