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<blockquote data-quote="gman4691" data-source="post: 1799214" data-attributes="member: 43107"><p>H</p><p></p><p>Ha! Lots of replies...my poor old brain is having a hard time keeping up with them all. However, I have managed to glean quite a bit. For instance, when I say "feed out", I think some may have read that as "finishing" which we do not do. And when I say "sold for beef", I think some may also read that as "finished". My layman's terms have probably been more of a hindrance than a help. If that's the case, I apologize. Several people on here have tossed out some good info (Ky Hills, Allison, KT, yourself and others). I do appreciate the input from so many different perspectives though. I was a science major in college (geology) so comments coming from different perspectives and different operations are very much appreciated - the more data the better. I'm sure I will eventually figure out the selling end of things...may make a few mistakes along the way but I'm confident I can keep any adverse impacts to a minimum...I hope. May not be a bonafide cattleman like so many on here but I do know how to deal with numbers (statistics minor). Some will be trial and error and some will be tried and true...I'll just have to sort out which is which for our operation. I would however like to increase the weight before sale. Perhaps when I decide which heifers to keep, I'll try "backgrounding" a few that will be sold and see what happens. I know comparing heifers to steers is comparing apples to oranges but I may get a ballpark idea of what backgrounding may or may not accomplish. But heifers are what I have to work with this year...and little lonesome steer. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gman4691, post: 1799214, member: 43107"] H Ha! Lots of replies...my poor old brain is having a hard time keeping up with them all. However, I have managed to glean quite a bit. For instance, when I say "feed out", I think some may have read that as "finishing" which we do not do. And when I say "sold for beef", I think some may also read that as "finished". My layman's terms have probably been more of a hindrance than a help. If that's the case, I apologize. Several people on here have tossed out some good info (Ky Hills, Allison, KT, yourself and others). I do appreciate the input from so many different perspectives though. I was a science major in college (geology) so comments coming from different perspectives and different operations are very much appreciated - the more data the better. I'm sure I will eventually figure out the selling end of things...may make a few mistakes along the way but I'm confident I can keep any adverse impacts to a minimum...I hope. May not be a bonafide cattleman like so many on here but I do know how to deal with numbers (statistics minor). Some will be trial and error and some will be tried and true...I'll just have to sort out which is which for our operation. I would however like to increase the weight before sale. Perhaps when I decide which heifers to keep, I'll try "backgrounding" a few that will be sold and see what happens. I know comparing heifers to steers is comparing apples to oranges but I may get a ballpark idea of what backgrounding may or may not accomplish. But heifers are what I have to work with this year...and little lonesome steer. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. [/QUOTE]
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