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<blockquote data-quote="Dave" data-source="post: 678438" data-attributes="member: 498"><p>I do this every year and always make money. Better money than I would running stockers. I buy pairs and late term bred cows in the late winter/early spring. I generally turn cows out to grass around April 1 so I don't start buying until the very end of February to avoid having too much hay cost into them. I do have lots of cheap grass through the summer. You have to really watch your purchase price. I seem to do best on mid age to older cows (not ancient) that are thin but have a good frame. They need to have enough milk to raise a calf too. I look at what the cow will weigh in the fall and guess low on the weaning weight for the calf. The prices, like so many other things, will vary by region but it does work for me. Probably half the time I make more money per head on these cows than I do on my good cows that I keep year round, breed to good bulls, and wean bigger calves. The two key things is having good quality cheap grass and keep that purchase cost down. But don't get fooled in to paying less for cows by getting smaller cows. That cows weight in the fall is going to be as important as the calf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave, post: 678438, member: 498"] I do this every year and always make money. Better money than I would running stockers. I buy pairs and late term bred cows in the late winter/early spring. I generally turn cows out to grass around April 1 so I don't start buying until the very end of February to avoid having too much hay cost into them. I do have lots of cheap grass through the summer. You have to really watch your purchase price. I seem to do best on mid age to older cows (not ancient) that are thin but have a good frame. They need to have enough milk to raise a calf too. I look at what the cow will weigh in the fall and guess low on the weaning weight for the calf. The prices, like so many other things, will vary by region but it does work for me. Probably half the time I make more money per head on these cows than I do on my good cows that I keep year round, breed to good bulls, and wean bigger calves. The two key things is having good quality cheap grass and keep that purchase cost down. But don't get fooled in to paying less for cows by getting smaller cows. That cows weight in the fall is going to be as important as the calf. [/QUOTE]
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