Bub":1sfm0nkr said:so what does everyone look for when buying calves to feed out / pre condition
Cheap and good are hardly ever synonymous lol. There are undervalued classes based on weight and gender such as thin cattle, longtails, cuttin bulls etc. What do you think is a good buy today?skyhightree1":29vsfnvk said:Bub":29vsfnvk said:so what does everyone look for when buying calves to feed out / pre condition
Cheap and looks like I can make money off of it.
Bub":1znavtg8 said:so what does everyone look for when buying calves to feed out / pre condition
RanchMan90":giq1h3h6 said:What do you think is a good buy today?
Ojp6":3cihdns7 said:I bought a dozen heifers weighing 520 yesterday for .95, and loads of 8 weights are worth pretty close to 1.20 right now, there would have to be a quite a bit of profit in them if you kept them that long.
X2 I'm gonna try to graduate to them when I shed these lightweight heifers @ 400 lbs in February. Can just about buy 5-6 weights for the same dollar amount.Stocker Steve":235kqjli said:RanchMan90":235kqjli said:What do you think is a good buy today?
They were giving away 5 to 6 wt heifers.
Have not been in the barn recently.
If u have heifers weighing 400 in February why not just keep them. You will already have the work done.RanchMan90":eaedacoc said:X2 I'm gonna try to graduate to them when I shed these lightweight heifers @ 400 lbs in February. Can just about buy 5-6 weights for the same dollar amount.Stocker Steve":eaedacoc said:RanchMan90":eaedacoc said:What do you think is a good buy today?
They were giving away 5 to 6 wt heifers.
Have not been in the barn recently.
It has crossed my mind. I like the flexibility of sale timing and low cost of gain of little cattle. There's only 40 Angus heifers in this group. I bought them December 9 for $1.36 weighing 350 lbs= $476. So I'll have $500 in them after vaccinations and sales commission, it costs me 50¢ a day to feed them (5 lbs of 16% ration and free choice hay and mineral). I'm sure they shrunk quite a bit after I got them home from weaning. My target market if February (400 lbs @ $1.50) or May ( 700 lbs @ $1.30), going off okc prices.kenny thomas":1mzirsvm said:If u have heifers weighing 400 in February why not just keep them. You will already have the work done.RanchMan90":1mzirsvm said:X2 I'm gonna try to graduate to them when I shed these lightweight heifers @ 400 lbs in February. Can just about buy 5-6 weights for the same dollar amount.Stocker Steve":1mzirsvm said:They were giving away 5 to 6 wt heifers.
Have not been in the barn recently.
Sounds good, thanks for the advice :tiphat:kenny thomas":2odrg3sj said:The 700 @ 1.30 is a money maker. The 400 @ 150 even if that is possible sure won't make much.
I buy small thin calves year around but try to make them weigh 700+ before I sell.
If they only gain 50lbs from dec to February you bought the wrong kind...RanchMan90":3sei6oaq said:It has crossed my mind. I like the flexibility of sale timing and low cost of gain of little cattle. There's only 40 Angus heifers in this group. I bought them December 9 for $1.36 weighing 350 lbs= $476. So I'll have $500 in them after vaccinations and sales commission, it costs me 50¢ a day to feed them (5 lbs of 16% ration and free choice hay and mineral). I'm sure they shrunk quite a bit after I got them home from weaning. My target market if February (400 lbs @ $1.50) or May ( 700 lbs @ $1.30), going off okc prices.kenny thomas":3sei6oaq said:If u have heifers weighing 400 in February why not just keep them. You will already have the work done.RanchMan90":3sei6oaq said:X2 I'm gonna try to graduate to them when I shed these lightweight heifers @ 400 lbs in February. Can just about buy 5-6 weights for the same dollar amount.
RanchMan90":33hhdl5o said:Cheap and good are hardly ever synonymous lol. There are undervalued classes based on weight and gender such as thin cattle, longtails, cuttin bulls etc. What do you think is a good buy today?skyhightree1":33hhdl5o said:Bub":33hhdl5o said:so what does everyone look for when buying calves to feed out / pre condition
Cheap and looks like I can make money off of it.
Probably did. They melted off 30 lbs the first week bawling and walking the fence. That would put them at 2 lbs average daily gain now til February. That may or may not be attainable, only the scales will tell. Gonna try bumping up the feed as suggested.Kingfisher":ws45vz8x said:If they only gain 50lbs from dec to February you bought the wrong kind...RanchMan90":ws45vz8x said:It has crossed my mind. I like the flexibility of sale timing and low cost of gain of little cattle. There's only 40 Angus heifers in this group. I bought them December 9 for $1.36 weighing 350 lbs= $476. So I'll have $500 in them after vaccinations and sales commission, it costs me 50¢ a day to feed them (5 lbs of 16% ration and free choice hay and mineral). I'm sure they shrunk quite a bit after I got them home from weaning. My target market if February (400 lbs @ $1.50) or May ( 700 lbs @ $1.30), going off okc prices.kenny thomas":ws45vz8x said:If u have heifers weighing 400 in February why not just keep them. You will already have the work done.
Stocker Steve":1lffhnkt said:They were giving away 5 to 6 wt heifers.
Have not been in the barn recently.