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<blockquote data-quote="Rydero" data-source="post: 1675565" data-attributes="member: 38101"><p>Interesting question...I don't feel like my calves are genetically limited for growth by the sires I use - they're all at about +50lbs weaning weight for Charolais (that's like +100 for an Angus) with good Phenotype and individual growth. There's probably more improvements I can do with managing grazing, also I try to run a pretty cost controlled feeding program so that could take a little out of the calves early on too. Overall I'm sceptical I'd see a discernable difference in weaning weight. Maybe a decrease - multiple days working cattle and sorting the calves off to do the AI, having to manage grazing in a sub optimal way to keep them closer to facilities, etc. so I doubt I'd see a financial benefit there. </p><p></p><p>Having more steers is intriguing - the spread has been pretty wide the last couple years. A little mental math says it's probably not enough difference to warrant the extra work. I'm up over half the "extra" income without really trying. Before I start upgrading my chute cause I'm using it 3x a year instead of one and so on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rydero, post: 1675565, member: 38101"] Interesting question...I don't feel like my calves are genetically limited for growth by the sires I use - they're all at about +50lbs weaning weight for Charolais (that's like +100 for an Angus) with good Phenotype and individual growth. There's probably more improvements I can do with managing grazing, also I try to run a pretty cost controlled feeding program so that could take a little out of the calves early on too. Overall I'm sceptical I'd see a discernable difference in weaning weight. Maybe a decrease - multiple days working cattle and sorting the calves off to do the AI, having to manage grazing in a sub optimal way to keep them closer to facilities, etc. so I doubt I'd see a financial benefit there. Having more steers is intriguing - the spread has been pretty wide the last couple years. A little mental math says it's probably not enough difference to warrant the extra work. I'm up over half the "extra" income without really trying. Before I start upgrading my chute cause I'm using it 3x a year instead of one and so on. [/QUOTE]
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