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<blockquote data-quote="ChrisB" data-source="post: 93533" data-attributes="member: 122"><p>I am on the fence on this issue. If a 500 lb. steer brings $1.25 that's $625. If you leave him intact and he gains another 20 lbs. but you get a nickle less for him (520# @ $1.20) you are grossing $624. I don't know exactly how much more a bull calf will weigh on average, but at the salebarn where we buy most of our feeders there is only about $.05 difference between bull and steer calves.</p><p></p><p>As for putting more grass into them and getting less per pound, you are doing that anyway. If you sell 300 lb. calves you are going to get more per pound than 600 lb. calves, but that doesn't mean it's more profitable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChrisB, post: 93533, member: 122"] I am on the fence on this issue. If a 500 lb. steer brings $1.25 that's $625. If you leave him intact and he gains another 20 lbs. but you get a nickle less for him (520# @ $1.20) you are grossing $624. I don't know exactly how much more a bull calf will weigh on average, but at the salebarn where we buy most of our feeders there is only about $.05 difference between bull and steer calves. As for putting more grass into them and getting less per pound, you are doing that anyway. If you sell 300 lb. calves you are going to get more per pound than 600 lb. calves, but that doesn't mean it's more profitable. [/QUOTE]
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