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<blockquote data-quote="Caustic Burno" data-source="post: 639718" data-attributes="member: 694"><p>I dumped most of mine I weaned in Oct in Jan and did fair.</p><p>As far as weaning strategy goes is about money I don't have a month target I have a dollar target. I have sold at four months and I have some I am stll holding from Oct. You have to be flexible.</p><p>You have to watch the market like a hawk and pencil out when you think it's best to sell. I have a minimum I target for on the calf crop and sell when the calfs will pay that. I always figured it is better to have a bird in the hand than one in the bush, overall that has worked for me. This year's target will be 570 a calf which is 78 dollars over last years operating cost, this is a 6wt calf at current prices. You can't run at max and do this you have to have enough pasture or hay to hold your calf crop, this another reason I adocate there is no such thing as to much hay. When my operating cost was 365 per cow my minimum was 440 per calf.</p><p>There are different strategies depending on weather, food availabilty etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Caustic Burno, post: 639718, member: 694"] I dumped most of mine I weaned in Oct in Jan and did fair. As far as weaning strategy goes is about money I don't have a month target I have a dollar target. I have sold at four months and I have some I am stll holding from Oct. You have to be flexible. You have to watch the market like a hawk and pencil out when you think it's best to sell. I have a minimum I target for on the calf crop and sell when the calfs will pay that. I always figured it is better to have a bird in the hand than one in the bush, overall that has worked for me. This year's target will be 570 a calf which is 78 dollars over last years operating cost, this is a 6wt calf at current prices. You can't run at max and do this you have to have enough pasture or hay to hold your calf crop, this another reason I adocate there is no such thing as to much hay. When my operating cost was 365 per cow my minimum was 440 per calf. There are different strategies depending on weather, food availabilty etc. [/QUOTE]
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