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<blockquote data-quote="bird dog" data-source="post: 1697431" data-attributes="member: 5381"><p>Another way to look at it is this. A weaned calf on decent warm season pasture will gain about 1.25 lbs per day minimum with no imputs except maybe some mineral. More in the spring, less going into fall.</p><p>So that calf is making you $1.60 per day with you doing nothing. Not much but multiplied by your group of 40 and its not a bad paycheck and you get it 7 days a week for 6 months if you desire when using fall calving cows. Those buyers love long weaned pasture hardened true yearlings. Look at the National Stockyards sale reports and see what those large groups of 850 lb steers bring around this time of year. They are ready for the feedlot and will be harvested next spring when demand is highest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bird dog, post: 1697431, member: 5381"] Another way to look at it is this. A weaned calf on decent warm season pasture will gain about 1.25 lbs per day minimum with no imputs except maybe some mineral. More in the spring, less going into fall. So that calf is making you $1.60 per day with you doing nothing. Not much but multiplied by your group of 40 and its not a bad paycheck and you get it 7 days a week for 6 months if you desire when using fall calving cows. Those buyers love long weaned pasture hardened true yearlings. Look at the National Stockyards sale reports and see what those large groups of 850 lb steers bring around this time of year. They are ready for the feedlot and will be harvested next spring when demand is highest. [/QUOTE]
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