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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 10774"><p>I agree, with Craig. I have found on my own, and have been told this by several cattle feeders, that there is more money to make on cheap cattle than their is on high priced cattle. I'm not talking about bringing home sick, lame, or old animals. But lots that are of mixed or off color. Or animals that are still bulls, or have horns. They are usually docked pretty heavily.</p><p></p><p>It is easier to turn a profit, buying 500 lb animals for $.75 than it is paying $1.10. The expensive animal may finish a couple weeks sooner, and if your lucky they may on average grade a little better. But the $175 you save in the purchase price can buy a heck of a lot of feed. And the the $40 premium you get for the higher grade that you may or may not get doesn't look like much all of a sudden.</p><p></p><p>But, I also am a cow/calf operator. And try to only keep cows that will give me those expensive calves and manage our operation accordingly. I don't want to sell cheap cattle, but I don't have a problem buying them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 10774"] I agree, with Craig. I have found on my own, and have been told this by several cattle feeders, that there is more money to make on cheap cattle than their is on high priced cattle. I'm not talking about bringing home sick, lame, or old animals. But lots that are of mixed or off color. Or animals that are still bulls, or have horns. They are usually docked pretty heavily. It is easier to turn a profit, buying 500 lb animals for $.75 than it is paying $1.10. The expensive animal may finish a couple weeks sooner, and if your lucky they may on average grade a little better. But the $175 you save in the purchase price can buy a heck of a lot of feed. And the the $40 premium you get for the higher grade that you may or may not get doesn't look like much all of a sudden. But, I also am a cow/calf operator. And try to only keep cows that will give me those expensive calves and manage our operation accordingly. I don't want to sell cheap cattle, but I don't have a problem buying them. [/QUOTE]
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