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<blockquote data-quote="ddg1263" data-source="post: 629920" data-attributes="member: 8445"><p>I am sorry you are having trouble building a herd, if it is any consolidation I am in the same boat. I am just astounded at how cheap calves are selling for. There is no way to make money in the cattle business from a cow calf operation if all costs are included. People want 65 dollars a bale for hay. Lets say you feed your cow just 4 bales all year, that is 260 bucks. Now toss in some added protein and minerals that they have to have and you do not even break even with what the calves sell for at the sale barn. This does not include the vaccinations and worming, or fence repairs, or herbicide, or land cost, or tractor costs, or losses to coyotes, or the bull costs with 100% pregnancy rate! Also I might add that there is no vet bill for the year or cattle handling equipment needed, fuel cost, or any payment for you or your helpers time when working cattle, and you have to walk to and from your pastures to feed because you can not count your truck expense! I am here to tell you the cattle business is hard! Maybe we can make a few phone calls to capital hill to get our tax rates cut, oh wait a second we do not need a rate cut because we do not make money to begin with! :banana: :banana: :banana:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ddg1263, post: 629920, member: 8445"] I am sorry you are having trouble building a herd, if it is any consolidation I am in the same boat. I am just astounded at how cheap calves are selling for. There is no way to make money in the cattle business from a cow calf operation if all costs are included. People want 65 dollars a bale for hay. Lets say you feed your cow just 4 bales all year, that is 260 bucks. Now toss in some added protein and minerals that they have to have and you do not even break even with what the calves sell for at the sale barn. This does not include the vaccinations and worming, or fence repairs, or herbicide, or land cost, or tractor costs, or losses to coyotes, or the bull costs with 100% pregnancy rate! Also I might add that there is no vet bill for the year or cattle handling equipment needed, fuel cost, or any payment for you or your helpers time when working cattle, and you have to walk to and from your pastures to feed because you can not count your truck expense! I am here to tell you the cattle business is hard! Maybe we can make a few phone calls to capital hill to get our tax rates cut, oh wait a second we do not need a rate cut because we do not make money to begin with! :banana: :banana: :banana: [/QUOTE]
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