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<blockquote data-quote="rocfarm" data-source="post: 1842131" data-attributes="member: 42715"><p>Yup. Hamilton Texas actually has a Corriente auction. But I'm just not in a hurry. Looked at all the financials yesterday and it seems that central Texas had a good year in spite of the drought. </p><p></p><p>I just looked at a satellite picture of my place from September 4th. Man, did it look dry. I still had plenty of cover, but I think that what the regenerative ag people don't tell you is that if you live in a place like central Texas and the soil moisture at 1 meter gets to 10%, it don't really matter how much cover you have on your soil. Soil life can't do well at that amount. </p><p></p><p>I think most people are excited about the rain that we got. My app says 5 inches since the first of the year, and my county has splotches of land that have 70% of soil moisture capacity at 1 meter now. I'm thinking people are buying high because they think they'll have lots of grass come spring, but for me, there's a price at which it just doesn't pencil. That price is about 1500 $ for good bred cows. </p><p></p><p>The cheaper ones are going to have a high percentage rate of failure, I'd think as well. Of those I got at the auction, 1/3 didn't raise a calf the first year. That kills the profit if you didn't buy cheap. </p><p></p><p>I got lucky 20 months ago. Not counting on that again. Gonna play the long game. </p><p></p><p>I'm thinking that, If I let my place rest, I can take advantage of lower hay prices from an El Niño harvest to store a buffer, then buy in summer if there's a bit of a slump in prices. </p><p></p><p>Anybody know the best way to dehorn a Corriente? Will the auction house let you pay them to do it before you put them on your trailer. There's a vet on hand, right?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocfarm, post: 1842131, member: 42715"] Yup. Hamilton Texas actually has a Corriente auction. But I’m just not in a hurry. Looked at all the financials yesterday and it seems that central Texas had a good year in spite of the drought. I just looked at a satellite picture of my place from September 4th. Man, did it look dry. I still had plenty of cover, but I think that what the regenerative ag people don’t tell you is that if you live in a place like central Texas and the soil moisture at 1 meter gets to 10%, it don’t really matter how much cover you have on your soil. Soil life can’t do well at that amount. I think most people are excited about the rain that we got. My app says 5 inches since the first of the year, and my county has splotches of land that have 70% of soil moisture capacity at 1 meter now. I’m thinking people are buying high because they think they’ll have lots of grass come spring, but for me, there’s a price at which it just doesn’t pencil. That price is about 1500 $ for good bred cows. The cheaper ones are going to have a high percentage rate of failure, I’d think as well. Of those I got at the auction, 1/3 didn’t raise a calf the first year. That kills the profit if you didn’t buy cheap. I got lucky 20 months ago. Not counting on that again. Gonna play the long game. I’m thinking that, If I let my place rest, I can take advantage of lower hay prices from an El Niño harvest to store a buffer, then buy in summer if there’s a bit of a slump in prices. Anybody know the best way to dehorn a Corriente? Will the auction house let you pay them to do it before you put them on your trailer. There’s a vet on hand, right? [/QUOTE]
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