kenny thomas
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Thats slaughter bullsKenny - Is the "Yield Grade 1 & 2" - finished steers?
Thats slaughter bullsKenny - Is the "Yield Grade 1 & 2" - finished steers?
I was going to wean em this year!
Until I figured up just how much it was gonna cost to feed em etc...
Feed is higher.
Hay is higher.
Vax is higher.
Just because calf prices are higher don't mean that weaning is gonna make ya any money. There is a bigger spread between weaned and unweaned right now. But the cost are higher too!
Yeah... considering what your animals look like (and I'm sure any documentation) you are selling too cheap in this market.We vaccinate in June and again in July, so our calves are fully vaccinated prior to weaning. We fenceline wean. Our calves never miss a beat. They are in a pasture that they grazed with their dam. Weaned 12 days and we loaded the steers today and delivered to the feedlot. $2.50# and they averaged 811#. Thats $2027.50 EACH.
Amazing. I'm making more money on the steers than the bull calves. Market was going up, so I raised the price to $1950 for weaned bull calves. Decent money for weanlings. Sold 6 ---5 were sold before they were born. People call and get on a list for next weaning.
Well, I will have to rethink my pricing for next calf crop.
Already have orders for 4.
Did you sell them in Torrington?Sold calves today. 6 steers average 615# at $2.74, 5 steers average 532# at $3.15. Heifers we didn't keep for replacements went 583# at $2.57 (this was big end had some 600 pounders and replacement quality), 470# average at $2.50, 477# at $2.60, and the light end average 446# at $2.77. We were pretty happy with that. The bull crop and replacement heifer pen look really good. These were March and April calves
Yes. Sold bawlers. Weaned Saturday and Sunday and hauled Sunday afternoon after we weighed and sorted them. Fleshy calves were below $3.00 and more green and skinny calves were over $3.00. Weaned 45 days and fleshy at all doesn't pay, although the extra weight on the heavier end of the steers more than made up the difference. Saved a lot of hay this year and money be in the bank tomorrow.Did you sell them in Torrington?
Pretty sure ya come out ok!Today I sold calves off last year's class of BM cows. Too many late calves. They averaged weighing 451 if I subtract the 3 dinks and averaged selling for $2.72. Steers weighing 412 brought $3.10. And heifers weighing 418 sold for $2.90. That is the light end. Eight steers weighing 468 got $2.82. The 2 biggest steers weighed 575 brought $2.52. The 3 biggest heifers weighed in at 496 and sold for $2.46. 8 heifers weighed 458 and brought $2.82. I was happy. Expensive hay caused me to buy cows later to shorten feeding time. The result was too many April and even May calves which ended up smaller than normal. Hopefully I am correcting that problem.